Reclama to the committee findings was made by the Ordnance Corps to show that the REDSTONE was more than just an adequate booster but offered growth potential as well. Besides, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) had been successful in scaling down SERGEANT motors that would provide greater specific impulses to the upper stages than the LOKI 129 . No deviation was made by the committee from the decision. Next, the Ordnance Corps asked that its hardware be considered for Phase II of the satellite program when the heavier vehicles would be placed in orbit. Army R&D replied that it was not wise for the Army to apply for such work in view of the priority programs that had been placed on Redstone Arsenal, for at that time DOD had made the decision to develop the JUPITER 130 . While the Army and Navy had been engaged in ORBITER planning, some engineering had been accomplished on REDSTONE test vehicles so that these missiles were suitable to test re-entry nose cones and launch a satellite. The death of ORBITER caused these missiles to be momentarily set aside, but the almost immediate decision to develop JUPITER brought these vehicles to the fore again for the re-entry test program. In fact, 12 missiles were so modified, but by the firing of the third JUPITER C re-entry test vehicle, the nose cone problem was solved and ABMA was ready to test a full-scale JUPITER re-entry body. All during 1956 and 1957 the Army made known to authorities that the JUPITER C was able to orbit a satellite to serve _____________________________

129. Memo, OCO to ASD (R&D), 15 Aug 55, subj: Scientific Sat Project, Hist Off files. 130. DF, COFORD to DA R&D, 8 Nov 55, subj: Scientific Sat & Cmt, DA R&D to COFORD, 8 Dec 55, same subj, Hist Off files.