Jan 9 1963
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (2MB PDF)
RELAY I communications satellite transmitted its first transatlantic television programs, sending British and French viewers clear pictures of ceremonial unveiling of Mona Lisa in Washington and 10 min. of network program ‘‘Today.” ( UPI, Wash. Post, 1/10/63,A3)
Dr. Abe Silverstein, Director of NASA Lewis Research Center, told Chicago press conference that trouble in Centaur launch vehicle had been corrected. Centaur was proceeding at Lewis under highest national priority (DX) and would be developed on schedule to launch Surveyor lunar spacecraft and Mariner interplanetary spacecraft in 1965. Dr. Silverstein pointed out new testing philosophy for Centaur called for more extensive and qualitative pound test before flights. (Chicago Sun-Times. 1/10/63; Chicago Daily News, 1/10/63)
Enea Bossi, international aviation pioneer, died in Dayton, Ohio. Native of Milan, Bossi built and flew his own airplane in 1908; he designed first, Italian seaplane. After coming to U.S. in 1919, Bossi designed first U.S. stainless steel plane, most successful manpowered aircraft, and an early helicopter. He also invented vacuum fuel-intake system used in U.S. automobiles during 1920s. (AP, Wash Post, 1/12/63)
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