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Viking Rocket altitude record...
Viking Rocket altitude record...
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August 08, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 8, 1951
* Viking rocket
* New altitude record made for single stage rockets
* White Sands NM New Mexico
This 50 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Rocket Sets Altitude Record; Climbs 135 Miles in New Mexico"
Article continues on page 12 with related photo. (see)
Tells of the new World altitude record made by a rocket. Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Viking 7, 7 August 1951, reached 136 miles (220 km) altitude to beat the old V-2 record for a single-stage rocket. This was the highest and last flight of the original airframe design.
Category: The 20th Century
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