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How do you do, ladies and gentlemen. Indeed, I'm delighted to have this my guest at this time the distinguished Secretary of the Army, Mr Wilbur Brucker. And also to have, as a guest the only prototype of the satellite which is today flying around the earth at some 18 miles permitted Uhh, Mr Secretary, per hour per hour.

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Go back to take the intro over again. Alright, Clocks clocks off. Indeed, I'm happy to have is my guest at this time the very able and distinguished Secretary of the Army, Mr Wilbur Brucker. And also to have on our program the only prototype of the satellite which is today flying around the earth at some 18 MPH.

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But, Secretary, I know that it must have been a great source of pleasure to you and all the army to have been the first ones to launch a satellite. Senator Smathers, I don't know anything that the Army people have had in years. That's given the thrill that's given to them to know that they've had the opportunity to do this for America and for the free world.

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Well, it's been it's been a great thing, certainly for all of us and we in Florida very proud that we we had a little pardons launching the first satellite, too. I wonder if you could explain this to us now we'll probably is. This this is 80 inches long, six inch diameter.

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And, of course, these are the antenna alongside of it. Give all the data or a great amount of it with regard to weather, temperature and the great many other things. As this satellite moves around the Earth. This satellite and prototype, of course, exactly this moving around at a distance of from 200 miles senator to 2000 miles from the earth and will probably keep going for many months to come.

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And it gives the information back through the radar so that we know what the temperature is. We know about the weather up there, and we know a great many more things about the outer space than we ever knew before. I just like to say this about it, that I think that psychologically, this is one of the greatest things that's ever happened.

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Because, of course, since the Russians put there's up. There's been a feeling in this country, and I wonder whether we can do it now that it's been done. I think everybody is about an inch and a half taller than we were the day before it happened.

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And I hope this feeling is a righteous sense of humility because in the last run, it isn't the Army. Of course, we want everybody to know that our officer, gentle moderates and these people have done a great job. But we're Americans first, and we want to see our country Get ahead.

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I thought I completely agree with you, Mr Secretary. Now, would you tell us how long was the whole original instrument as its missile itself? It was launched at Cape Canaveral was about 70 ft high. That is the lower portion and the three upper stages. The lower portion of it was a Redstone Jupiter C missile.

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We in the Army have been tested, and the upper stages that were put on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stage completed that the 2nd and 3rd stages were, of course, the booster to put it up to this 18 MPH speed. And this, of course, was in the top or knows of it to go on and be the satellite itself so that the four stages were all used in connection with it.

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How much, Secretary? Recently, we've been reading about a new missile test center that might be run that will be run by the Navy on the coast of California. Well, that in any way lessen in your judgment the activities that are going on to Cape Canaveral, I think that Cape Canaveral will have more activity rather than less as the months go on.

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I'm very sure of that. Now, one last question. You know, we in Florida having another poor season with respect to whether and in your judgment, Do you think that any of these launchings down there of this satellite in the other missiles is having any bringing about any change in our weather?

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Is, is there any relationship between the two? Oh, no, no. Just unusual weather for Florida. Well, I must say, I agree with you, and we hope so shortly to get over it. As you see, then the activity Cape Canaveral. It will be stepped up in so far as the army is concerned.

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Oh, yes, we'll have many other tests and many other shots for our missiles and it will be an increasing use as far as the Army is concerned. Well, that's certainly good news to us. And, as I said, were indeed proud to have had a part with the army and this launching of the first moon over Miami, maybe as it goes around the Earth.

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And I thank you very much, sir, for coming over and giving to our lookers in this information. Thank you for looking at Well, Mr Secretary of the Army. As you probably know, we're having some other poor weather in Florida this year. And I wonder if, in your judgment, this particular a prototype of the satellite and the other launchings of the missiles down there does that have any relationship to our weather?

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No, Senator Smathers it doesn't is just unusual weather for Florida. This satellite, of course, does not create the weather. It does, however, interpret weather through these antennae that, as they go along at 18 MPH, are collecting data on the weather and upon many, many things which were computing to help us in the knowledge of outer space.

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Thank you. Yeah,