Aug 3 1962
From The Space Library
NASA radiation-research balloon released biological payload near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, after 130,500-ft.-high, 51-hour flight from Goose Bay, Labrador. Two monkeys survived the flight in good condition, but four hamsters could not survive the day-long recovery operation in the Canadian wilderness; fate of the flour beetles was not yet known. The animals and insects were flown to the University of California at Berkeley for scientific study. This was the second in a series of four balloon experiments conducted by NASA Ames Research Center.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow testified before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Administration-backed communications satellite bill. Urging prompt passage of the bill, Kennedy said it was "one of the most important pieces of legislation offered by this Administration" and that he was "perfectly satisfied it will protect the public interest." This was the eleventh time Minow had testified for the bill, which the House had passed on May 3 and which previously had been approved by two other Senate committees.
Advanced Syncom satellite, being developed for NASA by Hughes Aircraft Co., probably would carry four radio signal repeaters and could provide up to 300 two-way telephone channels or one TV channel. In 24-hour stationary orbit, one Advanced Syncom would be sufficient to link four continents (North America, South America, Europe, and Africa); three such satellites would provide worldwide coverage.
USAF Cambridge Research Laboratories announced that it would conduct a series of high-altitude balloon astronomy experiments during 1962 and early 1963. Primary objective would be to get more complete and accurate information about the moon, Venus, and Mars. Scientific director of the project would be Dr. John Strong of Johns Hopkins University.
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