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...cluster of eight solid-fuel rockets) took off with a full-scale astronaut capsule perched on nose. No man was inside it, only a rhesus monkey named Sam and a collection of meal worms, bacteria, molds and other biological samples. Strapped to a kind of cocoon lined with plastic foam sat Sam the monkey, riding in astronaut's "chair." Sam and cocoon were enclosed in an inner, air-conditioned " logical package," thick with straps, wi and instruments to test Sam's reactions...
...Libby, McNeill & Libby is experimenting with Aerosol cans of mayonnaise and cake frosting. Oscar Mayer has just put on sale a complete pizza mix in a tube; National Dairy this fall began selling liquid instant coffee in an Aerosol can. Seabrook Farms and others put out casserole dishes in plastic bags that can be tossed whole into a pot of water, cooked and served. Before long, Tropicana will introduce concentrated orange drink in an Aerosol can that automatically dispenses a teaspoon at a time for mixing...
Blips & Survival. At .0615, Kittinger climbed onto a flat-bed truck and squeezed into a small gondola that was strung from a huge plastic balloon. Harnessed on his back was an elaborate instrument kit (14-channel tape recorder for voice, heartbeat and respiration rates, time blips, temperature, etc.). On his left wrist were a rear-view mirror, a small box with built-in altimeter and stopwatch, and a survival knife and scabbard. To one leg was strapped a tiny receiver-transmitter radio, and on his back were two parachutes and an alternate oxygen system...
...heart of Taipeh to see the solid evidence of a decade of economic achievements at the First Annual Trade Fair of the Republic of China. "Hao, hao [good, good]," he said, as he passed through row after row of stalls proudly displaying Formosa-made trucks, machine tools, plastic toys-even Ivy League shirts...
...long-range (6,300 miles) missile. Not much has been revealed officially, but an air of success hangs around men who are working on it. Much smaller than its rivals, the liquid-fuel Atlas and Titan, it has three stages filled with fuel made mostly of a rubbery plastic holding together crystals of an oxygen-supplying material, such as ammonium perchlorate. The ingredients are first blended to form a semiliquid mass like peanut butter. This is pumped with extreme care into the rocket casing and cured by gentle heat to turn it into an elastic solid. Then a mandrel...