Tentative recommendations on Jet Propulsion Laboratory : memo to the Administrator, 1958 Sep 25.

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Tentative recommendations on Jet Propulsion Laboratory : memo to the Administrator, 1958 Sep 25.

The tentative recommendation which is made is that NASA contract with JPL for 15-20 million dollars per year. The memo includes a chart of the functions of JPL .

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