PM 40/1962 - TRIBUTE TO SPACEMAN'S ACHIEVEMENT - STATEMENT BY THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, MR J MCEWEN
TRI 3U,-E,_ TO SPACEMAN' S ACI EY " ME NT
Stateimeint by thie Ai~ i. PrLXL. UfistcrM. J i\,-Ewen
Thei Acting Primo Minister, Mvr. J. Mocwen, said today
that the three-orbit space flight by the Imrican astronaut
MalcolmLl Scott Carpentor was anotbiar dramatic achio~ emcnt in
space exploration. Ho extendod wiermost congra tulati.-ns on behalf of
Australiia to the United Sta-te-s Governiment, , stronaut Carpenter
and the Project Mercury Personnel,
' Astralians are delightad that this country wa able
to play a ml pr n theo success of the space flight through
our tracking fa-ciities.
" The flight's success is clear ovidunce of the
loac'lurship of thea United States in scientific achievenent in the
space age".
NBE FJ'
May, 1962.
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