At request of Army Ordnance, Cal Tech's rocket laboratory developed the first US long-range missiles. Project ORDCIT resulted in development of the Private A and Corporal missiles.

Development Cost $: 50.10 million. in 1955 average dollars. Total Development Built: 55. Total Production Built: 1046. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 0.11 million. in 1959 unit dollars.

• Private and Corporal missile development begun.

  At request of Army Ordnance, Cal Tech's rocket laboratory started research and development program on long-range missiles, called Project ORDCIT, which resulted in development of Private "A" and Corporal missiles.

• Corporal I development complete.

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory completed development of the Corporal I, the first U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile, and continued with Corporal II development. Army Ordnance also asked JPL to study application of large-scale solid propellant rockets for use as surface-to-surface guided missiles.

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