Oct 30 1970
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched two Cosmos satellites. Cosmos CCCLXXV, launched from Baikonur, entered orbit with 2098-km (1303.6-mi) apogee, 525-km (326.2-mi) perigee, 111:8-min period, and 62.8° inclination. It made close approach same day to Cosmos CCCLXXIII (launched Oct. 20), Spaceflight magazine reported, and 25 fragments were cataloged to Dec. 11. Cosmos CCCLXXVI, launched from Plesetsk, entered orbit with 286-km (177.7-mi) apogee, 206-km (128-mi) perigee, 89.4-min period, and 65.3° inclination. It reentered Nov. 12, (GSFC SSR, 10/31/70; 11 /30/70; 12/31/70; SF, 4/71, 138-9)
NASA combined Office of Industry Affairs with Office of Technology Utilization to form new Office of Industry Affairs and Technology Utilization. Daniel Harnett, former Assistant Administrator for Industry Affairs, was named Assistant Administrator for Industry Affairs and Technology Utilization. George J. Vecchietti continued as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Industry Affairs and Melvin S. Day, former Acting Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization, became Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization. (NASA Ann)
LeRC scientists had perfected production of isotope iodine 123, diagnostic aid, in form 100 times less radioactive than commonly used iodine 131, NASA announced. In cooperative program with HEWS U.S. Public Health Service in Cincinnati, Ohio, technique for producing very pure iodine 123 with LeRC cyclotron had been pioneered by LeRC scientist James W. Blue. AEC was building two linear accelerators that could produce enough iodine 123 to supply entire U.S. (NASA Release 70-185)
Study of Apollo 12 lunar samples had confirmed earlier conclusion from Apollo 11 sample study that lunar soil contained 1.9% meteoric material of similar composition to carbonaceous chondrites and that moon had formed in earth's neighborhood, Enrico Fermi Institute and Univ. of Chicago chemists reported in Science. Four Apollo 12 core and soil samples were "enriched in a number of trace elements of meteoric origin to virtually the same degree as Apollo 11 soil." Meteoritic average influx rate of 4 billionths g per sq CM (1.4 billionths oz per sq in) seemed valid for entire moon. (Ganapathy, Keays, Anders, Science, 10/30/70, 533-5)
Dr. George N. Constan, former manager of Michoud Assembly Facility, had returned from private industry to MSFC as Special Assistant to the Director of Program Management, MSFC announced. (MSFC Release 70-227)
NASA announced selection of Computer Sciences Corp. for $5 million, cost-plus-award-fee contract to provide programming and computer support services for Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) Central Computing System at GSFC. Contract covered two-year period; preceded by six-month phase-in, with option for one-year extension. (NASA Release 70-187)
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