▁river . ▁D ied : ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Benjamin ▁Fou lo is , ▁ 8 7 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁military ▁av i ators ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁by ▁the ▁Wright ▁brothers ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Box hall , ▁ 8 3 , ▁British ▁sail or , ▁fourth ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁a ▁satellite ▁was ▁launched ▁into ▁orbit ▁from ▁an ▁ocean ▁platform . ▁ ▁San ▁Marco ▁B , ▁the ▁second ▁satellite ▁in ▁Italy ' s ▁space ▁program ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁up ▁from ▁Ken ya ) ▁so ared ▁into ▁space ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁an ▁all - Ital ian ▁team ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁scient ists . ▁ ▁From ▁a ▁converted ▁oil ▁dr illing ▁rig ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mal indi , ▁an ▁American ▁Sc out ▁B ▁ro cket ▁carried ▁the ▁ 2 8 5 - p ound ▁research ▁satellite ▁into ▁an ▁equ atorial ▁orbit . ▁ ▁The ▁satellite ' s ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁gather ▁" data ▁on ▁air ▁density ▁and ▁ion os pher ic ▁conditions ▁above ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁equ ator ." . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁re - enter ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 ▁after ▁ 1 7 1 ▁days ▁in ▁orbit . ▁Born : ▁ ▁K ane ▁( stage ▁name ▁for ▁Gl enn ▁T . ▁Jacob s )