Apr 18 1974
From The Space Library
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. and GTE Satellite Corp. filed a proposal with the Federal Communications Commission to operate a joint domestic satellite system. The system would serve the contiguous 48 states and Hawaii and could serve Alaska and Puerto Rico through earth stations owned by other companies. A joint system would improve net-work efficiency and reduce the number of earth stations to 7, from the 10 required for two separate systems. Three satellites operated by COMSAT General Corp. and provided to AT&T would serve the joint system and could handle 28 800 simultaneous telephone conversations. The FCC had approved separate domestic satellite systems for the two companies 12 Sept. 1973, directing them to work together to integrate the systems and negotiate agreements for handling communications traffic and equitable division of revenues from jointly rendered services. (Smith, NYT, 19 April 74, 49)
18-19 April: Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, presented the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Dale D. Myers, President of Rockwell International Corp. North American Aircraft Operations Group and former NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, for his contributions to the Skylab program in a Skylab Honor Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Nine Headquarters employees and three from Goddard Space Flight Center received the Exceptional Service Medal.
Twenty-six individuals and four groups received awards in ceremonies at Johnson Space Center. Twenty-six individuals and five groups at Kennedy Space Center and thirty-four individuals and six groups at Marshall Space Flight Center received awards in ceremonies 19 April. (NASA Ann; NASA Release 74-90; Program)
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