Mar 25 1960
From The Space Library
Aerobee 150-A, a new type, fired from new launch tower at Wallops Station, reached an altitude of 150 miles and achieved rocket performance objectives as welt as micrometeorite impact counts.
First flight and first powered flight of the X-15 (No. 1) in the NASA/USAF research program, NASA's Joseph A. Walker as pilot.
First launch of missile from a nuclear submarine when a Regulus I was fired from the Halibut off Oahu, Hawaii.
DOD formally announced high priority for Midas project.
Signals received from a distance of 2 million miles from PIONEER V.
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