Jul 10 1966
From The Space Library
William R. Berry reached 19,000-ft. altitude before landing his hot air balloon "City of San Francisco" near Antioch, Calif., after 65-min., 30-mi. flight from Livermore, Calif. If endorsed by National Aeronautic Assn., altitude would break 15,600-ft. world record for hot-air balloons set by Don Piccard in 1965. (AP, Wash. Post, 7/11/66, A8)
L/C Vladimir M. Komarov, pilot-cosmonaut on U.S.S.R. VOSKHOD I space flight Oct. 12-13, 1964, told second Japan-U.S.S.R. youth festival at Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, that U.S.S.R. soon would soft-land an unmanned spacecraft on moon and return it to earth, then make similar flight with dog. Commenting on U.S. rendezvous and docking achievements, Komarov said: "The United States experiment was a very interesting one. But I do not believe that in the series of plans to conquer space the Soviet Union is behind the United States." (Tass, 7/14/66; SBD, 7/25/66, 122)
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