Oct 7 1975
From The Space Library
Dr. William R. Lucas, Director of Marshall Space Flight Center, announced the establishment of an advanced mineral extraction task team within the Program Development Directorate. Working with the Dept. of Interior's Bureau of Mines, the team would use NASA expertise and technology to increase the nation's ability to extract energy and minerals at acceptable cost and with minimum effect on the environment. One of NASA's first tasks would be to improve the efficiency of the long-wall shearer-a coal-removing machine used by miners that could leave a foot or more of unrecoverable coal along the edges of a vein-by using sensors, remote controls, and TV monitors to guide the machine. (MSFC Release 75-215)
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