Jun 15 1961
From The Space Library
Search for U.S.S.R. Venus probe "lost" since February was ended at Jodrell Bank radiotelescope, as visiting Soviet space scientists, Alla Masevitch and Jouli Khodarev, prepared to leave. The U.S.S.R. Venus probe was last commanded on February 12.
President Kennedy presented the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Adm. William F. Raborn, Jr., who had directed the development to the Polaris IRBM.
President Kennedy directed the National Aeronautics and Space Council to undertake a full study of the Nation's communications satellite policy, stated that leadership in science and technology should be exercised to achieve worldwide communications through the use of satellites at the earliest practicable date. While no commitments as to an operational system should be made, the President stated that the Government would "conduct and encourage research and development to advance the state of the art and to give maximum assurance of rapid and continuing scientific and technological progress."
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