Jan 8 1970
From The Space Library
NASA announced that Apollo 13 manned lunar landing mission, scheduled for launch March 12, had been rescheduled for April 11 to allow "additional time for more detailed analysis of specific plans." Launches after Apollo 13 were being studied to determine best interval between them to obtain maximum operational and scientific returns. Apollo 14, scheduled for July would be rescheduled for autumn 1970. (NASA Release 70-5)
Col. Douglas H. Frost (USAF) set A-7D Corsair II flight-endurance record with 10-hr flight from Edwards AFB, Calif., consisting of two roundtrips to New Mexico covering 8047 km (5000 mi), with one aerial refueling. Purpose of flight was to test aircraft for pilot comfort, cruise capability, and deployment characteristics during long flight. Col. Frost pronounced flight comfortable and did not realize he had set new time record for Corsair. (AFSC Release 9.70)
NASA announced appointment of Dale D. Myers, Vice President and General Manager of North American Rockwell Corp.'s Space Shuttle Program, as NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, effective Jan. 12. Myers would succeed Dr. George E. Mueller, who left NASA Dec. 10, 1969. (NASA Release 70-4)
U.S. and Australia would begin construction of top-secret communications station at Woomera Rocket Range, Australia, AP reported. Australian Defense Minister Malcolm Fraser had announced $4 million contract had been let to Australian firm. U.S. would pay about three fourths of construction bill. Facility would be used for space and defense programs. (P Bull, 1/8/70, 3)
Highly sensitive magnetometer that could measure earth's total magnetic field 10 times more accurately than best instruments in use had been developed by ESSA scientists Joe H. Allen and Dale L. Vance and by Dr. Peter L. Bender of Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, ESSA said. Instrument was expected to disclose whether earthquakes were preceded by local changes in earth's magnetic field. (ESSA Research Lab Release 69-125-357)
Establishment of Charles S. Draper Research Center and appointment of MIT scientist Dr. C. S. Draper as its President were announced by Dr. Jerome P. Keuper, President of Florida Institute of Technology, site of new center. Dr. Draper would continue as Vice Director of MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which had been renamed Charles S. Draper Laboratory, with cognizance of DOD projects and responsibility for advanced technology in control navigation guidance. (MIT Release)
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