Jan 11 1969
From The Space Library
In Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, J. F. Ter Horst commented on designation of Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr." former NASA Deputy Administrator, as Secretary of the Air Force in Nixon Administration Cabinet: "It's highly unlikely that the Nixon Administration will merge civilian and military space programs-they were back in 1958 when he was Vice President. But if it becomes easier to sell Congress a space budget with a military label than with a civilian one, Mr. Nixon undoubtedly will move in that direction. If he does, he has an uncommonly qualified administrator in Seamans." (P Bull, 1/11/69, 14)
NASA successfully launched two Nike-Cajun sounding rockets from Point Barrow, Alaska, carrying GSFC payloads. First launch was to develop experimental techniques for determining atmospheric composition profiles in mesospheric region and to measure distribution of ozone by chemiluminescent technique and of water vapors by aluminum-oxide hygrometer in 40.4- to 12.4-mi (65- to 20-km) region. Rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. Second rocket was launched to obtain data on wind, temperature, pressure, and density in support of first launch by detonating grenades and recording sound arrivals. Rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. (NASA Rpts SRL)
Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources recommended in report Our Nation and the Sea creation of new agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), to coordinate and accelerate oceanology research and development. It proposed agency be composed initially of U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries, plus some functions of Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, National Sea Grant Program, U.S. Lake Survey, National Oceanographic Data Center, and ESSA. (Pasadena Star-News, 1/12/69; Nelson, Science, 1/17/69, 263-5)
January 11-12: After being feted at Newark, N.J." airport by 1,500 persons in 15° temperature, Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr." and William A. Anders flew to Miami, Fla." for Jan. 12 Super Bowl game. Dade County, Fla., Mayor Chuck Hall presented astronauts and their families keys to county and tickets to game. (UPI, NYT, 1/12/69, 35)
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