HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NASA OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION APRIL 27, 29, 30; MAY 4, 1964 [No. 3] Printed for the use of the Committee on Science and Astronautics 32-445 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1964 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS GEORGE P. MILLER, California, Chairman OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas WILLIAM J. RANDALL, Missouri NEIL STAEBLER, Michigan JOSEPH W. MARTIN, JR., Massachusetts CHARLES F. DUCANDER, Executive Director and Chief Counsel PHILIP B. YEAGER, Counsel FRANK R. HAMMILL, Jr., Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON NASA OVERSIGHT OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas, Chairman KEN HECHLER, West Virginia EMILIO Q. DADDARIO, Connecticut BOB CASEY, Texas JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana EDWARD J. PATTEN, New Jersey DON FUQUA, Florida JAMES G. FULTON, Pennsylvania NOTE. The chairman of the full committee and the ranking minority member, Hon. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., are ex officio members of all subcommittees. Dr. Homer E. Newell, Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, NASA, accompanied by Edgar M. Cortright, Deputy Oran W. Nicks, Director, Lunar and Planetary Programs, Office of Space Science and Applications, NASA, accompanied by N. W. Oran W. Nicks, Director, Lunar and Planetary Programs, Office of Space Science and Applications, NASA, accompanied by Edgar M. Cortright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Science and Dr. William H. Pickering, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, accompanied by Robert J. Parks, Assistant Laboratory Director Richard E. Horner, senior vice president (technical), Northrop Corp., Appendix B. Flight performance reports and failure analyses for Ranger III, Appendix C. Ranger block III, project development plan, Jet Propul- 247 |