Oct 22 1966
From The Space Library
LUNA XII was launched by U.S.S.R. on trajectory toward the moon "to study the systems of the artificial satellite and near lunar space," Tass announced. All systems were functioning normally, and spacecraft was traveling close to planned trajectory. (Tass, 10/23/66)
NASA Aerobee 150 launched from WSMR reached 93-mi. (149-km.) altitude in third ARC-managed Project Luster experiment to collect meteoric debris during peak of Orionid meteor shower. Luster micrometeoroid sampling instrument deployed successfully during flight; debris was vacuum sealed at recovery. Rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. (NASA Rpt. SRL )
October 22: U.S.S.R. was seeking experienced scientists between ages 40 and 50 as cosmonauts, AP reported Soviet scientist Pyotr Yegorov as saying. Yegorov claimed there were no medical reasons men in this age group could not participate in space flights. (AP, Phil. Sun. Bull., 10/23/66)
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