Feb 5 1968
From The Space Library
NASA Tomahawk sounding rocket launched from NASA Wallops Station carried GSFC payload to 73.3-mi (118.5-km) altitude to evaluate vehicle performance and measure payload environmental instrumentation, including three-axis acceleration, lateral and longitudinal vibration, three-axis gyro, 10 temperatures, and motor pressure. Rocket performed as predicted and was recommended for acceptance by NASA. All instruments operated to impact. (NASA Rpt Km)
Nike-Tomahawk sounding rocket launched by NASA from Churchill Research Range carried Univ. of New Hampshire-Univ. of California at San Diego payload. Objectives were to detect and identify energetic charged particles that caused aurora, measure local electron density and correlate it with ground measurements of ionization, study aurora light emissions at several wavelengths and detect related electric fields, and investigate auroral ionospheric currents and magnetic fields driving them in ranges 1-15 key and 2-30 kev and protons from 10-40 key with electrostatic curved plate analyzers and channel multipliers. Launch was first in series of five to be launched from Churchill. Exact performance was not calculated because of early radar loss; time correlated performance indicated rocket functioned as predicted. Telemetry signals were strong throughout flight. All experimental objectives were achieved. (NASA Rpt Sm.)
Dr. Edward C. Welsh, NASC Executive Secretary, testified before House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Independent Offices and HUD that there would be no duplication of experiments on DOD's Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) and NASA's Orbiting Workshop. They would operate in different orbits. NASC, Welsh said, was stressing "those types of space activities from which we can see relatively direct benefits to the general public." (Transcript; Aero Daily, 4/23/68, 11-F)
Rep. George P. Miller (D-Calif.), Chairman of House Committee on Science and Astronautics, introduced H.R. 15086, FY 1969 NASA authorization bill. Measure was referred to Committee. (NASA LAR VII/9)
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