Jul 24 1963

From The Space Library

William E. Stoney, Jr., appointed Chief of Spacecraft Tech­nology Div. Of NASA Manned Spacecraft Center's Office of Engi­neering and Development. Stoney previously was chief of Ad­vanced Vehicle Conceptual Studies in NASA Hq. Office of Advanced Research and Technology. (MSC Release 63-20; MSC Space News Roundup 8/7/63, 6)

USAF announced orbiting on June 27 of 176-lb. HITCHHIKER satellite to measure distribution and energies of radiation particles in earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere, Ejected from an­ other satellite (unidentified) launched from Vandenberg AFB June 27, HITCHHIKER was propelled by its own engine into ellipti­cal orbit July 1: 208-mi. perigee, 2,568-mi. apogee, 132-min. period, 82° inclination to the equator. (DOD Release 1042-63)

Paul Bikle, Director of NASA FRC, piloted glider from Hailey, Idaho, to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, for an unofficial national soaring distance record of 545 mi. (AP, Wash. Eve. Star, 7/25/63, 2)

Manned Spacecraft Center was scheduled to complete its move into the new Clear Lake complex by July 1, 1964. Complete plans for the move had been laid out in a Master Move Plan. (Space News Roundup,1/8/64, 2)

USAF launched Minuteman ICBM from underground silo on test flight down Atlantic Missile Range. (DOD Release 1055-63)

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