National Space Agency's Ambitious Goals for Space Exploration, 1961-01-01 - 1961-12-31

Item — Box: 23, Folder: 7

Identifier: CAC_CC_31_5_23_7_0002

Scope and Contents

The text is a telefax message from 1958 discussing recommendations made by the Rocket and Satellite Research Panel for the establishment of U.S. leadership in space research by 1960. The recommendations include sending instruments to the moon, circling Venus with a comet, launching manned satellites, establishing a human base on the moon, and conducting manned expeditions to Mars and Venus. The message also mentions the completion of a million-pound thrust rocket motor.

Dates

Creation: 1961-01-01 - 1961-12-31

Creator

From the Collection: Kerr, Robert Samuel, United States Senator from Oklahoma (1949-1963); 12th Governor of Oklahoma (1943-1947), 1896-1963 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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