Jun 13 1961

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NASA Engineer Test Pilot Joseph A. Walker, who hit record altitude of 169,600 feet on March 30 and record speed of 3,300 miles per hour on May 25 in the X-15, received the 1961 Octave Chanute Award at IAS meeting in Los Angeles.

June 13-25: Freedom 7 Mercury capsule displayed to approximately 750,000 visitors at the Rassegna International Electronic and Nuclear Fair at Rome, Italy.

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