Mar 5 1963

From The Space Library

NASA announced agreement with Australian Government for establishment of deep space tracking facility about 11 mi. southwest of Canberra; a manned space flight and scientific satellite tracking station at Carnarvon ; and a smaller station at Darwin. (NASA Release 63-47)

Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.,-NASA Associate Administrator, testi­fying before House Committee on Science and Astronautics, outlined status of current NASA activities, described proposed NASA program for FY 1964, and presented NASA budget estimates for FY 1964. (Testimony)

Construction was begun on Polaris Missile Facility-Pacific (PMF-PAC) at Bangor, Washington. (Polaris Chronology, 1955­-63)

NASA $600,000 grant for "research in aerospace physical sciences" at Univ. of Alabama Research Institute, Huntsville, was an­nounced by Univ. president, Dr. Frank A. Rose. (Huntsville Times, 3/5/63)

Insignia for cosmonauts was announced by Soviet Defense Ministry in Krasnaya Zvezda. Insignia represented golden wings, in cen­ter of which was world globe girdled by golden satellite orbit extending across background of unfurled Soviet flag. Below globe was removable shield with number 1, 2, or 3, according to class of cosmonaut-third class, for one space flight; second or first class, for two or three space flights respectively. (Krasnaya Zvezda, 3/5/63, 1 AFSS-T Trans.)

Radio Budapest broadcast Hungarian news agency dispatch from Moscow which said U.S.S.R. was preparing "new and sensational steps in space this year, including flight of] the first woman cosmonaut." (UPI, Wash. Post, 3/6/63)

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