Jun 7 1961
From The Space Library
In address at George Washington University, NASA Administrator Webb stated that the exploration of space was an important part of man's "driving, restless, insatiable search for new knowledge." Research Analysis Corporation established by U.S. Army as a nonprofit advanced research organization to replace ORO of Johns Hopkins University.
AEC–NASA jointly announced plans to negotiate with an industrial team for a first-phase contract for the development of the Nerva nuclear rocket engine. Team selected for the Nerva part of Project Rover consisted of Aerojet-General Corp. and Westinghouse Electric Corp.
NASA Administrator James E. Webb announced creation of a new Office of Programs to be headed by D. D. Wyatt, and the renaming of the Office of Administration under Albert F. Siepert.
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