May 26 1969
From The Space Library
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Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission Audio Pre-splashdown Press Conference May 26
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+186.03 through 186.55 TV pass May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+186.55 through 187.58 TV pass May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+187.58 through 188.18 May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+188.28 through 189.09 May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+189.49 through 191.44 Separation May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+191.31 through 192.18 Separation-Splashdown May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+191.45 through 192.33 Splashdown May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Mission audio MET T+192.34 through 192.49 Recovery May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Post flight Press conference Part 1 May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Post flight Press conference Part 2 May 26 1969
Click here to listen to Apollo 10 Post flight Press conference Part 3 May 26 1969
President Nixon telephoned congratulations to Apollo 10 crew following successful splashdown after lunar mission for its "magnificent achievement" and invited astronauts and their wives to dinner at White House. "This is a proud moment for the country," President said. (NYT, 5/27/69, 29; PD, 6/2/69, 775)
Soviet Embassy praised Apollo 10 mission as event that "inspires into us pride for man." Message, written by academician Boniface Kedrov, called astronauts "20th Century Columbuses" and said mission was an "immeasurably more complex, dangerous and almost unrealizable aim compared with that Columbus set before himself at the dawn of the new era." Moscow TV showed splashdown. (W Post, 5/27/69, A9)
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space had recommended new initiatives to promote access to applications of space technology by small and non-space powers, Richard S. Kahn said in Newsweek. Recommendations included appointment of U.N. official to serve as contact point for member states; panel meetings for promoting collaboration; U.N. assistance for survey missions, panel meetings, and fellowships; investigation of use of earth resource satellites; and dissemination of information on opportunities for education and training in space-related fields. Points of debate between large and small powers were on whether new technical assistance was required or whether existing machinery was sufficient. NASA Assistant Administrator for International Affairs Arnold W. Frutkin, as U.S. Representative on subcommittee, had observed that the "only two applications of space technology substantially available today are in . . . meteorology and communications, in both of which U.N. agencies are active." (Newsweek 5/26/69, 57-61)
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. founder Allan H. Lockheed died in Tucson, Ariz." at age 80. He had begun career at 16 as auto mechanic, taught himself to fly, and in 1915 established aircraft manufacturing firm with brother Malcolm. In 1926 he formed partnership with John K. Northrop which developed into Lockheed Aircraft Corp. They pooled resources to produce Lockheed Vega aircraft, which set 27 records from 1928 to 1932. Lockheed resigned in 1929 but served as adviser to several aviation companies. (W Star, 5/28/69, B7; W Post, 5/28/69, C10)
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