Apr 1 1962
From The Space Library
Beginning of third year of successful weather satellite operation by the U.S. NASA’s TIROS I, launched on April 1, 1960, performed beyond all expectations, operated for 78 days, transmitted almost 23,000 cloud photos, of which some 19,000 were useful to meteorologists. TIROS II, launched November 23, 1960, transmitted more than 33,000 photos and one year after launch was still occasionally taking useful photos. TIROS III, launched July 12, 1961, took 24,000 cloud photos and was most spectacular as a "hurricane hunter." TIROS IV, launched February 8, 1962, has averaged 250 operationally-useful photos per day.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith, in a radio interview with Senator Kenneth B. Keating, expressed doubt on the value of space cooperation with the U.S.S.R. A member of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, Sen. Smith said the U.S. bad "decided superiority over Russia on really important space development. Russia has the edge over us on thrust power but when it comes to finer scientific space developments and information, we have great superiority over Russia. Perhaps one of our greatest areas of superiority is in the development of miniaturization. I think we could learn something from Russia but there is a question as to just how far we can trust her and what we get in return."
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