Jan 19 1971

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Apollo 14 Astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell, and Stuart A. Roosa completed final dress rehearsal for scheduled Jan. 31 launch toward moon. Countdown began at 9:23 am EST, with simulated liftoff on time at 3:23 pm EST. (P Inq, 1/20/71, 3)

NASA announced it was requesting proposals from potential U.S. and foreign experimenters for investigations of data to be acquired from earth resources experiment package (EREP) to fly on manned Skylab spacecraft in late 1972. Data would be used to appraise value and direct applications of space observations in agriculture, geography, forestry, geology, hydrology, oceanography, and cartography. Objectives of EREP were to extend use of sensors; use man to observe, discriminate, and select study areas; and provide early source of unique research data for analysis. Three-man experimental space station would be manned by three different crews for total five months during eight- month mission in circular orbit of 435 km (270 mi) with 50° inclination. Astronauts would investigate solar astronomy, space medicine, space physics, bioscience, and material processing in addition to operating EREP sensors, including six high-precision, 70-mm cameras, infrared spectrometer, multispectral scanner, microwave radiometer/ scatterometer and altimeter, and passive radiometer. (NASA Release 71-5)

Return of Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., to active service with USAF in July 1971 was announced by Gen. John D. Ryan, USAF Chief of Staff. Col. Aldrin would assume command of AFSC's Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB, Calif. He had joined NASA in January 1964 as astronaut trainee after serving with USAF in Germany and Korea. He held B.S. degree from U.S. Military Academy and Sc.D. degree from MPT. (NASA Special Release; DOD Release 45-71)

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