Sep 14 1963
From The Space Library
U.S.-Scandinavia approval of Memorandum of Understanding for testing of NASA-launched experimental communications satellites announced by NASA and Scandinavian Committee for Satellite Telecommunication. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, on official tour of Scandinavia, received in Copenhagen the Danish Government's note of approval, making the Memorandum effective; Norway had approved Memorandum in note dated Sept. 11 and Sweden, in note dated July 25. Under agreement, Scandinavian Committee would provide ground station to receive multichannel telephone or telegraph signals transmitted from U.S. via orbiting communications satellite. (NASA Release 63-205)
Discussing the National Space Program before Iowa City Daily Press. Association in Des Moines, NASA Associate Director of Plans and Program Evaluation Addison M. Rothrock said "The prime objective of . . . [the manned space flight] program is to land men on the moon before the end of the decade. The scope covered by the program is much broader than this. It is in fact the research, development and operation of a series of research manned spacecraft that will determine for us man's ability to operate in space. By focusing on the moon-landing we have set a goal that insures we develop all basic phases of the operation of manned spacecraft. I cannot. emphasize this too strongly. "By the time our three astronauts leave for the moon-landing we as a nation will have accumulated 2000 flight hours in earth orbit of manned craft. To indicate to you the significance of this number-we have as of now less than five flight hours of manned aircraft at speeds in excess Of Mach 2.5. . . . In these 2000 hours we will have Orbited the earth some 1300 times. Men will have gone. to and from craft in Orbit. We will have rendezvoused and inspected craft and transferred men and material between craft. We will have maneuvered the craft both in regards to the attitude Of the craft as has been done with Mercury and the Orbiting Solar Observatory and in regards to changes in the flight path as has been done with Mariner II and Syncoms. The are the things that must be done and will be done in the development, operation, and functioning Of manned craft in space. . . " (Text)
Univ. Of Tennessee announced USAF had provided 400 acres at Tullahoma, Tenn., as site for a Univ. Of Tennessee space institute. State government has appropriated $1,250,000 for construction Of first buildings. (NYT, 9/15/63, 54)
U.S. and U.S.S.R. were both awarded three gold wings (first prize) at first World Festival Of Aeronautic and Space Films sponsored by Federation Aeronautique Internationale and held in Deauville. Among U.S. winners were "The Mastery Of Space" and "The X-15 Story." (NYT, 9/17/63,35)
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