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... karen.a.svetaka@nasa.gov for Acaba no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Media participating in the interviews must tune to the NASA TV Media Channel (NTV ...

... . Thomas and referred to Appropriations. Reported out August 22 (H. Rept. 2689). Passed the House August 22. Reported in the Senate from Appropriations August 22 (S. Rept. 2495). Passed the Senate, amended, August ...

August 8-29: Round-the-world flight of the German rigid airship Graf Zeppelin.

August 23-October 31: Russian plane, Land of the Soviets, flown on good-will tour of the United States from Moscow to Seattle, thence to New York, having covered 13,300 miles in 142 flying-hours.

Second Alaska Aerial Survey completed by Navy, mapping 13,000 square miles in southeastern Alaska.

Max Valier demonstrates his RAK-6 gas-propelled car at the Avus Speedway in Berlin. The car was powered by bottles of compressed carbon dioxide.

President Wilson signed Navy appropriation bill, which included $3,500,000 for naval aviation.

World's largest airplane, the six-engine Bailing bomber, underwent first tests at McCook Field, Lk H. R. Harris as pilot.

The Civil Aeronautics Act became effective, coordinating all nonmilitary aviation under the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The Paisley Rocket Society under the guidance of John D. Stewart fires its first photographic rocket, a 40" long 9 oz solid fuel engine with a miniature camera and parachute. The launch took place at Tarbert Loch Fyne. The rocket climbed to 300' and successfully landed 600' ...

Dr. Hugh L. Dryden appointed Director of Aeronautical Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA , replacing Dr. George W. Lewis .

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