Jun 22 1963
From The Space Library
Soviet Premier Khrushchev formally welcomed Cosmonauts Valery F. Bykovsky and Valentina V. Tereshkova in ceremony be-fore crowds in Moscow's Red Square. Later, in Kremlin reception, the cosmonauts were awarded Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot-Astronaut citations as well as Order of Lenin and Gold Star medals. (Topping, NYT, 6/23/63,1,8)
EXPLORER XIV was eclipsed by the moon-a possible first in satellite history. Satellite was some 70,000 km. from the earth with apogee portion in the sun's direction when a 19-min. shadow occurred between approximately 0151 and 0210 UT. (GSFC Historian)
J. C. Garrett, president and founder of the Garrett Corp., died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, Calif. One of the pioneers in re-search on pressurization of aircraft, Mr. Garrett engineered the pressurization system on the B-29 bomber. His company developed the life-support system used in the Mercury spacecraft. (NYT, 6/24/63, 27)
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