Oct 8 1970
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. launched two Cosmos satellites. Cosmos CCCLXVIII, launched from Baikonur, entered orbit with 383-km (238-mi) apogee, 202-km (125.5-mi) perigee, 90.4-min period, and 65° inclination. Satellite, whose objective was to conduct biological investigations and study physical characteristics of outer space, reentered Oct. 14. Cosmos CCCLXIX, launched from Plesetsk to investigate upper atmosphere and outer space, entered orbit with 467-km (290.2-mi) apogee, 261-km (162.2-mi) perigee, 91.8-min period, and 70.9° inclination. It reentered Jan. 22, 1971. (GSFC SSR, 10/31/70; 1/31/71; SBD, 10/9/70, 169; UN Gen Assembly Release 70-29113)
House, by vote of 274 to 31, passed H.R. 19590, $66.8-billion FY 1971 DOD appropriations bill, after rejecting amendments to cut $651 million for ABM deployment, delete $389.4 million in F-14 aircraft procurement funds, cut $200 million from C-5A aircraft program, and cut $548 million from F-111A program. Bill was approximately $2 million less than requested and $6 million less than FY 1970 appropriation. (CR, 10/8/70, H9823-87)
USAF was modifying more than 8000 in-service aircraft in retrofit program to ensure that all aircraft were equipped with AIMS (air traffic control radar system, identification friend or foe, military identification system) by Jan. 1, 1973, AFSC announced. System would meet FAA requirement for automatic altitude reporting on all aircraft by that date. (AFSC Release 252.70)
Employee Assistance Center at NASA Hq. had mailed resumes of available former NASA employees to 600 prospective employers in effort to place about 200 personnel affected by budget cutbacks; NASA reported. Engineering was largest single category of jobs eliminated by reduction in force. Administrative positions made up second largest category. (NASA Release 70-168)
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