Jul 29 1972
From The Space Library
Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, discussed equal employment opportunities in space program before National Technical Assn. in Baltimore: "Space is working for all people, and nothing is going to change this happy circumstance." But "there is another side of the coin that we should examine: that is, the people who work for space." Matching broad participation of women and of representatives of minority groups "is not there." Percentage of women and minorities on NASA payroll reached "presentable figure" but, "if we take the professional staffs alone, the percentage drops sharply." Some NASA offices were almost all white and male; others had overabundance of minorities. "I am less concerned with how this came about than I am with applying the corrective. My sincere concern . . . is not only that space shall continue to work for all people: but also that all people shall participate in the space effort." (Text)
NASA launched Aerobee 170 sounding rocket from White Sands Missile Range, carrying Harvard College Observatory solar physics experiment. Rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. (SR list)
New Orleans Times Picayune editorial commented on U.S.-U.S.S.R. space cooperation: "The U.S.-Soviet studies ... have proceeded smoothly and professionally for almost two years, apparently signaling a detachment of space affairs from political rivalry. This is a significant and welcome advance, long sought by the U.S., for the promise of space could hardly be fulfilled if it only increased the range of surface-style aggressiveness." (T Picayune, 7/29/72)
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