10 feb 1958 año - "A Program for Expansion of NACA Research in Space Flight Technology"

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A greatly expanded NACA program of space flight research was proposed in a paper, "A Program for Expansion of NACA Research in Space Flight Tech nology," written principally by senior engineers of the Lewis Aeronautical Laboratory under the leadership of Abe Silverstein. The goal of the program would be "to provide basic research in support of the development of manned satellites and
the travel of man to the moon and nearby planets." The cost of the program was estimated at $241 million per year above the current NACA budget.

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