Jan 3 1968

From The Space Library

Development of blood-pressure sensors small enough to pass through dog's artery into heart-invention of ARC's Grant W. Coon-was announced by NASA. Sensors showed promise as diagnostic and monitoring instrument for human beings, particularly infants. (NASA Special Release; NASA Tech Brief 67-10669; AP, NYT, 1/4/68; UPI, P EB, 1/4/68)

NASA announced presentation of awards of $25 each to 68 NASA and con­tractor employees for technical innovations that might be useful to non-aerospace industry. Awards were expected to stimulate reporting of "useful new materials, processes, products, tools, computer programs, and other space technology developed in the course of NASA work." (NASA Release 68-3)

Cosmos CLXXXIV, launched Oct. 24, 1967, was identified by U.S.S.R. as operational meteorological satellite which also surveyed Arctic ship­ping conditions. Satellite had completed its first 1,000 orbits. Informa­tion obtained from mission would be shared with U.S. Cosmos CLXXXIV was fourth known Soviet meteorological satellite. (m, W Post, 1/4/68, A14; -SBD, 1/4/68, 13)

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