Jun 23 1962
From The Space Library
Langley AFB celebrated its 45th anniversary with the TAC Thunderbird team, a band concert, displays of aircraft and missiles, and displays of NASA's Langley Research Center highlighting the "open house" day.
USAF launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., a satellite employing a Thor-Agena B booster combination. NASA Satellite Situation Report indicated this satellite attained orbit and decayed on July 7, 1962.
Pravda announced opening of exhibition "in honor of the designer of the U-2." No relation to U.S. high-altitude Lockheed airplane, Soviet U-2 was a trainer plane designed in 1927 by Nikolai N. Polikarpo V.
Virginia State Exchange Clubs awarded Distinguished Virginian Award to William J. O’sullivan, head of the Space Vehicle Group at Langley Research Center. Representative Thomas N. Downing, member of House Committee on Science and Astronautics, made the presentation to O’Sullivan in recognition of Ins concept, design, and development work with the Echo satellite.
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