Aug 26 1967
From The Space Library
First Saturn V booster was moved to its launch pad on a crawler-transporter from KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building. Three and one half mile trip took about 10 hrs. The 364-ft tall booster would undergo at least six weeks of additional testing at the pad before being used to launch unmanned Apollo 4 mission, tentatively scheduled for October. Apollo Program Director M/G Samuel C. Phillips (USAF) told newsmen at KSC that the movement of the Saturn V was an important milestone in the Apollo program. He predicted that, barring any major problems, US. could still achieve its goal of landing a man on the moon in 1969. He warned, however, that "it's a long way to the moon and we have a major job ahead. Dangers go with this business. We've done everything we can to improve the equipment. But, remember, we're treading on new ground and it's a risky business. We feel we can overcome the risk and make it work." (NASA Release 67-219; AP, W Star, 8/27/67, A3; NYT, 8/27/67,1,29; W Post, 8]27/67,1)
FAA announced allocations of $70.2 million in Federal matching funds to construct and improve 386 public civil airports under FY 1968 Federal-aid Airport Program (FAAP). Program provided $64.1 million to improve 348 existing airports and $6.1 million to construct 38 new public airports. (FAA Release 67-64)
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