Sep 12 1972
From The Space Library
NASA'S M2-F3 lifting body, piloted by William H. Dana, reached 14 300-m (47 000-ft) altitude and mach 0.8 during 17th flight from Flight Research Center. Objectives-to expand flight envelope and obtain stability and control data at mach 0.95-were not achieved because two of four chambers failed to ignite. (NASA proj off)
NASA launched Javelin sounding rocket from Churchill Research Range, Canada, carrying Goddard Space Flight Center fields and particles experiment. Rocket performed satisfactorily but scientific objectives were not met. (SR list)
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