Apr 23 1969
From The Space Library
Cosmos CCLXXX was launched by U.S.S.R. into orbit with 251-km (156-mi) apogee, 198-km (123-mi) perigee, 88.1-min period, and 51.0° inclination. Satellite reentered May 6. (GSFC SSR, 4/30/69; 5/15/69; SBD, 4/25/69, 261)
Briefing on Apollo 9's earth resources survey experiment [see March 313] was held at NASA Hq. Dr. Leonard Jaffe, Director of Space Applications Programs, stressed importance of satellite photos for earth resources program: ". . . we have taken advantage of the Apollo and Gemini, as we did with Mercury, opportunities to get pictures of the earth and its environment with cameras, largely held by hand, by the astronauts. These pictures have been a very large source of experimental data for our Earth Resources Survey Program." Advantage of using space for earth resources survey was twofold. One was "large view that it gives you of the earth. Second was "ability to see the same phenomenon, or the same area of the earth time and time again, to be able to arrive over this particular spot on the earth periodically and observe temporal changes." Apollo 9 experiment had obtained some 120 or 130 useful frames of multispectral data, all of which had been distributed to principal investigators for analysis. (Transcript)
House Committee on Science and Astronautics accepted subcommittee reports on H.R. 10251, FY 1970 NASA authorization [see April 17] and added $258 million to amounts requested by President Nixon. Committee would meet again April 29. (CR, 4/23/69, D302; Lannan, W Star, 4/24/69)
National Telemetry Conference of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc." presented award for telemetry achievements to NASA team responsible for directing, planning, engineering, implementing, and operating Manned Space Flight Network in support of Apollo Program. At Washington, D.C." luncheon, award was accepted by GSFC Assistant Director for Manned Flight Support, Ozro M. Covington. (GSFC Release G-1-69)
Australian Prime Minister John G. Gorton announced in Canberra that Australian government had accepted U.S. proposals for "a joint United States-Australian defense space communications facility" at Woomera, South Australia, site of Australian Weapons Research Establishment. (Sehlstedt, B Sun, 4/24/69, Al)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
