October 1960
From The Space Library
Construction of space simulator began at Rye Canyon Research Center of Lockheed for study of disintegration of materials at simnlated 800,000 feet at temperature of -320° F.
Structures Research Division of NASA Langley continued ablation stndies begun In 1956 with electric arc-powered jet, achieving 9,000° F for 105 seconds on an illustrative test.
“Man on the Moon in Idaho” article appears in National Geographic Magazine
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