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Chronology - 1952 - Quarter 4

Previous Quarter

- 1952 Oct 1 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Redstone.

Chrysler receives Redstone contract.
Chrysler Corporation issued a letter order contract to proceed with active work as the prime contractor on the Redstone missile system. This contract was definitized on 19 Jun 53.

- 1952 Oct 10 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-A-1.

Aerobee USAF-30 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 110 km.
Solar radiation research. Launched at 0724 local time. Reached 109.5 km.

- 1952 Oct 13 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Michael Richard Uram (Rich) Clifford born in San Bernadino, California, USA.

- 1952 Oct 20 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-2.

Aerobee SC-26 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 111 km.
Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2045 local time. Reached 111.1 km.

- 1952 Oct 22 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-A-1.

Aerobee USAF-31 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 100 km.
Pressure, temperature research. Launched at 0735 local time. Reached 99.8 km.

- 1952 Oct 29 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Valeryi Ivanovich Tokarev born in Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan, Russia.

- 1952 Nov 6 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-.4-1.

Aerobee USAF-32 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 76 km.
Sky brightness research. Launched at 0858 local time. Reached 75.7 km.

- 1952 Nov 8 - Nation: USA.

- 1952 Nov 19 -

Hydrogen bomb
AEC announces “satisfactory” experiments in hydrogen-weapons research; eyewitnesses tell of blasts near Enewetak

- 1952 Nov 19 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Navaho G-26.

Navaho engine reaches 100,000 lbs thrust. Program: Navaho.
At Santa Susana, Calif., a complete liquid-rocket engine assembly (Navaho) having a thrust in excess of 100,000 pounds was fired for the first time. References: 17 .

- 1952 Nov 27 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut James Donald (Jim) Wetherbee born in Flushing, New York, USA.

- 1952 Nov 28 - Nation: Russia. Launch Vehicle: R-1.

First production R-1 delivery
The first rocket built completely of Dnepropetrovsk-fabricated parts was rolled out of the factory.

- 1952 Dec 4 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-33 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 106 km.
Density research. Launched at 2236 local time. Reached 105.5 km.

- 1952 Dec 4 - Nation: USA.

- 1952 Dec 11 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: XASR-SC-1.

Aerobee SC-29 Agency: US Army, Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories. Apogee: 105 km.
Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1647 local time. Reached 104.6 km.

- 1952 Dec 12 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: Holloman . Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. LV Configuration: RTV-A-1.

Aerobee USAF-33 Agency: USAF Air Research and Development Command. Apogee: 89 km.
Solar radiation research. Launched at 1238 local time. Reached 88.5 km.

- 1952 Dec 15 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Rockoon.

Navy launches from balloons
The US Navy revealed that it had launched rockets from balloons in the geomagnetic North Pole area for cosmic ray research. References: 17 .

- 1952 Dec 15 - Nation: USA. Launch Site: White Sands . Launch Vehicle: Viking.

Viking 9 Apogee: 219 km.
Solar and cosmic radiation; photography research. Ran out of fuel. Launched at 1438 local time. Reached 219 km.

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