Sep 12 1973
From The Space Library
The Federal Communications Commission approved five applications for permission to build domestic satellite networks-from American Satellite Corp., jointly owned by Fairchild Industries, Inc., and Western Union International, Inc.; RCA Global Communications, Inc., and RCA Alaska Communications, Inc.; GTE Satellite Corp. and National Satellite Services, Inc., a Hughes Aircraft Co. subsidiary; American Telephone & Telegraph Co.; and Communications Satellite Corp. GTE also was authorized to begin interstate toll telephone service in competition with AT&T. ComSatCorp was given interim authorization to proceed with procurement of high-capacity satellites for lease to AT&T "at its own risk." FCC said ComSatCorp appeared not to have com-plied with an FCC order to form a separate corporation to engage in domestic satellite activities. (FCC PIO; ComSatCorp Release 73-48; W Post, 9/13/73, D12)
The Navy F-14B swing-wing supersonic fighter aircraft flew its first test flight from the Grumman Aircraft Corp. facility at Calverton, N.Y. The F-14B reached mach 0.8 during a 67-min flight. (Av Wk, 9/17/73, 23)
Wallops Station held a conference on the use of lasers for hydrographic studies. U.S. and Canadian scientists, engineers, and technicians reviewed the use of the laser light-detection-and-ranging (lidar) system for over-water observations from aircraft. The conference was sponsored jointly by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Navy. (Wallops Re-lease 73-9)
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