Jul 27 1968
From The Space Library
Aerobee 150 MI sounding rocket launched by NASA from WSMR carried MIT payload to 84.1-mi (135.3-km) altitude to obtain data on celestial locations and energy spectra of discrete x-ray sources in three regions and to search for weak, undiscovered x-ray sources using proportional counters. Rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. (NASA Rpt SRL)
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-N. Mex.), Chairman of Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, inserted into Congressional Record his report "Legislative History of Space Nuclear Propulsion for Fiscal Year 1969," which confirmed "the continued vigorous support of the Congress for this space research and development activity" and that "appropriate agencies should proceed with the development of the NERVA-1 nuclear rocket engine." Final Congressional action on ARC and NASA FY 1969 authorizations strongly supported nuclear propulsion development, he said. NASA authorization had been $55 million for Nuclear Rockets Program. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy had recommended $69 million for AEC Nuclear Space Propulsion Systems and strongly recommended program proceed. AEC had requested $72 million for Project Rover, including $49 million for development of NERVA i rocket engine. Final action of both Senate and House Appropriations Committees on Independent Offices bill and AEC appropriations bill had restored funds cut by House earlier. It was clear, said Sen. Anderson, "that the view of the Congress is that the Nuclear Rockets Program for fiscal year 1969 is one of the most important and highest priority programs in NASA and should move forward as planned. . . . ' Amount finally appropriated for NASA R&D for FY 1969 would not be less than $3.3703 billion, including $55 million for the Nuclear Rockets Program. "The conference committee on the AEC appropriations . . . agreed to $53 million on the AEC's program, in Reactor Development-Space Propulsion Systems, a figure more than halfway between the House lower figure [$31 million] and the Senate higher figure [$68 million]." (CR, 7/27/68, S9582-4; NASA LAR VII/81)
Army Electronics Command had produced new battery-operated nuclear clock which would gain or lose only one second every 3,000 yr. It would be used by USA, NASA, USAF, and USN primarily in aviation-elec- tronic systems and had potential use in U.S., U.K., Canadian, and Australian digital communications systems. (AP, NYT, 7/28/68, 30)
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