Nov 18 1965
From The Space Library
EXPLORER XXX (IQSY Solar Explorer) was successfully launched by NASA from Wallops Station, Va, by a four-stage Scout booster. Orbital data: apogee, 548 mi. (883 km,) ; perigee, 440 mi. (709 km,) ; period, 100.8 min,; inclination, 59,7°. Ninth SOLRAD Satellite developed by Naval Research Laboratory, EXPLORER XXX would monitor and measure x-ray emissions from the sun as part of the U.S. contribution to the International Quiet Sun Year project. (NASA Release 65-352; GSFC)
All five geodesy experiment systems on the new NASA EXPLORER XXIX satellite had been tested successfully and operational programing of the spacecraft was expected within a few days, NASA announced. EXPLORER XXIX, popularly referred to as CEOS I, was launched from Eastern Test Range Nov. 6. (NASA Release 65-359)
NASA Nike-Apache sounding rocket was launched in the second apparently successful attempt this week of Project Luster to capture particles of interplanetary matter during the Leonid meteor (shooting star) shower. The 105-lb. payload, containing special collection surfaces, was launched from White Sands Missile Range to peak altitude of about 100 mi. Instrument package separated from the rocket and descended into the range recovery area. Initial radar and telemetry data indicated that inflight performance of the rocket and its payload was as planned. Similar flight conducted Nov, 16 with an Aerobee 150 sounding rocket from White Sands also performed flawlessly. (NASA Release 65-358)
Trouble with power-producing fuel cells threatened to delay the December 4 launching date of Gemini. During a test, pressure apparently built up and forced liquid hydrogen into the two fuel cells which combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical power. Although the cells might not have been harmed, the decision was made to replace them. (AP, Wash, Eve, Star, 11/18/65, A3)
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications Dr. Homer E. Newell said at the Univ. of Pittsburgh dedication of its Space Research Coordination Center: ", .. one basic principle has governed our policy regarding relationships with educational institutions. That is: NASA intends to work within the structure of the colleges and universities in a manner that will strengthen them and at the same time make possible the accomplishment of our mission." (Text)
Hughes Tool Co, announced it had obtained $297,000 Army contract to provide a helicopter that could convert in flight to a 400-mph airplane. It would lift by means of a single helicopter rotor with a large triangular hub. After reaching a horizontal speed of about 150 mph, the rotor would be stopped in such a position that the hub could then serve as the wing of a craft that would assume a delta-wing shape. The rotor would also be used in landing, When operating as a helicopter, the turbine engine would drive hot gases through the rotor hub to the rotor tips, and the rotor would be powered like a fireworks pinwheel. This would eliminate gearboxes and shafting. Hughes had tested the principle in flight with the experimental XV-9A research aircraft. (UPI, NYT, 11/18/65, 95)
Display of what the Soviets called an orbital missile at the military parade in Moscow Nov. 7 and "related Russian statements do seem to place upon the Russian government an obligation to make clear its future intentions with respect to the [U.N.] resolution" against weapons in space, State Department press officer Robert J. McCloskey told a news conference. Noting that the U.S. could easily put such a weapon into orbit, McCloskey said that the military value of this would be negligible. (AP, Wash, Post, 11/19/65, A10)
Bernard J. Vierling, Director of FAA's Systems Maintenance Service since mid-1962, was named Deputy Director of FAA's Office of Supersonic Transport Development. (FAA Release 65-111)
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