Nov 9 1960

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NRL Aerobee-Hi collected data on ultraviolet radiation in the night sky 131 miles above WSPG.

Post Office Department transmitted a "speed mail" letter from Washington to Newark, N.J., by bouncing microwave transmission off ECHO I.

Early November: NASA-DOD Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordinating Board (AACB) and cognizant members agreed that NASA could drop the tracking light geodetic satellite and utilize other space projects to obtain geodetic data for the scientific community.

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