1956 in spaceflight
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This is a list of spaceflight related events which occurred in 1956.
- Crewed orbital spaceflight studied
- First nuclear warhead launched on a missile
- Atlas, Titan, Redstone programs going strong
- China begins missile development
- The race to launch a satellite heats up
- Japan's first substantial sounding rocket launched, the Kappa-1, but nation wouldn't go to space until the Kappa-8 in 1960
- First spaceflight launches from Canadian facility at Churchill
Quick Facts Rockets, Maiden flights ...
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Maiden flights | Aerobee AJ10-34 Nike-Cajun Terrapin Jupiter-C R-1UK R-5RD R-5R |
Retirements | Aerobee XASR-SC-1 Deacon rockoon Nike-Nike-T40-T55 R-1E R-1UK R-5RD R-5R |
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