Apr 25 1964
From The Space Library
President Johnson said in Washington press conference: "I have sent a memorandum to Mr. Halaby of the Federal Aviation Agency that states: `I realize that you had hoped to select the contractors to proceed with the development of supersonic transport by May 1 of this year, as a result of the preliminary design competition conducted over the past several months among a number of airframe and engine manufacturers. " "As you have reported to me, however, the 210-member Government evaluation group, after analyzing the proposals in depth, found that none of the proposed airframe designs met the minimum range-payload requirements of the F.A.A. request for proposals of carrying a 30,000- pound payload for a distance of 4,000 statute miles. `Moreover, none of these designs met what you properly emphasized as a basic requirement, namely that the aircraft be capable of economic operation. `As you have also emphasized, it has been the objective that the development stage of the supersonic transport be financed 75 per cent by manufacturers. The F.A.A. request for proposals pointed out that "the Government's decision to proceed with the supersonic transport program is based on manufacturers" participation in an amount equiva-lent to 25 per cent of the total cost of the development through certification of the transport." "I remain convinced that it will be possible to develop an American supersonic transport which will be economic to operate, will find a substantial market among the airlines of the world and will help to maintain American leadership in the air. " "In view of the current situation, however, I recognize that it is no longer appropriate for me to hope for a recommendation by May 1. Difficult and complex issues are now presented for resolution so that I can determine how best to proceed. " have asked the members of the President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport, of which you are a member, to study this program thoroughly, after which I will expect recommendations from the committee and from you.' "So the call for bids on May 1 is off and we cannot expect a recommendation by then." (Transcript, NYT, 4/26/64, 64)
U.S.S.R launched COSMOS XXIX into orbit from unspecified site. Soviet press agency Tass said the satellite was in the following initial orbit: 309-km. apogee (192 mi.) ; 204-km. perigee (127 mi.) ; 89.52 min. period; and 65°4' angle of inclination to the equator. Tass said scientific equipment, radio systems, and onboard instrumentation were functioning normally, and ground station Was processing incoming information. (Tass, Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4/26/64,1, ATSS-T Trans.)
First industry-produced Saturn booster (S-I) arrived at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center after nine-day barge journey from Michoud Operations. To be used on SA-8, the booster was undergoing static firings and other tests at MSFC before being sent to Cape Kennedy where it would be launched. (Marshall Star, 4/29/64, 1)
Harold Goldstein, Assistant Commissioner of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis-tics, discussed changes in the labor force at symposium in New York. "We now have about 1.2 million engineers and scientists. Their numbers may rise to somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 million by 1970. "There productivity is also rising rapidly. New inventions can be made faster, because as science and technology have progressed the techniques available for analyzing a problem, the knowledge of scientific principles that can be brought to bear, the different types of hardware that are readily available to be adapted in a new invention are increasing at a geometric rate." (Lissner, NYT, 4/26/64, 85)
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