Mar 25 1969
From The Space Library
Apollo 9 commander James A. McDivitt told press at Washington, D.C., news conference that Apollo 9 spacecraft performance had been outstanding and procedures had been "as near perfect as anything I could possibly imagine," without deviating "from a single step in rendezvous .. and I don't recall a single procedure that we recommended be changed." Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart said new spacesuit had increased mobility significantly. Activities like manipulating camera Were "probably the most challenging . . . and I found that after taking a whole series of pictures and all the various motions you go through . . . my hands were far less tired than I would have anticipated." (Transcript)
House Committee on Science and Astronautics' Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight voted to add $230.5 million to $2.212-billion authorization requested by NASA for manned space flight in FY 1970. Of raise, $168 million was earmarked for development of scientific payloads for six manned lunar landings between 1970 and 1973 and $66 million for space flight operations to cover flying men in earth orbit for month at a time, in 1970 onward. Flights were to be forerunners of orbiting space stations. (CR, 3/26/69, D233; Committee member)
White House submitted to Senate nomination of former NASA Associate Administrator for Organization and Management Harold B. Finger to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (PD, 3/31/69, 489)
MSFC announced award of $3,657,000 contract to Sanders Associates, Inc." for continuation of engineering and logistics support for operational display systems for Saturn V program. Contract covered Oct. 1, 1968, through June 1970. (MSFC Release 69-91)
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