November 1967
From The Space Library
While cost-cutting had taken place for NASA program for FY 1968, financial pressures on Congress had not prevented $0.4-billion increase for DOD space program-total FY 1968 DOD funding reaching record-breaking l 2 billion, according to News Front. Giving support to "the new momentum in military space," it said were "major gains in space technology [that] have put a score of defense projects on a much firmer footing." These projects included reliable launch vehicles, communications satellites, refined reconnaissance and early warning sensors, and Secretary-of-Defense-endorsed MOL. "Space has become a demonstrably important place from which to perform militarily useful functions," News Front reported, and space law treaty had made no mention of "outlawing the so-called `spy-in-the-sky' satellites." (News Front, 11/67)
"The Impact of the Space Program," in November Liturgical Arts, presented views of Dr. T. W. Adams, Socio-political Specialist with NASA's Office of Policy: "Possibly the most psychologically important fact that could come out of space exploration is the confirmation that there are other planets with intelligent life [and] . . . it is entirely conceivable that within perhaps a century, earth-men will have communicated with intelligent beings in other star systems. For this possibility . . . it is surely not overstating to say the Space Age is bound to have an increasing impact on all elements of today's mobile society." (CR, 12/15/67, H17285)
Gen. James Ferguson, Commander, AFSC, writing in November Air Force and Space Digest, characterized AXSC responsibilities : "Our research and development charter and our assigned mission literally cast the Systems Command in the role of architect for the future Air Force [and] the operational commands in the Air Force share substantially in the Systems Command mission of responsiveness. . . . While the current focus of attention is on Southeast Asia we are being careful to assure the continued viability of our strategic missile forces, which has served-and must continue to serve-as a restraint, an ever-present warning, and a prime deterrent." Gen. Ferguson also noted establishment of new Director of Laboratories. (AF/SD, 11/67,90-3)
Method for obtaining a three-dimensional view of clouds photographed two-dimensionally by weather satellites was reported by AFCRL's John H. Conover and Itek Corp.'s Ronald J. Ondrejka. Photos used were from Nimbus II mission. The two photos used in this stereo-pair arrangement had to be taken from different points, in this method long used in photo reconnaissance studies. With three-dimensional satellite-photograph presentation, absolute cloud heights could be measured to within a theoretical accuracy of about one km. (OAR Res Rev, 11/67, 11-2)
“Historic Color Portrait of Earth From Space” article appears in National Geographic Magazine
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