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...years since NASA took over the Mercury program, its target date for getting a man into orbit and back has steadily shifted: from late 1959 to mid-1960 to late 1960 to early 1961 to mid-1961 and now to late 1961. Meanwhile, by sending the dogs Belka and Strelka into orbit last August and recovering them, the Russians have shown that it should not be much more complicated to put an astronaut into space any time they are willing to risk a man instead of a couple of mutts. "I would say that you could wake up any morning...
Doan Walson also spoke briefly at the dedication, noting that the date was also the 20th anniversary of WHRB. Others in attendance were President Pusey. Dean Monro, Master Leighton and Master Taylor, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Moses Weinman. Louis' parents, Mrs. Irving Louis Weinman, and friends...
...from the wing of a high-flying B-52, gunned to 80,000 ft. at speeds nearing 2,000 m.p.h. It was the first test of the X-15's new 57,000-lb.-thrust engine, the most powerful airplane rocket engine that the U.S. has built to date (earlier X-15 engines developed 16,000 Ibs. thrust). Said Crossfield, who flew only at half throttle: Acceleration with the new engine was so abrupt that it was "almost like an explosion...
Gursel still plans to establish, before the end of the year, a constituent assembly to work with the Unity Committee in drafting a new Turkish constitution and writing all major legislation. His target date for general elections is Oct. 29, 1961-not as soon as he had talked of in the first afterglow of revolution, but a lot sooner than would be the case had the ousted 14 had their...
Despite the fast sales, the industry had one big worry-a backlog of 913,807 cars in early November, a record for the date and a hike of 58,130 units from the month before. Chrysler, which has had more than its share of the backlog despite improved sales, this week plans to shut down three plants for a week for "an adjustment of field inventories." Chrysler also suffered a casualty in the decline of the medium-priced car; it announced that the DeSoto, in production for 32 years, would be discontinued this month because of steadily shrinking sales (less...