Jan 27 1970
From The Space Library
Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, announced appointment of Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC Director, as NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning, effective March 1. Dr. von Braun would be succeeded by his deputy, Dr. Eberhard F. M. Rees. Dr. Paine said: "It is essential that we bring NASA's best talents to bear on our future space planning." NASA must select its "new space ventures with the best critical judgment and make every dollar count. Dr. Wernher von Braun has an unmatched record of looking to the future to choose the most promising avenues of technical advance. He brings to his new assignment sound vision, insight, and technical competence. . . ." (MSFC Release 70-19; NASA Release 70-13)
Charles W. Harper, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology (Aeronautics), discussed NASA's role in development of anti-collision systems for aircraft before House Committee on Government Operations' Subcommittee on Government Activities. It appeared "impractical" to force small general-aviation aircraft "to avoid controlled airspace or to carry the expensive equipment and undergo the intensive training necessary to place them' under positive control of the ATC [air traffic control] system. For these reasons, FAA has asked NASA to investigate the possibility of developing inexpensive, lightweight equipment for small aircraft which would augment significantly the collision avoidance probability when the pilot is flying on the see-and-be-seen principle. . . ." NASA program was guided by FAA's Collision Prevention Advisory Group, of which NASA was member, and by NASA Research and Technology Advisory Committee's Subcommittee on Aircraft Operating Problems, of which FAA was member. Both groups included representatives of industry and other Government agencies. (Testimony)
MSFC announced award of $3.2-million extension to contract with Mason-Rust for institutional support services at Michoud Assembly Facility. Contract covered Jan. l through June 30. (MSFC Release 70-16)
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