Nov 27 1973
From The Space Library
The U.S.S.R. launched Cosmos 610 from Plesetsk into orbit with a 546-km (339.3-mi) apogee, 515-km (320-mi) perigee, 95.2-min period, and 74.0° inclination. (GSFC SSR, 11/30/73; SBD, 11/29/73, 146)
Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, met in Cleveland with Ohio newspaper editors and businessmen to discuss the space program's future and applications of NASA technology. He denied rumors that Lewis Research Center would be delegated responsibility as the national center for energy research, but said LeRC would continue its important role in Government energy research. Dr. Fletcher predicted the next steps in space would be establishment of a permanently inhabited space station, probably by the U.S.S.R.; establishment of a permanent base on the moon; and a manned mission to Mars. "But I don't see a manned Mars mission in this century, unless it is a cooperative venture with the Russians." He said the U.S.S.R. had "let up on their secrecy enormously in recent months" in preparation for the July 1975 joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Apollo-Soyuz docking mission. (C1 PD, 11/28/73)
NASA launched a Black Brant IVA sounding rocket from Poker Flats, Alaska, carrying a Univ. of Alaska aeronomy and barium-cloud-release experiment to a 552.0-km (343-mi) altitude. The cloud release was observed and tracked by ground camera sites and the Skylab 4 crew, launched Nov. 16 to man the Orbital Workshop. The rocket and instruments performed satisfactorily. (GSFC proj off)
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