Aug 12 1970
From The Space Library
Development by MSFC scientists John W. Kaufman, Dennis W. Camp, and Robert E. Turner of "maxometer" that could record peak hurricane velocities of more than 320 km per hr (200 mph), was described in Marshall Star. One version of maxometer was anti-spark severe-environment sensor that could withstand extreme temperatures of Saturn rocket engine exhausts and acquire peak exhaust-gas-flow speeds during launch. Other version was ambient environment sensor for recording peak wind speeds in thunderstorms, squall line activity, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. had turned concept into dynamic pressure disc-spring device to measure 555-km-per-hr (345-mph) speeds to study air flow from launch of Saturn vehicles. ESSA had installed maxometer at National Hurricane Center at Miami and at Boothville, La., to gather hurricane data. (Marshall Star, 8/12/70, 1)
Rep. Charles H. Wilson (D-Calif.) introduced in House H.C.R. 710, "to utilize more effectively the expertise and abilities" of NASA scientists and engineers in "fight against environmental pollution." (CR, 8/12/70, H8191)
NASA announced award of $1.5-million contract extensions to McDonnell Douglas Corp. and NR Space Div. to continue parallel space station program-definition studies through Feb. 1, 1971. (NASA Release 70-136)
USAF had dropped plans for advanced aerial tanker capable of high speeds, for accompanying bomber formations, in favor of modified large aircraft of Lockheed C-5 or Boeing 747 class, Aerospace Daily said. In meantime, USAF would attempt to modernize equipment aboard Boeing KC-135A. (Aero Daily, 8/12/70)
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