Apr 9 1977
From The Space Library
Kitt Peak astronomers had suggested designs for a telescope 5 times larger than the 4.5m telescope at Mt. Palomar, Calif., to complement the Very Large Array radiotelescopes in New Mexico and the planned Space Telescope, the NY Times reported. An instrument using multiple-mirror technology (several mirrors connected by laser, aligned by computer to within an eighth of the wavelength of the observed light) would have the light-gathering potential of a huge single mirror without the high cost of manufacture or maintenance. The resolution possible with such telescopes would permit observation of weather patterns on other planets. (NYT, Apr 9/77, 22)
Operators of the Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde had claimed that new flight procedures would lower Concorde noise levels to those of subsonic aircraft, and should get it approved to land at Kennedy Intl. airport.
A 40-page report to the NY Port Authority, obtained by the NY Times, said that Concorde takeoff noise (though it would affect a larger area than noise from other aircraft) was actually comparable to noise from the long-range Boeing 707. The Concorde had also met airport noise standards. Residents of the Five Towns area of Long Island, who had opposed Concorde overflights, would be subject to fewer than originally planned, the report added. Port Authority commissioners, scheduled to meet during the upcoming week, had refused to make a decision without spending more time on the report. (NYT, Apr 9/77, 22) April ll: Av Wk reported that French space technicians would be allowed on site at the USSR's Kapustin Yar launch facility for the first time when the Soviets launched Signe 3 in June. Swedish technicians had been present there last July 27 when Intercosmos 16 carried a Swedish solar experiment into space. Third French satellite scheduled for launch by the USSR, Signe 3 was designed by France's Nat]. Center for Space Studies (CNES) for astronomical and atmospheric research; it had arrived at the USSR Cosmic Research Institute recently for launch preparation. Av Wk Apr 11/77, 9)
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