Feb 27 1960
From The Space Library
100-foot-diameter inflatable sphere successfully launched on third suborbital test to an altitude of 225 miles, from NASA Wallops Station, Va. Radio transmissions were reflected via the sphere from Holmdel, N.J., to Round Hill, Mass.
Atmosphere entry simulator at NASA [[Ames Research Center] completed first successful launch and recovery of test model launched at satellite speed of 17,000 mph. First proposed by A. Eggers in 1955, it had previously provided important information at ballistic speeds. Throughout 1959-60, Ames scientists contributed to understanding of flight characteristics at altitudes over 100 miles, using low density research apparatus.
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