Apr 10 1961
From The Space Library
President Kennedy requested Congress to approve legislation making the Vice President Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council.
Radar tracking of planet Venus for 7 weeks by Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists had proved "astronomical yardstick" of 93,498,125 miles as the distance between the Earth and the Sun (within 1,000 miles of error).
Attempt to recover capsule from Discoverer XXIII unsuccessful.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory reported that [Echo I]] satellite may remain in orbit another 3 years.
Rumors swept Moscow that U.S.S.R. had placed a man into space.
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