Sep 21 1963

From The Space Library

Upper stage (S-IV) for Saturn SA-5 rocket arrived at Cape Canaveral ward modified Stratocruiser aircraft. To be test-flown late this year, SA-5 would be first Saturn testing live upper stage. (Marshall Star, 9/25/63,1)

TIROS vii meteorological satellite discovered Hurricane Debra, fourth hurricane of season, headed north in Atlantic southeast of Ber­muda. (UPI, Chic. Trib., 9/23/63)

Unnamed White House spokesman disclosed that President Ken­nedy first mentioned possibility of joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. manned lunar exploration to Soviet Premier Khrushchev during their June 1961 meeting in Vienna. Premier Khrushchev neither ac­cepted nor rejected the proposal at that time. (Simons, Wash,. Post, 9/22/63, A12; NYT, 9/22/63, 1)

British and European press headlined President Kennedy's pro­posal for a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. lunar expedition, while Soviet news media ignored that portion of the President's address. (UPI, Wash,. Post, 9/21/63, A10; Reuters, NYT, 9/22/63,23; UPI, NYT, 9/22/63,34)

ATO announced U.S. Prof. Courtland D. Perkins had been elected chairman of NATO'S Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research (AGARD). (Reuters, Wash. Post, 9/22/63, A15)

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