Oct 8 1958

From The Space Library

U.S.S.R. supplied telemetry code of SPUTNIK III to other IGY members, covering only radiation measurements.

In MAN HIGH III balloon launched from Holloman AFB, Lt. Clifton M. McClure attained a near-record altitude of 99,900 feet.

An electronics show in Toronto Canada features an exhibit of the US Army's Explorer III and rocketry equipment provided by the Canadian Astronautical Society. Globe and Mail