Mar 18 1971
From The Space Library
House voted 215 to 204 to end Federal funding for SST development. It was first time in seven years that House had voted against measure though it had passed House in 1970 by only 20 votes. Washington Post said turnaround was due to growing ecological and economic lobby against SST program, to new House members who voted 33 to 18 against it, and to spotlight on record vote. It was first time House had cast recorded vote on SST issue. Post said supporters of SST program predicted House vote would kill program, at least for present; private industry could not raise funds needed to finance it. (CR, 3/18/71, H1717-49; Lyons, W Post, 3/19/71, Al)
NASA launched two sounding rockets. Nike-Cajun, launched from Kourou, French Guiana, carried GSFC experiment to 125-km (77.7-mi) altitude to measure upper atmospheric pressures, temperatures, densities, and winds near equatorial latitudes and to verify operation of ground instrumentation in preparation for future grenade missions. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. All 18 grenades detonated and were recorded on ground. Launch was last of four in Kourou series. Previous launches had been conducted March 5 and March 15-16. Nike-Tomahawk, launched from Fox Main, Dew Line Station, Alaska, carried experiment to study electric fields. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (NASA Rpt sxr.; SR list)
Dr. Marvin J. Kelly, former President and Board Chairman of Bell Telephone Laboratories, died at age 77. After retiring from Bell in 1959 Dr. Kelly had been named adviser to NASA Administrator and consultant to IBM, Ingersoll-Rand Co., and Kennecott Copper Corp. (NYT, 3/20/71, 32)
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