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The first Project Mercury manned orbital flight, MA-6 , was scheduled by NASA for early in 1962 after analysis of the data from the MA-5 chimpanzee orbital flight indicated that the Mercury ... 1961 2 Dec 3 1961 3 Dec 4 1961 4 Dec 5 1961 5 Dec 6 1961 6 Dec 7 1961 7 Dec 8 1961 8 Dec 9 1961 9 Dec 10 ...

... that Lunar Orbiter E-second of five satellites in series-would be launched between Nov. 6 and 11 to photograph area slightly north of that scanned by LUNAR ORBITER I. ''(Clark ... former Astronaut John H. Glenn 's communications with ground control during his Feb. 20, 1962, MA-6 flight in FRIENDSHIP 7 . Capsule would be set to be opened in 500 yrs. ''(Hines ... and Space Engineering Meeting in Los Angeles. ''(Lockheed Southern Star, 9/15/66, 1)'' October 6-7: Conference on status of spectroscopic observations of Martian atmosphere was held at NASA's ...

Announced at Cape Canaveral that the MA-6 launch attempt had been changed from February 13 to February 14. Tiros launch at Atlantic ... 1962 2 Feb 3 1962 3 Feb 4 1962 4 Feb 5 1962 5 Feb 6 1962 6 Feb 7 1962 7 Feb 8 1962 8 Feb 9 1962 9 Feb 10 ...

NASA sponsored a day-long technical symposium in Washington on results of the MA-6 three-orbit space flight. Astronaut John H. Glenn , Jr., and officials of Project Mercury reviewed ... 1962 2 Apr 3 1962 3 Apr 4 1962 4 Apr 5 1962 5 Apr 6 1962 6 Apr 7 1962 7 Apr 8 1962 8 Apr 9 1962 9 Apr 10 ...

... -wide Mercury tracking network operated by Goddard Space Flight Center , have undergone modifications for the MA­-9 mission and are ready for sea duty again. ''(Space News Round­up, 1/8 ... for abstracting information from non-cooperating objects in Earth-orbit." ''(Space Bus. Daily, 3/6/63, 280)'' March, 6-7: D. Brainerd Holmes , NASA Deputy Associate Adminis­trator and Director of Manned ... 1963 2 Mar 3 1963 3 Mar 4 1963 4 Mar 5 1963 5 Mar 6 1963 6 Mar 7 1963 7 Mar 8 1963 8 Mar 9 1963 9 Mar 10 ...

... plane Jan. 7. ‘‘(Wilford, NYT, 1/7/66)’’ Of 351 astronaut applicants, 192, including all 6 female candidates, failed to meet minimum requirements, an MSC spokesman reported. The successful 15 would ... May 15-16, 1963 ( MA-9 ), Cooper had drawn skepticism for reporting he could see dust clouds, roads, and other small features. ‘‘(AP, Houston Post, 1/6/66)’’ NASA’s decision to ... far greater return . . . than a jury-rigged mission to Venus.” ‘‘(Hines, Wash. Eve. Star, 1/6/66) January 1966 January Jan 1 1966 1 Jan 2 1966 2 Jan 3 1966 ...

... would use TV to monitor Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper during his Project Mercury space flight MA-9 . Slow-scan television monitoring equipment has been installed at Cape Canaveral and aboard tracking ... Center by Feb. 26. ''(UPI, Wash Post, 2/7/63, A13)'' Titan II ICBM flown 6,500 mi. down AMR with heaviest payload ever to travel that far on a U ... 1963 2 Feb 3 1963 3 Feb 4 1963 4 Feb 5 1963 5 Feb 6 1963 6 Feb 7 1963 7 Feb 8 1963 8 Feb 9 1963 9 Feb 10 ...

... more information concerning 100% oxygen over a time period, which we thoroughly support . . . ." ''(Transcript)'' May 6-9: Third National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space held in Chicago. NASA Administrator ... 95% of knowledge required to understand and interpret re-entry physics phenomena. ''(M&R, 5/6/63, 21)'' Speaking at American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting in Buffalo, N.Y., engineers ...

... , balloon satellite launched Aug. 12,1960, was still visible to naked eye. ''(UPI, Wash. Post, 6/6/63)'' Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R.-Me.), speaking on the Senate floor, said Committee on ... billion and $40 billion, raises the question of adequate funding of other space activities . . " ''(CR,6/6/63,9690)'' U.K. Office of the Minister for Science announced contract had been awarded ... Society, American Institute of Biological Sciences, and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics . ''(Marshall Star, 6/5/63,1,8)'' Eugene M. Zuckert , Secretary of the Air Force, speaking at Symposium ...

... fifth transatlantic communications cable (TAT) would be unnecessary: "It is expected that within the next 6 weeks the . . . ComSatCorp will announce its plans for financing a communications satellite system and will ... USAF would conduct experiments include radiation, photography, communications, and extravehicular activities. ''(Maloney, Houston Post, 2/6/64)'' FAA Administrator N. E Halaby announced formation of Future Flight Manpower Study Board to ...

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