Aug 24 1966
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched 3,608 lb. LUNA XI space station toward moon for "further testing of systems of an artificial moon sputnik and scientific explorations of near lunar space." Preliminary data indicated that spacecraft was traveling close to calculated trajectory and equipment was functioning normally. (Tass, 8/24/66)
Senate unanimously approved House-Senate conference report on FY 1967 Independent Offices Appropriations (H.R. 14921). Funds for NASA were: R&D, .$4,245,000,000; construction of facilities, $83,000,000; and administrative operations, $640,000,000. (CR, 8/24/66, 19598-600)
NASA extended for one year a contract with Documentation, Inc., to operate its College Park, Md., Scientific and Technical Information Facility -containing world's largest collection of aerospace literature-during. FY 1967 at cost of $5,150,000. Monitored by NASA Hq. Scientific and Technical Information Div., contractor would also operate Selective Dissemination of Information Program, using computer techniques to notify NASA scientists and engineers individually of new developments of direct interest to their work. (NASA Release 66-227)
NASA Nike-Apache sounding rocket launched from Churchill Research Range reached 98 mi. (157 km.) in NASA-Univ. of New Hampshire experiment to provide data on neutron intensity at different latitudes, solar x-ray fluxes, Lyman-alpha radiation, and ionospheric electron densities. Rocket performed satisfactorily and instrumentation performance was considered excellent. (NASA Rpt. SRL)
Two NASA Nike-Apache sounding rockets launched 90 min. apart from NASA Wallops Station reached 102-mi. (164-km.) and 105-mi. (169-km.) altitudes in GCA Corp.-Univ. of Illinois experiment to measure recombination coefficients of major E-region constituents and investigate importance of metallic ions in lower ionosphere at three solar zenith angles. Both rockets performed satisfactorily, and instrumentation on first flight-except for ion-mass spectrometer-obtained good data. Telemetry deteriorated at lift off on second flight, and transmitter failed at about 145 sec. Some data might be extracted through special treatment of telemetry record. Third flight in series was postponed to allow investigation of ion-mass spectrometer difficulty. (NASA Rpt. SRL)
M2-F2 lifting body vehicle was air-launched from B-52 aircraft at 45,000ft. altitude in fourth glide flight at Edwards AFB with NASA research pilot Milton O. Thompson as pilot. Purpose of flight was determination of control damper requirements, lift-drag ratio, elevon response and flap effectiveness, and longitudinal stability and control. (NASA Proj. Off.)
House debated H.R. 935 on establishment of a Dept. of Transportation. Rep. Benjamin J. Rosenthal (D-N.Y.) proposed that it include an Office of Aircraft Noise Control and Abatement to assume duties of noise abatement research groups presently operative in several Government agencies, including NASA. (CR, 8/24/66, 19509-33)
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