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The article examines the impact of the growth of aviation industry in the U.S. It describes on the dawn of the commercial jet age where the U.S. skies are said to be busiest with planes and jets taking off and landing every minute at the 567 U.S. airports in which the airlines serve not counting the military planes. It mentions on the importance of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) as the one responsible for the success in the air and safety for the people.

The article offers news briefs related to electrical equipment manufacturing in the U.S. to be used on space works. Westinghouse Electric Corp. brought its nuclear reactor prowess to be used on Nerva, the first atomic rocket, and Snap, an atomic-generated power for satellites. Microwave Associates has manufactured microwave components for aerospace computers and radars. Collins Radio Co. has made deep-space tracking systems for weather satellites.