May 31 1964
From The Space Library
Saturn I SA-6 satellite, consisting of boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and S-IV second stage of the Saturn I vehicle, re-entered earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Western Pacific Ocean about 8:30 p.m. EDT, during its 50th orbit of the earth. (NASA Release 64-130)
NASA Administrator James E. Webb said in remarks at Univ. of Alabama: "In the 51/2 years since the launching of Explorer I in January of 1958, scientists in the nation's universities and in government laboratories, sup-ported by the engineering competence of American industry, have made an impressive record. In this 51/2 years 42 different university sponsored experiments have been orbited on 22 NASA satellites. Twelve of these experiments on five satellites are still operating. There are pending at the present time a total of 123 experiments representing 36 different experimental concepts contributed by nineteen universities. These experiments have been approved and will be flown on 19 NASA satellites including the orbiting geophysical observatories, the orbiting astronomical observatories, the orbiting solar observatories, and the Explorers. Of great significance is the fact that some of these experiments will be flown on future international satellites, particularly the United States-United Kingdom series." (Text)
Reported that John Stack of Republic Aviation believed U.S.S.R. probably would beat the West with supersonic transport. Stack revealed Soviets had developed 1,200-mph delta-wing bomber, "the Bounder," which could quickly be converted into transport "because the Soviets have lower performance standards than the U.S. for their aircraft and are not worried about the effects of sonic booms on their cities." (Parade, 5/31/64)
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