Dec 1 1967
From The Space Library
General aviation (non airline) pilots in 1966 flew 104,706 aircraft a record 3.3 billion mi in 21 million hrs, consuming 512 million gal of gasoline and jet fuel, FAA reported. The 10% increase in number of active general aviation aircraft over the 95,44+2 in 1965 was largest yearly increase since 1946. Miles flown increased by 30% and hours by 26%. Most active segment of general aviation operations was business flying, which accounted for 33% of total hours and 46% of total miles. (FAA Release 67-84)
At dedication of Georgia Institute of Technology's Space Science and Technology Center, NASA Administrator James E. Webb reviewed NASA-Georgia Tech relationships : "In the first year of the NASA Traineeship program, Georgia Tech was one of the ten original schools. It is one of five schools . . . that started NASA's new program of Systems Design Traineeships in September. . . , Thirty-eight NASA regular trainees and five design trainees are enrolled at Georgia Tech this fall. "The . . . Center we are dedicating is one of 36 such facilities that NASA has helped to build and support on university campuses . . . in a very real sense a new and valuable kind of `capital asset' that will pay dividends to our nation-and to the states in which they are located-for many years to come. Here . . . for example, in the past few years NASA has invested $6.5 million for research, training, and the facility dedicated today. . . . "Even under our reduced budget NASA is sponsoring sustaining research here at a level of some $300,000 annually. . . . In project research, NASA has funded a cumulative total of some $2.1 million at this university. . . . The total picture of cooperation . . . would also include a cooperative student program . . . started with . . . NACA, in 1952. There are currently 31 Georgia Tech cooperative students at [ MSC] and six at [[[Langley Research Center|LaRC]]] . More than 125 Georgia Tech alumni are employees of [MSC], and 60 alumni are at [[[Langley Research Center|LaRC]]]. . . ." (Text)
Frank J. Magliato, Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator, was appointed NASA Executive Secretary, replacing John R. Biggs, who became Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology. (NASA Ann, 12/1/67)
ERC Director James C. Elms announced the appointment of Dr. Richard J. Hayes, Chief of ERC's Space Guidance Laboratory, as ERC Assistant Director. In his new position Dr. Hayes would become one of five Assistant Directors and would manage activities of two of the center's nine laboratories. He would be responsible for research in guidance and control of future aeronautical and space vehicles. (ERG Release 61-40)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
