Jun 30 1961
From The Space Library
In Scout launching of micrometeorite counter satellite (S-55) from Wallops Station, third stage did not ignite, and the vehicle was destroyed.
Dr. Henry J. E. Reid, senior staff associate and former Director of the Langley Research Center, retired after over four decades of Government service. He began as a junior engineer at Langley in April 1921, became Director in 1926, in which capacity he served for 34 years.
Navy announced that Injun and Greb satellites placed in orbit with Transit IV–A had not separated and were thus not functioning at full efficiency.
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