Geman Ordance group launch two A-2 rockets successfully to a height of 2.3 km, on the Island of Borkum in the North Sea, before the C-in-C of the Army. References: 17 .

Initial rocket thrust chamber tests by R. C. Truax at Annapolis, Md., using compressed air and gasoline as fuels. References: 17 .

The rocket aircraft research program conceived by NACA's John Stack, to investigage the flight characteristics of an airplane flying beyond the speed of sound or Mach 1. References: 17 .

Army Ordnance made plans under the Hermes program to study the German V-2 missile. References: 17 .

At Camp Irwin, Calif., 24 Private "A" rockets were launched by JPL, only 11 months after the start of Project ORDCIT. References: 17 .

AF flight 36. Handling qualities and wing and tail loads at mach 1. References: 49 , 97 .

Solar spectrum research. Launched at 0830 local time. Reached 129.6 km.

President Eisenhower assigned highest priority to ICBM and Thor and Jupiter IRBM programs. References: 17 .

Maxime Faget of NACA Langley proposed ballistic shape of Mercury capsule, while A. Eggers of Ames and E. S. Love and J. V. Becker of Langley proposed glider configurations of manned spacecraft later incorporated in Dyna-Soar and Apollo studies. References: 17 .

Design of the Big Joe spacecraft for the Project Mercury reentry test (the spacecraft would be boosted by an Atlas launch vehicle over a ballistic trajectory) was accomplished by the Space Task Group. Construction of the spacecraft was assigned as a joint task of the Langley and Lewis Research Centers under the direction of the Space Task Group. The instrument package was developed by Lewis personnel assigned to the Space Task Group, and these individuals later became the nucleus of the Space Task Group's Flight Operations Division at Cape Canaveral. References: 483 .

Combat Training Launch 2, night launch

Twelve nations signed a treaty making the Antarctic continent a preserve for scientific research, immune from political and military strife. Signatories were Argentina, Australia, Great Britain, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, Belgium, Japan, South Africa, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Legal experts have suggested that the Antarctic Treaty provided a precedent for similar agreements demilitarizing the moon and other bodies in space. References: 16 .

The Soviet Union launched its third spaceship satellite, Korabl Sputnik III, or Sputnik VI. The spacecraft, similar to those launched on May 15 and August 19, carried the dogs Pcheka and Mushka in addition to other animals, insects, and plants. Deorbited December 2, 1960 7:15 GMT. Burned up on reentry due to steep entry angle (retrofire engine did not shut off on schedule and burned to fuel depletion).
Officially: Medical and biological research under space flight conditions.
Officially: Medical and biological research under space flight conditions. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 16 , 175 .

Two Roksonde meteorological sounding rockets were successfully fired from Cape Canaveral, telemetered measurements of winds and temperatures at altitudes above 180,000 feet. Produced by Marquardt for the Army, Roksondes had already completed a series of tests at White Sands Missile Range and Pacific Missile Range. References: 18 .

The initial Redstone production contract awarded to Chrysler in October 1952 was closed out.

In a letter to Apollo Program Director Samuel C. Phillips regarding tentative spacecraft development and mission planning schedules, Joseph F. Shea, Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager, touched upon missions following completion of Apollo's prime goal of landing on the Moon. Such missions, Shea said, would in general fall under the heading of a new program (such as Apollo X). Although defining missions a number of years in the future was most complex, Shea advised that MSC was planning to negotiate program package contracts with both North American and Grumman through Fiscal Year 1969, based upon the agency's most recent program planning schedules.

George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, and MSFC Director Wernher von Braun discussed Marshall's briefing on the S-IVB Workshop concept presented at Headquarters the previous day. Mueller asked that MSFC formulate a program development plan and present it at the next meeting of the Manned Space Flight Management Council. Specifically, Mueller demanded that the plan include experiments to be carried aboard the Workshop; funding arrangements; and where development work should be done (in house, or elsewhere). In addition, he asked that MSFC submit two such plans, one for the unpressurized and another for the pressurized version of the Workshop. In effect, Mueller gave Marshall the 'green light' to begin the Orbital Workshop program. At von Braun's request, the Workshop received the status of a separate project, with William Ferguson as Project Manager.

NASA Hq. announced that, as concurred in by the Center Apollo Program Managers, the following decisions, based on the results of the Apollo 4 mission, were firmly established:

• CSM 020 would be flown on the Apollo 6 mission.
• Boilerplate 30 was assigned to the AS-503 unmanned mission.
• If Apollo 6 was successful, AS-503 would be flown as the first Saturn V manned mission.

Ten stations 'in advanced stage of completion' by end of year. References: 76 .

Military-Industrial Commission (VPK) Decree 'On Carrying out Work on Reusable Space Systems-response to NASA's Space Shuttle' was issued. References: 474 .

Maximum Speed - 1356 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21580 m. Flight Time - 391 sec. References: 49 , 97 .

Continued joint investigation of the characteristics of the earth's ionosphere and recording of electron and proton fluxes. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 99 , 116 .

Upper forward fuselage on dock, Palmdale, Enterprise (OV-101) References: 15 .

Central Committee of the Communist Party and Council of Soviet Ministers Decree 'On Expansion of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) Single Space Navigation System--development of GLONASS' was issued. References: 474 .

Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 1 , 2 , 6 .

Completed EASE/ACCESS (Assembly of Structures / Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures) structural assembly experiments. References: 66 .

X-, gamma-ray observatory; Danish, French, Bulgarian payloads. Granat orbital observatory. Conduct of studies of X-ray and soft gamma ray radiation sources in space by the USSR jointly with France, Denmark and Bulgaria. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 67 , 274 .

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; broken nozzle prevented from reaching desired orbit. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 278 .

Stationed at 158 deg E. Domestic communications. Launching states: Japan and France. Launch time 2248 GMT. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 .