MACH2

Corporate lineage for Teledyne e2v begins, establishing a multi-decade history as a trusted supplier for UK and allied defense departments.

Sandia National Laboratories begins operations for the Department of Energy, initially managed by AT&T, focusing on systems engineering for nuclear weapons.

The first successful test of a thermonuclear device, marking a milestone in fusion research history at Los Alamos.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is created at the urging of Edward Teller and Ernest Lawrence to pursue the hydrogen bomb.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory operates the Astron program to achieve stable field reversal using linear induction accelerators.

The Air Force and NASA engage in Project ORION, a classified effort to develop external nuclear pulse propulsion using fission-driven pulse units. The program involved prominent physicists and enginee

U.S. high-altitude nuclear tests provide empirical data on high-beta plasma stability and diamagnetic cavity formation in the Earth's magnetic field.

Pulsed power technology begins rapid development, supported by the Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Nuclear Agency for radiation source testing.

RocketDyne produces diagrams for the XRS-2200 Dual Linear Multi-Cell Thrust Vectoring Engines in Canoga Park.

The Bellevue Naval Magazine is formally transferred to the Naval Research Laboratory, doubling the station's ground area to accommodate expanding electronic facilities.