Jun 25 1966
From The Space Library
First full-disc photograph of earth, taken from U.S.S.R.'s third MOLNIYA I, had been received from Soviet Novosti Press Agency by Donald Zahner of St. Louis, publisher of Review of Popular Astronomy. Picture, transmitted May 30 and authenticated by US. Government officials and by Dr. Gerard P. Kuiper, director of Univ. of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, would appear in July-August issue of magazine. Zahner said Soviet officials had probably sent photograph out of gratitude for article published by magazine in spring 1966 on 100th anniversary of Pulkovo Observatory. (Tech. Wk., 7/11/66, 12; AP, Balt. Sun, 6/26/66)
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