Jan 22 1970
From The Space Library
Discovery by OAO 77 of great hydrogen cloud surrounding comet Tago-Sato-Kosaka was announced by NASA. Instruments in Univ. of Wisconsin payload aboard OAO II, launched Dec. 7, 1968, had first studied comet Jan. 14 as it moved from sun. Data gathered to date had shown hydrogen cloud surrounding comet's head was large as sun. Data and ground-based observations should facilitate more accurate determination of amount of mass ejected from comet and provide better knowledge of its composition, NASA said. (NASA Release 70-10)
President Nixon delivered State of the Union Message before Joint Session of Congress: "The moment has arrived to harness the vast energies and abundance of this land to the creation of a new American experience... more truly a reflection of the goodness and grace of the human spirit. The seventies will be a time of new beginnings, a time of exploring both on the earth and in the heavens, a time of discovery." GNP would increase by $500 billion in next 10 yrs-increase greater than entire growth of U.S. economy from 1790 to 1950. "Our purpose in this period should not be simply better management of the programs of the past. The time has come for a new quest-a quest not for a greater quantity of what we have had but for a new quality of life in America." President proposed total reform of welfare system; assessment and reform of institutions of government at Federal, state, and local level; and "reforms which will expand the range of opportunities for all Americans:" Greatest question of seventies was "shall we surrender to our surroundings or shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage we have done to our air, to our land, and to our water?" President would propose to Congress $10 billion nationwide clean waters program "to put modern municipal waste treatment plants in every place in America where they are needed to make our waters clean again... now." He called for further advances in engine de- sign and fuel composition for automobile, "our worst polluter of the air," and new rural environment to reverse migration to urban centers. He also planned balanced FY 1971 budget to help stop rise of cost of living. ' . . I see a new America as we celebrate our 200th anniversary 6 years from now. I see an America in which we have abolished hunger, provided the means for every family in the nation to obtain a minimum income, made enormous progress in providing better housing, faster transportation, improved health, and superior education. . . . I see an America in which we have made great strides in stopping pollution of our air, cleaning up our water, opening up our parks, continuing to explore in space. Most important, I see an America at peace with all the nations of the world. "This is not an impossible dream. The goals are within our reach.... Let it not be recorded that we were the first American generation that had the means but not the vision to make this dream come true." (PD, 1/26/70, 55-66)
Univ. of Southern California conferred degree of M.S. in aerospace engineering on Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Astronaut had pursued graduate studies under USC-Edwards AFB program from 1955 to 1960 and had nearly completed degree requirements when he was transferred. Lecture delivered Jan. 22 by Armstrong on "Lunar Landing: Techniques and Procedures" completed requirements. (AP, W Star, 1/23/70)
MSFC announced selection of Chrysler Corp., General Electric Co., and Boeing Co. for competitive negotiations leading to three-year, $25-million, cost-plus-incentive-award-fee contract for management, sustaining engineering, and logistics support for Saturn ground support equipment and for operations and maintenance of Saturn systems development facilities. (MSFC Release 70-12)
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