Apollo Men Carry Out First Mid-Course Correction

HOUSTON (Texas), July 17 (AFP, UNI, Reuter, AP)—Apollo-11 was well on target for the moon today after its three-man crew had successfully fired its main rocket for three seconds—the first flight path correction of the historic mission. The spacecraft’s speed was increased by 25 kph (21 ft per second), an essential correction if it is to pass 111 km above the moon on Saturday. Had the firing failed the craft would pass 323 km above the moon, making it necessary for the astronauts to make unscheduled orbital changes. The three-second firing was made at 9.47 p.m. IST. less than two hours after the spacecraft passed the halfway stage on its historic mission.