ESRO SPACE PROGRAM SLIPPING

Created: 7/1/1964

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ESRO SPACE PROGRAM SLIPPING

ESRO. the European Space Research OrganitattbOi probably will not meet its announced plans to launch its lirst sounding rocket in the summerSRO has been in operation ior seven! years, although the treatyi formally ratified untiln4 it was advertuingenior engineer or physicist" todirect its sounding rocket program.his has been filled. ESRO's sounding rocket schedule need not slipkSRO's satellite orbitingsto begin7 also may be delayed sincerganizationdvertising for an engineer to take charge of thiseftort. ESROistory of schedule slippages. having originally planned ten sounding rocket launchesone ol which took place. In the current program. 12 launches are pUnr.ea ior .

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