November 9, 1964

November 9, 1964

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AEROSPACE CALENDAR

EDITORIAL

The Future in Space

WHO'S WHERE

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AEROSPACE CALENDAR

Nov. 16—Wings Club First Sight Lecture, Biltmore Hotel, New York, New York. Lecturer: Igor Sikorsky. Nov. 16-17—Space Simulation Testing Conference, AIAA, Huntington-Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, Calif.
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EDITORIAL

The Future in Space

(As executive secretary and acting chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, Dr. Edward C. Welsh has a rare insight into the formulation of U. S. space policy. Therefore, we think his views on the future course of space exploration are of special interest to our readers in the aerospace industry.
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WHO'S WHERE

In the Front Office
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MANAGEMENT

INDUSTRY OBSERVER

► National Aeronautics and Space Administration ordered more than 2,900 design changes in the Apollo spacecraft during the first nine months of 1964. Each change causes some slippage, and Air Force now maintains that it could not get delivery of an Apollo system until 1969.
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Washington Roundup

Election Aftermath President Johnson’s election victory was such a foregone conclusion among aerospace leaders here and elsewhere that it caused hardly a ripple in either the stock market or within the confines of corporate offices. Executives of companies with big defense and space contracts foresee “business as usual” until the new Administration has a chance to implement policies still in the discussion stage.
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Special Election Reports

Major Aerospace Decisions Face Johnson

Recent world events throw new light on problems the Administration must solve in defense and space.

By George C. Wilson

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Special Election Reports

Nuclear Study

Washington—President Johnson last week exhibited his concern over the spread of nuclear weapons to other nations by naming a special committee headed by former Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell L. Gilpatric to seek new approaches to the problem.
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Special Election Reports

Pending Military Hardware Decisions

Washington—Aside from the policy decisions now being debated in the Pentagon, these military hardware questions must be answered by President Johnson’s Administration in the near future: • Manned orbiting laboratory (MOL). Should the Air Force be given the go-ahead for a two-man MOL to be ready in 1967 at a cost of about $1.5 billion or wait longer for a broader program run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (AW&ST Oct. 26, p. 26)?
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Special Election Reports

Defense Will Favor Improvements Over New Weapon Developments

Washington—Johnson Administration is expected to begin development of a new jet engine, a short-range air-to-surface missile and some avionic systems for an advanced manned strategic aircraft (AMSA), as well as push programs to improve the effectiveness of existing strategic missiles.
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Post-Apollo Goals, MOL Fate Imminent

Washington—Preliminary choice of this country’s post-Apollo goals will have to be made early next year by the Johnson-Humphrey Administration but its most immediate concern will be the need to tighten management of the lunar landing program to insure that its schedule is maintained.

By Donald E. Fink

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