Sep 28 1970
From The Space Library
Aerobee 170 sounding rocket was launched by NASA from WSMR carrying American Science & Engineering, Inc.,, experiment to study x-ray spectra. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (SR list)
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of United Arab Republic died after heart attack in Cairo, following Sept. 27 Arab summit meeting that ended civil war in Jordan. Fighting that had followed Arab commandos' hijacking and destruction of our Western airliners appeared about to be ended and last hostages from aircraft were being freed. (FonF, 9/24-30/70, 689)
House rejected H.R. 1210, resolution against accepting Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. Plan, transmitted to Congress by President Nixon July 9, called for establishment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (CR, 9/28/70, H9281-92)
LeRC Director Bruce T. Lundin announced appointment of G. Mervin Ault as Assistant Director of Power and Materials Directorate, Dr. Bernard Lubarsky as Assistant Director for Aeronautics, and Ed ward F. Baehr as Technical Consultant to the Director. (LeRC Release 70-51)
U.S.S.R. and West Germany signed agreement in Moscow calling for exchange of scientists and direct contacts between institutes and laboratories. At news conference after signing, Chairman Vladimir A. Kirillin of Soviet State Committee for Science and Technology said countries planned to cooperate in physics, physical chemistry, astronomy, biology, medicine, oceanography, computing techniques, problems of information, and education. (NYT, 9/2970, 3)
F-111 horizontal tail had broken when load applied to it had reached 191% of critical-design load limit during tests at General Dynamics Corp's Convair Aerospace Diva, General Dynamics announced. USAF required that F-111 structure withstand loads of up to 150% of critical design load. (General Dynamics Release 1538)
House and Senate conferees submitted conference report on H.R. 17123, FY 1971 DOD military procurement authorization bill. Report set authorization total at $19.929 billion, $642.4 million lower than House total, $686.2 million more than Senate total, and $676.4 million less than Administration request of $20.605 billion. Report limited Safeguard ABM expansion to one additional site at Whiteman AFB, Mo., and preparation of additional site at Warren AFB, Wyo. (CR, 9/28/70, H9320-8)
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