Apr 8 1968
From The Space Library
NASA announced publication of Teleoperators and Human Augmentation (NASA SP-5047), NASA-AEC technology survey issued by NASA Office of Technology Utilization and written by Edwin G. Johnsen and William R. Corliss. It covered work of both agencies in development of teleoperators, including history of the robot-like machines, assessment of their impact on technology, and explanation of principal subsystems of those in use. Since 1948 "some 3,000 manipulator arms" had been built in U.S.- "the advance guard of an army of man-machine systems now assembling to serve man in a variety of ways." (NASA Release 68-62)
NASA selected Teledyne Systems Co. for negotiation of $950,000 15-mo contract to design and construct prototype airborne digital computer unit for Centaur launch vehicle's guidance and control system. Contract, which would include option for five additional units with required ground support equipment and spare parts, would be managed by LeRC. (NASA Release 68-64)
Harold D. Babcock, 40-yr member of Mt. Wilson and Mt. Palomar Observatory staffs, died. He was specialist in study of spectra of sunspots and discoverer of fact that magnetic field of sun reversed polarity periodically. (NAS-NRC-NAE News Report, 5/68, 10)
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