Aug 7 1971
From The Space Library
Safe splashdown-with an extra bump. The Apollo 15 command module, completing its 12-day lunar mission, descended to the waves on two of its three parachutes. The third parachute collapsed, increasing impact velocity to 35 km per hr (22 mph), but did not endanger the astronauts or the spacecraft.
House and Senate conferees submitted H. Rpt. 92-377 on H.R. 9382, FY 1972 HuD-space-science appropriations bill. Report recommended total NASA appropriation of $3.298 billion. Recommended NASA appropriation included $2.523 billion for R&D instead of $2.518 billion proposed by House and $2.542 billion proposed by Senate; $52.7 million for construction of facilities instead of $33.8 million proposed by House and $56.3 million by Senate; and $722.6 million for re-search and program management as proposed by Senate, instead of $720 million as proposed by House. Report also recommended $622-million NSF appropriation, $1.150 million below NSF budget request. (H Rpt 92-377)
Rep. Joel T. Broyhill (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 10065 "to redesignate the Washington National Airport as `Neil Armstrong Airport.' Bill was referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. (CR, 7/26/71, H7164)
Union of Concerned Scientists-Boston area coalition of scientists, engineers, and other professionals-issued report saying AEC tests had confirmed unreliability of emergency cooling system designed to supply water to nuclear reactors but that AEC continued to license operation and construction of reactors containing system. Report said if accident occurred "resulting catastrophe and loss of life might well exceed anything this nation has seen in time of peace." (AP, NYT, 7/27/71, 53)
