July 2, 1962

July 2, 1962

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TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION

Nasa Expands Tracking, Data Acquisition

MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

Marshall Supervises Booster Development

NASA HEADQUARTERS

Manned Lunar Program Reshapes Nasa

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TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION

Nasa Expands Tracking, Data Acquisition

Washington — Advanced manned spacecraft missions and the vastly increased amount of data that will come from scientific satellites such as the orbiting geophysical and astronomical observatories are requiring National Aeronautics and Space Administration to continue expanding its tracking networks and data acquisition facilities.
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

Marshall Supervises Booster Development

Marshall develops or buys launch vehicles ranging in size from Thor-Agena to Saturns and Novas.
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NASA HEADQUARTERS

Manned Lunar Program Reshapes Nasa

Decision to push Apollo expands size and cost of agency’s effort, strengthens its reliance on industry.
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SPACE SCIENCES

Goddard Satellites Probe Space Sciences

Space phenomena observations opening new areas of knowledge about earth, moon and solar system.
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APPLICATIONS

Weather Satellite System Due By 1965-66

Greenbelt, Md.—National Aeronautics and Space Administration hopes to launch next spring its first Nimbus weather satellite, prototype for a multi-satellite operational system that is expected to bring the entire world’s weather under regular and frequent surveillance by 1965-66.
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ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Evolves Two Basic Sst Designs

Hampton, Va.—Two advanced configurations for supersonic transports have been evolved at the Langley Research Center as part of NASA’s over-all mission of basic research and technical support to the SST program. One is SCAT-15—SCAT is the local acronym for Supersonic Commercial Air Transport—a variable-sweep design credited to John Stack, formerly NASA’s director of aeronautical research.
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ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Space Engines Evolve at Lewis

Cleveland—Roar of large turbojets and the howl of ramjets have been replaced at the Lewis Research Center by the noiseless thrust production of electric rockets in high-vacuum tanks. The research team that was responsible for pioneering work in turbojet afterburners, thrust reversers and noise suppressors, in transonic compressor design and the development of supersonic compressors and efficient inlets for engines, still directs its effort to the myriad problems of propulsion today.
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

Gemini to Be Testbed for New Techniques

Houston—Role of Gemini as the first truly operational U. S. manned space vehicle has been overshadowed by current Mercury flights and the more ambitious Apollo program, but Gemini is expected to become the flexible testbed for new techniques and systems for both scientific and military space flight.
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SPACE SCIENCES

Venus First Target in Planetary Series

JPL pushes Mariner 1 for basic scientific exploration; second-generation payloads to eject landing capsules.
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APPLICATIONS

Nasa Plans to Expand Comsat Program

Greenbelt, Md.—National Aeronautics and Space Administration will initiate two new active communication satellite projects this year—one an intermediate altitude (12,000 mi.) vehicle and the other an advanced synchronous orbit satellite, if present plans are approved by the Administrator and Congress authorizes the funding.
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