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Chronology - 1950 - Quarter 1

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- 1950 Jan 1 - Nation: USSR. Launch Vehicle: Burya, Buran, MKR.

Design of 8,000 km range winged missile begun Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane.
In parallel with the R-5 Korolev OKB NII-88 begins design of 8,000 km range winged missile. References: 70 .

- 1950 Jan 15 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Norton Sound . Launch Complex: 58 N Geo. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-10.

Aerobee A-15 Agency: John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory. Apogee: 72 km.
Cosmic radiation research. Launched at 2345 GMT. Reached 72.4 km.

- 1950 Jan 18 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Norton Sound . Launch Complex: 50 N Geo. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-10.

Aerobee A-16 Agency: John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory. Apogee: 81 km.
Cosmic radiation research. Launched at 2317 GMT. Reached 80.5 km.

- 1950 Jan 21 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Joseph Richard (Joe) Tanner born in Danville, Illinois, USA.

- 1950 Jan 28 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut David Carl (Dave) Hilmers born in Clinton, Iowa, USA.

- 1950 Jan 31 -

Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb

- 1950 Feb 8 - Nation: Cuba.

Future cosmonaut Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon born in Havana, Cuba.

- 1950 Feb 9 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Viking.

Viking 3 Apogee: 81 km.
Solar and cosmic radiation; pressure-temperature; earth photography research. Veered off-course; engine cut-off at T+60 seconds. Launched at 1444 local time. Reached 80.5 km.

- 1950 Feb 14 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-N-8.

Aerobee NRL-4 Agency: US Navy, Naval Research Laboratory. Apogee: 88 km.
Cosmic radiation, pressure, temperature research. Launched at 1614 local time. Reached 87.6 km.

- 1950 Feb 15 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Nikolai Sergeivich Grekov born in Kalinin, Russia.

- 1950 Feb 17 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 number 53.

V-2 number 53 Agency: Naval Research Lab. Apogee: 149 km.
Launched 11:01 local time. Reached 149 km. Carried cosmic and solar radiation, pressure, temperature experiments for Naval Research Lab.

- 1950 Feb 21 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-9 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 49 km.
Composition research. Launched at 1754 local time. Reached 49.1 km.

- 1950 Feb 21 - Nation: USA.

XS-1 Flight 131 Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 77. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Flight Crew: Everest.
AF flight 55. Wing-and-tail-loads investigation. References: 49 , 97 .

- 1950 Feb 23 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Jerry Jerome Rij born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.

- 1950 Mar 2 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Navaho G-26.

Navaho XLR-43 engine test. Program: Navaho.
First full-thrust test of 75,000 pound liquid rocket engine for the Navaho (XLR43-NA-1) conducted by North American at Santa Susana, Calif. References: 17 .

- 1950 Mar 3 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-6 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 72 km.
Temperature research. Launched at 1736 local time. Reached 72.4 km.

- 1950 Mar 14 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-A-1.

Aerobee USAF-3 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 3 km.
Solar radiation, sky brightness research. Launched at 1343 local time. Reached 3.2 km.

- 1950 Mar 15 - Nation: USSR.

Tikhonravov wrote a seminal paper on the potential uses of artificial satellites.

- 1950 Mar 24 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Wallops Island .

Ramjet test.
First successful ramjet research model flown at Wallops Island by NACA Langely's PARD. References: 17 .

- 1950 Mar 26 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-A-1.

Aerobee USAF-4 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 68 km.
Solar radiation research. Launched at 1243 local time. Reached 67.6 km.

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