Sep 26 1967
From The Space Library
The first manned Apollo space flight might be delayed from spring to mid-summer of 1968 by modification of the Apollo spacecraft by its prime contractor, North American Rockwell Corp., according to NASA spokesman Julian Scheer. Scheer, NASA Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs, told UPI the anticipated delay, among other things, could be because of considerable changes in the capsule after last January's fire. (UPI, W Post, 9/27/67, A6)
An ordinance outlawing sonic booms was adopted by Santa Barbara's city council, Reuters reported. This was believed to be the first such municipal ordinance in the U.S. The mayor had voted against it. He explained, "I do not believe the law is enforceable." Councilman Klaus Kemp, introducing the ordinance, said booms caused damage to homes and physical injury to individuals. At Hamilton AFB a spokesman said presumably nothing" would be done about the new law. The presumption was based on court decisions ruling the Federal Government (FAA) had sole jurisdiction over aircraft movements. "We are not attempting to prohibit supersonic flights . . . [but] proposing that unnecessary flights over or immediately adjacent to this city at unreasonable and unnecessarily low altitude be prohibited," said Kemp. (Reuters, NYT, 9/28/67)
Cosmos CLXXX was launched into orbit with 350-km (218-mi) apogee, 206-km (128-mi) perigee, 90.1-min period, and 72.9° inclination. Satellite reentered Oct. 4. (Krasnaya Zvezda, 9/28/67, 3; GSFC SSR, 10/15/67)
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