1975 NASA Authorization: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 12689 (superseded by H.R. 13998)U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 |
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Page 312 - The horizontal flight testing of the shuttle orbiter will be accomplished at the Air Force Flight Test Center. Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Page 96 - Thank you. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is a great privilege to be here today to discuss the President's budget for the Forest Service in fiscal year 2008.
Page 41 - Interior to test their use for updating the 1970 census. Other examples of high spatial resolution such as the identification of fields of an acre or smaller and the detection of impounded water have further indicated the need for a selective, high resolution capability for future earth survey systems.
Page 315 - There is a total of $8.9 million included in this year's request for space shuttle facility planning activities. This includes studies, engineering support, and the preparation of preliminary engineering reports for upcoming projects, and the final design for the pending fiscal year 1975 facility needs.
Page 39 - Skylab mission and its people, but one point is clear: a multidisciplinary manned space station is not only practical, but can be highly productive. There are many facets to this conclusion, but three stand out. First, the men worked well in space, actively enjoying the experience of living in orbital weightlessness; second, it was possible to maintain essentially normal operations of this immensely complex vehicle, even in the face of a number of equipment malfunctions; third and most important,...
Page 39 - Third, and most importantly, the crew produced a large volume of very high quality data in many fields, more than fulfilling the expectations on which the experiment program was based. It is impossible to single out any one area as the most important result of the Skylab missions. The harvest of benefits is just beginning, as the hundreds of investigators in many fields dig into the analysis and interpretation of the results of their experiments.
Page 236 - The reaction control subsystem (PCS) is contained in the two OMS pods and in a module in the nose section of the forward fuselage. These units provide attitude control in space and precision velocity changes for the final phases of rendezvous and docking or orbit modification.
Page 352 - ... JOHNSON. I might say that all are favorable to the program, and give suggestions. At this point, the committee will stand adjourned, until 9 :45 tomorrow morning, and if you can come back, Mr. O'Meara, we will convene at 9 :45 and wind this up as fast as we can without taking all morning. Mr. O'MEARA. Thank you. (Whereupon, at 12 noon, the subcommittee adjourned, to reconvene at 9 :45 am, Tuesday, February 8, 1972...
Page 207 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am very pleased to appear before you to discuss the...
Page 41 - ... type. These data are processed at. the Johnson Space Center and distributed to 141 investigators for analysis. In addition, these data are provided to other US agencies for their use and are available to the public through the Department of Interior's EROS Data Center at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The sequence of EREP data processing, data distribution, analysis, and publication of results is continuing and is expected to be completed in FY 1975. However, some initial results have been identified...