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1959 in spaceflight

  • Mercury SevenThe launch of Sputnik 1 on the 4th of October 1957, sent shockwaves through Washington. American intelligence analysts feared the Soviets planned to put a…
  • Little Joe (rocket)Maxime Faget stood at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia during 1958. He sketched a rocket design that featured four large fins protruding…
  • PGM-19 JupiterIn 1954, the US Army asked Rocketdyne to build an engine with a thrust of 135,000 pounds. This request came as Wernher von Braun's team at Redstone Arsenal…