Jun 8 1962
From The Space Library
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator of NASA, announced jointly with Soviet representative Anatoly Blaganravov in Geneva that a U.S.-U.S.S.R. agreement had been reached to coordinate launchings of weather satellites to provide information for the "world weather watch" of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Also announced was agreement on a joint effort to map the earth's magnetic field; talks were continuing on joint cooperation in the field of communications satellites. Announcement was made after two weeks of talks on U.S.-U.S.S.R. space cooperation in Geneva, which grew out of the exchange of letters between President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev in March.
White House Reorganization Plan No. 2 became effective, establishing the Office of Science and Technology in the Executive Office of the President. Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner was appointed Director, retaining duties of the special assistant to the President for science and technology and receiving certain functions transferred from the National Science Foundation.
Chimpanzee "Zena" ejected in capsule from USAF B-58 flying at 1,060 mph. at 45,000 feet in escape capsule test, over Edwards AFB, Calif. W/O E. J. Murray (USAF) had been first man ejected in the capsule on February 28, at speed of 565 mph.
DOD announced that it was consolidating all military basic research overseas. The first step would be the opening of a Defense Research Office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 1, 1962, to coordinate the military basic research program throughout Latin America. NSF and NIH would open offices in the same building for their independent programs, with all efforts coordinated by the State Department.
USAF fired a Minuteman ICBM from a silo at AMR and sent it 3,000 miles downrange. In an associated test, a single-stage Nike was fired to trail the Minuteman up to 12 miles to chart wind patterns.
In address at Ohio State University, General Curtis E. LeMay (USAF) said: "It is in the fields of science and technology that the greatest explosion of problems is occurring. We are in the midst of an age of technological change that will make the industrial revolution seem dull indeed. The problems associated with technical change are producing opportunities in greater abundance than ever before. Opportunity is not only knocking at the door, it is beating gongs all around the house . . . .
"In science and technology, there is no ceiling. We are going into space. This will be man's greatest adventure—not only for the men who crew the ships and make the journey, but for the people on the ground who support the effort . . . .
"The free world faces a grave threat. In rapid fire fashion, new discoveries and developments are being made almost daily that prevent us from relaxing our vigilance. Our future is directly dependent on having an educated and informed people who are in tune with the world tempo and alert to the myriad applications and possibilities in all fields of human endeavor . . . ."
The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame, speaking at the commencement exercises at MIT, urged scientists to develop greater moral awareness and a greater use of science and technology "for the true service of mankind." He told the science graduates: "You should be concerned, you should lead, but the beginning of significant human leadership involves a deep respect for the totality of man's intellectual and moral heritage, an active cultivation of the wide areas of wisdom above and beyond your science and technology."
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