Aug 31 1966
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R.'s LUNA XI that entered orbit around the moon Aug. 27 was described as containing "an entire orchestra of rocket engines." Vladimir Orlov, writing in Pravda, said the spacecraft contained in addition to its main power system a braking engine installation and four directing engines with comparatively small thrust." (AP, NYT, 9/1/66, 2)
Columbia Univ. professor of business administration Dr. Leonard R. Sayles was sworn in as consultant to NASA Administrator on organization policy and managerial practices and procedures. (NASA Release 66-235)
Photographic proof that two clouds of "cosmic rubble" were orbiting the earth in the same path as the moon was announced by Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. engineer J. Wesley Simpson. The "rubble" might have come from all over the universe and could offer clues to the earth's origin, solar winds, and the possibility of life in outer space. Although photographic images were too faint to be reproduced on paper, they were visible on negatives and when projected on a smooth white surface. (UPI, NYT, 9/1/66, 24)
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