Jul 7 1970
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos CCCLII from Baikonur into orbit with 292-km (181.4-mi) apogee, 205-km (127.4-mi) perigee, 89.4-min period, and 51.7° inclination. Satellite reentered July 15. (GSFC SSR, 7/31/70; SBD, 7/10/70, 41)
Senate, by vote of 58 to 4, passed H.R. 17548, FY 1971 Independent Offices and HUD appropriations bill containing $3.319-billion NASA appropriation. Bill was approved by Senate following Senate rejection of three amendments: one by Sen. Barry M. Goldwater (R-Ariz.) to increase research and program management funds by $4.575 million; one by Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.) to reduce NASA R&D funds from $2.606 billion to $2.5 billion and construction of facilities funds from $34.4 million to $18.2 million, and one by Sen. J. W. Fulbright (D-Ark:) to reduce NASA funds by $300 million. (CR, 7/7/70, 510681-713)
Dr. Wernher von Braun, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning, and eight other NASA Hq. officials began attending series of meetings at MSFC to discuss Skylab, HERO, and future scientific space projects. (MSFC Release 70-135)
MSFC announced award of $369 478 NASA contract to General Electric Co. Space Div. for 12-mo space-base nuclear-systems safety study to identify potential and inherent radiological hazards of space-base program and recommend approaches for eliminating hazards or reducing them to acceptable risk level. Space base would be exposed to radiation from radioactive materials and systems on board plus natural radiation from outer space. Major source of electrical power would be output from nuclear-electric-reactor power systems with up to 100-kw capacity. Several small isotope power sources might be carried for use in experiments and equipment. (MSFC Release 70-136)
DOD announced General Dynamics Corp. was being awarded $1098000, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for operation, maintenance, and improvement of radar-target-scatter facility to obtain characteristic radar data of signal return from various aerospace vehicles. Work would be managed by Air Force Missile Development Center and would be conducted at WSMR. (DOD Release 561-70)
AFSC announced reassignment of M/G Edmund F. O'Connor, Vice Commander of Aeronautical Systems Div., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, to become Deputy Chief of Staff for procurement and production at AFSC Hq. Aug. 1, He would be succeeded at Wright-Patterson by M/G John B. Hudson. (ASFC Release 180.70)
Peter Ross Murray, AFSC Deputy Director of Laboratories, received DOD Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird at DOD. Citation' was for "exceptionally meritorious devotion to duty and his significant accomplishments during a career of over 34 years with the Air Force." His "outstanding career has been characterized... by major technical contributions in the field of avionics as well as by superior management achievements as Director of the Air Force Avionics Laboratory and Deputy Director of Laboratories for the Air Force." (DOD Release 559-70)
July 7-8: NASA delegation attended European Space Conference in Bonn, West Germany, to brief members on propulsion for reusable Space Shuttle. Delegation headed by Dr. Homer E. Newell, NASA Associate Administrator, included Dale D. Myers, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, and Arnold W. Frutkin, Assistant Administrator for International Affairs. NASC Executive Secretary William A. Anders also attended. At press conference following meeting, Frutkin said time for European decision to participate in $6-billion program was growing short. (NASA Release 70-115; AP, NYT, 7/12/7, 4; Marshall Star, 15/70, 1)
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