Nov 27 1961
From The Space Library
The United States presented an outline for a program for cooperation and control in outer space to the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space meeting in New York. This was the first committee meeting held since its membership was expanded from 18 to 24 nations by the General Assembly 2 years ago, the 7 Communist members refusing to attend until today. U.N. Delegate Charles W. Yost urged consideration of the U.S. proposals before the life of this Committee expired at the end of the year. The U.S. proposals were: acknowledge that international law and U.N. Charter extend to outer space; establish central registry for all space launchings and satellites; and share all information from weather satellites.
USAF reported that Lincoln Laboratory's Millstone Hill radar at West Ford, Mass., had made three sightings on November 3, 13, and 15, which might be the missing package of 350 million copper needles launched into orbit on October 21.
Senator Robert Kerr announced that he would introduce legislation to authorize private ownership of the U.S. portion of the proposed worldwide communications satellite system. His bill would create the "Satellite Communications Corp." which the participating firms would buy.
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation announced openings for 18 young scientists and engineers for graduate study in rockets, jet propulsion, space flight and space structures at Cal Tech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerospace Laboratory at Princeton, and the Institute of Flight Structures at Columbia. Established in 1949, Guggenheim fellowship program in the aerospace sciences has provided financial aid to 142 students to date.
General Curtis E. LeMay, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, said in interview with U.S. News & World Report: "I think we're at the period of space technology that we were in aeronautical technology along about 1914. At that time no one could predict the type of weapon systems that the airplane was going to produce, or the transportation system that it would eventually produce. As a matter of fact, it was pretty much a laughing stock—a very expensive toy.
"We, of course, initially did a very poor job in our development program to advance the science of aeronautics in this country. I hope we do a better job in space. At the present time we can't predict what will eventually come out of research in space in the way of weapon systems or commercial vehicles or any other use that we might put space to. I am sure that men are going out into space. I'm sure that they'll find useful things to do out there, and I'm sure that, unless something is done to preclude it, they'll find things to fight over out there, too."
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