Jul 30 1981
From The Space Library
The NASA centers which were directed in April to merge reported the steps being taken to complete the action, approved by the agency's new administrator, James M. $eggs.
As of October 1, DFRC, Edwards, Calif., would become a directorate of ARC, Mountain View, Calif., reporting to ARC director C.A. Syvertson; it would retain its name and its "essential identity" but would function as an operational element of ARC. Aeronautical research at the two locations would be integrated and staff functions for the two centers would be combined. Several ARC projects, such as the quiet short-hand research aircraft (QSRA) and the tilt-rotor research aircraft would be :moved to DFRC over the 30-month consolidation period.
WFC in Virginia would become an operating clement of GSFC at Greenbelt, Md., responsible for suborbital projects and operations. WFC's applied sciences directorate would be a new instrument-systems division of GSFC's applications directorate. GSFC's management operations directorate would absorb WFC's technical support and administrative directorates, except for electronic and mechanical shops. (NASA Release 81-107; WFC Release 81-9)
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