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NASA Langley research scientists, Paul Purser and Maxime Faget, conceived Little Joe research rocket; the Scout vehicle system was conceived from PARD's multistage hypersonic solid-propellant rocket program.

Twistor and other thin-film semiconductors were developed suitable as memory elements. NASA Lewis Research Center completed 14 years of extensive research on all U.S. turbojet engines.

NASA Lewis Center successfully demonstrated first use of fluorine gas to provide reliable ignition for practical hydrogen-oxygen engine (20K thrust) ; same year first throttling of hydrogen-fluorine thrust chamber demonstrated over wide range.

First year that the total number of transatlantic air passengers exceeded the number of sea passengers.

Experimental tests for launching satellites via rocket fired from fighter aircraft conducted by Navy Project Pilot,