Dec 3 1960

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Moscow Radio reported that SPACECRAFT III descended along an "uncalculated trajectory" and burned up in the dense atmosphere.

Titan ICBM exploded in its silo at Vandenberg AFB during night fueling operations.

Senate Committee on Science and Astronautics issued staff study entitled "Policy Planning for Space Communications," which stated that the United States "must have a unified policy which effectively coordinates all our diverse and extensive resources in this area."

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