Jul 25 1964
From The Space Library
NASA launched Aerobee 150 sounding rocket from Ft. Churchill, Canada, with instrumented payload to study very low energy cosmic ray heavy nuclei. The rocket reached 133.7-mi. altitude, ejected recovery package. After land recovery of the payload, examination revealed the emulsion trays all had fully extended and fully retracted properly, so that very good data would be obtained. (NASA Rpt. SRL)
According to press reports, the twin satellites launched July 17 by USAF continued to send back clear signals from space. Press sources had indicated the satellites were Nuclear Radiation Detection Satellites, said one satellite was in almost perfectly circular orbit ranging from 63,314 mi. to 64,915 mi. altitude, while the other was in slightly higher orbit ranging from 58,686 mi. to 69,387 mi. (AP, Balt. Sun, 7/26/64; Wash. Sun. Star, 7/26/64)
Soviet space probe ZOND I apparently was unsuccessful in its mission to land on or fly by the planet Venus, according to unidentified official in Washington. Western scientists had predicted ZOND I would reach Venus between July 18 and 25, but no Soviet announcement had been made. (AP, Trash. Post, 7/26/64)
Drew Pearson wrote in his syndicated column that there were about 500 Germans in Egypt working on military rockets and other arms programs. Among more important: Prof. Wolfgang Pitz, former Austrian, and expert on rockets; Prof. Paul Goercke, expert on radar; Dr. Hans Kleinsaechter, expert on automatic pilots. (Pearson, Wash. Post, 7/25/64, B11)
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