Scientists' Testimony on Space Goals: Hearings...88-1...June 10, 11, 19631963 - 260 pages |
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... reasons why this Nation has embarked upon a program designed to insure preeminence in space . The committee considers that , in addition to witnesses from NASA , a useful purpose will be served by hearing testimony from other scientists ...
... reasons why this Nation has embarked upon a program designed to insure preeminence in space . The committee considers that , in addition to witnesses from NASA , a useful purpose will be served by hearing testimony from other scientists ...
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... Reasons are simple- the Moon has no water or oxygen ; Venus is too hot ; Mars has virtu- ally no oxygen and almost no water . There is about one - thousand th as much water in the atmosphere over Mars as there is in the air over the ...
... Reasons are simple- the Moon has no water or oxygen ; Venus is too hot ; Mars has virtu- ally no oxygen and almost no water . There is about one - thousand th as much water in the atmosphere over Mars as there is in the air over the ...
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... reason to discontinue it . GOVERNMENT COMPETES WITH ITSELF Senator CASE . Your concern beyond the moon program goes very deep . Do you have specific suggestions for us that we could pick up by way of legislation or for the NASA ...
... reason to discontinue it . GOVERNMENT COMPETES WITH ITSELF Senator CASE . Your concern beyond the moon program goes very deep . Do you have specific suggestions for us that we could pick up by way of legislation or for the NASA ...
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... reason I am asking these questions , Doctor , is that there is a definite question in my mind as to the overall purpose of doing research work in space . I am anxious to know whether or not we are doing this just to learn more - for ...
... reason I am asking these questions , Doctor , is that there is a definite question in my mind as to the overall purpose of doing research work in space . I am anxious to know whether or not we are doing this just to learn more - for ...
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... reason- ably ascertained or prior ascertained purpose on the one hand , and scientific activity which one could put into the field of more pure re- search where the objective is not necessarily known but an inter- esting field for ...
... reason- ably ascertained or prior ascertained purpose on the one hand , and scientific activity which one could put into the field of more pure re- search where the objective is not necessarily known but an inter- esting field for ...
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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.