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... Thomas Pesquet of ESA and cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy is unchanged and on track to launch Nov. 17 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. They will join Expedition 50 crew members currently on the station ...

Committee on Light Alloys established within National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA to intensify efforts to develop new metals for aeronautical use, Constructor Jerome C. Hunsaker was Navy member.

Initial U.S. flight of airship ''Roma'' was made at Langley Field, Va.

Army Ordnance initiated Hermes program for research and development of ballistic missiles with a prime contract with General Electric Co.

Air Force disclosed that the world's first ramjet helicopter, the McDonnell Flying Bike, had been successfully test flown for 6 months.

NRL Aerobee-Hi sounding research rocket successfully fired at Fort Churchill, Canada, in a series of upper atmosphere research flights.

William M. Holaday, special assistant to the Secretary of Defense, was named Director of Guided Missiles by Secretary of Defense McElroy. Under terms of the Defense Department directive : "The Director of Guided Missiles will direct all activities in the DOD relating to research, development, engineering, production, and procurement of guided missiles."

First meeting of COSPAR ( Committee on Space Research ) proposed bylaws and rules for the approval of the ICSU, at London.

''RELEASE: 12-397 NASA'S GREAT OBSERVATORIES FIND CANDIDATE FOR MOST DISTANT GALAXY'' WASHINGTON -- By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own natural "zoom lenses" in space, astronomers have set a new record for finding the most distant galaxy seen in the universe. The farthest galaxy appears as a diminutive blob that is only a tiny fraction of ...

''MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-058'' ''NASA CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY NATIONWIDE'' WASHINGTON -- NASA centers across the nation invite journalists and the public to see and hear about the agency's contributions to exploring and protecting our home planet during this year's Earth Day celebrations. A highlight of this year's activities is a weeklong series of exhibits and talks on the ...

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