Dec 31 1963

From The Space Library

Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips (USAF), Vice Comman­der of Air Force Ballistic Systems Div., was appointed Deputy Director of Project Apollo in NASA Office of Manned Space Flight, effective Jan. 15. General Phillips would assume major responsibility for management and administration of Apollo, while Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight and Director of the Office of Manned Space Flight, would continue having major responsibility for technical direc­tion of Project Apollo. (NASA Release 63-287; DOD Release 1605- 63 )

USAF awarded to United Technology Center a $15,390,000 increment to existing contract for design, development, fabrication, delivery, and flight testing large segmented solid-propellant motors. USAF also obligated to Thiokol Chemical Corp. a $1,380,000 increment to existing contract for R&D on solid-propellant motors. (DOD Re­lease 1609-63)

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