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Chronology - 1947 - Quarter 4

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- 1947 October - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Word Circling Space Ship, Navy HATV.

Competing study contracts on satellites.
Due to the number of competing study contracts on satellites that were being submitted, the Department of Defense assigned responsibility to coordinate this work to the Committee on Guided Missiles of the Research and Development Board. References: 483 .

- 1947 Oct 2 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-8.

Aerobee A-2 Agency: John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment.

- 1947 Oct 3 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 47 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 28. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 6. Check of elevator and stabilizer effectiveness. Also buffet investigation. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 6 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov born in Luga, Russia.

- 1947 Oct 8 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Dr Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina born in Moscow, Russia.

- 1947 Oct 8 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 48 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 29. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 7. Airspeed calibration flight. Plane attained mach 0.925. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 9 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 27.

V-2 number 27 Agency: General Electric. Apogee: 157 km.
Launched 12:15 local time. Reached 156.5 km. Carried Solar radiation (Naval Research Lab); pressure, composition (SCEL) experiments for General Electric. General Electric engineers obtained the first carefully instrumented heat-transfer data from supersonic flight when this V-2 attained 1520 m/s.

- 1947 Oct 10 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 49 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 30. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 8. Stability and control investigation. Plane attained mach 0.997. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 13 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-8.

Aerobee A-3 Agency: John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment.

- 1947 Oct 14 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 50 - first supersonic manned flight Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 31. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 9. World's first supersonic flight in level or climbing flight was made by Capt. Charles E. Yeager (USAF) at Muroc, Calif., in a rocket-powered NACA-USAF research plane, Bell XS-1XS-1 # 1 attained mach 1.06 at 13,115 m, approximately 1126 kph. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 18 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 1 - First launch of V-2 from Kapustin Yar.
Range achieved 206.7 km. Destroyed during ballistic portion of flight. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Oct 20 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 2
Range achieved 231.4 km. Tore loose from launch stand; flew 180 km left of planned target. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Oct 21 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 51 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 20. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Hoover.
NACA glide-familiarization flight for NACA pilot. Stall check. Nosewheel collapsed on landing. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 23 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 3
Range achieved 29.4 km. Payload destroyed, leading to rocket disintegration. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Oct 27 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Palmer Kent Bailey born in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.

- 1947 Oct 27 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 52 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 32. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 10. Electric power failure. No rocket ignition. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 28 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 4
Range achieved 274.3 km. Achieved objectives. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Oct 28 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 53 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 33. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 11. Telemetry failure. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 29 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 54 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 34. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 12. Telemetry failure. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Oct 31 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 5
Range achieved 2 km. Loss of control on longitudinal axis. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Oct 31 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 55 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 35. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 13. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Nov 2 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 6
Range achieved 260 km. Achieved objective. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Nov 3 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 7
Range achieved 2.3 km. Rolled after launch and lost stabilisation. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Nov 3 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 56 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 36. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 14. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Nov 4 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 8
Range achieved 268 km. Met objectives. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Nov 4 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 57 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 37. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 15. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Nov 6 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 58 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 38. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Yeager.
AF flight 16. Mach 1.35 at 14823 m. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Nov 8 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Dr Margaret Rhea Seddon born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA.

- 1947 Nov 10 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 9
Range achieved 24.4 km. Lost guidance. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Nov 13 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: V-2.

A4 - Soviet Flight 10
Range achieved 270 km. Broke up on re-entry. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1947 Nov 20 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 / GE Specification.

V-2 / GE Specification Agency: General Electric. Apogee: 27 km.
Launched 16:47 local time. Reached 26.8 km. Carried no upper atmospheric research experiments. Technology flight for General Electric.

- 1947 Nov 24 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-8.

Aerobee A-4 Agency: John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory. Apogee: 56 km.
Dummy firing, no upper-air research experiment. First complete Aerobee rocket was fired to a height of 190,000 feet from White Sands Proving Ground, N. Mex.

- 1947 Nov 28 - Nation: USA.

Norton Sound selected as sounding rocket ship.
USS Norton Sound was assigned to Operational Development Force for use as an experimental rocket-firing ship, alterations initiated at Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia in March 1948, and completed October 1, 1948. References: 17 .

- 1947 Dec 5 - Nation: Mongolia.

Future cosmonaut Gurragcha Jugderdemidiin born in Gurvan-Bulak, Mongolia.

- 1947 Dec 8 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 28.

V-2 number 28 Agency: Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 105 km.
Launched 14:42 local time. Reached 104.8 km. Carried pressure, temperature, solar radiation, sky brightness, ionosphere, photo experiments for Air Research and Development Command.

- 1947 Dec 16 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 59 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 21. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Hoover.
NACA powered flight 1. Familiarization. Mach 0.84. No telemetry record. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1947 Dec 17 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 60 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 22. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Hoover.
NACA flight 2. Familiarization. Mach 0.8. References: 49 , 97 .

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