First Deacon rockets launched from Wallops Island achieved a velocity of 1,400 m per second.

• First Deacon rocket launched.

  First Deacon rocket launched at Wallops Island, which achieved a velocity of 4,200 feet per second.

• First Deacon 3 cluster test.

  First launching of a cluster of three Deacon rockets as a booster at NACA's Wallops Island.

• First Deacon 4 cluster test.

  First launching of a cluster of four Deacon rockets as a booster vehicle, at NACA Wallops Island.

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