Most of the major aviation companies were reorganizing to include space design and research groups. Douglas, for instance, established the position of vice-president for missiles and space systems engineering. North American is said to be working on a ‘man-in-space’ capsule to be placed in orbit by a missile and Northrop Aircraft proposed another system for this purpose, called Project Broom. One of the first concrete steps towards manned space travel was the roll-out, on October 15, of the first manned space vehicle, North American X-15. Early in 1959, this research craft is slated to be flown at speeds of 3,000-4,000 mph to the edge of the earth’s atmosphere.
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