Feb 14 1971
From The Space Library
Nike-Tomahawk sounding rocket was launched by NASA from Fairbanks, Alaska, carrying Rice Univ. experiment to conduct auroral studies. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (SR list)
Historical value of Apollo 14 was appraised by Thomas O'Toole in Washington Post article. Mission "may well be remembered as a turning point in the sense that it taught man what his role could be in the exploration of space." Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landings had been "feats of technology that showed the world what its richest nation could do when it set its mind to something. Apollo 14 went a giant step further, to a place where man might appreciate what he had done and what he could do in the future on the surface of the moon or an-other planet." (W Post, 2/14/71, Cl)
JPL announced selection of Howard H. Haglund, former Surveyor project manager, to be project manager for DoT's People Mover transit system at Morgantown, W. Va. Dr. Albert R. Hibbs would be deputy project manager. JPL was initiating research and design of automated, computer-controlled system under $1 353 000 DOT contract. (JPL Release 570)
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