Sep 3 1963

From The Space Library

Rep. Emilio Q. Daddario (D.-Conn.), Chairman of Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development of House Committee on Science and Astronautics, sent letter to all Com­mittee members and to Panel on Science and Technology, saying "The Subcommittee will explore plans and programs to accom­plish the best orientation and use of science and its resources . . . . [For example], what standards may effectively be applied to determine the need and the priority for scientific research, how much may be evaluated as conforming with national scientific policy and goals, and what proper levels may be established for basic, applied and developmental research." NASA Leg. Act. Rpt. II/17) )

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center announced Belgian astro­physicist, Dr. Francois V. Dossin, working at GSFC on a National Academy of Sciences fellowship, discovered faint comet about 5° from sun during July 20 solar eclipse. Dr. Dossin made seven camera-plate exposures of comet from Pleasant Pond, Me., dur­ing 60 sec. of total eclipse. He used blue-green filter to bring out the light of carbon molecules in the comet. Microscopic examination of developed plates showed a diffuse image emitting the light of molecular carbon. (GSFC Release)

National Science Foundation announced U.S. and U.S.S.R. would conduct cooperative cosmic-ray study in Antarctica, on IQSY proj­ect. From one station, VHF radio signals would be beamed at ionosphere; some of the signals would be scattered downward by ionosphere and recorded at other stations. By studying changes in reception of radio signals, scientists can take indirect measurements of cosmic rays. Antarctic region is especially suited for such measurements because cosmic rays are guided by earth's magnetic lines of force which converge in polar regions. (Finney, NYT, 9/3/63)

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