Jun 26 1963
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (2MB PDF)
House Science and Astronautics Committee cut $134,248,600 from the scientific exploration of space portion of the NASA authorization for FY 1964. With a previous cut of $259,122,000 from the manned space flight portion, total reduction in the $5.7 billion request was now $483 million. (NYT, 6/27/63, 1)
Development and construction of frictionless platform by Martin Co. for NASA Manned Spacecraft Center was announced by MSC. MSC Crew Systems Div. would use Simulator to test and evaluate space suits, stabilization devices, tethering lines, and space maintenance tools. (MSC Release 63-108)
House of Representatives passed (410-1) and Sent to the Senate DOD authorization bill for FY 1964 in the amount of $47,082,009,000, second largest in peacetime history. Amount was $1,932,228,000 less than requested by the Administration. Major House changes in R&D requests by the Administration: slash of $100 million (to $43.1 million) in the MMRBM program, because of lack of program definition: increase to $125 million (from $98 million requested) for USAF's X-20 "or Mach 3 aircraft programs," together with a Strong endorsement of the X-20; no money voted (none requested) for the RS-70, thus apparently ending the House's long Struggle to get DOD to increase the Scope of the RS-70 program. (NYT, 6/27/63, 1; M&R, 7/1/63, 34)
Postmaster General J. Edward Day, speaking at a luncheon in Washington honoring the 25th anniversary of the CAB, said: "Today, the 11 domestic trunk line carriers serve more than 600 points over routes in excess of 185,000 miles in length. Twenty-four smaller carriers provide Service to Some 900 smaller communities over routes m excess of 88,000 miles. Three carriers provide domestic all-cargo Service to 38 points over routes in excess of 14,000 miles and another 15 carriers are licensed to provide supplemental services. Fifteen carriers are authorized to provide service to a total of 428 points outside the United States over routes in excess of 320,000 miles." (CR, 6/27/63, A4098)
Charles Michels, LRC scientist, described Lewis work with a "co-axial plasma-gun," being studied as a method to propel future interplanetary spacecraft. Michels spoke before the American Physical Society in Cleveland. (LRC Release 63-44, Lewis Chronology, 5)
USAF launched Thor-Agena D from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., with unidentified satellite and a hitchhiker radiation monitoring satellite that separated in orbit on July 1, 1963. (UPI, Wash.. Post, 6/27/63; Pres. Rpt. on Space, 1/27/64)
FAA proposed new rule of certification of manned free balloons, establishing minimum airworthiness requirements. (FAA Release T 63-33)
Reorganization of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Michoud Operations was announced by Michoud General Manager Dr. George N. Constan. (Marshall Star, 6/26/63,7)
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