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... -min period, and 1.1° inclination. By 10 Feb. the spacecraft was drifting westward at 6° per day toward the final operational station of 115° west longitude. Over several days beginning ... developed by the Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques. ( GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC Wkly SSR, 6-12 Feb 75; Av Wk, 9 Dec 75, 55; 17 Feb 75, 19) January 1975 ... 1975 2 Feb 3 1975 3 Feb 4 1975 4 Feb 5 1975 5 Feb 6 1975 6 Feb 7 1975 7 Feb 8 1975 8 Feb 9 1975 9 Feb 10 ...

... to usable electricity, an efficiency of 82.5%. A space-to-earth system would be 6 times more effective than a surface system, the Los Angeles Times commented, and could probably ... York City or a third of the needs of the Los Angeles basin. (LA Times, 6 Sept 75, l NYT, 10 Sept 75, 2) September 1975 September October 1975 October Oct ... 1975 2 Oct 3 1975 3 Oct 4 1975 4 Oct 5 1975 5 Oct 6 1975 6 Oct 7 1975 7 Oct 8 1975 8 Oct 9 1975 9 Oct 10 ...

... . Biggest test would be use of solar energy for cooling, relatively untried as yet. (NYT, 6 Nov 75, 34) Harnessing nuclear fusion reactions to generate electricity on earth moved a step ... plants had been estimated at billions of dollars each. (NYT, 6 Nov 75, 27; CSM, 6 Nov 75,1; B Sun, 6 Nov 75, Al) The Aerospace Industries Association called on NASA to ... 1975 2 Nov 3 1975 3 Nov 4 1975 4 Nov 5 1975 5 Nov 6 1975 6 Nov 7 1975 7 Nov 8 1975 8 Nov 9 1975 9 Nov 10 ...

... as much as $140 million for the 11 major carriers, this would represent only a 6% return on equity compared to the 12% considered fair by the Civil Aeronautics Board. (NYT, 6 Feb 76, 39) A small-scale model of the Space Shuttle and its launch pad ... 1976 2 Feb 3 1976 3 Feb 4 1976 4 Feb 5 1976 5 Feb 6 1976 6 Feb 7 1976 7 Feb 8 1976 8 Feb 9 1976 9 Feb 10 ...

... the importance of the Soviet-American Apollo-Soyuz Test Project . (FRIS, Tass in English, 6 Apr 76) 6-9 April: Signatories of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( INTELSAT ) held their 4th annual ... 1976 2 Apr 3 1976 3 Apr 4 1976 4 Apr 5 1976 5 Apr 6 1976 6 Apr 7 1976 7 Apr 8 1976 8 Apr 9 1976 9 Apr 10 ...

... in space. Soyuz 21 orbital elements were: apogee, 253 km; perigee, 193 km; inclination, 51.6°; period, 88.7 min. The docking with Salyut 5 occurred 7 July and the 2 ... producing "microshocks" would affect the formation of crystals aboard the station. (FBIS, Tass in English, 6-30 July 76; W Post, 7 July, A-22; W Star, 7 July 76, A ... 1976 2 Jul 3 1976 3 Jul 4 1976 4 Jul 5 1976 5 Jul 6 1976 6 Jul 7 1976 7 Jul 8 1976 8 Jul 9 1976 9 Jul 10 ...

... among U.S. manufacturers for British Airways orders. The government owned British airline would buy 6 wide body jet liners valued at about $165 million with possible options on 3 more ... an experimental apparatus in developing the large windmill. (NYT, 8 Aug 76, 20; WSJ, 6 Aug 76, 6) INTELSAT (International Telecommunications Satellite Organization) announced that its board of governors, meeting in Washington ...

... by three of the four widows, whose damage awards had not been set. (Av Wk, 6 Sept 76, 47) Leadership of Europe's comsat programs had gravitated toward the U.K ... of effective project leadership would assure future success in the world market. (Av Wk, 6 Sept 76, 96) 6-8 September: A MIG-25 (Foxbat) Soviet mach 3.2 fighter plane made ... 1976 2 Sep 3 1976 3 Sep 4 1976 4 Sep 5 1976 5 Sep 6 1976 6 Sep 7 1976 7 Sep 8 1976 8 Sep 9 1976 9 Sep 10 ...

... if necessary before the committee's next meeting, in the spring of 1977. ( ESA release 6 Oct 76) INTELSAT announced award to the British Aircraft Corp. of a 15-mo fixed ... in all, the last eight to be added later. (FBIS, Brasilia Domestic Service in Portuguese, 6 Oct 76) September 1976 September October 1976 October Oct 1 1976 1 Oct 2 1976 2 Oct 3 1976 3 Oct 4 1976 4 Oct 5 1976 5 Oct 6 1976 6 Oct 7 1976 7 Oct 8 1976 8 Oct 9 1976 9 Oct 10 ...

... -rescue missions. Signals from a small transmitter on the vessel, relayed by meteorological satellite Nimbus 6 and applications technology satellite Ats 1, allowed GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC controllers to monitor ... had asked NASA to do a feasibility study on advanced supersonic aircraft. (C Trib, Apr 6/77, 1-5) March 1977 March April 1977 April Apr 1 1977 1 Apr 2 1977 2 Apr 3 1977 3 Apr 4 1977 4 Apr 5 1977 5 Apr 6 1977 6 Apr 7 1977 7 Apr 8 1977 8 Apr 9 1977 9 Apr 10 ...

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