Oct 14 1969
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Intercosmos I into orbit with 626-km (389.0- mi) apogee, 253-km (157.2-mi) perigee, 93.3-min period, and 48.3° inclination. Spacecraft carried experiments from U.S.S.R., East Germany, and Czechoslovakia, including x-ray spectrograph to determine which areas of sun were chief producers of x-rays and whether these emissions were polarized. It reentered Jan. 2, 1970. (GSFC SSR, 10/15/69; 1/15/70; SBD, 10/15/69, 203; Interavia, 11/69, 1751)
Apollo 11 astronauts were received at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth during their visit to U.K. on 22-nation tour. (Reuters, B Sun, 10/15/69)
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