October 1952

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Scope of International Polar Year broadened and its name changed to International Geophysical Year (IGY) by the International Council of Scientific Unions.

James P. Henry of the Aeromedical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB published research on behavior of animals under subgravity conditions, for which he and his associates later received the Tuttle Memorial Award.

Reaction Motors' RMI Rocket October 1952