March 1961 - March 7, 1961 (Tuesday)

March 7, 1961 (Tuesday)

• The successful test firing of the engines of a Titan I missile, as it stood inside the underground SLTF (Silo Test Launch Facility) at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, demonstrated that a missile could be successfully fired from within a missile silo. An actual launch from the silo would not take place until May 3.
• Born: Martina Schettina, Austrian painter, in Vienna
• Died: Govind Ballabh Pant, 73, Indian statesman