June 1959

From The Space Library

NASA issued Research Memo (4-17-59L) entitled "Airplane Measurements of Atmospheric Turbulence at Altitudes between 20,000 and 55,000 feet for Four Geographic Areas," analysing data acquired by Lockheed U-2 aircraft over western United States, England and Western Europe, Turkey, and Japan.

Deployment of first USAF operational Thor IRBM squadron to the United Kingdom.

Operating velocity of Mach 6 was achieved in AEDC wind tunnel with a 40- by 40-inch test section at Tullahoma, Tenn.

A report entitled "Recoverable Interplanetary Space Probe" was issued at the direction of C. Stark Draper, Director of the Instrumentation Laboratory, MIT. Several organizations had participated in this study, which began in 1957.

Interview with Milton B. Trageser, Instrumentation Laboratory, MIT, April 27, 1966.