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... chose to give the contract for Canada's first communication satellite, Anik-A, to the Hughes Aircraft Company in California. This led to a protracted and highly public debate wherein SPAR and ... this dispute ultimately led to Hughes Aircraft sub-contracting the space-frame and internal support structures to SPAR. This decision evolved into a windfall for SPAR when Hughes management realized the capabilities of ...

... astronaut freedom of movement by eliminating need for connections from pilot to spacecraft. Developed by Hughes Aircraft Co., the package was being considered for use in X-15 program. Astronomer Dr. Carl ... —in star ships, powered by hydrogen-fusion ramjet engines and built in space. Scientists at Hughes Aircraft Co. displayed Surveyor lunar probe at American Rocket Society , the probe containing redesigned payload weighing ...

... negotiating an agreement with Hughes Communications, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Co.) to develop jointly plans for a Space Shuttle mission to attempt salvage of the Hughes Leasat 3 satellite then ... 3, Lloyd's and other European underwriters had agreed to proceed with the attempted salvage. Hughes was continuing negotiations with U.S. underwriters. Although the joint salvage effort would include activities ...

... electron-bombardment ion engine using mercury propellant; (2) built by Hughes Aircraft 's Hughes Research Laboratory was contact-ionization thrustor using cesium propellant. Hughes engine would operate for first half of flight, then Lewis ... 's Iberia Air Lines had reserved three delivery positions for the U.S. supersonic transport aircraft. This brought total reserved positions to 84 by 17 airlines. ''(FAA Release 64 40)'' USAF ...

... A. Hyland, Vice President and General Manager of Hughes Aircraft Co., received NAA'S Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1967 on behalf of Hughes Surveyor Program Team, JPL, and other companies and organizations ... of Hughes Aircraft Co., looks at Surveyor model with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey at Smithsonian Institution. Vice President presented Hyland 1967 Robert J. Collier Trophy ''(background)'' in Smithsonian ceremonies honoring Hughes Surveyor ...

... 76) Howard R. Hughes, 70, aviation pioneer and founder of a financial empire that included aerospace and aviation holdings, died en route to Houston. He was president of Hughes Aircraft and sole trustee of its owner, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His estate was estimated to be worth between $1 ...

... , reducing significantly the likelihood of three Leasat satellites being operational by the November 30 deadline. Hughes could avoid the fee if the repaired Leasat 3 activated in late October; otherwise the ... as the earliest date for a Leasat 5 launch. Albert Wheelon, Hughes Aircraft Co. senior vice president and president of Hughes's space and communications group, said the Leasat 4 loss and other ...

... News Report, 4/68)'' Dr. Harold A. Rosen, Assistant Manager of Hughes Aircraft Co. Space Systems Div. and Manager of Hughes Satellite Systems Laboratories, was named recipient of AIAA'S first Aerospace Communications ... image transmission ''(TAPIT)'' subsystem which would enable tactical fighter aircraft to perform as reconnaissance vehicles. TAPIT, self-contained in pod mounted under aircraft wing with small control box in cockpit, took panoramic ...

... satellite service, asked the FCC to prevent ComSatCorp from signing a "sole source" contract with Hughes Aircraft Co. Philco, which was already preparing a satellite system for DOD under a contract awarded ... insupportable," Philco said. Under ComSatCorp 's plan, DOD would be supplied 24 satellites built by Hughes Aircraft Co. and would pay for service only if the satellites worked. ComSatCorp would absorb the ...

... data on atmospheric turbulence and its influence on aircraft design and flight. Dr. Allen E. Puckett, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Hughes Aircraft Co., was installed as 1972 American Institute of ... Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA presented Goddard Award to Gary A. Plourde, project engineer at United Aircraft Corp. Pratt & Whitney Div., and Squadron Leader Brian Brimelow (RAF) and Howard E. Schumacher, both ...

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