Feb 20 1973
From The Space Library
A full-scale mockup of the Skylab Orbital Workshopshipped from McDonnell Douglas, Huntington Beach, Calif.-arrived at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. It would be combined with other Skylab hardware and used for system engineering and integration support to Skylab earth orbital missions scheduled to begin in May. (MSFC Release 73-14)
The Office of Management and Budget released $2.53 million of NASA funds appropriated for the quiet, clean engine development in FY 1973 but impounded by OMB in 1972. OMB also released $2 million appropriated for NASA's quiet, experimental, short takeoff and landing aircraft (QUESTOL) in FY 1973. The project had since been terminated [see Jan. 5]. (OMB PIO)
Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt visited Kennedy Space Center to thank employees for their efforts in making manned exploration of the moon possible. Dr. Schmitt said man would explore Mars in the not too distant future. "The reason it is possible to talk this way and not be accused of talking science fiction is because there's no longer science fiction. It's now only science prediction.” (UPI, LA Her-Exam., 2/21/73)
The U.S.S.R. called for participation of the People's Republic of China and France in negotiations on an accord to end all nuclear weapon testing. During his opening statement at the first 1973 session of the Geneva Disarmament Conference, Soviet delegate Aleksey A. Roshchin said negotiations to end nuclear tests "require the participation of all nuclear states." Neither China nor France had shown any interest in joining the conference. Progress in the talks continued to be blocked by the issue of onsite inspection to detect nuclear explosions. The U.S.S.R. opposed international controls and the U.S. supported them. (NYT, 2/21/73, 7 )
NASA launched an Arcas sounding rocket-second in a series of two-from Antigua, West Indies, carrying a Goddard Space Flight Center payload to a 52.5-km (32.6-mi) altitude. The objectives were to measure the ozone distribution in the upper atmosphere, monitor anomalous ultraviolet absorption for the evaluation of the Nimbus 4 (meteorological satellite launched April 8, 1970) backscatter UV experiment, and extend the data base for a climatology of stratospheric ozone in the tropics. The rocket was launched during a Nimbus 4 overpass. The rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. The first rocket in this series was launched Feb. 13. (NASA Rpt SRL)
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