October 1960

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Construction of space simulator began at Rye Canyon Research Center of Lockheed for study of disintegration of materials at simnlated 800,000 feet at temperature of -320° F.

Structures Research Division of NASA Langley continued ablation stndies begun In 1956 with electric arc-powered jet, achieving 9,000° F for 105 seconds on an illustrative test.

“Man on the Moon in Idaho” article appears in National Geographic Magazine

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