Jun 8 1961
From The Space Library
Small rocket lift device demonstrated publicly for the first time at Fort Eustis, Va., a rocket belt developed by Bell Aerosystems, which lifted Harold M. Graham in a controlled free flight to an altitude of 15 feet and -a standup landing 150 feet from his starting point.
USAF Discoverer XXIV failed to achieve orbit.
NASA announced accelerated recruiting of qualified scientists and engineers at its field centers to fill anticipated manpower requirements in the expanded space exploration program. During 1960 NASA interviewed 3,000 persons on 100 college campuses.
Astronomers of Lick Observatory positioned 36-inch refractor telescope so as to intersect the path of [Echo I]] at its predicted point of maximum elevation. Prediction of Goddard Space Flight Center was confirmed at exact time and within 10 minutes of arc.
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