Aug 13 1963
From The Space Library
Spokesman for Westinghouse Defense Center, which was preparing program definition study of nonmilitary navigational satellite under NASA contract, predicted navigation by satellite could become reality "in three or four years . . . . Using electronic sensors, the system would determine automatically the position of each ship or aircraft with respect to known references and relay this information to a ground station. This station would then compute the navigation `fix' and relay this information to the user via the satellite . . . ." (Space Bus. Daily, 8/13/639230)
Sen. E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alaska) introduced in Senate a bill (S. 2038) to establish a Congressional Office of Science and Technology (COST) to advise and assist members and committees of the Congress on matters relating to science and technology. Bill was referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. (NASA Leg. Act. Rpt. II/125) )
Speaking on floor of Senate, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R.-Ariz.) advocated deployment of Nike-Zeus and development of more advanced antimissile missiles "Imagine a world, treaty or no treaty, in which the Soviets had achieved a substantial lead in development of an anti-ICBM. Where then would be the sword and shield of peace? What then would be the position of the Soviets to back their aggressions, and what would be our ability to stop them? "President Kennedy is fully confident that we can put a man on the moon-no mean feat-and is willing to spend $5 billion a year to do it.... "I have talked enough to competent scientists and engineers who believe that a good anti-ICBM, capable of protecting the American people, would be no tougher task. But of course it would require an equal enthusiasm, money, and effort as our moon program does to accomplish. How can we fail to apply anything less than our best efforts to produce it? . . ." (CR, 8/13/63, 14043)
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