Feb 10 1961
From The Space Library
Voice message sent from Washington to Woomera, Australia, by way of the Moon. NASA Deputy Administrator Dryden spoke on telephone to Goldstone, Calif., which "bounced" it to the deep space instrumentation station at Woomera. The operation was held as part of the official opening ceremony of the deep space instrumentation facility site in Australia.
First static test of prototype thrust chamber of F-1 engine achieved a thrust of 1,550,000 pounds for a few seconds, at Edwards, Calif.
Three-day meeting of Satellite Panel of the World Meteorological Organization concluded at Washington, D.C., minus participation by the Soviet member.
February 10-11: Space Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences worked out recommendation that "scientific exploration of the Moon and planets should be clearly stated as the ultimate objective of the U.S. space program for the foreseeable future." This report was submitted to the President on March 31 and was released publicly on August 6.
“Back from Space A Confident Ham” article about Ham the Chimpanzee in Life Magazine
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