Word: space
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...practical purposes Pioneer already is in orbit around the sun--the pull of solar gravity on the space probe now is greater than that of the earth...
...think we have a definite offensive superiority over the Russians at this time," McElroy said in discussing the situation with the House Space Committee...
Pioneer IV is a conical-shaped orb loaded with instrumentation to measure two doughnut shaped radition fields that pose a threat to manned space travel...
Vanguard II was the first big success for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Encouraged and confident, NASA outlined to Congress its ambitious program for peaceful space navigation. Some of its projects: ¶ An Atlas with a single upper stage to put a 3,000-lb. satellite in orbit (available soon...
...cost of this program, said NASA Director Glennan, will be $485.3 million, and he warned Congress that future bills would be higher. "The cost of our space programs," he said, "will increase year by year. We expect that satellites will be widely used in meteorology-witness the Vanguard II cloud cover experiment-and in worldwide communications. The value of such advances will be counted in the billions of dollars...