Jul 27 1964
From The Space Library
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center named Capt. James A. McDivitt (USAF) and Capt. Edward H. White II (USAF) as pilot and copilot for the second manned space flight of Project Gemini (GT-4), a four-day earth-orbital mission in early 1965. Astronauts named as backup crew for the flight were Maj. Frank Borman (USAF) and Lt. Cdr. James A. Lovell, Jr. (USN) . All four were "second generation", astronauts selected for the NASA program in Sept. 1962. (MSC Roundup, 8/5/64, 1)
NASA announced modifications to X-15 No. 1 rocket-powered aircraft that would enable it to carry on scientific experiments above much of the earth's atmosphere were being made at NASA Flight Research Center. The aircraft would have new inertial guidance system, originally designed by Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co. for the USAF X-20, and streamlined compartments for experiments at each wing tip. One compartment would contain device to collect micrometeoroids and extraterrestrial dust and special spectrometer to measure radiation and polarization of daytime skylight; other pod would contain densitron to measure air densities at high altitudes. (NASA Release 64-184; FRC Release 19-64)
Dr. Robert H. Goddard was named posthumously as winner of the 1964 Daniel Guggenheim Medal. (Wash. Eve. Star, 7/27/64)
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