Jul 13 1962
From The Space Library
Transatlantic telephone conversation via TELSTAR satellite, from AT&T President Eugene McNeely to Jacques Marette, French Communications Minister. On next orbit, McNeely spoke with Sir Ronald German, director-general of the British Post Office. Technicians had unofficially talked on transatlantic circuit via TELSTAR the day before, July 12.
United Aerospace Workers and the International Association of Machinists served a notice of intention to strike on July 23 "unless an honorable settlement is reached by that time" against five major space companies—Lockheed, North American, Douglas, General Dynamics, and Aerojet. Fifty-one plants, test sites, and missile bases would be affected by walkout of 125,000 union members.
Indian Government concluded agreement with the U.S.S.R. for the manufacture in India of jet aircraft engines (Soviet RD-9). Engines will be used to power Indian-designed HF-24 supersonic jet fighter now being developed at the state-owned Hindustan aircraft factory at Bangalore. Indian Government had previously planned to equip the HF-24 fighter with the British Orpheus engine.
USAF Atlas E successfully test-fired from PMR to impact near Wake Island, the second successful firing of an Atlas E from Vandenberg AFB.
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