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12 The Dorian Files Revealed: a Compendium of the NRO’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory Documents
(Endnotes)
1. Herman Oberth, Wege Zur Raumschiffahrt
(Munich, 1923); also quoted in Willy Ley, Rockets,
Missiles and Space Travel (New York, 1951), p 336 and
1961 ed., p 366.
2. Walter Dornberger, V-2 (New York, 1954), p 179.
3. James McGovern, Crossbow and Overcast (New
York, 1964), pp 147-49.
4. “General Arnold’s Third Report,” in Reports of
General of Army George C. Marshall, General of Army H.
H. Arnold, and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (Philadelphia,
1947, p 463.
5. Wernher von Braun, “Multi-Stage Rockets and
Artificial Satellites,” in Space Medicine: The Human
Factor in Flights Beyond the Earth, John P. Marbarger,
ed. (Urbana, 1951), pp 1 -19.
6. Herman Oberth, Man in Space, trans. G. P. H. de
Freville (New York, 1957); pp 69-70
7. Col. C. D. Gasser, WADC, “An Approach to
Space Endeavor in Relationship to Current and Future
Capabilities of the U. S. Air Force,” 2 Jan 57.
8. WADC Technical Note 57-225(U), An Estimate of
Future Space Vehicles Evolution Based Upon Projected
Technical Capability, July 1957, p 27.
9. Ltr, Col. N. C. Appold, Asst to Dep Cmdr, Weapon
Sys, ARDC to Dir R&D, Hq USAF, 26 Dec 57, subj:
Initial Rprt on Unsolicited, Sputnik-Generated Contractor
Proposals.
10. Memo (S), R. E. Horner, ·SAF (R&D) to Wm
Holaday, D/Guided Msls, OSD, 24 Jan 58, subj: AF
Astronautics Dev Prog; Project 7969, List of Advanced
System and Space Vehicle Studies, Hq ARDC, 19 Mar 58.
11. Testimony of Brig. Gen. H. A. Boushey, 23 Apr 58,
in House Hearings Before Select Cmte on Astronautics
and Space Exploration, 85th Cong, 2d sess, p 523.
12. Chronology of Early Man-In-Space Activity, 1945-
1958, prep by SSD and AFCHO (Feb 1965), pp 17ff.
13. Memo (S), Lt. Gen. D. L. Putt, Chairman, SAB
to MIL Dir, SAB, 9 Apr 59, subj: Space Technology
Problem Areas.
14. Development Plng Note 59-9 (S-RD), prep by D/
Dev Plng, Oct 1959.
15. ASD, Military Test Space Station Evaluation (SR-
17527), Tech Doc
16. Rprt, May 1962.
17. Ibid
18. Hist, D/Adv Tech, Jul-Dec 61, pp 38-39; Ltr, LeMay
to SAFS, 12 Sep 62, subj: AF Space Prog Proposals,
Tab L, in OSAF 55-67, vol 4.
19. ASD, Military Test Space Station Evaluation, p 6.
20. Air Force Space Plan, Sep 61, in OSAF 29-61;
AFC 4/17C, 306 21 Sep 61; Hist, D/ Adv Tech, Jul-Dec
61, Jul-Dec 61, p 38-39.
21. White Paper on the AF Manned Mil Space Frog,
16 Nov 61, pp 5, 13.
22. Stmt by Gen. Ferguson, in House Hearings
before Subcmte on Appn, 87th Cong, 2d Sess, 1963
Appropriations, Pt 2, pp 484-85.
23. Memo, McNamara to Zuckert, 22 Feb 62, subj: AF
Manned Mil Space Prog.
24. Ltr, Col. C. Palfrey, Jr., Chmn, Adv Sys Wkg Gp to
Chmn Space Panel, 20 Apr 62, subj: MODS.
25. Rprt of SRB Mtg 62-51, 4 Jun 62, subj: Mil Orbitl
Dev Sys; Ltr, Gen. Keese to AFSC, 2 May 62, subj:
ADO No. 37 for MODS; Rprt for Week Ending 8 Jun 62;
Ltr S/Dev Plog to SP Dir AFSC, 13 Jun 62, subj: MODS
Prog Actions.
26. Carl Berger, The Air Force in Space, Fiscal Year
1962 (AFCHO, 1966)
27. Chronology of Significant Actions Relating to the
National Orbital Space Station (Sep 63); CSAF Decision,
12 Jul 62, subj: MODS.
28. Quoted in Ltr (S), LeMay to SAPS, 19 Oct 62, subj:
Five-Year Space Prog.
29. Ibid.
30. Memo, Zuckert to SOD, 5 Nov 62, subj: Five Year
Space Prog.
31. Memo, Zuckert to SOD, 9 Nov 62, subj: Five Year
Space Prog.
32. Ibid; Gerald Cantwell, The Air Force in Space,
Fiscal Year 1963 (AFCRO, 1966).