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Encyclopedia > Man In Space Soonest

Man In Space Soonest was a American program to put an astronaut into outer space before the Soviet Union would be able to.


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Man-In-Space-Soonest (4076 words)
An ARPA coordination meeting on 25-26 June with representatives from ARDC, BMD, Convair, Lockheed, Space Technology Laboratories, and NACA failed to reach a decision on the payload capability of the Atlas for the mission, the reliability, or on the use of a heat sink or ablation heat shield.
Aeronutronics' proposal for the Air Force initial manned space project was a cone-shaped vehicle 2.1 m in diameter with a spherical tip of 30 cm radius.
Goodyear's proposal for the Air Force initial manned space project was a 2.1 m diameter spherical vehicle with a rearward facing tail cone and ablative surface.
Miss - Wikipedia (318 words)
Miss is a title, typically used for an unmarried woman.
Miss is a contraction of Mistress, originating during the Victorian era.
Another notable use of Miss is as the title of a beauty queen, such as Miss America, Miss World, or Miss Congeniality.
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