Scientists' Testimony on Space Goals: Hearings...88-1...June 10, 11, 19631963 - 260 pages |
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... possible steps that might be taken ( 1 ) to increase the amount of scientific return and ( 2 ) to insure better utilization of our scientific and technological resources and also ( 3 ) to consider , in connection with the long - range ...
... possible steps that might be taken ( 1 ) to increase the amount of scientific return and ( 2 ) to insure better utilization of our scientific and technological resources and also ( 3 ) to consider , in connection with the long - range ...
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... possible , a set of galley proofs of these hearings . He will then be allowed to present an additional short statement , if he so desires , commenting on the original remarks of the other witnesses . Also , each witness may be requested ...
... possible , a set of galley proofs of these hearings . He will then be allowed to present an additional short statement , if he so desires , commenting on the original remarks of the other witnesses . Also , each witness may be requested ...
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... possible . we have a chance to get in advance the prepared statements of the witnesses for tomorrow , we will try to have them circulated to the Senators . Senator DODD . I think it would be very helpful to have it , then , even an hour ...
... possible . we have a chance to get in advance the prepared statements of the witnesses for tomorrow , we will try to have them circulated to the Senators . Senator DODD . I think it would be very helpful to have it , then , even an hour ...
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... possible catastrophes ahead of time ? It makes sense to find out what the facts are before you try to make designs . Senator YOUNG . And unmanned flights could be undertaken that would be extensive enough to do away with all that , all ...
... possible catastrophes ahead of time ? It makes sense to find out what the facts are before you try to make designs . Senator YOUNG . And unmanned flights could be undertaken that would be extensive enough to do away with all that , all ...
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... possible that this very glamour would ultimately encourage more students into science so that in 10 to 20 years we would be better off in our scientific community ? Dr. ABELSON . I doubt that . I believe we are now training a very ...
... possible that this very glamour would ultimately encourage more students into science so that in 10 to 20 years we would be better off in our scientific community ? Dr. ABELSON . I doubt that . I believe we are now training a very ...
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Page 239 - I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. No single space project in this period will be more exciting, or more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.
Page 239 - I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space ; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.
Page 150 - AFTERNOON SESSION The CHAIRMAN. The committee will be in order.
Page 240 - We propose additional funds for other engine development and for unmanned explorations — explorations which are particularly important for one purpose which this Nation will never overlook: the survival of the man who first makes this daring flight. But in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon — we make this judgment affirmatively — it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.
Page 239 - American enterprise, time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement...
Page 199 - Solon A. Gordon Division of Biological and Medical Research Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Argonne, Illinois (257-7711 x 2804) Dr.
Page 239 - With the advice of the Vice President, who is Chairman of the National Space Council, we have examined where we are strong and where we are not, where we may succeed and where we may not.
Page 61 - He is a member of the American Physical Society ; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Association of Physics Teachers; International Platform Society; American Society of Composers, Authors, and Performers. He has authored or co-authored over 70 publications, the titles of which range from "Resonance Scattering of Protons by Lithium" to "Three New Color Forms of Viola.
Page 239 - Recognizing the head start obtained by the Soviets with their large rocket engines, which gives them many months of lead-time, and recognizing the likelihood that they will exploit this lead for some time to come in still more impressive successes, we nevertheless are required to make new efforts on our own. For while we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.
Page 239 - Finally, if we are to win the battle that is going on around the world between freedom and tyranny, if we are to win the battle for men's minds, the dramatic achievements in space which occurred in recent weeks should have made clear to us all, as did the sputnik in 1957, the impact of this adventure on the minds of men everywhere who are attempting to make a determination of which road they should take.