Sep 8 1965
From The Space Library
Four NASA Tiros meteorological satellites observing Hurricane Betsy were providing the most extensive picture coverage of a storm ever obtained in space. TIROS X had photographed Betsy Aug. 27 before she reached hurricane strength; since then TIROS VII, VIII, and IX had been photographing her about eight times daily. (GSFC Release G-26-65)
Stanford Univ. received a $2,080,000 facilities grant from NASA to assist in the construction of a space-engineering research building. After signing the NASA/Stanford agreement, NASA Administrator James E. Webb said: "Construction of these facilities will help Stanford provide the laboratory areas so urgently needed by scientists engaged in NASA-supported research and training activities. The national space effort will further benefit by thus increasing the capability of Stanford to train greater numbers of highly qualified young scientists, engineers and researchers." (NASA Release 65-285)
250 photos taken by GEMINI V Astronauts Leroy Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad, Jr, during the GEMINI V spaceflight were released by NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. (AP, NYT, 9/10/65, 17)
U.S.S.R. declined President Johnson's invitation to send an observer to the launching of Gemini VI in October, Mstislav V. Keldysh, president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, in a letter to NASA Administrator James E. Webb, said that the Academy was "grateful" for the invitation, but that "at the present time, our representative cannot avail himself of your invitation, "Availing myself of the opportunity, I would like on behalf of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. to congratulate you, the cosmonauts Charles Conrad and Gordon Cooper and also the scientists and engineers who took part in the preparation and execution of the flight of the space ship Gemini V," Presidential press secretary Bill Moyers said that President Johnson regretted the refusal, but hoped that the Soviet Union would send observers in the future. (NYT, 9/9/65, 11; Wash, Post, 9/9/65, A9)
The appointments of Dr. George P. Cressman as director of the Weather Bureau and R/Adm. James C. Tison (USN) as director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey were announced by Dr. Robert M. White, head of the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). The men had been serving as acting directors since the formation of ESSA July 13. (ESSA Release 65-1)
FAA's failure to inform the airlines that navigational radar at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, would be closed for repairs Sept. 8, reportedly caused a delay of more than 300 flights and cost the airlines more than $1 million. An FAA spokesman said steps were being taken to prevent future delays during radar repairs including installation of standby units at airports with heavy traffic. (UPI, NYT, 9/15/65, 77M)
September 8-10: Fifteen Arcas and Hasp meteorological rockets were launched from NASA Wallops Station in the first series of firings for the Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network (EXAMETNET) . Instrumented rockets achieve altitudes of about 180,000 ft.; wind and temperature measurements were obtained as payloads, descended by parachute, Primary purpose was to determine daily variations of winds and temperatures and estimate solar radiation correction for meteorological payloads planned for use by EXAMETNET. Participants included Argentine and Brazilian trainees, U.S. Weather Bureau, and Naval Ordnance Laboratory. (Wallops Release 65-57)
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