tol eqns syoal matte den rustty be give to blisnefe
8, satelli: Programs. TCIM, IREM,.

We 1171, W3 22ka) ,

Secretary of Defense Neil McKLroy approved in pitnctple

Plen.

We 11 Site Selection Boar corivened at AFIMD. Board
Sinived by Calsaal Fo OE pea aa et ATO.
BAC, AMC UsaF. Board to select tracking and date
acgitattion ites fore Cope

Mr. Roy Johnson, in a memo to the AF con-
eluted thet, seolAt 2

&. ATLAS/Ws 117, ject should be sccelerated
tot given nighaes atime peta," soceeretod

earliest date.

be THOR-boosted interim reconnaissance systen
With light veight recoverable capsule was a duplice-



Director, ARPA, informed EMD he vas not able to
FY 59 funding plan exceeds Of $2254; achieve-

209/D authorized $2.40 Fr 58 P.oMb funds for Ws “

ZRDO directed to eliminate tvo of the smell primate
shots from the DISCOVERER test series. Tvo mouse,-
One small primate shot are authorized. the tvo


tronic. Also tor satel.
SE adh Sete (po ails) Sens sae

Cognizance over WS 1171 assigned to ARPA. (DOD Direo~
tive 3200.5) -_ ;

apps Of responsibility

to contime the project: eo koe
H s =

went aod fisancial plan to AIPA. $22. 7M made available

AFIMD Advanced Reconnaissance vem (WS 117L) “New

eae ee TB) $M, later revised t0 Fr 58,
don for’ otesoes test anf demonstration of orbital

version for component

capability, and ATLAB-boosted reconnaissance program,

Initial arrangements made by IMD to organise a unit
oepable of serial recovery af WS 1171 capsules. 9/C1193
airereft'to be uses. “serial Snatch" called Project :
Hot Hand. Aircraft to come



4 Mar 58

12 Mer 58

PERE

apr 58

28 ape 58

May-Jun 58
May 58

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We 117% CHRONOLOGY
Chief of Staff, Usar, directed thet WS 1171 and other

AFEUC reviewed accelerated WS 117L program, agreed ca
bee of THOR booster for system test. in orbital satel”
tes.

ls
IMD informed that all statements on the neture and

UMIH engine development initiated,

DOD directed interchange technical information
and visits on satellites and space between
US Army and Air Force up to SECRET. Refer other
cases to <

MORAD expressed interest, in infrared capability of
WS 2U7L as en air defense atteck alara against ICM
laeunche:

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22 ng 98

25 aug 58

Ws 171 cERoOLoGY -
Procurement of. lead time items authorized. qHOR-
wun ‘Long gt doctensed an adfstionsl

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12 Jan 46

1951.

Feb 5h
27 Nov 5h
16 Mar 55
Mar 55
May 55

Oct 53

13 Jan 56

7 : ala ae
nea WO ele ESF
WS LL7L PROGRAM AND FUMDENG.cHnicmcEoay . | .
AMD Coxporation investigated the feasibiity of a.
satellite as a reconnaissance vehicle. These studies
General Hoyt 8. Vandenberg, in @ policy statement on

@ satellite vehicle, noted thet R and Done satel.

lite vehicle should be pursued ad repidly-as state of.

Air Force let feasibility studies for critical. satel-
Lite subsystems to RCA, HAA, Bendix; Vieder, Chalmers

ARDC published System Requirement Wo. 5 on Advanced.
Reconnaissance Syeten-

Air Yorce issued GOR 80(8A-2c) for a strategie recon.
nadssance satellite ven ae

Design study proposals solicited from LAC, RCA, Martin
Bell Telephone, Bell declined to propose,” ,

Peaceful .
etep te cemenstrated Prelate schievenent, with pres-
tige benefits: Cost estimated as
$25-20m. {vanguard the result).

Progrem.
DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR tz
INTERVALS, NOI Audi OMATICALLY -CONFBERTIAE

DECLASSIFIED. DOD DIR 5200.10

* WOORE=39-2
scopy A ot 30 coptes



te eae,

Intex activity at AFEND, in separating out various
Bhises of the progrem, preparing separate develop.
ment plans on THOR-DISCOVERER SEFIRY, MIDAS, and
CANROUHE phases of the program, =


rn a

Responsibility for execution of ARPA Order iced
transferred from Comdr, ARDC to Secretary
Air Force (Amendment Xo. 6) ;

program 58,

ject as THOR <
Siva canteen et
® new Tinencial plan by 15 January 1959,



15 Jul 58
17 Jal 58

18 7a 38

4 aug 58

Ottawa, Iove (Naval Air Station) picked for location

of WS 117 Central Tracking and Date Aoguisitioe

“New Bostan Bombing Range, Grenier 3. ., approved
as site of Northeast tracking tod dats aoquiziee
sta’ \°

ARPA Onder No. 9.58 funds increased to $50. 7M. (Jmend»

ment No. 2)
CONF ace
Seer



N

ra

sustere
in Fr 58
Progrem by
request
accelerate
Ws U7.
would
etures and
58 and
6 months
authori:
by 25
Program as .
Planning objective,

gals fas
ye
Shai Has
fa alte GE
af dy fan Bs
te Have HL,
adie HS He Ris Sh
Pao

100 funds

Oct) AFEMD told
Procurement.

to date.

Qg

51M (FY 58) Pp.
wcs/D. Later
tions on this
Bo P-200 funds

$3!

15 Oct 57

16 Oct 57

D6/D Donald quaries ogain briefed on WS 1171.

i



9 Feb 57

1. Feb 57

2 Apr 57

8 sul 57

10 Jul 57
13 Aug 57

21 Aug 57

and 200 funds vas. Procurement. of materiel
intial to tase ing 8
system orientéd 5 and that P-600

“Eine $Stsurat.w7 Bo sine we 117 vr 38 tents totat-
ling $3.9M vere availal carry Program through
30 October 1957. Adjust program accordingly,

BMD informed LMSD that Ws 1271 Fy 58 P-600 funds could,
not exceed $9.64, with no more than 50% expended in
months.

WOGEH-59-1

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Us Jen 56

28 Aug 56

Qet_56
23 Oct 56

21 Hor 56

29 Mov 56

WIb pablished a Ww" |
in Fespénse to"

WS 1271 CHRONOLOGY

Pian
ona

Possible need to démonstiete an orbital capability
Within the TOY, total cost vas estimated at $95.50.

WDD Development Plan for W8 1171 approved by Hq USAF.

usar 'D) tesued “Dévelopase No. on
oe Caner ain Brett Be 85

wen 1A priority, 1-6 é Teting “Because of
fond Linsteticn case Ton rea, series funds
crept yn rsble to your Command to initiate this develop-
ment".

WDD pointed out the effect:
Gévelopment, and requested

Limitations on WS 1171 ‘dé

of FY 1957 Wa 1071, fund

$21.98 additional FY 1957 funds for the program.
Missile Systems Divisicn, ‘Lockheed Alrcreft, avarded

Prime contract on WS 117L.

Ouddanse given WiDr seas of WB LITE 2-00 funds.
Guidance given WDD ‘inclidad ad: Prolong developaent,
2) maintain ninima balanced rete of °
on va a vanced re of on
Development uxt Plan target completion dates. ° Tux
stated that: Ho attempting to reprogram $7M more

P-600 FY 1957 funds.

SAF Donald Quarles briefed

on WS 127L status and pro-