Jul 31 1973
From The Space Library
At a European Space Conference meeting in Brussels, aerospace ministers from 11 countries decided to proceed with Spacelab development, linking with NASA's shuttle program, as part of a European space "package deal." The agreement also included development of the pro-posed French L-3S launcher, development of the MAROTS experimental maritime communications satellite, and creation of a new single Euro-pean Space Agency (ESA) by April 1, 1974. The new agency would merge the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) and the European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO). (NASA Release 73- 191; Gatland, CSM, 8/28/73; W Post, 8/73/A3)
Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N. Mex.) announced to the Senate the intention of the City of Alamogordo, N. Mex., to establish an International Space Hall of Fame. Dr. Charles Stark Draper, President of the National Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics, had offered the Academy's service in selecting nominees. (CR, 7/31/73, 515277)
The National Science Foundation released Graduate Student Support and Manpower Resources in Graduate Science Education (NSF 73-304) . Graduate science enrollment in doctorate departments applying for NSF traineeships declined 3% from 1970 to 1971 in all scientific areas except psychology and the social sciences. The number of students enrolling for the first time dropped 4% in 1970 and 8% in 1971. Graduate enrollment of foreign students declined 2% in 1971, after having increased 10% from 1967 to 1968 and another 11% by 1969. The enrollment dropoff of nearly 2% in full-time graduate science students was attributed to an acute financial squeeze, during which several leading universities began restricting enrollment, and to student disenchantment with science and technology because of rising unemployment among scientists and engineers. (Text)
July 31-August 1: A five-member Universities Scientific Research Assn. committee to advise on the production of glass in space held a meeting at Marshall Space Flight Center. The committee discussed an MSFC study dealing with the basic phenomena of glass production and toured MSFC facilities. (Marshall Star, 8/1/73, 2)
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