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... was commanded to search for Canopus; confirmation was received that lock had been acquired at 2:51 pm EST. Radio signals returned full strength and mission operations resumed planned schedule. Jet ... Research Center LaRC and Williamsburg, Va. Dr. James C. Fletcher , NASA Administrator, said in Nov. 2 address to air-lines and aircraft industry executives and DOT representatives that environmental issue of ...

... received and recorded on board . . Mars 3 and later . . . transmitted to the earth on December 2-5. The video-signals received from the surface of Mars were brief and suddenly discontinued ... Release 71-238)'' Description by Soviet professor of physics and mathematics M. Marov of Mars 2 scientific program to Soviet journalists was reported by Tass: "Registration of various radiations from Mars ...

... technology . .. the Terminal Configured Vehicles and Avionics Operating Experiments Program, for which funding of $4.2 million will be programmed." ''(Text)'' NASA applications program was reviewed by Associate Administrator for Applications ... almost inaccessible' lunar mountain region. Two automatic 'Mars' stations were created. . . Separating from the Mars 2 station, a capsule landed a pennant . . . and the Mars 3 descent vehicle made the first ...

... system. Apollo science had eliminated once-popular hypothesis that moon had been captured 1 to 2 billion yrs ago, "but beyond this the question remains unanswered. If the nature of compositional ... scientists and exchange of samples between U.S. and U.S.S.R. ''(Science, 6/2/72, 975-81)'' Protocol on U.S.-U.S.S.R. scientific and technological cooperation ... Boris Isayev of Soviet Standards Committee. ''(Tass, FBIS-Sov, 6/5/72, Li)'' NASA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on loan to Virginia Institute of Marine Science would begin 45-day study ...

... 1.4 m in diameter (7 by 4.5 ft), carrying antenna booms that extended 2.7 m (9 ft) from each end, gamma ray spectrometer, and low-altitude particle-measuring ... important aspect of manned space flight has become desirable." ''(NASA Activities, 10/15/72, 200-2)'' Flight Research Center announced successful remote-control landing of 1600-kg (3500-1b) modified Piper ... Release 72-128)'' September 1972 September October 1972 October Oct 1 1972 1 Oct 2 1972 2 Oct 3 1972 3 Oct 4 1972 4 Oct 5 1972 5 Oct 6 1972 ...

... . Johnson Space Center -after hearing testimony from Dr. James C. Fletcher , NASA Ad­ministrator. ''(CR, 2/2/73, D71)'' A new satellite series, Intelsat IVA would begin service in mid-1975 to ... developing countries will find ERTS a valuable source of many kinds of information.” ''(Abelson, Science, 2/2/73, 431; NASA OA)'' The National Science Foundation released An Analysis of Federal R&D ...

... Soyuz crew, Thomas O'Toole reported in the Washington Post. Their assessment was that Salyut 2 had begun tumbling in orbit when a maneuvering engine fired and then kept firing out of control. The firing had forced Salyut 2 into cartwheel motion through space. Its solar panels had been torn loose, cutting the station ... and localities to participate at the Federal level in establishing R&D priorities. ''(CR, 5/2/73, S8159)'' President Nixon submitted nominations to the Senate: Howard A. Callaway to be Secretary ...

... . The spacecraft then headed on toward a September 1979 encounter with Saturn. Pioneer 10 , launched 2 March 1972, had been the first spacecraft to reach Jupiter-3 Nov. 1973-9 Jan ... -outermost of the five inner moons-and began returning its best pictures of Jupiter. On 2 Dec. Pioneer 11 crossed the orbits of Jupiter's four closest moons and entered the ... structure across the poles. ''(NASA Releases 74-292, 74-300; Hall, Opp, et al., Science, 2 May 75, 445-77; NASA Pioneer Mgr, interview, 12 Nov 75; NASA press conference transcript ...

... the Government of Canada. Under the agreement-provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding signed 2 Aug.-- ESRO , COMSAT General, and Canada would furnish the space segment capability for the intergovernmental ... to advance procurement for lower costs and for preventing slowdowns from shortages. ''(Covault, Av Wk, 2 Dec 74, 38-42 ; Lilly, interview, 19 Sept 75)'' November 1974 November December 1974 December ...

... with other configurations to do away with the problem: of instability near the ground. (Newsweek, 2 June 75) U.S. helicopter manufacturers were increasing production to capitalize on heavy worldwide demand ... . All systems aboard the spacecraft were functioning normally. (Tass, FBIS-Sov, 18 June 75, U1) 2-7 June: Three NASA scientists and two Europeans conducted a Spacelab simulation mission aboard NASA ...

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