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Chief o f Ordnance | Chief o f Ordnance<br> | ||
Proposal t c• Establish a Lunar Outpost (C) | Proposal t c• Establish a Lunar Outpost (C)<br> | ||
20 Mar | 20 Mar 1959<br> | ||
·cRD | ·cRD | ||
1. (U) Refere nce letter to | 1. (U) Refere nce letter to Chief of Ordnance from Chief of Research and Development, subject as above . | ||
2. (C) Subsequent t o approval by t he Chief of Staff of reference, representatives of the Army Ballistic missiles Agency indicated that supplementary guidance would· be required concerning the scope of the preliminary investigation specified in the reference . In particular these representatives requested guidance concerning the source of funds required to conduct the investigation. | |||
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(C) Subsequent t o approval by t he Chief of Staff of reference, | 3. (S) I envision expeditious development o! the proposal to establish a lunar outpost to be of critical importance to the p. S . Army of the future. This evaluation is apparently shared by the Chief of Staff in view o f his expeditious approval and enthusiastic endorsement of initiation of the study . Therefore, the detail to be covered by the investigation and the subsequent plan should be as complete as is feasible in the tin1e limits all owed and within the funds currently available within the office of the Chief of Ordnance. I n this time of limited budget, additional monies are unavailable. | ||
guidance would· be | |||
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(S) I envision expeditious development o! the proposal to establish a lunar outpost to be of critical importance to the p. S . Army of the future. This evaluation is apparently shared by the Chief of Staff in view o f his expeditious approval and enthusiastic endorsement of initiation of the study . Therefore, the detail to be covered by the investigation and the subsequent plan should be as complete as is feasible in the tin1e limits all owed and within the funds currently available within the office of the Chief of Ordnance. I n this time of limited budget, additional monies are unavailable. | |||
Current. programs have been scrutinized rigidly and identifiable "fat'' trimmed away . Thus high study costs are prohibitive at this time. | Current. programs have been scrutinized rigidly and identifiable "fat'' trimmed away . Thus high study costs are prohibitive at this time. | ||
4. | 4. (C) I leave it to you r discretion t o determine the source and the amount of money to be devoted to this purpose . | ||
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I leave it to you r discretion t o determine the source and the amount of money to be devoted to this purpose . | |||
Signed<br> | Signed<br> | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 6 August 2025
| Project Name : | Project Horizon |
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| Inception Date: | 1959 |
| Related Links : | Black Projects Main Page |
CRD/I
( S)
Chief o f Ordnance
Proposal t c• Establish a Lunar Outpost (C)
20 Mar 1959
·cRD
1. (U) Refere nce letter to Chief of Ordnance from Chief of Research and Development, subject as above .
2. (C) Subsequent t o approval by t he Chief of Staff of reference, representatives of the Army Ballistic missiles Agency indicated that supplementary guidance would· be required concerning the scope of the preliminary investigation specified in the reference . In particular these representatives requested guidance concerning the source of funds required to conduct the investigation.
3. (S) I envision expeditious development o! the proposal to establish a lunar outpost to be of critical importance to the p. S . Army of the future. This evaluation is apparently shared by the Chief of Staff in view o f his expeditious approval and enthusiastic endorsement of initiation of the study . Therefore, the detail to be covered by the investigation and the subsequent plan should be as complete as is feasible in the tin1e limits all owed and within the funds currently available within the office of the Chief of Ordnance. I n this time of limited budget, additional monies are unavailable.
Current. programs have been scrutinized rigidly and identifiable "fat trimmed away . Thus high study costs are prohibitive at this time.
4. (C) I leave it to you r discretion t o determine the source and the amount of money to be devoted to this purpose .
Signed
ARTHUR G. TRUDEAU
Lieulcnant General, CS
Chief of Research and Development
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