1949-02-24 rocketry history

Bumper rocket reaches high altitude

Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Suborbital launch

• Space transportation

A two-stage Bumper rocket reached approximately 393 kilometers in a high-altitude test.

1958-07-29 space policy

National Aeronautics and Space Act signed

Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Law enacted

National: National Aeronautics and Space Act

President Dwight Eisenhower signed the law creating NASA.

1961-05-25 space policy

Kennedy sets a lunar-landing goal

President John F. Kennedy called for a crewed lunar landing and safe return before the decade ended.