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Chronology - 1949 - Quarter 3

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- 1949 July - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: G-4.

Groettrup G-4 IRBM design complete
Groettrup's team finished the 20 volume design study three months after go-ahead. The selected configuration was a conical single-stage design, which was aerodynamically stable in all flight regimes.

- 1949 Jul 11 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 118 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 49. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Champine.
NACA flight 29. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Rolls, pull-ups, check of stabilizer effectiveness. Mach 0.91. Number 2 cylinder failed to fire. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Jul 14 -

First successful Soviet atomic test

- 1949 Jul 19 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 119 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 50. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Champine.
NACA flight 30. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Rolls, pull-ups, check of stabilizer effectiveness. Mach 0.91. Number 2 cylinder failed to fire. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Jul 21 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-4 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 76 km.
Composition research. Launched at 0901 local time. Reached 76.1 km.

- 1949 Jul 21 - Nation: UK.

Future astronaut Nigel Richard Wood born in York, UK.

- 1949 Jul 22 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Kenneth Paul Bechis born in Boston, Massachussetts, USA.

- 1949 Jul 25 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 120 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 70. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Everest.
AF flight 48. Altitude attempt. Attained 20388 m altitude. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Jul 26 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut William McMichael (Bill) Shepherd born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.

- 1949 Jul 27 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 121 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 51. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Champine.
NACA flight 31. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Rolls, pull-ups, check of stabilizer effectiveness. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Aug 2 - Nation: Hungary.

Future cosmonaut Farkas Bertalan born in Gyulahaza, Hungary.

- 1949 Aug 4 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 122 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 52. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Champine.
NACA flight 32. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Rolls, pull-ups, check of stabilizer effectiveness. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Aug 8 - Nation: Hungary.

Future cosmonaut Magyari Bela born in Kiskunfelegyhaza, Hungary.

- 1949 Aug 8 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 123 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 71. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Everest.
AF flight 49. Altitude attempt. Attained 21930 m altitude. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Aug 24 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Dr Anna Lee Tingle Fisher born in New York, New York, USA.

- 1949 Aug 25 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 124 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 72. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Everest.
AF flight 50. First use of partial pressure suit to save life of pilot during flight at high altitude. X-1 # 1 lost cockpit pressurization about 21000 m. Everest made safe emergency descent. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 September - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Von Braun.

The Conquest of Space by Willy Ley, illustrations by Chesley Bonestell
The awakening public interest in the scientific exploration of space was shown by the publication in September 1949 of The Conquest of Space. Featured in this book was a detailed description of a manned lunar landing and return, using the direct ascent technique.

- 1949 Sep 6 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Viking.

Viking 2 Apogee: 52 km.
Upper-air pressures and temperatures; earth photography research. Engine cut-out early after 49 seconds. . Launched at 0957 local time. Reached 52 km.

- 1949 Sep 10 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut John Brett Watterson born in Garden City, New York, USA.

- 1949 Sep 10 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: R-1.

R-1 flight.
First launch of second series - 10 preproduction and 11 prototype rockets available. A total of 20 were fired; six failures in 16 launches. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1949 Sep 16 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 32.

V-2 number 32 Agency: Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 4 km.
Launched 16:19 local time. Reached 4.2 km. Carried Composition, ionosphere, meteorites, solar and cosmic radiation, sky brightness, biological experiments for Air Research and Development Command. Third V-2 flight carrying a live AF Aero Medical Laboratory monkey, Albert III. The monkey survived but died on impact.

- 1949 Sep 20 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-5 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 59 km.
Composition research. Launched at 1003 local time. Reached 58.6 km.

- 1949 Sep 23 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 125 Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 53. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Griffith.
NACA flight 33. Pilot familiarization. Mach 0.9. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1949 Sep 25 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: R-2.

R-2E flight 1
Range achieved 541.3 km. Deviation from aim point -0.2 km. Launched at 1416 local time. References: 283 , 344 .

- 1949 Sep 29 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 49.

V-2 number 49 Agency: Naval Research Lab. Apogee: 151 km.
Launched 09:58 local time. Reached 151.1 km. Carried cosmic and solar radiation, meteorites, pressure experiments for Naval Research Lab.

- 1949 Sep 30 - Nation: USSR.

First powered flight of the 346-2 rocketplane. Spacecraft: 346.
As with the American XS-1, the rocketplane was launched from a captured B-29 bomber. German pilot Wolfgang Ziese conducted all of the initial flight tests. Initial glider flights with the 346P, 346-1 aircraft were flown in 1948. The first powered flight was successful but Ziese was injured after the landing skid collapsed after a fast landing.

- 1949 Sep 30 - Nation: France.

Future cosmonaut Michel Ange-Charles Tognini born in Vincennes, France.

- 1949 Sep 30 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: R-2.

R-2E flight 2
Range achieved 562.2 km. Deviation from aim point -9.3 km. Launched at 1449 local time. References: 283 , 344 .

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