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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1971
Page
7
Werner von Braun warns the United States could fall behind in space if momentum is lost amid budget cuts and shifting priorities. He cites Soviet launches in 1970 and argues continued focus on space research and computing is essential to prevent a repeat of the 1957 Sputnik era.
Exclusive remarks from Von Braun argue a space station with interchangeable parts could slash manned flight costs from 20 000 a pound to 100 a pound. He urges a steady US space budget of 5 billion annually to fund the space shuttle and persistent scientific work despite past boom and bust cycles.
Cape Kennedy officials said NASA will launch the Intelsat 4 communications satellite Friday night for Comsat Corp and eight partner nations. The Atlas Centaur rocket with a nose fairing failed last November on another observatory launch, prompting fixes to ensure proper fairing separation and orbital speed.
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