Jun 30 1966
From The Space Library
On the floor of the House, Rep. Chet Holifield (D-Calif.) discussed Committee changes made in Dept. of Transportation bill, H.R. 13200. A "clean bill," H.R. 15963, was introduced giving proposed Secretary of department responsibility for aviation and making Federal Aviation Administration (new name for FAA) a division of Dept. of Transportation. Civil Aeronautics Board aircraft accident investigation unit would also be under Secretary of Transportation. (CR, 6/30/66,14272-5)
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville signed agreement in Moscow providing basic framework for space cooperation during next ten years. Major objectives of compact-which initially scheduled several common experiments, including an astronomy test to be conducted from Archangel, U.S.S.R., and Kerguelen, French islands in the Indian Ocean -were missions with Imp-type satellites and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft. (SBD, 6/28/66, 344)
NASA selected Northrop Corp. for final negotiations on $5-million contract for design, development, fabrication, and testing of "engineering mechanics subsystems for Mariner Mars '69 spacecraft." Contract would be managed by JPL. (NASA Release 66-170)
Sens. Carl T. Curtis (R-Neb.) and Jennings Randolph (D-W.Va.) urged that appropriations not be sought for construction of National Air and more than DOD request. Bill include a $137.9 million increase in R&D. Space Museum-authorized by H.R. 6125 passed June 29-until the war in Vietnam ended or its expenditures decreased. (CR, 6/30/66, 14112-14)
NASA might not in future be able to order aircraft carriers and large ships for recovery of astronauts, Chicago Tribune sources reported. USN felt vessels could be put to better use to support or relieve forces in Vietnam. USAF had proposed to NASA use of new long-range helicopters. (Chic. Trib., 7/1/66)
NASA tracking station at East Grand Forks, Minn., ceased operation after five years of space tracking. Advances in tracking technology and orbit determination had made site no longer essential for support of scientific satellites; some equipment would be sent to other stations. (NASA Release 66-117)
USN's Pacific Missile Range reported 2,608 live missile firings in record total of 13,155 operations during FY 1966. (SBD, 7/19/66, 93)
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