Aug 15 1964
From The Space Library
In memo to heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, President Johnson said that in the past, U.S. had not done enough to help international organizations "secure the services of highly qualified men and women from private life and from government agencies . . ." The President presented ways in which all Executive Departments and Agencies should take "affirmative and continuing steps" to assist international organizations in gaining access "to talented citizens of this country who are qualified for positions in the international agencies." (White House Memo, 8/15/64)
In White House press conference, President Johnson announced Secretary of Defense McNamara had approved "a program for the development of an aircraft designed specifically for air support of counter-insurgency, and limited war operations, and the Department of the Navy to contract for the building of seven prototype aircraft at a cost of about $18 million. "This counter-insurgency ( CCIN) aircraft will be an airborne equivalent of the 'jeep." It will be able to perform peacetime emergency functions such as disaster relief, medical missions or riot control, as well as military missions to include light armed reconnaissance, helicopter escort and attack, and support of ground troops." (Transcript, Wash. Post, 8/16/64)
Patent for manned space station design was awarded to its inventor Emanuel Schnitzer, technical assistant at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. The space station was designed to erect itself in space after being lofted into orbit. Crewmen could be sent up in an auxiliary spacecraft or launched to it later in a ballistic "ferry." Until two weeks ago, Schnitzer was at NASA Hq. in Advanced Manned Missions Program Office. (Justice, Houston Post, 8/15/64; NYTS, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8/15/64)
Astronauts' contracts with Field Enterprises Educational Corp. and Time Inc. were discussed in Editor and Publisher editorial, which stated that the "principle of letting the astronauts sell their stories is all wrong." Before granting personal interview, editorial said, "astronaut must get permission in writing from Field and Time which will grant approval in an instance where the acceptance of such outside offers will not materially affect the value of any of the rights granted." . . ." It concluded by saying that reporters could not interview these "national figures" unless two "competitors say it's okay." (E&P, 8/15/64)
August 15-16: Coordinated series of four NASA sounding rocket launches was conducted at Wallops Island, Va.; Ascension Island; and Kronogard, Sweden. A Nike-Cajun was launched from each range with exploding grenade payloads to provide temperature, wind, density, and pressure data. Peak altitudes: rocket launched from Wallops, 75.9 mi. ; from Ascension, 77 mi.; and from Kronogard, 84 mi. The fourth experiment was a Nike-Apache launched to 74.3-mi. altitude with payload to collect micrometeoroid particles during a weak noctilucent cloud display above Sweden. Meteorological Institute of Stockholm Univ, participated in the Kronogard experiments. (NASA Rpts. SRL)
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