Chronology - Quarter 4 1952

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Previous Home Next 1952 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Chrysler receives Redstone contract. Nation: USA. Chrysler Corporation issued a letter order contract to proceed with active work as the prime contractor on the Redstone missile system. This contract was definitized on 19 Jun 53. 1952 October 1 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LA. Launch Pad: LA?. Launch Vehicle: Snark. Model: MX-775. LV Configuration: MX-775 Dyn Model #1. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 3 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HVAR. Model: HVAR FFAR. E39 Model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 3 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HVAR. Model: HVAR FFAR. E39 Model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 10 - 14:24 GMT - Launch Site: Holloman. Launch Complex: A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee RTV-A-1. LV Configuration: Aerobee RTV-A-1 USAF 30. UV / Opt spectrographs Solar ultraviolet mission Nation: USA. Agency: ARDC. Apogee: 101 km (62 mi). Solar radiation research. Launched at 0724 local time. Reached 109.5 km. References: 2. 1952 October 22 - 14:35 GMT - Launch Site: Holloman. Launch Complex: A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee RTV-A-1. LV Configuration: Aerobee RTV-A-1 USAF 31. T-day Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: ARDC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Pressure, temperature research. Launched at 0735 local time. Reached 99.8 km. References: 2. 1952 October 23 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee XASR-SC-2. LV Configuration: Aerobee XASR-SC-2 SC 26. Grenades Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 112 km (69 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 2045 local time. Reached 111.1 km. References: 2. 1952 October 28 - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Talos. X-SAM-N-6 test Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 29 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 420. Operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 30 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 501. Operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 30 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 520. Operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. 1952 October 30 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LA. Launch Pad: LA?. Launch Vehicle: Snark. Model: MX-775. LV Configuration: MX-775 Dyn Model #3. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 8 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N4. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 9 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N5. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 13 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N7. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 4.00 km (2.40 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 14 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HVAR. Model: HVAR FFAR. E31 model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 16 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N6. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 17 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N9. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 18 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: Bechar. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Veronique. LV Configuration: Veronique N8. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: FR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2. 1952 November 19 - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. Navaho engine reaches 445 kN thrust. Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. At Santa Susana, Calif., a complete liquid-rocket engine assembly (Navaho) having a thrust in excess of 100,000 pounds (445 kN) was fired for the first time. References: 17. 1952 November 19 - Hydrogen bomb Nation: USA. AEC announces “satisfactory” experiments in hydrogen-weapons research; eyewitnesses tell of blasts near Enewetak 1952 November 21 - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: V-2. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: R-1. Model: R-1 8A11. LV Configuration: R-1 8A11 No 620. Operational test Nation: USSR. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 22 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Eole. FAILURE: Failed after seven seconds of flight. Test mission Nation: France. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Weeks of delays due to problems with getting liquid oxygen to the remote test site have delayed Barre's entry in the fly-off against the Veronique. The first Eole broke up after 7 seconds of flight, a failure attributed to tracer flares fitted to the fins. References: 2. 1952 November 24 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Eole. FAILURE: Failed after 25 seconds of flight. Test mission Nation: France. Apogee: 2.95 km (1.83 mi). The tracers used on the last flight were omitted. This rocket again loses its fins, but continued to an altitude of 2.95 km. It is determined that the fins were not able to withstand going through the sound barrier. References: 2. 1952 November 24 - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: HVAR. D32 Model test flight Nation: USA. Agency: NACA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 26 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LA. Launch Pad: LA?. Launch Vehicle: Snark. Model: MX-775. LV Configuration: MX-775 N-25 GM-246. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: R-1. First production R-1 delivery Nation: USSR. The first rocket built completely of Dnepropetrovsk-fabricated parts was rolled out of the factory. 1952 December - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. Model: Navaho X-10. First X-10 completed. Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. GM-19309, s/n 3, was the first completed at Downey. It was placed in a static test facility for five months of tests that verified the structural integrity. References: 221. 1952 December - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. Model: Navaho G-26. G-26 drawing release Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. The drawings were released to the shop and fabrication of component parts began. References: 221. 1952 December 11 - 23:47 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC35. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Model: Aerobee XASR-SC-1. LV Configuration: Aerobee XASR-SC-1 SC 29. Sphere Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: USA. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi). Temperature, winds research. Launched at 1647 local time. Reached 104.6 km. References: 2. 1952 December 15 - Launch Vehicle: Rockoon. Navy launches from balloons Nation: USA. The US Navy revealed that it had launched rockets from balloons in the geomagnetic North Pole area for cosmic ray research. References: 17. 1952 December 15 - 21:38 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC33. Launch Pad: NLA. Launch Vehicle: Viking. Model: Viking Type 9. LV Configuration: Viking Type 9 9. Viking 9 Solar mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 217 km (134 mi). Solar and cosmic radiation; photography research. Ran out of fuel. Launched at 1438 local time. Reached 219 km. References: 2. 1952 December 16 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LA. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Lark. LV Configuration: Lark 605. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). References: 2. 1952 December 19 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LA. Launch Pad: LA?. Launch Vehicle: Snark. Model: MX-775. LV Configuration: MX-775 N-25 GM-972. Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 2. 1952 December 23 - Launch Vehicle: Navaho. Model: Navaho G-26. Navaho G-26 contract Nation: USA. Program: Navaho. The USAF released the full-scale development contract for the Navaho G-26, consisting of 10 cruise missiles, 13 boosters, and five N-6 stellar-inertial navigation systems (early flights would be radio-controlled). First delivery was scheduled for 1953 and first launch February 1956. References: 221. 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.