Oct 29 1968

From The Space Library

ESSA said "very minor" solar flare reported at 7:18 am EST was accompanied by large radio burst that could interfere with radio com­munication. It was too small to affect U.S.S.R. Cosmonaut Georgy T. Beregovoy in orbit. (UPI, W Post, 10/30/68, A23)

Army Map Service technicians were building 22- by 14-ft hand-carved model of landing site astronauts would see on approaching lunar "tar­get area," to assist NASA in simulating manned landings on moon. Model, part of lunar module simulator (LMS), would be constructed from high-fidelity lunar relief map made from Orbiter IV and V pho­tography. (DOD Release 966-68)

NASA announced retirement, effective Nov. 1, of Werner R. Kuers, Direc­tor of Marshall Space Flight Center's Manufacturing Engineering Lab­oratory since 1961. (MSFC Release 68-257; Marshall Star, 10/30/68, 1)

MSFC awarded Boeing Co. $1,404,548 contract modification to predict and evaluate orbital heating effects of liquid-hydrogen boil-off, supply thermal criteria and profiles related to Saturn V 2nd stage, assist with Saturn V preflight reviews, and provide configuration accounting. Award brought total contract to $212,128,585. (MSFC Release 68-256)

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