May 28 1969
From The Space Library
NASA's HL-10 lifting-body vehicle, flown by NASA test pilot John A. Manke, successfully completed 19th flight after air-launch from B-52 aircraft at 45,000-ft altitude north of Four Corners, Calif. Manke fired engine at full power for 66 Secs and at half power for 40 secs, reaching 64,500-ft altitude. Objectives-expansion of flight envelope to mach 1.2 and collection of stability, control, and performance data -were met. (NASA Proj Off; UPI, W Star, 5/29/69, A16; SBD, 6/4/69, 152)
Nike-Apache sounding rocket was launched by NASA from Wallops Station carrying Dudley Observatory payload to collect micrometeoroids. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (NASA Proj Off)
NASA released first of hundreds of photos and moving pictures taken by Apollo 10 crew. Pictures showed moon from variety of positions and CSM as seen from M. Photo of Triesneck Crater showed network of broad rifles which resembled tracks left by large snowballs rolled over snow-covered plain. Photo of Sea of Tranquility, prime landing site, had only few rugged features, including medium-sized Moltke Crater and Hypatia Rille. Pictures showed striking resemblance to aerial photos of Antarctica. Films included scenes of moon taken from LM at pericynthian and of Astronaut John W. Young shaving in CSM. (AP, B Sun, 5/29/69, Al; W Post, 5/29/69, A4)
Soviet Deputy Minister of Aviation Vasily Kazakov told press in Paris on eve of 28th Paris Air Show that U.S.S.R. would not bring Tu-144 supersonic airliner to show. U.S.S.R. would exhibit its An-22 700-passenger turboprop and would make major effort to promote sales of 10 competitive Soviet aircraft. Cosmonauts Vladimir A. Shatalov and Aleksey S. Yeliseyev said two Zond moon-orbiting capsules launched Sept. 15, 1968, and Nov. 10, 1968, were large enough to have carried men. Shatalov said he hoped in future U.S. and Soviet space crews would be able to work together. (NYT, 5/29/69, 78)
In letter to stockholders, Lockheed Aircraft Corp. said it had initiated appeal to Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals against cancellation of its Government contract to produce AH-56A Cheyenne helicopter for USA and asked USA to defer demand for $50 million in repayment of progress payments until appeals board ruling. (UPI, W Post, 5/29/69, A7; WSJ, 5/29/69, 7)
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