Mar 9 1966
From The Space Library
Seven US. scientists had consented to serve on joint US.-U.S.S.R. Editorial Board provided for in agreement on space biology and medicine reached by NASA and Soviet Academy of Sciences representatives Oct. 8, 1965, in New York City: Melvin Calvin, Univ. of California, Berkeley US. co-chairman; Loren D. Carlson, Univ. of Kentucky; Dr. Robert W. Krauss, Univ. of Maryland; Robert B. Leighton, Cal Tech; Dr. John P. Marbarger, Univ. of Illinois; Dr. Orr E. Reynolds, NASA; and Wolf Vishniac, Univ. of Rochester. Agreement provided that Editorial Board, co-chaired by a Soviet and a US. scientist, would supervise collection. preparation, and publication of materials on space biology and medicine. It would select compilers to assemble and prepare materials and authors -approximately equal number of Soviet and US.-to write the material. Work was expected to be published in several volumes, in both English and Russian, between 1967 and 1968. Cost of work performed by each country would be borne by that country. ‘‘(NASA Release 66-49)’’
Successful mock launching of Gemini VIII spacecraft at ETR in preparation for March 15 three-day rendezvous and docking mission. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott spent two and one-half hours in Gemini capsule during simulated spaceflight. ‘‘(UPI, NYT, 3/10/66, 10)’’
NASA had awarded Lockheed Propulsion Co. $96,000 contract to evaluate solid-propellant motor which could stop and restart spacecraft propulsion units on command. Current solid-propellant rocket motors did not have this capability. On future space missions concept could be applied to midcourse correction, probe separation, and orbit and space-probe injection. Lockheed, under contract to JPL, would conduct 18 test firings. ‘‘(NASA Release 66-56)’’
USAF had established and would implement in FY 1967 procedures for the management of DOD’s secondary payload space activities, Dr. John S. Foster, Jr., DOD’s Director of Defense Research and Engineering, told closed hearing of Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Program would provide for operation of a central business office which would accept requests for DOD launch support of space experiments from NASA, other armed services, and other DOD nonservice R&D activities. Arrangements for secondary payloads on USAF vehicles had previously been handled on an informal basis. (M&S Daily, 3/9/66)
ComSatCorp proposed to FAA an aeronautics satellite to handle complex communications for airlines and aid in FAA’s air traffic control. Two-channel, 210-lb. satellite would be launched in late 1967-two or three years earlier than previous proposals-into 22,300-mi.-altitude synchronous orbit to provide more reliable very-high-frequency radio communications over North Atlantic area currently served by high frequency radio system affected by bad weather and sunspot activity. ‘‘(UPI, Wash. Post, 3/11/66, D6; Cooke, WSJ, 3/10/66, 32; Clark, NYT, 3/10/66, 19; Wash. Eve. Star, 3/11/66, A8)’’
USAF launched unidentified satellite from WTR with Thor-Agena D booster. ‘‘(US. Aeron. & Space Act., 1966, 148)’’
Flight operations through national airspace system in 1965 surpassed all previous years, according to annual FAA Air Traffic Activity Report. The 292 FAA airport traffic control towers reported 37.9 million takeoffs and landings during the year-an 11% increase over 1964. Largest increase -nearly 34%-was in general aviation (nonairline) flying; airline activity increased by only 14%. ‘‘(FAA Release 66-25)’’
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