At first, White Sands operations were a collection of several individual activities, but all the different considerations eventually required operational plans written in advance. This allowed for more organization, but for some it was viewed as a damper to the freedom enjoyed during the early days of the Rocket Panel, and was seen as the beginnings of ãred tapeä in the space industry.
The last V-2 was fired in the fall of 1952.
By then the panel had collected information on atmospheric temperatures,
pressures, densities, composition, ionization, winds, atmospheric and solar
radiations, earthâs magnetic field, and cosmic rays. They had also
made great leaps in the knowledge of the systems, navigation, and capabilities
of rockets.
