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General Schriever and the race for faster flight in the US
A profile of Major General Schriever, leader of the Air Force Systems Command. The piece recounts early rocket tests, the Atlas program, and the Snark ramjet, noting that many designs were deemed obsolete as he pursues ever faster weapons and the Saturn V. It highlights his German birth, Texas roots, and focus on breakthrough propulsion.
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Soviet Union
California
Schriever
Air Force Systems Command
Bremen
Germany
Texas
Texas A & M
No Airways
Air Force
Systems Command
Air Pii
San Fernando Valley
Snark
Peking
General Schriever
United States