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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1959
Page
2
New York crowds line Idlewild Airport as 2000 Cuban soldiers arrive for a visit. Maj. Camilo de Cienfuegos joins the group but declines to march to Manhattan due to distance, and the bus proceeds without the marching formation.
Rollins College hosts a lecture by Werner von Braun and colleagues predicting a U S manned Mars mission within 32 months of two giant ships. They outline launch from a space station 1 000 miles above Earth, with missions planned for August 6 when Earth and Mars are closest.
Collins Radio Co announced a radio sextant capable of tracking the moon with unprecedented precision. The system uses a five foot parabolic dish and radar to pinpoint position, enabling ships to rendezvous anywhere and direct missiles while maintaining fleet coordination. Dr. David McCoy says security wraps the project, begun at Collins observatory near Cedar Rapids since 1958. The invention promises a major navigational breakthrough beyond traditional sextants.
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