Aug 4 1970
From The Space Library
Senate adopted, by vote of 70 to 8, conference report on H.R. 17548, FY 1971 Independent Offices and HUD appropriations bill, containing $3.269-billion NASA appropriation and $513-million NSF appropriation. Bill would go to President for approval. (CR, 8/4170, 512741-8)
Edwin C. Kilgore, Deputy Chief of LaRC Office of Engineering and Technical Services, was appointed to new position of Deputy Associate Administrator (Management) in OART at NASA Hq. (NASA Release 70-130)
NASA announced award of $1366 400 contract to General Electric Co. for construction of fuel systems for research into operation of turbojet engines with liquid-methane and liquid-oxygen fuels. Contract would be managed by LeRC. (NASA Release 70-129)
Christian Science Monitor editorial discussed future TV projection from foreign countries by comsat: "Do people want such invasions? Suppose the Russians or the Chinese loft communications satellites overhead which could beam propagandist television programs directly into American receivers?" Direct foreign-initiated TV broadcasts "could allow the viewer to see many more of the world's events directly as they are happening. The United States could participate in a worldwide agreement on the interchange of import programming via satellite. But this electronic proliferation has its complications, of which we should be early aware." (CSM, 8/4/70)
U.S. and U.S.S.R. were nearing agreement to curb quantitative part of nuclear arms race, but Aug. 3 successful test of Poseidon missile "is a vivid reminder that the qualitative aspect of that race goes on unimpeded," Chalmers M. Roberts said in Washington Post. Unless SALT in later phase could curb such qualitative improvements as Poseidon, "a host of new ideas now under research and engineering or simply in men's minds will come into being in future decades." (W Post, 8/4/70, A12)
USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, was described in Christian Science Monitor article: "Oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, the display... portrays the history of the United States Air Force in such away as to interest all ages. Nearly half of the aircraft and missiles have to be exhibited outdoors, so construction is under way on a new $6 million facility. . .to contain the collection of 8,000 planes and other items." (CSM, 8/4/70)
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