Aug 4 1964
From The Space Library
Appointment of Dr. Albert J. Kelley, Director of Electronics and Control Div. of NASA OART, as Deputy Director of the new NASA Electronics Research Center, was announced by NASA Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff. Appointment was effective Sept 1. Dr. Kelley formed NASA research program in electronics and control when he was assigned to his position in November 1961; he joined NASA in March 1960 to establish development program for Agena launch vehicle. (NASA Re-lease 64-199)
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D.-Minn.) discussed responses he had re-ceived to bill he had introduced for establishment of Office of Solar Energy, among them a letter from George Lof, Acting Director, Solar Energy Laboratory of Univ. of Wisconsin. After visiting U.S.S.R., Mr. Lof related that the solar development program there was "well directed, well staffed, and exceptionally well financed." There were about 10 institutions in various parts of the USSR engaged in this work, with 80-100 full-time scientific personnel. (CR, 8/4/64, 17471)
Rep. Lionel Van Derelin (D.-Calif.) said in a telegram to J. R. Dempsey, president of General Dynamics-Astronautics: "Spectacular success of the Ranger moon shot should not overshadow the equally spectacular record of consecutive successful launchings by Atlas boosters. Ranger shot was the 17th straight Such amazing reliability is the backbone of our space program.. ." (CR, 8/4/64,17368)
The "strange object" that fell from sky near remote Venezuelan vil-lage was identified by two U.S. Army officers as a U.S. satellite, accord-ing to US. Embassy spokesman in Caracas. The 175-1b. satellite had been charred by re-entry heat, damaged by impact, and partly dis-mantled by local residents. (UPI, Wash. Post, 8/7/64)
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