Nov 7 1964
From The Space Library
NASA successfully launched an Aerobee 150 to 132-mi. altitude from White Sands, N. Mex. Purpose was to measure absolute intensity of the stars in the ultraviolet with 50 Angstrom resolution. Payload was recovered about 65 mi. from the launch site. (NASA Rpt. SRL)
Celebrating the 47th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, leaders of the Communist world watched a display of the Soviet Union's newest and most powerful missiles. An antimissile missile, shown among six other rockets for the first time, appeared to be of greatest strategic significance. A four-engine missile, 60 to 65 ft. long, enclosed in a cigar-like tube about eight ft. in diameter, it was believed to be capable of reaching very high altitudes. (Clymer, Balt. Sun, 11/8/64; Tanner, NYT, 11/8/64, 1)
West Germany's Scientific Research Ministry proposed a three-point plan to stem the flow of German scientists to the United States. The plan would seek modernization of West German research institutes, higher pay for scientists, and quicker access to the top of the academic ladder for young scientists. (Reuters, NYT, 11/8/28; Shabecoff, NYT, 11/15/ 64,14)
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