Feb 24 1967
From The Space Library
Astrobee 1500 sounding rocket launched from NASA Wallops Station in third flight test carried 110-lb instrument package to 1,495-mi (3,007-km) altitude before impacting 690 mi downrange in the Atlantic. No recovery was attempted. The 11,600-lb solid-fueled rocket-most powerful sounding racket in U.S.-transmitted 30 min of data on flight characteristics. From preliminary examination of data test appeared successful, but scientific data on cosmic noise effects were lost because rocket's spin rate was too high for proper deployment of experimental antennas. Astrobee 1500 was being developed by NASA "to provide a research rocket capable of carrying heavy scientific payloads to high altitudes, with a relative ease-of-handling. . . ." First launch attempt (April 8, 1963) failed 16 sec after launch because of a nose-fairing failure; second attempt (Oct. 21, 1964) was successful. (WS Release 67-5)
USAF launched an unidentified satellite from WTR using Titan III-B booster; satellite reentered Mar. 6. (Pres Rep 1967; GSFC SSR, 3/ 15/67)
Phoebus IB reactor was operated for 45 min-30 min at 1,500-mw design power-in test conducted by AEC-NASA Space Nuclear Propulsion Office at NRDS, Jackass Flats, Nev. Primary purpose of test, part of Rover program, was to study high-power-operation effects on reactor-including test conditions to be found in 5,000-mw Phoebus 2, slated for test late this year. Phoebus series would provide advanced technology for solid-core graphite rocket reactors, eventually providing 200,000-250,000 lbs of thrust. (Joint AEC-NASA Release K 4 )
NSF awarded over $28 million in grants as part of expanded program aimed at accelerating the output of students with advanced degrees in science, mathematics and engineering." Made under NSF's graduate traineeship program, grants would enable 206 institutions to appoint 5,077 students for full-time graduate study beginning in fall 1967 and 896 graduate teaching assistants for full-time study beginning in summer 1967. (AF', NYT, 2/25/67,10)
"High priests of science"-notably space scientists-were making excessive demands on Federal budget with possible dangers to remainder of the scientific community, Ralph Lapp, nuclear science consultant, told Purdue Univ. audience. He urged "a unified science budget which reflects a `fair share' for all scientific fields." (AP, B Sun, 2/25/67)
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