Space Age Spending Pills: NSF Reports U S R&D Outlay
The National Science Foundation released figures showing a $14.7 billion federal outlay for research and development from July to June, a 31 percent rise led by Defense with $7.4 billion. NASA doubles its outlay to $2.8 billion as moon goals drive funding, while 65 percent may go to private industry and 16 percent to non-government actors.
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Mars and a Comet Mission Face Many Hurdles for NASA Probe
NASA plans a comet flyby using a mass spectrometer to analyze neutral and charged matter. A Los Angeles lab team, led by Lair, discusses instrumentation and the need to distinguish the comet's source and composition while addressing magnetic fields and data reporting on the mission.
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Mars open for inspection and comet probes discussed
Mars is open for inspection as researchers outline plans for comet probe flights within the next 10 to 15 years to test magnetic fields and comet appearances. John Lair, director of specialized research, stresses a paper role focused on computations while awaiting NASA and MAI funding.
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Amherst Plans Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1964
Amherst will observe its sesquicentennial in June or July 1964, per an organizing committee chaired by Mayor Frank Janik. A promotion committee is forming and the Frontier Week event will be replaced by the sesquicentennial celebration.
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Barnum Praised Mt Washington View as Second Greatest Show
Phineas T. Barnum the famed circus promoter once called the view from Mt Washington in New Hampshire the second greatest show on earth, a remark reflecting his grandist tastes and showmanship.
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TV system to lead man in quest for the moon
The article outlines early unmanned lunar probes planned before 1964 including Ranger and Surveyor missions. It explains lunar orbiters and landers, their capabilities, expected resolutions, and how orbiters will help select Apollo landing sites. It details propulsion, timing, and targets for locating a suitable touchdown zone.
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Astronomy club to host meteor counts and meeting
Lorain Count Junior Astronomical Society formerly Solar Squirrels plans Cygnid meteor count tonight at 9 at Jim Thomas 423 Olivet Dr. A Wednesday 7 p.m. YMCA Room A program seeks new members with talks and a movie The Universe Refreshments served Final plans named new advisor Gordon Beals Elyria High School faculty Danny Jacob program chair James Warden William Kelleher assistants Robert Wallace sergeant at arms and a name change vote
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Champollion and the deciphering of hieroglyphs
The article recalls Jean Francois Champollion who cracked hieroglyphs in 1822, following Rosetta Stone discoveries. It notes his rivalry with Thomas Young, his passion for philology, and his roles at Grenoble, the Louvre, and the College de France before his 1832 death. it previews Noguchi’s upcoming feature.
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Sun sounds from Antarctica spark space study
Ward Helms, a 4 year old? electronics engineer in Byrd Station Antarctica, spent 13 months listening to whistlers and hisses from low frequency radio waves. He converts these sounds to data on charged particles along magnetic lines and hopes to advance space program research with Stanford analysis and a potential doctoral path.
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