Dec 5 1969
From The Space Library
NASA launched two sounding rockets from WSMR to conduct stellar x-ray studies. Nike-Apache carried Dudley Observatory payload and Aerobee 150 carried University of Wisconsin payload. (NASA Proj Off)
NASA and public TV would participate in first full-scale experiments in use of satellites to transmit TV programs domestically, John W. Macy, Jr." President of Corp. for Public Broadcasting announced. Scheduled for near future, tests would transmit public broadcasting programs using Ats III spacecraft in orbit and NASA ground stations at Rosman, N.C." and Mojave, Calif., to indicate technical problems and operating costs of satellite transmission. NASA had authorized first regular use of its satellites domestically for other than purely scientific purposes in letter to Macy, Chairman of Satellite Task Force organized by CPB to represent public broadcasting interests in satellite field. (CPB Release)
Successful results of seeding hurricane Debbie on Aug. 18 and 20 were announced by Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans and Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee at Washington, D. C." press conference. Analysis of silver iodide seeding had suggested storm was weakened by intervention. While scientists could not state absolutely that hurricanes could be modified, Secretaries pledged their departments to intensified effort in Project Stormfury, joint venture of ESSA and USN. (Schmeck, NYT, 12/5/69, 90)
DOD announced Lockheed Aircraft Corp. was receiving $100,000 initial increment to $2,532,250 fixed-price USAF contract for experimental studies of airflow characteristics of advanced aircraft engines. Contract would be managed by AFSC Aeronautical Systems Div. (DOD Release 1052-69)
Analysis of Pesyanoe enstatite achondrite samples confirmed new isotopic composition of xenon in Pesyanoe meteorite was due to presence of component like that in solar gas, Kurt Marti of Univ. of California at San Diego reported in Science. Xenon in Pesyanoe meteorite was mixture of several components. Solar-type xenon was new component deficient in neutron-rich isotopes as compared to both trapped chondritic and terrestrial atmospheric xenon. (Science, 12/5/69, 1263-5)
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