Jan 12 1963
From The Space Library
Houston Chronicle reported NASA Manned Spacecraft Center was planning 30-man space station that could stay in orbit for five years; MSC had solicited contractors’ proposals for electrical power system capable of producing 40,000 watts. (Houston Chron. in UPI. Boston Sunday Advertiser, 1/13/63)
US. Dept. of Commerce translation of article, “How to Fly to Mars" by Soviet scientist Prof. G. Chebotarev, was reported. “The 'Mars-1' interplanetary station was launched from a heavy satellite in a circular earth satellite orbit; the velocity of the satellite was 4.9 miles a second. The rocket was launched from this satellite at a velocity of 3.1 miles a second, but the rocket left the orbit at 8 miles a second. “It headed toward Mars in a hyperbolic trajectory and left the earth’s sphere of attraction at 4 miles a second. For it to assume an orbital path around Mars the station would have to be braked to a velocity of 3.2 miles a second . . . .” (Wash. Eve. Star, 1/12/63, A5)
David Sarnoff, writing in Saturday Review, said : “The technology of electronics is reaching today for summits of national, global, and space communications beyond anything conceived since the invention of movable type. “The year 1962 brought conclusive proof of the utility of orbiting satellites to relay across ocean or wilderness the immensely high-capacity signals in the upper reaches of the radio frequency spectrum. “The way is thus opened technically for the establishment over the next few decades of a communications system by which governments, organizations, or individuals may establish contact with anyone, anywhere, at any time by voice, sight, or document, separately or in combination . . . . He predicted development of satellite communications in three phases: “Phase I , between 1965 and 1970, should see a global system of low power synchronous satellites, each with a capacity of 2,000 voice channels or two television channels . . . . “Phase II, between 1970 and 1980, may mark the beginning of international satellite communications between cities rather than through centralized national terminal facilities . . . “Phase III, beyond 1980, envisages an all-embracing satellite communications system : direct personal transmission of voice and sight through satellites without intermediate routing . . .” (Sat. Review, 1/12/63,88)
Frederick R. Kappel, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T, was cited by Saturday Review as “Businessman of the Year” (1962). Mr. Kappel spearheaded AT&T’S $50-million commitment to Telstar ever since it was envisioned by Bell Labs scientist, Dr. John R. Pierce, in 1954. Saturday Review called Telstar “more than a triumph of the modern technology of space communications. It was also a symbol wise men could approve, of a new era in human communications, a work of peace that sought only to bring men together, not to destroy them. Finally, it was the product of a promising new teamwork in space between government and industry, in this case the largest private enterprise venture in the world . . . .” (Sat. Review, 1/12/63, 46)
USN launched its 16th Polaris-carrying submarine, Nathan Hale, equipped to fire Polaris A3 now being developed. (AP, Wash. Eve. Star, 1/12/63)
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