Oct 7 1960
From The Space Library
AEC briefing held at the Nevada Test Site at Jackass Flats, Nev., for representatives of 26 companies for proposals to study the requirements for a National Nuclear Rocket Engine Development Facility. Existing test facilities are fully committed to the development of nuclear reactors.
Federation Adronautique Internationale meeting at Barcelona, Spain, accepted first rules to govern establishment of official records for manned spacecraft. The first record to be recognized must be at least 100 km, and. later records must exceed existing record by 10 percent. Four categories for records are duration of flight, altitnde without orbiting earth, altitude in orbit, and mass lifted above 100 km.
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