The Navy's Bureau of Ordnance issued contracts to both the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in September 1947, for the study of design aspects pertaining to this mission. Initial planning involved a missile which could be fired from a ship or land launcher.
The Navy's Bureau of Ordnance commissioned contracts with both the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in September 1947, focusing on design aspects related to this project. The initial planning phase involved developing a missile that could be launched from either a naval vessel or a land-based platform.