Mar 12 1971
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
Apollo 14 astronauts were presented Distinguished Service Medals at DOD ceremonies. Secretary of the Navy John H. Chaffee presented USN DSM to Astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Edgar D. Mitchell. Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., presented USAF DSM and Command Pilot Astronaut Badge to Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa. (NASA Activities 4/15/71, 61; DOD Release 218-71; MSC Hist Off)
New photographic process that produced nickel image by exposing ammonium, lithium, lead, and nickel hypophosphite to electrons or x-radiation had been developed by LeRC scientists Dr. Warren H. Philipp, Dr. Charles E. May, and Stanley J. Marsik, Lewis News reported. Advantages were that nickel compound was cheaper and more abundant than silver used in standard photographic process and, because nickel compound was not sensitive to visible light, process eliminated need for darkroom or cassette containers for undeveloped film. (Lewis News, 3/12/71, 1)
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