Man over machine guides Mercury to Gemini era
NASA and industry leaders cite the Mercury program’s success as proof that the human element matters more than complex gear. Gemini will feature two astronauts for two weeks with a leaner automatic system to boost reliability and give crews time to think and act during the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outer Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Aerospace
New Frontiers
Garrett - Air Resewerch
R. C. Nelson
Mercury
Nelson
Gemini
Elyria Rockets Club Launch Draws 1,700 Foot Peak
Elyria youths led by Gary Brown 16 launch rockets at Zig man Atkins farm on Butternut Ridge and Pyle South Amherst roads. Four of 15 models failed, engines too large, but altitude record reached 1,700 feet. Club sponsors detailed, next launch in three weeks aims to send up a mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Zigman Atkins
Butternut Ridge
Pyle South
Amherst
Gary Brown
H. F. Brown
Longsford Ave
Gary
Jeff Shuster
Bellfield Ave
Tom Blakeley
Longford
National Amateur Rocketeers
Balloon reborn for space recovery and other science notes
Reintroduced hot air balloons like Paravulcoon Vulcan seek to recover space vehicles by payload drop and soft landing. Cowbirds described as parasitic nest stealers threaten other birds across hundreds of species. A Louisville plant lines fill 20 000 pounds per hour with tight tolerances. Fletcher's Ice Island studies Arctic crust from 1952 onward. Taj Mahal algae pigment returns after cleaning, monsoon hoped to reset color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paravulcoon
Vulcan
God of Fire
Smithsonian Institution
Louisville
Fletcher
Arctic Circle
U.S. Department of the Interior
Arctic Ocean
Taj Mahal
India
Archeological Department
Mars Sterility Chief Joined NASA Oversight
Lawrence B. Hall appointed Special Assistant for Planetary As such to oversee sterilization efforts protecting Mars from Earth germs as NASA plans a 1965 1966 Mariner mission. He will monitor construction and report on contamination risk before James E. Webb approves launch. Hall, a 23 year PHS veteran, will guide sterilization methods and criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
HTNS
United States Public Health Service
Lawrence B. Hall
National Aeronautics and Cer
PHS
Hall
Mars
United States
Earth
NASA
Space Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Allan Brown
University of Pennsylvania
Space Sciences Board
Committee On Life Sciences
James E. Webb
Space age tech revives old forming process for industry
A Denver University study for NASA shows a high energy forming method once used for spittoons and missile noses is being rediscovered for commercial parts like stainless steel feed wheels for orange juice squeezers. The report notes barriers to transfer and NASA's aims to speed tech utilization via a new Office of Technology Utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
University of Denver Research Institute
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ancient ice voyage to Hanover preserved in CO2
Ice over 10,000 years old will ship from Chicago to Hanover New Hampshire in a liquid carbon dioxide environment. Carex will use the CO2 to hold a large aluminum trailer at minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit during transit. Precautions aim to deliver the artifact intact to the U S Army Cold Regions Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hanover
N. H
Carex
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Brain kept alive outside skull raises ethics and science questions
A Cleveland neurosurgeon and colleagues claim to keep a monkey brain alive with an artificial heart lung setup, planning future human brain isolation experiments. They record brain activity with electrodes and EEG, noting potential brain transplantation possibilities and ethical concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Robert J. White
Western Reserve School of Medicine
White
Tiny globe tops Chicago science attraction
In Chicago the world's smallest planetarium, a 15 foot diameter globe at the Chicago Academy of Sciences, draws crowds for 50 years. The perforated rotating sphere seats 15 and shows stars as tiny outside lights. The piece notes Mach speeds and mentions over 200 women among NASA staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Academy of Sciences
America
Records Show MA-9 Flight Distance and Time
The MA-9 flight by Astronaut Cooper covered 593,885 miles in 34 hours and 20 minutes. Charles Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight was 3,610 miles and took 33 hours and 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Alouette Satellite Named After Canadian Songbird
The joint U S Canadian satellite launched on September 28 1982 was named Alouette after a Canadian songbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Dalton and the origins of atomic theory
A compact biography of John Dalton, English chemist and physicist born in 1766, and his role in forming the modern atomic theory. It notes his weather studies, gas absorption experiments, and the cautious nature of his early conclusions, while linking his work to ancient atomistic ideas and later science. It mentions next week’s feature on Ernst Haeckel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empedocles
Democritus
Lucretius
John Dalton
Dalton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Los Angeles
UPI
Cleanliness’ of Mars
Moon
Herald Tribune News Service
DR. White
Javier Verdura
Maurice Albin
Tiny
Ernst Mach
Aloutte
Profiles IN Science
Ernst Haeckel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!