Sep 12 1963

From The Space Library

Department of Labor's second annual William F. Patterson Memorial Award presented to NASA Langley Research Center "in recognition of apprenticeship program excellence." (Newport News Daily Press, 9/12/63)

Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert said in letter to Air Force Association President J. B. Montgomery regarding AFA's Statement of Policy on nuclear test ban treaty: ". . . I recognize the right of the Association to express itself but the resolution is so immoderate and based on such misinformation as to disregard completely the best interests of the United States, as well as of the Air Force . . . ." He also canceled his appearance at AFA reception in his honor. (Letter/DOD Release)

General Curtis LeMay (c/s USAF) said in address to Air Force As­sociation, Washington, that USAF was "making a concerted effort to maintain a mixed force of manned aircraft and missiles and, for the longer term, vehicles that could operate in space. The Secretary of Defense . . . has directed that we continue our studies of follow-on manned, strategic vehicles that can counter threats and survive in the varied plateaus of aerospace opera­tions . . . ." (Text)

General B. A. Schriever (USAF) said that during the next "ten to fifteen years aircraft technology promises to make major ad­vances which will provide significant improvements in range, speed, and versatility." As examples, he cited use of laminar flow control which "promises to make possible a significant increase in the subsonic range and endurance of large aircraft"; technical progress in such areas as "aircraft configuration, high tempera­ture structural materials, and propulsion systems" which will "make feasible the development of a great variety of advanced types of aircraft, ranging from conventional design to V/STOL, variable geometry, and paraglider configurations." (Text, A-N­AF Journal & Reg., 9/21/63,18)

Lt. Gen. T. P. Gerrity (USAF) told AFA Industrial Associates' Luncheon that "there is a recognition of our future mixed force needs and new manned strategic systems are currently under con­sideration" and spoke of threat of a "manned aircraft gap." (A-N-AF Journal & Beg., 9/21/63,19)

Sunflower turboalternator failed after 4,328 hours ­longest operating time to date. Sunflower is a 3-kilowatt solar­ collector power system being developed for NASA by Thompson Ramo Wooldridge. (Lewis Chronology, 8)

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