Mar 28 1971
From The Space Library
Foreign sources interested in buying SST development package had contacted DOT, William M. Magruder, Director of DOT's SST pro-gram, told press in Washington, D.C. Inquiries had come from Japanese trading firm Ataka, from Middle East source, and from West German source. Magruder said congressional leaders "have made no attempt to discourage" plan to seek package to recoup termination costs of SST program, estimated at between $97 million and $157 million, depending on whether airlines got back SST purchase deposits. (AP, B Sun, 3/29/71, A3)
JPL announced that Dr. Gary A. Flandro, former JPL scientist who formulated planetary Grand Tour concept, had been named winner of British Interplanetary Society's Golovine Award for "outstanding contributions to astronautics" through basic mathematical work he did at JPL from 1965 to 1968. Dr. Flandro, now associate professor at Univ. of Utah, would receive award in June. (JPL Release 574)
Eugene C. Draley, LaRC Director for Center Development, died at age 55. Draley had joined LaRC research staff in 1938 and had held increasingly responsible positions, from Head of 8-Foot High-Speed Tunnel to LaRC Assistant Director. (Langley Researcher, 4/2/71, 1)
Sherman M. Fairchild, founder and board chairman of Fairchild Hiller Corp., died at age 74. Fairchild had invented first aerial camera and had been honored in 1970 by Smithsonian Institution for 50 yrs' service in aviation industry. (Fowle, NYT, 3/29/71, 32)
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