Aug 26 1964
From The Space Library
X-15 No. 3 was flown by John B. McKay (NASA) to altitude of 87,000 ft. and speed of 3,716 mph (mach 5.58), in flight near Edwards AFB, Calif. During the flight, heat transfer and noise level measurements were made on the aircraft's skin. (NASA X-15 Proj. Off.; AP, NYT, 8/27/64)
NASA Nike-Apache sounding rocket, launched from Wallops Island, Va., reached 95.3-mi. altitude in satisfactory flight to measure ambient electron density, measure ion densities, and monitor solar ultraviolet radiations. Instrumented payload, provided by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, contained CW propagation experiment, probe with Gerdien condenser, planar ion trap, and planar secondary emission detector. Another objective of the flight was to test efficiency of the 12.267 mc/s shroud antenna at D-region altitudes; one of the antennas performed unsatisfactorily. (NASA Rpt.)
Radio Corporation of America announced receiving $27-million contract from NASA to build 19 ground computer systems for checkout and launch of Saturn IB and Saturn V space boosters. (AP, Wash. Post, 8/26/64)
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