U.S. SPACE PLANS
Man In Orbit This Year IN.Z. Pr«M Swn.—copunpnt; LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE (Virginia). Nov. 23 The United States still planned to put an astronaut in orbit during 1961, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA.) said last The spokesman at the manned-space craft centre at Langley said: “As the schedule now stands. NA.S.’A still plans to .have a manned orbital shot in 1961.” the Associated Press reported. “There's no denying that achieving this will be difficult,” the spokesman said, “and there’s a strong possibility that the attempt, may come in early 1962." The spokesman. who declined to be identified, said timing of the orbital shot depends on many favourable factors, including the successful orbiting of a chimpanzee. The chimpanzee shot at present was scheduled for the last week of November. Most predictions had been that a manned orbital shot would not be possible before February because of the failure earlier this month to put a chimpanzee into orbit on schedule.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29680, 25 November 1961, Page 8
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