Mar 10 1961
From The Space Library
NASA announced first success in immediate detection in real time of radar signals off planet Venus by Jet Propulsion Laboratory Goldstone, as part of 2-month research program.
NASA and Navy jointly established development program to increase payload capability of Scout vehicle by 40 percent by improved performance of third- and fourth-stage engines.
NASA awarded contracts to Convair, Lockheed, and North American for studies of space vehicles beyond the Saturn class, having first-stage thrust of 6 to 12 million pounds.
National Meteorite Symposium held at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
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