NASA AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974 HEARINGS 4.S. Cingelos, for the BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 880 A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, AND RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER F26 A3 1973a COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES FRANK E. MOSS, Utah, Chairman WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut DEWEY F. BARTLETT, Oklahoma ROBERT F. ALLNUTT, Staff Director (II) Monday, March 12, 1973: CONTENTS Opening statement, Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman__ Page 571 572, 753, 754 Testimony of Dr. John E. Naugle, Associate Administrator for Space Science, accompanied by Dr. George M. Low, Deputy Administrator; Vincent L. Johnson, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Science; and Richard Daniels, Director of Program Review and Resources Management Comprehensive statement of space science program. Physics and astronomy program....... Planetary exploration program.... The lunar program-- Launch vehicle and propulsion program. Research and program management- Construction of facilities-- Testimony of Charles W. Mathews, Associate Administrator for Applications, NASA, accompanied by Leonard Jaffe, Associate Administrator for Applications, and Dr. George M. Low, Deputy Adminis trator Comprehensive statement of applications program. Communications programs.. Current programs Special programs Wednesday, March 14, 1973: 572 585 589 613 634 649 657 661 755 771 771 774 783 817 819, 820, 822 Opening statement, Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman. Comprehensive statement and appendices of Clare F. Farley. Comprehensive statement of applications program-continued_ Earth resources survey-. Earth observation programs- Thursday, March 15, 1973: Opening statement, Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman_. 822 826 835 1004 1016 1016 1022 1087 Testimony of Frank B. Elliott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Admin1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1103, 1129, 1161 istration, U.S. Department of Agriculture; accompanied by Leo M. Schaefer, Staff Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of the Secretary; William L. Ruble, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; William E. Kibler, Director, Survey Division, Statistical Reporting Service; Olin Bockes, Systems Development Engineer for Remote Sensing and Display Systems, Forest Service; Jerome A. Gockowski, Director, Cartographic Division, Soil Conservation Service; Robert H. Miller, Technical Coordinator, USDA Remote Sensing Programs; and Donald H. Von Steen, Head, Remote Sensing Section, Research and Development Branch, Statistical Reporting Service.. 1090 Thursday, March 15, 1973-Continued Page Comprehensive statement of Earth resources survey program, USDA.. 1099 1104 Testimony of Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff, Deputy Director, National 1111 1129 1135 Comprehensive statement, National Science Foundation_ Comprehensive statement on space programs, U.S. Department of Testimony of Dr. Stanley M. Greenfield, Assistant Administrator for Opening statement, Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman.. 1142 1145 1162 1166 1179 1179, 1180, 1181 Testimony of Roy P. Jackson, Associate Administrator for Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA, accompanied by Dr. George Low, Deputy Administrator, NASA; George Cherry, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA; Dr. Seymour Himmel, Deputy Associate Administrator for Technology, Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA; and Edwin Kilgore, Deputy Associate Administrator for Management, Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA. 1181 Comprehensive statement on aeronautics and space technology-. Statement for the record: Robert E. Monroe, AOPA___ Testimony of Dr. Robert H. Cannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology, Department of Transportation. 1264 Thursday, March 22, 1973: 1190 1249 1279 Opening statement, Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman_. 1281 1286 1328 Comprehensive statement of facilities. Comprehensive statement of International Affairs--- Testimony of Arnold Frutkin, Assistant Administrator for Interna- Statement for the record: Robert C. McCurdy, Associate Adminis- 1330 1340 1348 1358 1305 TABLES Physics and astronomy satellites launched in 1972_. Planetary exploration missions research and development.... Office of Space Science planned flight schedule, fiscal year 1974, congressional budget_____. 613 743 Physics and astronomy programs, Explorer projects, fiscal year 1974 budget request 744 747 |