Mar 30 1962
From The Space Library
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, U.S. negotiator on outer space cooperation, read joint statement covering three conferences held with Anatoli Blagonravov, Soviet negotiator. Statement said that informal, exploratory discussions would be resumed either at the International Committee on Space Research sessions April 30–May 10 in Washington, or at Geneva on May 28 when technical and legal subcommittees of the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space began discussions.
House Appropriations Committee cut a $65 million NASA item for purchase of land at Cape Canaveral and in Mississippi from a supplemental appropriations bill for the balance of FY 1962. The action was taken because the House Science and Astronautics Committee had not authorized the expenditure. Approved was $80 million for development, $5 million less than NASA asked for.
Army announced that Nike-Zeus antimissile missile had intercepted 3,000-mph Nike-Hercules missile in test over White Sands.
France carried out six successful missile tests in the Sahara during the previous week. Two of the launchings were of Agate missiles, with which France has planned to develop a missile striking force and eventually to launch a satellite.
RAF claimed an international speed record for its Vulcan bomber in a flight from London to Aden, 3,895 miles in 6 hrs. 13 min., for an average speed of 627 mph.
LCdr. F. T. Brown piloted the F4H Phantom II at NAS Point Mugu on record flight to 20,000 meters, claiming new time-to-climb record of 178.5 seconds.
Navy Polaris missile destroyed over Cape Canaveral after launch.
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