May 11 1971
From The Space Library
NASA announced availability of new publications: Space Shuttle Technologies, FY 1971 Programs, compilation of 110 projects making up NASA shuttle technology program, described projects and listed FY 1971 funding for each. Significant NASA Inventions Available for Licensing in Foreign Countries listed abstracts of inventions in which NASA owned principal or exclusive rights and which were available for patent licensing in various countries. (NASA Special Release; NASA Release 71-83)
General Dynamics Corp. demonstrated CL-215 Air Tanker over Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Amphibious aircraft scooped up 5.5 cu m (1440 gal) of water from river, took off, and released water from two 2.7-cu-m (720-gal) tanks to show what it could do to forest fire. General Dynamics was interested in selling three CL- 215s at $1.4 million each to U.S. Forest Service, Washington Post reported. (Barnes, W Post, 5/12/71, Bl )
Visit to U.S. by Soviet Americanologist Georgy Arbatov reflected continuing tension between U.S. and U.S.S.R., Joseph Kraft said in Baltimore Sun. While Arbatov had been received cordially "in very high places," difficulties arose "whenever conversations came round to specifics." Subject of strategic arms had been particularly thorny, "for the Russians appear to be forcing the pace in the arms race with the new holes apparently set out for deployment of an improved SS-9 or some other monster weapon." (B Sun, 5/11/71, 17)
New York Times editorial advocated reimbursement by Government of airlines' investment in SST: "The bill which the SST lobby seeks to amend is a Supplemental Appropriations bill that contains money for the Government's closing was arising from cancellation of the contract for the plane. The bill does provide an opportunity for the Government to consider its debt of honor to the airlines. They were strongly advised by the Department of Transportation in 1967 to advance money to the Boeing Company, to be credited against the future purchase of SST's. The airlines realistically recognized that this was risk capital if the plane should prove a technological failure, but in view of the Federal Government's insistent if unwise pressure in behalf of the plane, they had good reason to rely upon continued Government backing for the project. Although the $58.5-million involved is not a legal obligation, Congress should honor this commitment." (NYT, 5/11/71)
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