Congress approves the act establishing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. NACA is to “supervise and direct the scientific study of flight with a view to [its] practical solution.” The committee, initially given a budget of $5,000, will evolve into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
A single-pallet-sized tactical operations center is slated to begin shipping to 70 Air Force units by the end of the year following a recent announcement by the company that made it and the Air Force entity responsible for its development.
