Mar 13 1962
From The Space Library
Dr. Abe Silverstein, Director of NASA's Lewis Research Center, received the National Civil Service League's Career Service Award, one of 10 Government leaders so recognized.
Sharp rise in heating of re-entry vehicles returning from manned lunar missions at speeds of 25,000 mph was described to the subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics by Milton B. Ames, Jr., Director of Space Vehicle Research and Technology, NASA. Mr. Ames stated that a simulation study at NASA's Ames Research Center had "demonstrated great promise for pilot-controlled re-entries during orbital and lunar missions, and we plan to extend our work in this area." USAF launched its second Stargazer balloon from Chico, Calif., and achieved an altitude of some 88,000 ft. Balloon performed well in this test preliminary to manned flights that would send two men and a stabilized telescope to 16 miles. The first Stargazer burst at 40,000 ft. on March 4.
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