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... , 10/31/67)'' USAF launched unidentified satellite from Vandenberg AFB employing a Thor-Burner II booster. ''(UPI, P EB, 10/11/67,2; Pres Rep 1967)'' NASA announced organizational changes in preparation ... officials, the present outlook is that only a limited national space program will continue in the 1970s after the lunar landing.'' ''(Spivak, WSJ, 10/11/67, 24)'' October 1967 October Oct 1 ...

... -ft-dia rotodome on top of aircraft's vertical stabilizer to assure excellent radar performance a d minimize reduction of aircraft performance. ''( Boeing Release S-9051)'' "Our national security depends upon ... as much in their non-space activities as . . . in space." ''(P Inq. 12/11/67,10)'' December 11-14: Some 100 representatives of Government and industry attended Orbital Workshop design meeting at ... 1967 7 Dec 8 1967 8 Dec 9 1967 9 Dec 10 1967 10 Dec 11 1967 11 Dec 12 1967 12 Dec 13 1967 13 Dec 14 1967 14 Dec 15 ...

... television coverage” and serve as “relay points for deep-space communications. ‘‘(Nat’l. Obs., 1/11/66; CR, 2/8/66, A609-10)’’ FAA announced that Washington (D.C.) National Airport ... to short-haul jet traffic April 24. ‘‘(FAA Release 66-5)’’ January 11-12: USN was formulating plans for a Sealab III mission in an effort to expand and intensify its manned ... 1966 7 Jan 8 1966 8 Jan 9 1966 9 Jan 10 1966 10 Jan 11 1966 11 Jan 12 1966 12 Jan 13 1966 13 Jan 14 1966 14 Jan 15 ...

... not yet up to the task of making a cable strong enough and light enough for the sky hook project from earth.” ‘‘(Science, 2/11/66, 682-3; Schmeck, NYT, 2/12/66, 12)’’ DOD would use Titan III booster to launch 23 comsats in three launch groups to form a global communications system ... 1966 7 Feb 8 1966 8 Feb 9 1966 9 Feb 10 1966 10 Feb 11 1966 11 Feb 12 1966 12 Feb 13 1966 13 Feb 14 1966 14 Feb 15 ...

... might be very dense and compact, exerting a strong gravitational attraction for their size which could shift wavelengths to produce ‘‘red shifts.” ‘‘(Science, 3/11/66; Weil, Wash. Post, 3/12/66,2; Sullivan, W T , 3/11/66, 28; Ubell, N.Y. Her. Trib., 3/11/66)’’ NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight Dr. George E ... 1966 7 Mar 8 1966 8 Mar 9 1966 9 Mar 10 1966 10 Mar 11 1966 11 Mar 12 1966 12 Mar 13 1966 13 Mar 14 1966 14 Mar 15 ...

... study contract with Martin Company Martin Co. for 11-mo. study of "costs, crew size, and complexity of a flight research program using a manned lifting body vehicle." In conducting the study, the ... as potential launch vehicles. For study purposes, Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB would be a probable landing site. ''(NASA Release 66-82; Langley Research Center LaRC Release)'' Clarence L. Johnson ... 1966 7 Apr 8 1966 8 Apr 9 1966 9 Apr 10 1966 10 Apr 11 1966 11 Apr 12 1966 12 Apr 13 1966 13 Apr 14 1966 14 Apr 15 ...

... a two-gas system composed of oxygen and either nitrogen, helium, or another inert gas for crew health and safety. Contracts would be managed by URC. ''(NASA Release 66-113)'' May 11: USN successfully conducted first guided firing of Phoenix air-to-air guided missile over Pacific Missile Range. Missile, developed by Hughes Aircraft Co., was fired from USN A-3 aircraft ... 1966 7 May 8 1966 8 May 9 1966 9 May 10 1966 10 May 11 1966 11 May 12 1966 12 May 13 1966 13 May 14 1966 14 May 15 ...

... reached 89-mi. (144km.) altitude in NASA-American Science and Engineering, Inc., experiment to make a high-resolution survey of celestial x-ray sources. Rocket and instrumentation performed satisfactorily. ''(NASA Rpt ... 80% of the applications . . . could be eliminated" if patent offices exchanged information. ''(Beller, Tech. Wk., 11/7/66, 20)'' October 1966 October Oct 1 1966 1 Oct 2 1966 2 Oct ... 1966 7 Oct 8 1966 8 Oct 9 1966 9 Oct 10 1966 10 Oct 11 1966 11 Oct 12 1966 12 Oct 13 1966 13 Oct 14 1966 14 Oct 15 ...

... required to bid for total package concept, design, and construction-instead of construction only. Vernon A. Johnson, a Lockheed Aircraft Corp. vice president, believed Lockheed, General Dynamics Corp., and Litton Industries, Inc ... periods and making fast delivery of heavy supplies to fight small wars. ''(Wright, NYT, 12/11/66, 12)'' December 1966 December Dec 1 1966 1 Dec 2 1966 2 Dec 3 ... 1966 7 Dec 8 1966 8 Dec 9 1966 9 Dec 10 1966 10 Dec 11 1966 11 Dec 12 1966 12 Dec 13 1966 13 Dec 14 1966 14 Dec 15 ...

... with a military label than with a civilian one, Mr. Nixon undoubtedly will move in that direction. If he does, he has an uncommonly qualified administrator in Seamans." ''(P Bull, 1/11/69 ... -5)'' January 11-12: After being feted at Newark, N.J." airport by 1,500 persons in 15° temperature, Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman , James A. Lovell , Jr." and William A. Anders flew ... 1969 7 Jan 8 1969 8 Jan 9 1969 9 Jan 10 1969 10 Jan 11 1969 11 Jan 12 1969 12 Jan 13 1969 13 Jan 14 1969 14 Jan 15 ...

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