Sep 26 1972
From The Space Library
President Nixon approved H.R. 15495, $20.9-billion authorization bill for Dept. of Defense procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. Authorization also covered research, development, test, and evaluation for Armed Forces and construction at certain Safeguard antiballistic missile system installations. (PD, 10/2/72, 1476; Sen Armed Services Com)
Team of Naval Research Laboratory and Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory scientists had discovered chemical technique for stabilizing meteorological mists, NRL announced. Discovery had been made during attempts to eliminate fog. Release of certain organic compounds into atmosphere had been expected to diminish for intensity; instead, chemicals reduced fog evaporation rates. Findings might be used to change intensity and distribution of rainfall. (NRL Release 48-72-9)
Siegfried O. Auer of West Germany was granted, on behalf of NASA, Patent No. 3 694 655 for particle-impact location detector. Detector could be carried on spacecraft to identify sources in interstellar space, including sun and comets, from which particles came. It could show angle, speed, and chemical composition of particles and could telemeter data to ground. (Pat Off Flo; Jones, NYT, 9/30/72, 39)
NASA launched Astrobee F sounding rocket from Wallops Station, carrying Goddard Space Flight Center performance test payload. Rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. (SR list)
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