Jun 26 1971
From The Space Library
Anatoly Fedoseyev, who had been described as Soviet space expert, had sought asylum from U.S.S.R. in France on May 27 [see June 19] and was in England "reportedly talking to British and American interrogators," Chicago Tribune editorial said. "He could, if he desired, supply information of great value in the launching of our own space laboratory, Skylab, in 1973. More important, he could tell us whether Salyut is being used as a superspy in space to track our Polaris submarines." Some scientists believed Polaris might be tracked by heat produced in its nuclear reactors. "And they suspect that the cosmonauts aboard Salyut are busy testing this very concept with delicate electronic sensors." (C Trib, 6/26/71)
Soviet Salyut 1-Soyuz 11 cosmonauts were described by Dr. Vladimir Dupik in Sovietskaya Rossiya article as best-fed crew in history of space flights. Length of flight had necessitated diet of four hot meals daily including "first breakfast" of veal, bread, candy, and coffee; "second breakfast of tongue, sausage, and curds; lunch of dried, salted fish, borscht, meat, bread, cake and black currant juice. Fourth meal was not described. Oven had been installed in spacecraft for first time in Soviet space program, spices had been added to meats to improve flavor, and 14 varieties of meat carried had "higher moisture content which makes them juicier and gives off a nice aroma" (upi, W Star, 6/27/71, All)
NASA announced resignation of Ronald J. Philips, Director of Office of Technology Utilization, effective July 3. He would become Senior Vice President of technology application program sponsored jointly by International City Management Assn,, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Ford Foundation. (NASA Release 71-117)
New York Times reported comments on U.S.S.R. acceptance at Geneva conference of idea that claims commission of outside parties could fix amount of compensation for damages caused by objects launched into space. Observers saw acceptance as "major breakthrough in seven-year United Nations effort to complete space treaty covering payment for such damages." While U.S. and smaller powers had urged course, U.S.S.R. had heretofore refused. (Teltsch, NYT, 6/26/71, 5)
AAAS Board agreed to accept invitation from AAAS Soviet counterpart Znaniye (Knowledge) for annual exchange of four scientist-lecturers. (AAAS Bulletin, 2/72; AAAS PIO)
IATA Secretary General Knut Hammarskjold expressed IATA'S opposition to proposed use of UHF band in satellite communications along air routes over Pacific Ocean. He said its use would make system twice as costly as one functioning on VHF band already employed in airway communications. Opposition was expressed in letter to U.S. and member governments of ESRO, which planned similar system for Atlantic Ocean. (NYT, 6/26/71)
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