Jun 10 1971
From The Space Library
U.S. and U.S.S.R. exchanged lunar samples in Moscow ceremony to mark expansion of cooperation in space. Lee R. Scherer, Director of Apollo Lunar Exploration Office, presented three grams (0.10 oz) of Apollo 11 and three grams of Apollo 12 lunar material to Academician Aleksander P. Vinogradov, Vice President of Soviet Academy of Sciences, and received three grams of Soviet Luna 16 samples in return. Scherer said, "Although the quantity of material is small, its significance is very great." U.S. Embassy in Moscow released statement saying exchange provided opportunity for scientists of both countries to benefit from study of material from lunar areas to which they would not otherwise have access. "The exchange of lunar samples exemplifies the desire of NASA, as stated in the agreement of January 21, to expand cooperation in space research and exploration. The U.S. Government looks forward to the broadening and deepening of this cooperation." (NASA Release 71-103; Shabad, NYT, 6/11/71, 10)
Aerobee 350 sounding rocket was launched by NASA from Wallops Station carrying Johns Hopkins Univ. experiment to study airglow. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (SR list)
Appointment of L/G Charles H. Terhune, Jr., (USAF, Ret.), as Deputy Director of JPL was announced by Dr. William H. Pickering, JPL Director. Gen. Terhune would assume duties July 9, succeeding Adm. John E. Clark (USN), who had announced his retirement. (JPL Release 571)
Management plans for OMSF space shuttle program were announced by NASA: OMSF Hq. in Washington, D.C., would be responsible for overall management, including assignment of responsibilities, basic performance requirements, control of major milestones, and funding allocations to NASA centers. Dale D. Myers, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, had assigned responsibility for program control, overall systems engineering and systems integration, and overall responsibility for definition of elements of total system that interacted with other elements to MSC, which also would be responsible for shuttle's orbiter stage. MSFC would be responsible for booster stage and shuttle's main engines. KSC would be responsible for design of launch and recovery facilities. All three centers would station personnel at MSC for systems engineering and integration activity. (NASA Release 71-104)
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