Jan 6 1971
From The Space Library
NASA announced award of $4-million, cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract modification to Ball Brothers Research Corp., Inc., for changes in OSO-X Orbiting Solar Observatory to increase experiment capacity. Change orders definitized by contract included larger physical volume to handle larger experiment packages, improved command system security, and increased power for instruments. OSO- H would be launched in mid-1971. (NASA Release 71-2)
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. had rejected Dec. 30, 1970, DOD proposal that firm accept $200-million loss on disputed C-5A contract, Lockheed Board Chairman Daniel J. Haughton announced at New York press conference. Lockheed had chosen to take matter to court. Haughton estimated litigation would take two to five years. (Geller, W Post, 1/7/71, Al)
Permanent appointment of Gustav E. Lundquist as Associate Administrator for Engineering and Development was announced by John H. Shaffer, FAA Administrator. Lundquist had been in acting capacity since January 1970. David R. Israel, former Deputy Director of Defense Communications Planning Group in DOD, had been named Director of newly created Office of Systems Engineering Management and Spencer S. Hunn had been named Director of National Airspace System Program Office in FAA. (FAA Release 71-2)
NOAA said scientific team that studied 23 310 000-hectare (90 000-sq- mi) region east of Barbados in summer of 1969 had reached preliminary conclusion that dust blown off North African deserts into upper air ended in atmosphere over South Atlantic and influenced North American weather. Scientists, who had hoped to find atmosphere relatively free of particulate matter, had discovered instead African dust in Barbados air at levels to 5000 m (16000 ft). (O'Toole, W Post, 1/7/71, A15)
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