Jun 27 1970
From The Space Library
Cosmos CCCLI was launched by U.S.S.R. into orbit with 464km (288.3-mi) apogee, 270-km (167.8-mi) perigee, 91.8-min period and 70.9° inclination. Satellite reentered Oct. 13. (GSFC SSR, 6/30/ 70;10/31/70)
Tenth anniversary of MSFC, NASA's largest installation. MSFC facilities consisted of 700 hectares (1800 acres) with 370 structures and buildings totaling about 370 000 sq m (4 million sq ft). During decade, MSFC scientists and engineers had designed Saturn 1, Saturn IB, and Saturn V boosters. (Marshall Star, 6/24/70; NASA PAO)
Actions in response to Apollo 13 Review Board Report [see June 15] were recommended by Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo Program Director, in memo to Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator. They included oxygen tank modifications, addition of third oxygen tank on Apollo 14 and 15, modification of fuel-cell oxygen reactant valve to separate Teflon-coated wires from oxygen environment, caution and warning system modifications, addition of second-level limits sensing in Mission Control Center, comprehensive review of consumables and emergency equipment in LM and Cm, and tests and analysis recommended by Review Board. (Hearing, Sen Com on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Apollo 13 Mission Review, 6/30/ 70, 52, 57)
NASA launched two sounding rockets from WSMR. Aerobee 170 carried American Science and Engineering, Inc., payload to 175.2-km (108.9-mi) altitude to collect data from cosmic x-ray sources to determine location of sources and flux levels in range 0.2-1 kev. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. Nike-Apache carried Cal Tech experiment to conduct x-ray studies. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (NASA Rpt SRL; SR list)
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