Nov 2 1961
From The Space Library
Lewis Research Center scientists, G. B. Brown and E. E. Callighan, reported at 1961 International Conference on High Magnetic Fields at MIT, that NASA was constructing a magnetic shield of superconducting alloys for future manned spacecraft.
British Skylark reached an altitude of more than 100 miles in third of four NASA firings to study ultraviolet radiation in the Southern Hemisphere.
Navy Aerobee 100, which had been launched from water on October 24, recovered and overhauled, made its second successful launch at Point Mugu, Calif. This was the second successful launch of liquid-fuel rocket from the open sea, having been towed to sea, fueled horizontally, ballasted to float vertically, and ignited by remote control.
Reported unnamed NASA spokesman stated that two inspections of Gurtler-Hebert Co.'s renovation of the Michoud Ordnance Plant for NASA revealed no racial discrimination.
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