November 1959

From The Space Library

Prototype Goodrich full-pressure Mercury astronaut suits (modified Navy Mark IV) were delivered to NASA. Navy Air Crew Equipment Laboratory (NACEL) of Philadelphia fitted suits and indoctrinated the astronauts on their use.

Cooperative space efforts were discussed with Soviet scientists attending the American Rocket Society meeting in Washington, D.C.

“Coast to Coast in 90 minutes” article in Popular Mechanics