Jul 25 1963
From The Space Library
U.S.-U.K.-U.S.S.R. nuclear test-ban treaty prohibiting nuclear testing in the atmosphere, in space, and under water was initialed in Moscow by negotiators W. Averell Harriman, U.S. Under Secretary Of State for Political Affairs; Viscount Hailsham, British Minister for Science; and Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister. Treaty was subject to formal signing and parliamentary ratification by U.S. Senate, British Parliament, and Supreme Soviet. (Topping, NYT, 7/26/63, 1)
House Committee On Science and Astronautics reported H.R. 7500, NASA FY 1964 authorization bill, to House Committee's authorization recommendation was $5.2 billion. (NASA Leg. Act. Rpt. II/113) )
Secretary Of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert testified before Subcommittee on Investigations of Senate Committee on Government Operations that his own personal study of General Dynamics and Boeing Co. contract proposals for TFX convinced him that General Dynamics provided the most practical design and the most realistic cost estimate. (Testimony)
Maj. Robert A. Rushworth (USAF), X-15 pilot, was presented military astronaut wings by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Curtis E. LeMay. (Wash. Post, 2663)
AT&T spokesman said cause of TELSTAR II's failure was still not known. "We're still sending command signals, but we still have no clue to what happened." (Doan, N.Y. Herald Trib., 7/26/63)
Senate Committee on Aeronautics and Space Sciences voted (6 to 5 ) to delete nearly $5 million requested in NASA budget for FY 1964 for proposed electronics research center. Vote was tentative, pending final committee action on NASA FY 1964 request. (NYT, 7/26/63)
Aeronautics press briefing held at NASA Hq., with presentations by officials from Hq., Ames Research Center, Flight Research Center, and Langley Research Center. NASA Director Of Office of Advanced Research and Technology, Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff, said "It is important to point Out that we have chosen to confine NASA's aeronautical program to research and advanced technology activities leading to new aeronautical vehicle concepts, but not including the very costly development of new aircraft. In this respect, NASA's aeronautical activities differ from those in space where new vehicles are developed, constructed and operated. It is Our belief that, in general the development and construction of new aircraft should be the responsibility of the user since only he can make the compromises necessary to produce aircraft which can play their proper role in civilian Or military applications. We believe this view to be consistent with the advanced state of aeronautical technology, the sophisticated aircraft industry which now exists and the nation's use of commercial and military aircraft .... " (Text)
In aeronautics press briefing, NASA Administrator James E. Webb replied to reporter's question on cost of supersonic transport development: "We can do a great deal for $1 billion. I think we could probably build a flying prototype for less than that." In President Kennedy's proposed plan for supersonic transport development, $750 million would be spent by Government (FAA, DOD, and NASA) and remaining $250 million by industry. (L.A. Times, Wash. Post, 7/26/63)
Lt. Col. John Powers (USAF), MSC Public Affairs Officer, announced in Washington he had conferred with NASA Administrator James E. Webb and Deputy Administrator Dr. Hugh L. Dryden about "the changing nature of the manned space flight program." In accordance with this change, brought about by the end of Project Mercury, NASA would "realign our organization and our people, including myself," (West, Houston Post, 7/26/63)
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