Apr 1 1967
From The Space Library
NASA's March 24 decision to delay issuance of AS-204 accident report until April 8 would not restrict scope of inquiry in public hearings, Rep. Olin E. Teague (D-Tex.) , Chairman of House Committee on Science and Astronautics' Subcommittee on NASA Oversight, told Washington Evening Star reporter William Hines. Hearings would begin promptly "at 10 o'clock the same day the report is issued," Representative Teague said, and would be held at night if necessary. (Hines, W Star, 4/2/67)
Secretary of Transportation Alan S. Boyd outlined major goals of Dept. of Transportation (DOT) at ceremony in Washington, D.C., marking its first official operating day. DOT would (1) "insist that all forms of transportation become safer and more reliable for the user" and make increased effort to meet transportation needs of the physically handicapped; (2) strive for increased intermodal efficiency through promotion of integrated systems; (3) explore new possibilities to help transportation advance technologically and keep pace with progress of American industry; (4) encourage transportation industry in a selective expansion program for the domestic market; (5) seek ways for transportation to assist economic development of underdeveloped areas; and (6) make more positive contribution to urban development and quality of urban mass transit service. "At the very least, this Department must work to make transportation more efficient, more economical, more expeditious, and more socially responsible. . . . America, today, has the best transportation system of any nation in the world. But it does have its faults. It can be, it must be substantially improved." (Text)
ComSatCorp requested FCC permission to establish a pilot US. domestic comsat system with channels available without charge to educational broadcasters. Urging speedy approval of the plan, ComSatCorp stressed that "differences among private parties as to the best way to provide badly needed domestic satellite service should not be permitted to delay unduly inauguration of such a Program." ComSatCorp proposed two 85 ft send-and-receive antennas-one near New York City and one in California-and 30 smaller receive-only antennas in Pacific and Rocky Mountain time zones; it was prepared to finance and start construction of the system and act as trustee until FCC and Congress made final decision on ownership. System would become operational by late 1968. (ComSatCorp Release)
NASA Aerobee 150 sounding rocket launched from WSMR carried instrumented payload to 86.5-mi (139.2-km) altitude; it measured spectral irradiance of two early-type stars in wave length intervals 1100 A to 4000 A. The other two target stars were pointed at but could not be observed through opacity of fuel and oxidizer released through control jets. (NASA Rpt SRL)
Commemorative activities honoring DOT's first official operating day and celebration of Smithsonian Institution's third annual Rite of Spring, sponsored by the Institution, included these events : hourly ascensions in three-man-hot-air balloon by Don Piccard of the famous family of air and underwater explorers; very low speed operation of air cushion vehicle over the Mall (grassy area immediately adjacent to the Institution's site) using Bell Aerosystems Co.'s "Hydroskimmer"; demonstration of Bell's rocket belt to propel a man for short distances through the air; and showing of many models of transportation equipment. (Smithsonian Institution Release)
Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr., FAA Congressional Fellow, received National Aeronautic Assn.'s 1966 Frank G. Brewer Trophy at National Aerospace Education Council's annual banquet in Tucson, Ariz. Trophy was awarded annually for outstanding contributions to aerospace education of the Nation's youth. (NAA News)
New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes proclaimed April 1, 1967, TIROS-ESSA Day in New Jersey to mark seventh anniversary of first TIROS launch and to pay tribute to NASA and U.S. space program. (Text)
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