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George W. Fariss Jr., civilianArmy engineer at WSMR whoheads the Mercury work beingdone here, indicated that thespace capsule orbiting a manbe“If the sun hits it just rightsunrise or at dusk, and theschedule is right andpeoplemakeorbit,” said Fariss.These stations will track theMercury capsule by long rangeradar, recording pertinent dataand transmitting it directly tothe Goddard Space Flight Centernear Washington, D. C.beprovide data such as rate ofspeedture in capsule, rate of astronaut’s heart beat, pulse andsome 100 different channels ofinformation which can be transmitted automatically to NASAheadquarters for processing inelectronicAt WSMR, Signal Missile Support Agency personnel will op-equipment. Lyle Bonney, chief engineer of the com-manMercury equipmentIn overall charge of the Mer- vcury workIntegrated
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El Paso Herald Post
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Thu, Feb 02, 1961
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