Dec 23 1962
From The Space Library
NASA announced $240,000 grant to Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for setting up 16-station "prairie network" with automatic cameras to photograph bright meteors over seven midwestern states and to enable prompt recovery of meteorites. Project would enable scientists to study chemical and organic structures of meteorites before contamination on the surface of the earth.
Pope John XXIII, addressing diplomats gathered in Consistorial Hall of the Vatican, called upon men of all nations to join in cooperative and peaceful exploration of outer space. "The church applauds man's growing mastery over the forces of nature. Thanks to those men who harbor thoughts of peace, mankind could dedicate itself, in noble rivalry, not only to the great economic and social tasks which confront it but to the continuing exploration of space and to the bold achievements of modern technology . . ."
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