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Chronology - 1947 - Quarter 1

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- 1947 Jan 1 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov born in Sretensk, Chita, Russia.

- 1947 Jan 3 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Sergey Filipovich Protchenko born in Senitsky, Bryansk, Russia.

- 1947 Jan 8 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 17 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 7. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 7. Buffet boundary investigation. Mach 0.80 at 10675 m. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Jan 10 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 18.

V-2 number 18 Agency: Naval Research Lab. Apogee: 117 km.
Launched 14:13 local time. Reached 116.5 km. Carried cosmic radiation experiments for Naval Research Lab.

- 1947 Jan 17 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 18 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 8. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 8. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb. Plane reached mach 0.82. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Jan 22 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 19 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 9. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 9. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb. Telemetry failure. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Jan 23 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Redstone.

Hermes telemetry system test.
Telemetry operated successfully in a V-2 firing at WSPG, Army Ordnance's Hermes telemetry system. References: 17 .

- 1947 Jan 23 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 19.

V-2 number 19 Agency: General Electric. Apogee: 50 km.
Launched 17:22 local time. Reached 50 km. Carried no upper atmospheric research experiments. Technology flight for General Electric.

- 1947 Jan 23 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 20 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 10. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 10. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Jan 30 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 21 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 11. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 11. Accelerated stalls. Partial power due to engine igniters. Mach 0.75. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Jan 31 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 22 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 12. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 12. Buffet boundary investigation. Mach 0.7. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Feb 5 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Dr Mary Louise Cleave born in Southampton, New York, USA.

- 1947 Feb 5 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 23 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 13. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 13. Machmeter calibration. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Feb 7 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 24 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 14. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 14. Buffet boundary investigation. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Feb 10 -

Peace treaties for Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland signed in Paris

- 1947 Feb 14 - Nation: Vietnam.

Future cosmonaut Pham Tuan born in Quoc Tuan, Vietnam.

- 1947 Feb 19 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 25 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 15. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 15. Accelerated stalls. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Feb 20 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 20.

V-2 number 20 Agency: Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 110 km.
Launched 11:16 local time. Reached 109.7 km. Carried pressure, ionosphere, sky brightness, biological, photo experiments for Air Research and Development Command. First of a series of V-2 firings known as Blossom Project, tested ejection of canister and its recovery by parachute, containing fruit flies and various types of seeds exposed to cosmic rays.

- 1947 Feb 21 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 26 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 16. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Goodlin.
Bell flight 16. Flight aborted after drop because of low engine-chamber pressure. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Feb 26 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Vladimir Aleksandrovich Khatulev born in Tikhoretsk, Russia.

- 1947 Mar 1 -

Von Braun marries Maria von Quistorp.
Von Braun had mailed a marriage proposal to the 18-year old the previous year They were married her in a local Lutheran church. In December 1948, his first daughter, Iris was born at Fort Bliss Army Hospital.

- 1947 Mar 4 -

Soviet Union rejects U.S. plan for UN atomic-energy control

- 1947 Mar 7 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 21.

V-2 number 21 Agency: Naval Research Lab. Apogee: 163 km.
Launched 11:23 local time. Reached 162.9 km. Carried cosmic radiation, pressure, temperature, photo, biological experiments for Naval Research Lab. Took first photograph from 100-mile altitude.

- 1947 Mar 12 -

Truman Doctrine
Truman proposes Truman Doctrine, which was to aid Greece and Turkey in resisting communist expansion

- 1947 Mar 15 - Nation: USSR.

Future cosmonaut Dr Larisa Grigoryevna Pozharskaya born in Zaraisky, USSR.

- 1947 Mar 29 - Nation: Kazakhstan.

Future cosmonaut Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko born in Olginka, North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.

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