Oct 5 1972
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos 523 from Plesetsk into orbit with 457-km (284-mi) apogee, 268-km (166.5-mi) perigee, 91.7- min period, and 70.9° inclination. Satellite reentered March 7, 1973. (GSFC SSR, 10/31/72; 3/31/73; SBD, 10/10/72, 174)
NASA's M2-F3 lifting body, piloted by William H. Dana, completed 100th flight of lifting-body program and 19th flight of M2-F3 from Flight Research Center, Objectives-to obtain stability and control data at mach 0.95 and to check out pitch-reaction augmentation system-were achieved during "outstanding flight." M2-F3 reached mach 1.4 and 20 000-m (65000-ft) altitude. First manned lifting- body flight had been made July 12, 1966, in M-2 piloted by Milton O. Thompson. (NASA proj off; FRC Release 17-72)
House and Senate signed H.R. 10243, bill to establish Office of Technology Assessment for Congress and to amend National Science Foundation Act of 1950. Bill was presented to President for signature Oct. 10. (CR, 10/4/72, S16962, H9289; 10/10/72, H9454)
U.K., France, and U.S.S.R. were negotiating for pooled supersonic airline service between Western Europe and Far East, British Airways Board Chairman David Nicholson said at New York press conference. He predicted that Japan "will want to be in on the deal" and would want to fly supersonic transports to U.S. "With these airlines knocking on the doors of America from both sides-with a supersonic girdle pretty well all around the world-I find it hard to see how the United States operators will be able to afford to stand aside." (Witkin, NYT, 10/6/72, 5)
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