Jan 21 1970
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos CCCXXII from Plesetsk into orbit with 311-km (193.3-mi) apogee, 195-km (121.2-mi) perigee, 89.5-min period, and 65.4° inclination. Satellite reentered Jan. 29. (GSFC SSR, 1/31/70; SF, 7/70, 282)
Scientists at Royal Observatory in Edinburgh unveiled Galaxy, machine conceived by Dr. P. N. Fellgett of Reading Univ., Scotland, to measure star images at rate of 10 000 per hr. Machine had found 1103 stars less than 28 million yrs old in constellation Perseus, where only 15 had been found previously. Galaxy contained Elliot 4130 computer linked to 406-mm (16-in) Schmidt telescope and could measure accuracy of star's position to one micron. British scientists said they believed machine established world lead in astronomy for U.K. (W Post, 1/21/70, A3)
AIAA announced reelection of Dr. Ronald Smelt as AIAA President and of Dr. John C. Houbolt as Vice President-Technical and election of eight new Directors: Dr. Mac C. Adams, Vice President and Deputy Group Executive of Avco Government Products Group and former NASA Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology; A. Scott Crossfield, Division Vice President for Flight Research and Development for Eastern Air Lines; Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., MSC Deputy Director; Carlos C. Wood, Division Vice President of United Aircraft Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft Diva; Edward N. Hall, Assistant Chief Scientist for United Aircraft Corp.'s Corporate Technical Staff; Dr. Walter T. Olsen, LeRC Assistant Director; Alan Y. Pope, Director of Aerothermodynamics for Sandia Corp.; and Charles W. Duffy, Jr., Director of Personnel for Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplane Div., SST Branch. (AIAA Release)
Officials from Massachusetts; City of Cambridge, and ERC met at White House with Dr. Lee A. DuBridge, President's Science Adviser, to discuss prospects for new uses for ERC facilities. (OST PIO)
Portuguese Government announced plans to establish permanent study committee on space exploration. Committee would collect, collate, and study information on space travel, promote training of scientists and technicians, and maintain contact with world organizations on space exploration. (Reuters, W Post, 1/22/70, A7)
FAA reported it had executed 513 grant agreements committing $107.5 million for airport development during FY 1969 and raising 23-yr total of grants provided under Federal-aid Airport Program to almost $1.2 billion. (FAA Release 70-6)
Consumer adviser and safety advocate Ralph Nader released report in Washington, D.C., to Government agencies and industry spokesmen. It charged that travel by light aircraft was most dangerous form of transportation in U.S. and that general-aviation industry had neglected simple remedies which could save hundreds of lives annually. (AP, W Star, 1/22170, A4)
DOD announced USAF contract awards: $1800000 supplemental agreement to MIT for basic research on properties of matter in intense magnetic fields, managed by Office of Scientific Research; and $354000 initial increment to $1062 000 cost-reimbursement contract to Trustees of Princeton Univ. for basic research on hypersonic flow, managed by Aeronautical Systems Div. (DOD Release 54-70)
January 21-22: Pan American World Airways Boeing 747 jumbo jet completed first commercial transatlantic flight in 7-hr 8-min flight from New York to London with 196 passengers and 18 crew members. (Witkin, NYT, 1/23170, 93)
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