Jul 19 1968
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (2MB PDF)
NASA test pilots Donald L. Mallick and Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr., flew XB-70A to 42,000-ft altitude and mach 1.62 in flight from Edwards AFB. Purpose of flight was to evaluate performance at variety of speeds, check exciter vane function, determine ground effects during low approach, and evaluate pilot proficiency during touch-and-go landing. (XB-70 Proj Off)
Astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart successfully completed checkout of Apollo spacecraft cabin flight equipment provisions under simulated mission conditions at North American Rockwell Corp.'s Downey, Calif., facility. (NAR Skywriter, 7/26/68, 1)
USN awarded five $1-million contracts for preliminary design and engineering work on FB-111B replacement to Grumman Aircraft Enginecring Corp., LTV Aerospace Corp., General Dynamics Corp., North American Rockwell Corp., and McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp. Substitute for F-111B, designated VFX-1, would have vertical sweep wings and same jet engine. (AP, NYT, 7/20/68, 27; W Post, 7/21/68)
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