1946 October 1 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. -
 Project Bumper initiated. Nation: USA. Army Ordnance initiated Bumper Project for development leading to a two-stage rocket test vehicle, which resulted in use of JPL WAC Corporal as second stage of a V-2. References: 17.
1946 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Viking. - Viking rocket project begun. Nation: USA. Reaction Motors began design and development of rocket engine for the Navy Viking sounding rocket. References: 17.
1946 October 7 - - X-1 moved to Edwards. Nation: USA. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. First of three XS-1 (later X-1) rocket research airplanes moved from Bell Aircraft's Niagara Falls plant to Muroc, Calif. References: 17.
1946 October 10 - 18:02 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 12. - Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/NRL. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi). Launched 11:02 local time. Reached 174.2 km. Carried cosmic and solar radiation, pressure, temperature, biological experiments for Naval Research Lab. References: 2.
1946 October 11 - - XS-1 Flight 11 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 1. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 1. Glide flight, pilot familiarization. References: 49, 97.
1946 October 14 - - XS-1 Flight 12 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 2. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 2. Glide flight. References: 49, 97.
1946 October 15 - Launch Vehicle: Eole. -
 EA 1946 development authorised Nation: France. The improved version of the EA 1941 is dubbed Eole and will use a fuel-cooled combustion chamber walls.
1946 October 17 - - XS-1 Flight 13 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 3. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 3. Glide flight, small check. References: 49, 97.
1946 October 22 - -
 OKB-2 formed for exploitation of German rocketplane technology. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: 346. Soviet director was A Ya Bereznyak, and chief designer was German engineer Hans Roessing. OKB-2 was tasked with continued development and flight of the German supersonic DFS 8-346 rocket reconnaissance aircraft.
1946 October 23 - Launch Vehicle: G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5. - Groettrup team transported to Soviet Union. Nation: USSR. In overnight roundup, 20,000 Germans transported to USSR to transfer technology on aerospace and other technical fields. References: 86.
1946 October 24 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 13. - Solar ultraviolet / chemical release mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/APL. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). Launched 12:18 local time. Reached 104.8 km. Carried cosmic and soalr radiaiton, winds, photography experiments for Applied Physics Lab, John Hopkins University. The John Hopkins camera took motion pictures of the earth at over 100 km altitude (pictures covered 100,000 square km.)
References: 2.
1946 November 7 - 20:31 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 14. FAILURE: Failure. - Chemical release mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/Prin. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Launched 13:31 local time. Reached 100.3 km. Carried cosmic radiation experiments for Palmer Physics Lab, Princeton University. References: 2.
1946 November 21 - 16:55 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 15. - UM Aeronomy Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/ARDC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Launched 10:00 local time. Reached 101.6 km. Carried pressure, temperature, ionosphere, sky brightness experiments for Air Research and Development Command. References: 2.
1946 November 29 - Launch Vehicle: Keldysh Bomber. - Keldysh Space Bomber authorised Nation: USSR. Program: Navaho. The NII-1 NKAP research institute was formed with Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh as its head to investigate and develop the German Saenger-Bredt design. It was clear from the preliminary study that an immense amount of work needed to be done before a draft project of a feasible design could be prepared - it would take until the mid-1950's.
1946 December 1 - - Test Pilot Jack Woolams dies at age of 29 -- Killed during a practice flight for a race that was to occur the next day. Nation: USA.
1946 December - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. - MX-774 Azusa tracking Nation: USA. Study report submitted to Air Force on proposed Azusa tracking/guidance system. MX-774 funding cut back. References: 4460.
1946 December 2 - - XS-1 Flight 14 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 4. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 4. Glide flight, check of fuel-jettison system. References: 49, 97.
1946 December 2 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 21. FAILURE: Failure. - Booster test Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 3 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 22. - Modified WAC A test Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 5 - 20:08 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 16. - Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/NRL. Apogee: 167 km (103 mi). Launched 13:08 local time. Reached 153.2 km. Carried cosmic and solar radiation, pressure, temperature, photo experiments for Naval Research Lab. References: 2.
1946 December 6 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 23. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 27 km (16 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 9 - - XS-1 Flight 15 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 5. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 5. First XS-1 powered flight. Mach 0.79 at 10675 m. Minor engine fire. At Edwards AFB, California. References: 49, 97.
1946 December 12 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 25. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 12 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 24. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 32 km (19 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 13 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Wac. Model: WAC B. LV Configuration: WAC B 26. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 53 km (32 mi). References: 2.
1946 December 18 - 05:12 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 17. - CR / Grenades Chemical release / meteor test Nation: USA. Agency: USA/APL. Apogee: 187 km (116 mi). Launched 22:18 local time. Reached 183.9 km. Carried cosmic radiation, meteorites; biological (National Institute of Health) experiments for Applied Physics Lab, John Hopkins University. References: 2.
1946 December 20 - - XS-1 Flight 16 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 6. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Goodlin. Bell flight 6. Familiarization powered flight. References: 49, 97.
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