Apr 27 1967
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched the meteorological satellite Cosmos CLVI into orbit with 640-km (398-mi) apogee, 586-km (364-mi) perigee, 96.9-min period, and 81.19° inclination. Initial plane of orbit was shifted relative to plane of meteorological satellite Cosmos CXLIV (launched Feb. 28) by 95°. These two satellites would form experimental system called "Meteor." Mutual positions of orbits for satellites had been chosen to permit meteorological observations at intervals of about six hours; system would obtain data on half of the earth's surface during 24-hr period. (GSFC SSR, 4/30/67; Ten Years of Space Research in the U.S.S.R., USS-T Trans, vol. 5, no. 5, 1967)
NASA awarded General Electric Co. and Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. $50,000, fixed-price contracts to conduct four-month parallel studies of a medical laboratory for Apollo Applications (AA) flights. Designated Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System, laboratory would permit detailed measurements of human systems and crew functions during space flight. It could be flown as a complete laboratory or as selected group of measurement modules on specific missions. (NASA Release 67-102)
Nuclear physicist Dr. Edward Teller, speaking at a Washington, D.C., press conference, recommended that U.S. proceed with a ballistic missile defense system. Qualifying his opinion as "inexpert," Dr. Teller noted there were other factors to be considered in any decision for the deployment of a missile defense system. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara opposed the antimissile system on the grounds that it would not withstand a sophisticated assault. (B Sun, 4/28/67, 7)
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