Oct 19 1968
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos CCXL VJJI into orbit with 5431m (337.4-mi) apogee, 473-km (293.9-mi) perigee, 94.7-min period, and 62.2° inclination. (InteraviaAirLetter, 10/21/68, 6, UPI, W Post, 10/21/68, All; GSFC SSR, 10/31/68)
USAF test pilot Maj. William J. Knight was named 1968 winner of Harmon International Aviator's Trophy as "world's outstanding pilot for exceptional individual piloting performance." He had piloted X-15 No. 2 to 4,520 mph Oct. 3, 1967. Maj. Knight held both command pilot and USAF astronaut's command wings, having piloted research aircraft to 280,000-ft altitude. (NYT, 10/20/68, 84; CSM, 10/21/68)
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