Jan 28 1960
From The Space Library
NRL Communications Moon Relay (CMR) system using the moon as a reflector of radio signals between Hawaii and Annapolis, Md., was first publicly demonstrated.
In testimony before the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Richard E. Horner, Associate Administrator of NASA, presented NASA's ten-year plan for 1960-1970. The essential elements had been recommended by the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space Flight. NASA's Office of Program Planning and Evaluation, headed by Homer J. Stewart, formalized the ten-year plan.
1960:
- First launching of a meteorological satellite
- First launching of a passive reflector communications satellite
- First launching of the Scout vehicle
- First launching of the Thor-Delta vehicle
- First launching of the Atlas-Agena B (DOD)
- First suborbital flight by an astronaut
1961:
- First launching of a lunar impact vehicle
- First launching of an Atlas-Centaur vehicle
- Attainment of orbital manned space flight, Project Mercury
1962:
- First launching of a probe to the vicinity of Venus or Mars
1963:
- First launching of a two-stage Saturn
1963-1964:
- First launching of an unmanned vehicle for controlled landing on the moon
- First launching of an orbiting astronomical and radio astronomical laboratory
1964:
- First launching of an unmanned circumlunar vehicle and return to earth
- First reconnaissance of Mars or Venus, or both, by an unmanned vehicle
1965-1967:
- First launching in a program leading to manned circumlunar flight and to a permanent near-earth space station
Beyond 1970:
- Manned lunar landing and return
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