Mar 9 1961
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched 5-ton Sputnik IV into orbit and recovered dog passenger, the second time this feat was performed.
Harold B. Finger was appointed Assistant Director for Nuclear Applications in NASA's Office of Launch Vehicle Programs, and continued as Manager of the AEC–NASA Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO).
Dr. Harold Brown, of University of California's Lawrence Radiation Laboratories, was named Director of Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, to succeed Dr. Herbert F. York.
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