Sep 8 1958

From The Space Library

Unmanned ONR balloon carried telescope and camera to an altitude of 104,600 feet.

Wearing a Goodrich lightweight full-pressure suit, Lt. R. H. Tabor (USN) completed a 72-hour simulated flight in pressure chamber at NAS Norfolk, in which he was subjected to altitude conditions as high as 139,000 feet.

The first International Aeronautical Congress begins in Madrid Spain and runs until September 13.