Jan 7 1967
From The Space Library
Patent for a method of determining whether life exists on other planets had been granted to aeronautical engineer Albin M. Nowitzky, Stacy V. Jones reported in the New York Times. Unlike previous proposals involving distant observations, Nowitzky's concept called for an automated spacecraft landing on a planet's surface to make tests free from earthly contamination and influence. A soil sample would be taken, mixed with distilled water, and sterilized. Part of the resulting "nutrient" would be transferred to a test chamber, exposed to the planet's atmosphere, and sealed, while the remaining part would be used as a control." Sensors in the test chamber would register any metabolic reaction, and these data would be telemetered to earth or to an orbiting satellite. (Jones, NYT, 1/7/67, 34)
French scientists were teaching monkeys that pressure on one out of five buttons produced a gum drop, in preparation for series of space flights with Vesta sounding rocket from Hammaguir Range, AP reported. Researchers hoped to determine effects of weightlessness on animals' behavior patterns. (AP, W Star, 1/7/67, A2)
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