Apr 25 1967
From The Space Library
Senate unanimously approved space law treaty, under consideration since Feb. 7, and transmitted it to President Johnson for signing and formal ratification. Treaty would become effective when ratified by U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., and two other nations. (NASA LAR V1/51; Finney, NYT, 4/26/67,1; W Star, 4/26/67, A3)
Col. Joseph F. Cotton (USAF) and NASA test pilot Fitzhugh Fulton made successful emergency landing of XB-70 No. 1 at Edwards AFB after crew entry door opened on takeoff and main landing gear malfunctioned.. (XB-70 Proj Off)
M/G Benjamin D. Foulois (USA, Ret.), oldest US. military pilot and first American to fly in combat, died at age 87 at Andrews AFB, Md. A member of USA since 1898, General Foulois had been first person to operate an Army dirigible; first military observer on a cross-country flight (with Orville Wright); first military man to teach himself to fly; first military test pilot; first man to fly more than 100 mi nonstop; first man to use an aircraft in combat; and first Chief of Staff of the Army Air Corps to be a military aviator. He had received five campaign badges for field services, in addition to the Distinguished Service Medal, the French Legion of Honor, the Crown of Italy, and the Congressional Medal of Recognition. (UPI, NYT, 4/26/67,43; Casey, W Post, 4/26/67, B8)
NASA awarded Douglas Aircraft Co. a one-year, $13.5-million fixed-price-incentive contract extension to provide continued support services for Delta launch vehicle. Contract covered nine launches-seven at ETR, and two at WTR-for 12 mo beginning Jan. 1. (NASA Release 67-99)
Nearly 100,000 mourners filed past the bier of Cosmonaut Vladimir M. Komarov in Moscow. Premier Aleksey Kosygin and President Nikolay V. Podgorny briefly joined an honor guard of soldiers near the bier. (Anderson, NYT, 4/26/67,3; UPI, W Post, 4/26/67, A16)
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