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... . Nordberg denied that any of the reprogrammed imagery had been done for "economic espionage." (Science, 8 Aug 75, 441-2) Photographs from Landsat-1 (launched 23 July 1972 as Erts 1 ... of rock were causing China to be pushed into the Pacific. (Molnar et al., Science, 8 Aug 75, 419-425; NYT, 10 Aug 75,49) July 1975 July August 1975 August ... 1975 4 Aug 5 1975 5 Aug 6 1975 6 Aug 7 1975 7 Aug 8 1975 8 Aug 9 1975 9 Aug 10 1975 10 Aug 11 1975 11 Aug 12 ...

... , who vowed not to eat a popular delicacy called palapa until Indonesia was united. The 8 July launch date was selected to ensure that the satellite would be operational on 17 ... of the Dept. of Agriculture and the CIA last year produced differing estimates. (W Post, 8 July 76, A-2) NASA issued a call for Space Shuttle astronaut candidates-15 pilots ... the payload. (NASA Release 76-122; JSC Release 76-44; DOD Release 310-76; NYT, 8 July 76, 12) June 1976 June July 1976 July Jul 1 1976 1 Jul 2 ...

... flights (now involving 28 airlines) that had became destructively competitive, with an estimated equivalent of 8 jumbo jets flying empty between the U.S. and Britain every day. The British view ... any one nation; the British rejected this idea as an affront to national sovereignty. (NYT, 8 Aug 76, 3-1) July 1976 July August 1976 August Aug 1 1976 1 Aug ... 1976 4 Aug 5 1976 5 Aug 6 1976 6 Aug 7 1976 7 Aug 8 1976 8 Aug 9 1976 9 Aug 10 1976 10 Aug 11 1976 11 Aug 12 ...

... Div. under contract to MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MSFC . (NASA Release 76-143; Marshall Star, 8 Sept 76, 1) President Ford named Shuttle Orbiter 101 the Enterprise, over the objections of ... , with a 7-yr lifetime; the first launch would occur in 1979, and the second 8 mo later. The space board, representing ESA , Canada, and Comsat General Corp., reviewed the proposals ... a fixed-price contract. (Comsat General Release CG 76-120; ESA release 10 Sept 76) 8-17 September: About 70 French officials, mostly from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES ...

... highest award-and had been inducted into the Natl. Space Hall of Fame. (JSC Roundup, 8 Oct 76, 1) Test pilot William H. Dana had been chosen to receive the AIAA ... flights as project pilot of the X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft. (DFRC X-Press, 8 Oct 76, 2; LA Herald-Examiner, 12 Oct 76, 3; Lancaster, Calif. Ledger-Gazette, 7 ... 1976 4 Oct 5 1976 5 Oct 6 1976 6 Oct 7 1976 7 Oct 8 1976 8 Oct 9 1976 9 Oct 10 1976 10 Oct 11 1976 11 Oct 12 ...

... device, using the orbiter ground transporter and a full-size orbiter simulator. (Marshall Star, Feb 8/78, 1) Tass announced that the automatic supply-transport ship Progress 1 had reentered and burned in the atmosphere Feb. 8. The vehicle had a mass of 7020kg and could carry into orbit 2300kg of equipment ... 1978 4 Feb 5 1978 5 Feb 6 1978 6 Feb 7 1978 7 Feb 8 1978 8 Feb 9 1978 9 Feb 10 1978 10 Feb 11 1978 11 Feb 12 ...

... . Engineers at United Technologies Corp.'s Chemical System Div. near San Jose, Calif., had tested 8 small solid-fuel booster-separation motors, fired simultaneously to separate each SRB and move it ... of SRB's electrical system and prelaunch checkout system were in progress. (Marshall Star, Mar 8/78, 4) NASA officials had unveiled the prototype of a parachute-cleaning machine strongly resembling ...

... choices would represent a minority, rather than a majority, of the panel. (Av Wk, May 8/78, 44) Walter Morgan, ComSatCorp senior staff scientist, said at a conference sponsored by the ... early 1990s, and that a smaller experimental farm might be operating earlier. (Av Wk, May 8/78, 56) April 1978 April May 1978 May May 1 1978 1 May 2 1978 ... 1978 4 May 5 1978 5 May 6 1978 6 May 7 1978 7 May 8 1978 8 May 9 1978 9 May 10 1978 10 May 11 1978 11 May 12 ...

... , the Bed Rest Program, would extend over the next 12mo with 2 more groups-8 men, then 8 women, all aged 55 to 65-undergoing the same tests. Prolonged horizontal bed rest ... a series of exacting physical and psychological tests. The 3-phase study began with the 8 subjects moving into the 12-bed ARC research facility. After a 9-day control period ... ended with an industry-government panel on "Future Perspectives in Supersonic Flight." (Lewis News, Dec 8/78, 7) INTELSAT announced it would use both the Space Shuttle and ESA 's Ariane ...

... : Columbia , the first reusable Space Shuttle orbiter, started on its way to space Thursday, March 8, with a nine-hour tow by truck from the Rockwell International hanger at Palmdale, Calif ... test flight. NASA had decided to send Columbia to KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KSC without about 8,000 tiles that could be installed there; dummies had been used to cover areas where ... 1979 4 Mar 5 1979 5 Mar 6 1979 6 Mar 7 1979 7 Mar 8 1979 8 Mar 9 1979 9 Mar 10 1979 10 Mar 11 1979 11 Mar 12 ...

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