Japan's rocket program is seen increasingly to have military applications.

The rocket program was set back for years and fell far behind the rapid progress taking place in Germany.

"Our setup may be strained for time and men if that new rocket program comes through," he said.

Lockhart forces him to reveal information about A4 which is in fact a rocket program.

It has also increased the pressure on those working on the rocket program to speed up efforts to close that gap.

Since the disaster, calls have mounted for the rocket program to be taken away from the air force and placed under civilian control.

The whole nuclear rocket program had emerged from military, commercial, and exploratory arms.

The rocket program had not gone well in those first years.

In 1950, the team moved to Huntsville to start a rocket program.

Still, officials say they intend to go ahead with the rocket program.