April 27, 1964

April 27, 1964

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Weighs Lunar Logistics Proposals

By Irving Stone11 min

MANAGEMENT

Sac Seeking to Maintain Force Mixture

By William H. Gregory10 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

German Scientists Investigate Materials Resisting Supersonic Rain-erosion Damage

By Warren C. Wetmore7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Weighs Lunar Logistics Proposals

Los Angeles—Industry proposals for an ambitious mission-plan to augment Apollo capabilities by delivering various payloads of supplies and equipment to Apollo lunar landing sites, are being evaluated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

By Irving Stone11 min

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MANAGEMENT

Sac Seeking to Maintain Force Mixture

Omaha — Strategic Air Command planners are showing increased concern over the lack of a new aircraft development to maintain an adequate force mixture in the 1965-75 decade. Advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles and spacecraft also are under study by SAC, but emphasis on these systems is tempered by the following three factors:

By William H. Gregory10 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

German Scientists Investigate Materials Resisting Supersonic Rain-erosion Damage

Immenstaad, Germany—Scientists at Dornier System GmbH are developing and discovering materials that show promise of resisting the potentially-disastrous effects of a persistent hazard to high-speed flight—supersonic rain erosion, the cavitation-like process that can smash cockpit windows in a few seconds and transform the smooth leading edges of supersonic wings into sawtooth patterns over longer periods.

By Warren C. Wetmore7 min

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AVIONICS

Star Tracker Boosts Mmrbm Accuracy

Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.—Single-star sensor subsystem for Air Force’s Mobile Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MMRBM) is expected to be able to acquire two stars accurately and sequentially during the brief interval before launch booster burnout occurs once the missile has reached an altitude where adverse atmospheric conditions no longer interfere with star sightings.

By Barry Miller6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Solid Motor Clusters Analyzed as Possible S-1c Substitutes

Studies of capabilities of the 156and 260-in.-dia. solid-propellant motors indicate that they could be substituted in clusters, with substantial gain in payload capacity, for the five-motor liquid-propellant S-1C first stage in the Saturn 5 space booster.
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MANAGEMENT

Gop Unit Seeks Renegotiation Phase-out

By Katherine Johnsen5 min

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EDITORIAL

Dr. Killian's Warning

The growth of our innovation industry—shorthand for “research, development, test and evaluation”—is a measure of the progress of the U. S. toward becoming a research-based society. From the very earliest days of the Republic, it has been recognized that knowledge is power and that the nation grew stronger by taming nature than it could by framing ideologies.
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MANAGEMENT

House Approves $46.8 Billion for Defense

Bomber fund included; debate indicates GOP plan to make Johnson military policy a campaign issue.

By George C. Wilson5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Avco Aims Mhd Generator at Space Role

New York—Operation of a magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) generator at 2,900F—700F above the operating temperature of recently designed nuclear reactors—has been reported by scientists from Avco-Everett Research Laboratory. The new generator offers the potential of being coupled with a nuclear reactor for use in space power systems, according to Avco.

By Roderick D. Hibben5 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

New Basing Concept Prime Factor in Future Icbm System Design

By George Alexander4 min

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