May 31 1963

From The Space Library

Federal Radiation Council reported radiation fallout would be higher in 1963 than in 1962 and would deposit twice as much strontium-90 as in 1962 and four times as much as in 1961. Fall­out would be "far short of figures which would cause concern or justify countermeasures," and would diminish in 1964 and 1965 if atmospheric testing was not resumed. (Grigg, Wash. Eve. Star, 6/1/63)

Dr. Frank J. Malina, U.S. astronautics pioneer, elected by Inter­national Academy of Astronautics to succeed the late Dr. Theodore von Karman as Director of the Academy until its annual meeting next autumn. Dr. Malina had served as Academy's Deputy Di­rector since 1961. (IAA Release No. 14)

Jun 1 1963