Chronology - Quarter 4 1947

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Previous Home Next 1947 October - Launch Vehicle: HATV. Competing study contracts on satellites. Nation: USA. Due to the number of competing study contracts on satellites that were being submitted, the Department of Defense assigned responsibility to coordinate this work to the Committee on Guided Missiles of the Research and Development Board. References: 483. 1947 October - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. First complete MX-774 moved to Pt. Loma for test Nation: USA. References: 4460. 1947 October - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. Model: Navaho SSM-A-2. MX-770 project staff reaches 500. Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. North American began construction of a wind tunnel at its new rocket test facility in the Santa Susanna mountains, in the northwest San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles. The Technical Research Center was renamed the Astrophysics Laboratory. The aerodynamics and control systems work on the MX-770 had already been fed back into North American's swept-wing F-86 Sabre fighter design. References: 221. 1947 October 3 - XS-1 Flight 47 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 28. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 6. Check of elevator and stabilizer effectiveness. Also buffet investigation. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 8 - XS-1 Flight 48 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 29. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 7. Airspeed calibration flight. Plane attained mach 0.925. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 9 - 19:15 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 27. Solar ultraviolet / aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/GE. Apogee: 156 km (96 mi). Launched 12:15 local time. Reached 156.5 km. Carried Solar radiation (Naval Research Lab); pressure, composition (SCEL) experiments for General Electric. General Electric engineers obtained the first carefully instrumented heat-transfer data from supersonic flight when this V-2 attained 1520 m/s. References: 2. 1947 October 10 - XS-1 Flight 49 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 30. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 8. Stability and control investigation. Plane attained mach 0.997. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 14 - XS-1 Flight 50 - first supersonic manned flight Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 31. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 9. World's first supersonic flight in level or climbing flight was made by Capt. Charles E. Yeager (USAF) at Muroc, Calif., in a rocket-powered NACA-USAF research plane, Bell XS-1XS-1 # 1 attained mach 1.06 at 13,115 m, approximately 1126 kph. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 18 - 07:47 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 010T. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 86 km (53 mi). Range achieved 206.7 km. Destroyed during ballistic portion of flight. References: 2. 1947 October 20 - 08:14 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 04T. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). Range achieved 231.4 km. Tore loose from launch stand; flew 180 km left of planned target. References: 2. 1947 October 21 - XS-1 Flight 51 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 20. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Hoover. NACA glide-familiarization flight for NACA pilot. Stall check. Nosewheel collapsed on landing. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 23 - 14:05 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 08T. FAILURE: Payload destroyed, leading to rocket disintegration. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). Range achieved 29.4 km. References: 2. 1947 October 27 - XS-1 Flight 52 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 32. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 10. Electric power failure. No rocket ignition. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 28 - XS-1 Flight 53 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 33. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 11. Telemetry failure. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 28 - 13:47 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 03T. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 87 km (54 mi). Range achieved 274.3 km. Achieved objectives. References: 2. 1947 October 29 - XS-1 Flight 54 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 34. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 12. Telemetry failure. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 31 - XS-1 Flight 55 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 35. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 13. References: 49, 97. 1947 October 31 - 13:41 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 06T. FAILURE: Loss of control on longitudinal axis. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Range achieved 2 km. References: 2. 1947 November 2 - 15:14 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 14N. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 88 km (54 mi). Range achieved 260 km. Achieved objective. References: 2. 1947 November 3 - XS-1 Flight 56 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 36. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 14. References: 49, 97. 1947 November 3 - 12:05 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 30N. FAILURE: Rolled after launch and lost stabilization. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Range achieved 2.3 km. References: 2. 1947 November 4 - XS-1 Flight 57 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 37. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 15. References: 49, 97. 1947 November 4 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Corporal. Model: Corporal E. LV Configuration: Corporal E 3. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA OR. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 2. 1947 November 4 - 15:02 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 01T. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi). Range achieved 268 km. Met objectives. References: 2. 1947 November 6 - XS-1 Flight 58 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 38. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Yeager. AF flight 16. Mach 1.35 at 14823 m. References: 49, 97. 1947 November 10 - 09:39 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 21N. FAILURE: Lost guidance. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 11 km (6 mi). Range achieved 24.4 km. References: 2. 1947 November 13 - 08:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 22N. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi). References: 2. 1947 November 13 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. Model: A-4. LV Configuration: A-4 19N. Soviet V-2 launch Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 89 km (55 mi). Range achieved 270 km. Broke up on re-entry. References: 2. 1947 November 14 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: FFAR. Model: Double FFAR. D-558-II model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 2. 1947 November 20 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. First static firing of MX-774 Nation: USA. Unsuccessful, small fire. References: 4460. 1947 November 20 - 23:47 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 Special. FAILURE: Failure. G.E. Special test Nation: USA. Agency: GE. Apogee: 29 km (18 mi). Launched 16:47 local time. Reached 26.8 km. Carried no upper atmospheric research experiments. Technology flight for General Electric. References: 2. 1947 November 28 - Norton Sound selected as sounding rocket ship. Nation: USA. USS Norton Sound was assigned to Operational Development Force for use as an experimental rocket-firing ship, alterations initiated at Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia in March 1948, and completed October 1, 1948. References: 17. 1947 December 8 - 21:42 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2. LV Configuration: V-2 28. Blossom II Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA/AMC. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). Launched 14:42 local time. Reached 104.8 km. Carried pressure, temperature, solar radiation, sky brightness, ionosphere, photo experiments for Air Research and Development Command. References: 2. 1947 December 16 - XS-1 Flight 59 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 21. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Hoover. NACA powered flight 1. Familiarization. Mach 0.84. No telemetry record. References: 49, 97. 1947 December 17 - XS-1 Flight 60 Nation: USA. Payload: XS-1 # 2 flight 22. Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Crew: Hoover. NACA flight 2. Familiarization. Mach 0.8. References: 49, 97. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.