Nov 24 1961

First four U.S. Nike-Cajun rockets arrived in Norway for use in research program off Andoeya Island early next year.

DOD announced that the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) had selected Space Technology Laboratory (STL) to develop satellite system under Project Vela for detection of clandestine nuclear weapons in outer space.

Official Soviet films on the flight of Vostok II shown on nationwide TV in NBC program, "Crossing the Threshold—Part I."