Project Horizon
| Project Name : | Project Horizon |
|---|---|
| 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 1 95 9 ·cRD 1. (U) Refere nce letter to Chi ef of Ordnance from Chief of Research and Devel opment, subject as above . 2. (C) Subsequent t o approval by t he Chief of Staff of reference, repre- sentatives of the Army Ballistic ~tissiles Agency indica t e d that supplementar y guidance would· be r equired concerning the scope of the preliminary investigation s pecified in the reference . In particul ar these r epresentat ives requested guida n ce 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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