April 2, 1962

April 2, 1962

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Apollo Reshapes Nasa, Industry Roles

By Evert Clark17 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

First Details Revealed on Centaur Rl10

By David A. Anderton12 min

MANAGEMENT

Ge to Coordinate Defense Management

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Apollo Reshapes Nasa, Industry Roles

By Evert Clark17 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

First Details Revealed on Centaur Rl10

West Palm Beach, Fla.—Pratt & Whitney Aircraft RL10A-1 liquidhydrogen rocket engine, developed as the upper-stage powerplant for the NASA Centaur space vehicle, has been showing high reliabilities over a large number of test firings under simulated space conditions.

By David A. Anderton12 min

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MANAGEMENT

Ge to Coordinate Defense Management

Washington —General Electric’s newly formed Defense Programs Operation, which will integrate customer liaison, field service and resources planning for 17 semi-autonomous departments in GE’s Electronic and Flight Systems Group, is patterned after groups that provide similar services for its Electric Utility and Industrial Groups, despite the appearance that it departs from the company’s decentralization philosophy.

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Mmrbm to Use New Development Plan

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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AVIONICS

Usaf Explores Missile Plume Radiation

By Barry Miller6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Franklin Engines Again Entering Market

New York—New management, starting with manufacturing facilities, engineering talent and an established company name but virtually no order backlog, is aiming at reinstating Franklin Engine Co. to its former position as one of the nation’s largest light aircraft and helicopter engine manufacturers.

By David A. Brown6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Proposed Bill, White House Study Add to U. S. Air Policy Confusion

By L. L. Doty5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Congressional Report Challenges Merger

Possible monopoly, influence of lenders cited in House unit study of American-Eastern combine.

By Robert H. Cook5 min

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EDITORIAL

Mr. Vinson's Case for the B-70

(Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara presented his case against the B-70 program in a special Pentagon press conference Mar. 15 (AW Mar. 26, p. 17). Rep. Carl Vinson (D.-Ga.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, presented his rebuttal to Mr. McNamara in a speech on the House floor Mar. 21 in the debate on the military procurement authorization bill that was passed by a vote of 403 to 0.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Kennedy Orders Geodetic Satellite Probe

By George C. Wilson5 min

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