Jul 3 1979
From The Space Library
JSC reported that it had amended its contract with Rockwell International Corporation to cover 56 engineering changes in the Space Shuttle orbiter. The first amendment, covering 32 changes, would cost $14,338,000; the second, covering 24 changes plus testing, repairs, and spares, would cost $2,869,833. The control value was now about $3.43 billion. (JSC Release 79-48)
INTELSAT reported from its meeting just ended in Washington, D.C., that international telecommunications by satellite would increase nearly 100% by 1983. More than 200 delegates representing more than 100 nations at the week-long meeting had pooled forecasts of services needed from INTELSAT's satellite system. The biggest growth would be in the Atlantic region, where traffic might increase 114% by year-end 1983. The new INTELSAT V satellites soon to be launched could carry 12,000 simultaneous phone calls plus two television channels-double the capacity of present satellites. Planning was under way for satellites with 40,000-circuit capacity. (INTELSAT Release 79-16-I)
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