Sep 7 1961
From The Space Library
NASA announced that Government-owned Michoud Ordnance Plant near New Orleans would be the site for fabrication and assembly of the first stage of Saturn as well as for making stages for larger booster.
Balloon flights to measure loss of radiation from the Van Allen radiation belts—the "dumping profile" experiment—was announced by National Science Foundation. Flights are part of joint project by University of Minnesota and University of California, taking place along line from Flin Flon, Manitoba, to Waterloo, Iowa.
USAF Titan with inertial guidance system successfully launched from Atlantic Missile Range, the second in as many days, impacting into target area over 5,000 miles down range.
The Agena B vehicle 6002 was delivered to Atlantic Missile Range, in preparation for the Ranger 2 launch.
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