Jul 21 1964
From The Space Library
NASA invited scientists to propose research experiments and studies for manned and unmanned space flights during the last half of the 1960's The announcement of deadlines and guidelines for the sub-mission of proposals was distributed by NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications to domestic and foreign scientists in universities, industries, and Government installations The agency gave the world scientific community detailed descriptions and timetables covering a wide range of space research opportunities, including placing scientific experiments in available space on Gemini and Apollo manned flights, weather satellites, sounding rockets, the X-15 research plane, orbiting observatories, and balloons. (NASA Release 64-177)
Col. Robert P. Young (USA), Executive Officer of NASA since 1961, was awarded NASA's Medal for Outstanding Leadership. In making the award, NASA Administrator James E. Webb cited Young for "his out-standing leadership and dedicated service displayed in all aspects of performance while serving as executive officer of NASA, and for his significant and noteworthy contributions in coordinating internal management of the agency." (NASA Release 64-181; Wash. Post, 7/22/64)
The appointment of Dr. Jerome Spar, Professor of Meteorology and Oceanography, NYU, as Director of Meteorological Research for the U.S. Weather Bureau was announced. (Commerce Dept. Release WB 64-12)
Commenting on Republican Presidential candidate Goldwater's recently published views on the space program, Warren Burkett, science writer for the Houston Chronicle, pointed out that a good deal of research which can be of use to the military services was being carried on as part of NASA's Project Apollo. He suggested that an Apollo Orbital Research Laboratory, based on components being developed in the Apollo program, could be used for military aspects of the space program such as space patrol and interception. The article suggested that the Apollo program was generally developing a group of "off-the-shelf" space systems which could be adapted for military use should this appear desirable. (Houston Chron., 7/26/64)
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