1954 in spaceflight

1954 in spaceflight
Viking 10 was launched in May
National firsts
Spaceflight France
Rockets
Maiden flightsUnited States Aerobee RTV-N-10b
United States Nike-Nike-T40-T55
Soviet Union A-1
Soviet Union R-1D
France Véronique-NA
RetirementsUnited States Aerobee RTV-N-10b
Soviet Union R-1D
France Véronique-NA
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The year 1954 saw the conception of Project Orbiter, the first practicable satellite launching project, utilizing the Redstone, a newly developed Short Range Ballistic Missile.

A variety of sounding rockets continued to return scientific data from beyond the 100 kilometres (62 mi) boundary of space (as defined by the World Air Sports Federation),[1] including the Viking and Aerobee rockets, University of Iowa and Naval Research Laboratory ship-launched rockoons, and derivatives of the Soviet R-1 missile. The French also launched their first sounding rocket into space, the Véronique-NA.

1954 also marked a year of development of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The United States prioritized the development of its Atlas while the Soviet Union authorized the draft proposal for the R-7 Semyorka, its first ICBM.

  1. ^ Voosen, Paul (24 July 2018). "Outer space may have just gotten a bit closer". Science. doi:10.1126/science.aau8822. S2CID 126154837. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2019.