Mar 10 1969

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Nike-Tomahawk sounding rocket launched by NASA from Churchill Research Range carried Univ. of Colorado payload to measure Vegard-Kaplan (1,500-1,700 A and 2,300-3,000 A). and Lyman-Birge-Hopfield (1,300-1,500 A) bands of nitrogen in UV auroral emissions. Rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. Payload penetrated aurora, and data were excellent. (NASA Rpt SRL)

"Man has three sets of capabilities that make him extremely hard to replace by any machine," NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, Dr. George E. Mueller, said in address before NRC Engineering Div.'s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.: "1) he has a very wide-band set of sensors for acquiring information; 2) he has in his head a built-in memory and computer that cannot yet be matched by our largest and fastest machines; and finally he has a remarkably versatile capability for action, and physical operations with his body, hands, and tools. These three capabilities make man such a valuable element in space science and applications that we need to take advantage of him at the site of operations whenever this is feasible.. . . With the prominence that manned flight has gained, it is surprising to - realize that while 589 unmanned satellites have been launched, there have been only 29 manned flights, eleven by the USSR and eighteen by the USA. These few experiments have shown that we have the capability to extend man's genius into the new dimension of space, as far out as the moon. In the years ahead I expect that man will exploit his bridgehead into space and use this new territory for his own good on earth." (Text)

NASA released Space Resources for Teachers: Biology, Including Suggestions for Classroom Activities and Laboratory Experiments. Curriculum project was prepared by Univ. of California at Berkeley to introduce high school teachers and students to scientific advances in space biology. (Text)

March 10-12: During AIAA 3rd Flight Test, Simulation and Support Conference in Houston, Tex." Apollo 7 Astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham received Haley Astronautics Award for "exceptionally meritorious service and outstanding contributions to the advancement of manned space flight during the 11-day flight of Apollo 7." Award-$500 honorarium, medal, and certificate-was presented annually for "an outstanding contribution by test personnel who undergo personal risk in the advancement of space flight." Lockheed Aircraft Corp. test pilot William C. Park received Octave Chanute Award for "flight test development of Mach 3+ aircraft," He was first test pilot to fly SR-71 and YF-12A at design speed. (AIAA Release 3/5/69)

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