Jul 23 1964
From The Space Library
Aerobee 150 sounding rocket launched by NASA from Ft. Churchill, Canada, reached 144.5-mi. altitude in experiment to study very low energy cosmic ray heavy nuclei. Rocket performance was good and instrumentation performance was satisfactory. Two of three trays containing experimental emulsions did not completely retract and were damaged by heat and upon impact by water. Preliminary estimate was that 1,00% good data were obtained by the emulsion that functioned properly and 60% by the two which did not retract. (NASA Rpt. SRL)
NASA Langley Research Center asked industry for proposals on the kind of launch vehicle it would take to put a small spacecraft into orbit around the sun. The purpose of the program would be to put an instrumented satellite into position for a clear view and study of the sun's plasma corona. (Newport News Daily Press, 7/24/64)
Senate passed S. 2602 to establish National Air and Space Museum under the Smithsonian Institution- The bill was then sent to the House. (NASA LAR 111/141; CR, 7/23/64, 16138-39)
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