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... - Jeanne Becker, CASIS executive director. ''RELEASE: 11-289 NASA SPACECRAFT IMAGES OFFER SHARPER VIEWS OF APOLLO LANDING SITES GREENBELT, Md. --'' NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the sharpest images ever ... 's internal structure, measurements of the lunar surface pressure and the composition of its atmosphere. Apollo 11 carried a simpler version of the science package. One of the details that shows ...

... for Republican presidential nomination, had recom­mended that U.S. postpone manned space program after Apollo. IIe warned against treating space program as contest between U.S. and U.S.S ... two or three minutes. ''(AP, LA Times, 8/6/68)'' Apollo 7 prime crew successfully completed water egress training in Gulf of Mexico. ''(NASA Apollo Status Summary, 8/7/68)'' August 1968 August Aug 1 1968 1 Aug 2 1968 2 Aug 3 1968 3 Aug 4 1968 4 Aug 5 1968 5 Aug 6 1968 6 ...

... rocket launched by NASA from WSMR carried American Science and Engineering, Inc., payload to 92.6-mi ''(149-km)'' altitude to collect data on celestial x-ray sources in 1- to ... Program Development would "help chart the course for this Center in the post-Apollo period, keeping in mind our Apollo program require­ments and AAP obligations." ''(MSFC Release 68-276; Marshall Star, 12/11/68, 1)'' Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter M. Schirra , Jr., received Kitty Hawk Memo­rial Trophy for distinguished achievement ...

... launch times, and scientific research. ''( Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Release 436)'' Florida radio report that Apollo spacecraft 017 had so many manufacturing defects that NASA was returning it to North American ... of war below." ''(MI, 3/6/67,10)'' Washington Evening Star commented on Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences' open hearing Feb. 27 on the Apollo fire: "The nation's space ...

... of operational `commitments' or budgetary considerations. Regardless of the outcome of the current Apollo accident investigation . . . the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's . . . safety practices need strengthening. ... s facilities, operations, and procedures solely from the viewpoint of safety." ''(CR, 4/6/67, H3657; NASA LAR VI/39)'' Col. V. John Lyle (USAF, Ret.), former ...

... power generated from radioisotopes or nuclear reactors will similarly become more and more important. ''(Transcript)'' Apollo 9 mission to prove capability of Lunar Module LM to operate in space (March 3 ... and Operations, Dr. Charles A. Berry , said it was almost certain that at least one Apollo 11 astronaut would develop illness during 21-day quarantine period following return from moon. "We ... 1969 2 May 3 1969 3 May 4 1969 4 May 5 1969 5 May 6 1969 6 May 7 1969 7 May 8 1969 8 May 9 1969 9 May 10 ...

... blue planet earth." Appendixes to prepared statement described NASA's technology utilization program: 1.6 million scientific and technical publications distributed in 1969, including 3 211 500 microfiche copies ... coverage of NASA activities in 1969 included 3497 newsmen from 57 countries accredited to Apollo 11 . '' (Testimony; Schlstedt, B Sun, 4/7/70)'' Fifth anniversary of ComSatCorp 's ...

... have been test of variable-thrust, restartable rocket engine similar to onboard propulsion system in Apollo CSMs. Other launches identified by experts were Cosmos 379, Nov. 24; Cosmos 382, Dec. 2 ... the velocity changes made by these Cosmos flights almost exactly match the velocity changes of Apollo for such maneuvers as lunar orbital insertion and trans-earth injection." All four Cosmos were ... to have transmitted recordings of human voices as test of radio communications. ''(Lyons, NYT, 9/6/71, 1)'' Soviet supersonic transport Tu-144 flew to Bulgaria on second flight out-side ...

... , 83)'' Dr. Gary V. Latham of Columbia Univ. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, principal investigator for Apollo seismic experiments, said seismic signals from May 13 crash of meteorite onto moon had confirmed ... km (38 mi) thick over a mantle and, possibly, a core. Lunar crust measured near Apollo 14 site in Fra Mauro region was about twice as thick as crust on earth ... mantle similar to earth's. Measurement of same layer during Apollo 15 mission had been 9 km per sec (5.6 mps), but 8.2 km per sec was more nearly valid ...

... her continental partners were deciding whether to accept America's invitation to join the post Apollo space programme, Washington has slammed the door smartly in their face. Having used the idea ... Arms Limitation Talks agreement appeared in reach." ''(Wilson, W Post, 7/6/72, A2)'' July 6-18: Series of meetings on Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), joint U.S. and U.S.S ... on results of July 6-18 meetings was signed by MSC Director, Dr. Christopher C. Kraft , Jr., July 17. Agreements had been reached on launching Soyuz before Apollo, acceptable launch windows, necessary ...

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