August 19, 1963

August 19, 1963

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Basic Gemini Ecs Keyed to 14-day Flight

By Harold D. Watkins19 min

AVIONICS

New Radar Telescope to Map Ionosphere

By Philip J. Klass9 min

AVIONICS

Microcircuit Radiation Problems Probed

By Barry Miller8 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Basic Gemini Ecs Keyed to 14-day Flight

Los Angeles—Environmental control systems (ECS) for the Gemini two-man spacecraft will combine state-of-the-art advances in proven Mercury concepts with new components made necessary by the more stringent mission requirements of the second generation manned space vehicle.

By Harold D. Watkins19 min

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AVIONICS

New Radar Telescope to Map Ionosphere

Arecibo, Puerto Rico—An unusual radar telescope, 40,000 times more powerful than the Millstone Hill radar which first made contact with the planet Venus, will become operational within several weeks here at the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory.

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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AVIONICS

Microcircuit Radiation Problems Probed

Fullerton, Calif.—Semiconductor microcircuits appear to be more vulnerable to the transient nuclear radiation that accompanies a nuclear weapons burst than are other types of microcircuits and circuits constructed with the best high-frequency transistors.

By Barry Miller8 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Apollo-type, Six-man Spacecraft Designed to Support 24-man Orbital Space Station

Los Angeles—Preliminary design of a six-man, modified Apollo-type logistics spacecraft (Modap) is scheduled to be completed in December by North American Aviation’s Space and Information Systems Div. for NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center (AW Aug. 5, p. 23).

By Irving Stone7 min

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MANAGEMENT

Test Ban Would Not Cut Defense Budget

McNamara sees no reduction in ‘foreseeable future,’ no decrease in U. S. nuclear superiority over USSR.

By George C. Wilson7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Cab Urges Local Service Subsidy Cuts

Report to White House proposes one-third reduction in five years; carriers’ size ambitions are criticized.

By Robert H. Cook7 min

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Letters

In regard to the latest political quip, “V for Vexations” on p. 21 of the July 8 issue, I’m sure our senior naval officers are not as uninformed as would appear. For a couple of places that a meaning for “V” might be found: BuWeps Inst. 13100.1A and the non-rated enlisted man’s Airman Manual.
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AVIONICS

Filter Center

ComSat Corp. Makes Study Awards— Contracts totaling about $150,000 have been awarded by Communications Satellite Corp. to three companies to conduct three-month studies of different techniques for providing multiple ground stations with simultaneous access to a communication satellite system (AW July 22, p. 333).
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MANAGEMENT

Navy Told to Cut Attack Carrier Force

By Larry Booda5 min

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AVIONICS

Transient Radiation Effects on Avionics Systems

Nuclear explosions can induce severe disturbances in avionic systems which are outside the destructive range of the weapon’s heat and blast effects. While the disturbances—predominantly transient in nature—may be very short in duration, they can have a critical effect upon a weapon system.
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