Rockair technique (resarch rocket launched from aircraft) by ONR and University of Maryland. A 2.75-inch FFAR rocket was fired from a Navy F2H-2 aircraft to an altitude of approximately 60,000 m. Rockair technique first suggested by Herman Oberth (1929) and others.

• Rockair first test.

  First successful demonstration of Rockair technique (resarch rocket launched from aircraft) by ONR and University of Maryland team, a 2.75-inch FFAR rocket fired from a Navy F2H-2 aircraft to an altitude of approximately 180,000 feet. Rockair technique first suggested by Herman Oberth (1929) and others.

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