EARLY NIKE R&D JUL 1945 - Publication of AAGM Report. SEP 1946 - First flight with cluster booster and dummy missile. OCT 1946 - First full powered flight with liquid sustainer motor. 1947 - Series of free flight firings for structure, booster, and aerodynamic data. 1948 - Series of free flight firings for propulsion and separation data. Single JATO booster replaces cluster. 1949 - Series of steerable flight tests with on-board programmer and telemetry for steering and roll control data. JAN 1950 - First controlled flight test with radar command guidance. 1950 - Series of guided flight tests by programmed and manual radar commands for control response and stability data. 1951 - Series of guided flight tests (closed loop) with first complete ground system including missile and target radars and computer. NOV 1951 - First full system test against QB-17 drone with token burst (spotting charge). DEC 1951 - Series of 3 system tests at ground targets and 15 system MAR 1952 tests at drones to evaluate performance. APR 1952 - Series of 5 system tests with fragmentation warheads against QB-17 drones completing this phase of R&D program. (Total of 92 firings) (Plus 17 dummy rounds)