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January: During 1961, the Saturn Project was in dynamic flux with several concepts being considered:…

January 11: President-elect Kennedy released a special report made to him by an ad hoc…

At this time other Soviet design bureaus emerged as competitors to Korolev in the production…

January: NASA contracted with McDonnell for development and production of the Mercury spacecraft. January: Review…

January 1: The Strategic Air Command was assigned responsibility for the United States operational ICBM…

January 25: Just thirteen months after initiating the contract, the first Thor missile was tested…

January 10: Static test firing of the first American liquid rocket engine having a thrust…

January 20: The Air Force was invited to join Project Orbiter and to supply help…

February 8: The Rand Corporation recommended that the ICBM efforts be increased and that the…

February 8: A B-29 was flown from Boston to within 10 miles of the Los…