Ready to Hang Second Moon Satellite At MIT Tracks Orbit
MIT scientists said the third stage rocket carrying the satellite is in orbit circling Earth every 96.03 minutes, slightly faster than Sputnik as altitude drops. Hynek and Hagen criticized secrecy while Eisenhower met aides to discuss the program and tracking plans.
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Sputnik
J. Allen Hynek
Smithsonan Institution
Astrophysical Observatory
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John P. Hagen
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Russia
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Soviet Mars plan would use solar sails to reach Mars
Soviet scientist V V Dobromarov and colleagues described a Mars mission using solar gravity and unmanned ships of 1,700 tons each. The plan envisages satellites in space and a one day moon trip, with Mars travel time of 256 days and a three year round trip including return. Aimed for end of century, it relies on space ships propelled by solar pull rather than fuel.
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Barcelona
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U.S
Ehricke urges international decade for space study
Krafft A. Ehricke of Convair Astronautics proposed an international astrophysical decade extending the International Geophysical Year. He forecast unmanned lunar and interplanetary probes to study space, urging focus on instrument laden rockets and one way missions between Venus and Mars.
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Convair Astronautics Division
International Astronautical
Federation
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Ehricke
Venus
Mars
Flu Keeping 10,000 Home From School
In the Long Beach-Los Angeles area the flu like illnesses kept about 10,000 students from classes on Friday. Long Beach public schools reported around 2,400 of 68,800 pupils absent with flu and related illnesses. Los Angeles city schools showed five of 538 campuses with more than 2 percent absent.
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Los Angeles
C. Morley Selevy
Schools Health Service
Moon satellite plan sparks cautious forecast in Chicago
Marshall Islands project and a four stage rocket touted by Ley draw mixed expert views. Ley, a former German rocket worker, warned Americans should stay awake but not panic over Soviet satellite prospects. He noted weather and launch conditions would determine a potential shipment from the Marshall Islands, with early tests possible within weeks.
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