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... bill, which contained $3.269-billion NASA appropriation. As budgeted by NASA, appropriation allocated $678.7 million for research and program management, $25 million for construction of facilities, and $2.565 ... sonic boom and stratospheric pollution had been reduced to zero or effectual equivalent. ''(CR, 12/7/70, 519494-5)'' Successful heating of portion of upper atmosphere with high-powered radio beam ...

... verified improved instrumentation for measuring meteoroid impact, flux, direction, and speed. ''(NASA Release 710)'' February 7-8: U.S.S.R.'s Lunokhod I lunar rover, which landed on moon on ... GET increased velocity by 152 mm per sec (0.5 fps). MCC-6 and MCC-7 were not required. Inflight demonstrations of composite casting, liquid transfer, and heatflow connection were televised ... other reentry events occurred as planned and Kitty Hawk splashed down in mid-Pacific about 7 km (4 nm) from recovery ship U.S.S. New Orleans at 216:42 GET ...

... the traditional Soviet passion for secrecy in space is beginning to cool," ''(W Star, 6/7/71)'' Tu-144 Soviet supersonic transport was expected to go on international market at $25 ... . would offer airlines up to 10 yrs credit to obtain sales in West. ''(AFJ, 6/7/71, 13)'' House passed H.R. 7960, $622-million FY 1972 NSF appropriations bill by vote of 319 to 8. FY 1971 appropriation was $511 million. ''(CR, 6/7/71, H4763-85)'' Retired Laic scientist William J. O'Sullivan, who had conceived and developed ...

... `Neil Armstrong Airport.' Bill was referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. ''(CR, 7/26/71, H7164)'' Union of Concerned Scientists-Boston area coalition of scientists, engineers, and other ... life might well exceed anything this nation has seen in time of peace." ''(AP, NYT, 7/27/71, 53)'' President Nixon issued statement following successful splashdown of Apollo 15 spacecraft: " Apollo ...

... samples and it may be years before we go back to these places." ''(NYT, 9/7/71)'' Patent No. 3 603 433 was granted to MSC technicians William H. Keathley and ... 1971 Federal R&D total was expected to be same $15.4 billion-total $16.7 billion requested in President Nixon's 1972 budget marked new high. NASA had risen from ... other NASA programs so that 1972 would be almost a leveling off. ''(NSF Highlights, 9/7/71)'' August 1971 August September 1971 September Sep 1 1971 1 Sep 2 1971 2 ...

... tanks. U.S.S.R. was believed to use a similar technique. ''(Hess, NYT, 11/7/71, 84)'' Maverick, airborne missile guided to surface targets by TV camera in nosecone, had ... help redress U.S.S.R.'s "quantitive armored superiority in Europe." ''(Middleton, NYT, 11/7/71, 57)'' Canadian Defence Ministry had announced intention to mothball hydro-foil Bras d'Or ... fact no foreign sales of craft were forecast, while production costs were up. ''(NYT, 11/7/71, 5)'' October 1971 October November 1971 November Nov 1 1971 1 Nov 2 1971 ...

... Aug. 2 and 13 and During October. (NASA Release 72-179; Reuters, B Sun, 8/7/72, A6)'' NASA held separate Headquarters debriefings for three losing aerospace firms in $2.6 ... was unusually quiet in the cabin even for a jet plane." ''(Tass, FBIS-Sov, 8/7/72, Ll)'' July 1972 July August 1972 August Aug 1 1972 1 Aug 2 1972 ... 1972 3 Aug 4 1972 4 Aug 5 1972 5 Aug 6 1972 6 Aug 7 1972 7 Aug 8 1972 8 Aug 9 1972 9 Aug 10 1972 10 Aug 11 ...

... , partially flooded by volcanic extrusions, were visible in center of planet. ''(LA Her-Exam, 9/7/72)'' Special awards ceremony marking outstanding success of NASA's Mariner 9 Mars mission was ... , but the qualitative arms race continued. ''(UPI, W Star & News, 9/8/72, A6)'' September 7-8: Seventh Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium at Manned Spacecraft Center was sponsored by MSC, California Institute ...

... it will do within the price it said it would cost." ''(Benedict, AP, Today, 12/7/72)'' Newspaper editorials commented on successful launch of Apollo 17 : New York Times: "It is ... a special degree of competence and courage to embark on this extraordinary journey." ''(NYT, 12/7/72)'' President Nixon announced intention to nominate John A. Volpe to be U.S. Ambassador ... H. Schmitt (lunar module pilot and geologist)-was launched at 12:33 am EST Dec. 7, with illumination from S-IC 1st stage creating brilliance of morning sun. Liftoff, witnessed by ...

... .J.R. 328 was referred to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics. ''(CR, 2/7/73, H838.9, H877)'' Selection of John E. O'Brien as Assistant General Counsel for ... , to authorize the NASA Administrator to convey certain lands in Brevard County, Fla. ''(CR, 2/7/73, H875)'' The Federal Aviation Administration announced award of a $3 485 861 contract to ... effective, large. scale use of scientific knowledge in all civilian and military fields.” ''(NYT, 2/7/73, 34)'' January 1973 January February 1973 February Feb 1 1973 1 Feb 2 1973 ...

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