Dec 31 1970
From The Space Library
NASA announced 1971 flight schedule, highlighted by two manned Apollo lunar landing missions-Apollo 14 Jan. 31 and Apollo 15 July 25-and by two unmanned Mariner Mars launches in May. Other launches tentatively scheduled for 1971 included three Intelsat comsats for ComSatCorp. NATO-B comsat for NATO, IMP-1 Interplanetary Monitoring Platform, SOLRAD scientific satellite for USN, ISIS-B cooperative U.S.-Canada scientific satellite, PAST Planetary Atmosphere Experiments Test, OSO-H Orbiting Solar Observatory, SSS-A Small Scientific Satellite, UK-4 cooperative U.S.-U.K. scientific satellite, AFCRL-A magnetic storm satellite for AFCRL, OAO-C Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, and CAS-A Cooperative U.S.-France meteorological satellite. NASA aeronautical program would include extensive testing of supercritical wing. (NASA Release 70-222)
Dr. George M. Low, Acting NASA Administrator, would head six-man U.S. team to discuss possibilities for expanded U.S.-U.S.S.R. cooperation in space research at Moscow meetings during week of Jan. 18, 1971, NASA announced. Meetings would consider cooperation in scientific research by satellites, space meteorology, and space biology and medicine. Other members of team would be Dr. John E. Naugle, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications; Arnold W. Frutkin, NASA Assistant Adminstrator for International Affairs; Arthur W. Johnson, Deputy Director of National Environmental Satellite Service; William A. Anders, NASC Executive Secretary and Apollo 8 astronaut; and Robert F. Packard, Director of Office of Space-Atmospheric and Marine Science Affairs of Dept. of State. (NASA Release 70-223)
Apollo 14 crew, following splashdown in Pacific Feb. 9, 1971, would be flown to MSC from Samoa instead of from Hawaii, reducing return time to MSC by five or six days, NASA announced. Crew would arrive in Houston in MQF about Feb. 12 and would remain under LRL quarantine until Feb. 26. (NASA Release 70-221)
Senate confirmed nomination of Col. James A. McDivitt (USAF), Apollo 9 astronaut and Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager at (MSC to be brigadier general. (CR, 1/2/7 1, 521852)
By vote of 180 to 37, House passed H.J.R. 1421 making further continuing appropriations for FY 1971. Resolution would provide additional $51.7 million to DOT for SST development funding through March 30, (CR,12/31/70, H12603-6; NYT,1/1/71, 1)
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