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+ 1970 News Releases (7.6 Mb PDF File) NEWS R_A_ _0_ 70-1 Sigurd Sjoberg named Director of Flight Operations 1/2/70 70-2 AC Electronics Division contract 1/6/70 . 70-3 Boeing Company contract 1/6/70 70-4 Raytheon Company contract 1/6/70 ?0-5 Astronauts Bean_ Cunn_n_ham_ and Kerw_ groundinss 1/6/70 70-6 Hamilton Standard contract 1/7/70 _f0-',/ Release of Apollo 12 samples to Principal Investigator_ 1/7/70 70-8 Dale D. Myers named Associate Administrator for Manned!Space flight 1/8/70 70-9 Reseheduling of Apollo 13 to April lh 1/8/70 .... _ 'Release of Surveyor III parts for study 1/16/70 70-11 Announcing Itek contract ,. 1/26/70 70-12 'ALSEP 1 Systems Status report _ 1/23/70 (0-13 Panel discussion_ '_Onl{nnntdthe RoleE::_!tr?+ienof Clinicalof qp_Pathology i_ 1/26 Hts. Dr. yon Braun transferred to Headquarters 1/27 Release of water bag to be used on Apollo 13 //_y 70-15 Organizational changes in S_AD 1/28 70-!5!_ U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 1/28 ZO-1T Borman's leaving active duty at NASA 1/29 70-18 Accident report on Rainey 1/29 70-17a STC contract release 1/29 '_ ALSEP 1 status report 2/2 NEWS .r_'_A-_v c_ LOG., ,,I 70-20 Extension of %ia contract at White Sands - Extension of fuel cell operatinE life (by 70-21 Allis-Chalmers) i 70-22 ! Award of S_rvlce Teeb_olo_r eor_or_+.qn_ _ _7_h_ 2/6 70-23 iRelease of study to prepare space environments 2/10 ALSEP Systems status report _ 2fl0 70-24 Apollo 12 lunar sample distribution _ _//_ 70-25 ;Announcement of establishment of Space Shuttle Program 0fc. 2/13 r 70-26 A_nouncement of damage done to Surveyor III by LM 2/13 _O-27 Lunar eclipse announcement 2/17 -_ {8 Viewing of solar eclipse in Mex. by MSC personnel 2./20 AAP changed to Skylab 2/24 White Sands on stand-by status 2/25 DRAFT Apollo 11 lunar material missing from display 3/1 Dr. Berry's participation in international TO-29 medical conference 3/9 Initial complement of personnelDssSgned to 70-30 Space Shuttle Program Office ¢_ %c_ _/9 70-31 GE contract for Spacecraft Checkout_ Reliability and Q%ality 3/9 70-32 Subsystem Test Bed (STB) Test 3/10 Return of stolen lunar material to MSC ZO-33 4i 3/16 ZO-34 Naming of Apollo 15 Crew ,.,'i! 3/26 ;Announcing request of proposals by MSC for a feasibility 70-35 and _lanning study of a lunar orbit station for 1980's ' 3/27 ,,.,, ° =:_6 Retirement of Paul Purser 4/2 .-,-__ ,7 _ _ .. ?i _ - · z , 70-37 . Contract a_ard to Itek for multispeetral _hoto equip 79-38 Space tug release 4/7/70 g ! I 70-_0 C_ntract awar_ to Fairchild Camera and Instrument uorporation mot camera syste_ vo he uses on illrAlre _Do]]os-- 4/9/70 70-41 Contract award to Itek for multispectral photo equip 4/!0/_0 Earth resources data of Texas areas presented to 70-420_ State Committee 4/22/70 (0-43 Astronaut Life Support Assembly _0-44 Wackenhut Services Contract _' _ _O-45 Boeing Contract in Support of Apollo 70-46 Ultraviolet Spectrograph Experiment on 5/26 5/8 HQS Apollo 14 Landing Site & launch slip 5/7 , 70-47 Request for proposals for shuttle cryo system study 5/12 70-48 Lockheed contract for space station solar array evalua 5/13 70-49 9/_y_ Skylab launch site changed t 5/15 70-50 Invitation for proposals for development of a light- i weight intravehicular space suit 5/15 Invitation for bids for a reusable space shuttle J 5/15 70-51 i 70-52 Announcement of Nell Armstrongleaving astro, program 5/18 70-53 D_rop_ hive %_sts_ands on MSC 12.5K Space Orbiter Shuttlecraft at 5/20 _- NL_BEI_ '' 1 TITLE DATE _70-56 [TRW, Inc. contract ............ _/21 i I I II Jl 70-58 ].. Mic.roor_anism fo.und in Surveyor III TV e.a_lera 5f.22 70-5) Discovery of 4.6 billion year old moon rock from Al2 5/26 . _0-60 NRw contract for Phase. , A lunar, · orbit station study 5/27.. 70-60 Hedge release --_, 5/26 70-61 NAR contract for Space Tug , 6/4 ...... 70-62. _,up_lemental agreement w/NA_R for Skylab program .. 6/4 J - . ILC contract for s,_aee suits ._._ simulator for Skylab _. _ 70-64 Contract w/GE a.nd Link for.idevelopmen _ of .¢r_w tra_n_ Z _;/5 70-65.... jContract, , w/Lockheed for, rescue,and· i . safety. techniques · ,6/5 , 6/9 L 70-66 J Contract, w/Pratt&_nitney Di¥. and Direct· ! Energy Con,v_ '_.innB_,_P ,q_ _ J 70-67, , Phase· . A study _ contract w/Grumman, Lockheed,and Chry ;ler _ 6/15 f .. _,, Grtm_man contract for opq?.ating re ch. for spaqe station 6/17. _- ?_ _-. _ _-_-_',a. _..,_. -_,-_,_7/_m_-,' _---/ _- ?/ 1_£_ r_Zcx_.__ .... _'[2 . Service medals --'- 70-73 ModifY_ed contract with BendSx - 6/25 KmWS R_EAS_, , ,, _0_, , . RELEASE , ,w_. --__ -- 70-74 Texas Tech contract _o develop new type electrode for S rtab 70-75 Supplemental Agreeme__t with Gru_r__anfor changes on A~pol_o LM contract 7/1/70 70-76 tTT-FEC contract extension 7/1/70 70-78 UNIVAC contract 7/2 ' 70-79 _SC c_lebration of anniv,e,rsa,yrof moon %%nd/n2 7/10 / 7 R,emo_e sensing ,aircraft ai4.ing Peruvian government 7715 70-81 Fairchild Corp contract..... for _ood s_fsuem" for space stati_,._ 7/, ]5. 70-82 of new..m_iner.al_in Apollo ll sample_ * 7/!6 . 70-83 , .Ap°ll°.,. CSM, Contract Modification . , 7/29 70-_4 Apollo LM Modification Contract 7/29 70-85 Earth resources aircraft flying over Peru 7/31 ' ' ;Ii" 'E-- To-87 MSC open house visiting hours 8/ ____1-_ /::/- _:/-eL, · __ I ..... -_-- / RELEASE ?JMt_ER DATE '2a-I1_._ · "'N-/_ / Zi_£ R_---i-£¸¸-i i / RE!_iASE 172,SEN TiTLZ DATE _'S.,_ .. ,_. ,.P_p_ /I-,,- 7_ ' - - _¥/_ s_ . _r_,_¢_ / ' '" l-EA =I -/' _ - ¥1ONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION _ANNEDSPACECRAFT Houston _CENTER l, Texas 483-5111 MSC 70-1 January 2, 1970 HOUSTON, TEXAS--Sigurd A. Sjoberg was named Director of Flight Operations of the Manned Spacecraft Center effective December 28, 1969. Sjoberg assumes his new duties after having served as Deputy Director, Flight Operations since October 1963. He succeeds Dr. christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who was recently appointed Deputy Director of MSC. Since joining MSC in October 1959, Sjoberg has held successively responsible operations positions. He joined NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), NASA's predecessor in 1942 as an aeronautical engineer. As Director, Sjoberg will be responsible for the manage- ment and direction of four organizational divisions within FOD. This directorate is responsible for mission planning and for overall direction of flight control and recovery activities associated with all NASA manned space flight activities. -more- MSC 70-1 Add 1 2 Sjoberg was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1919. He holds a BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, 1942. He received the MSC Superior Achievement Award, November 1966; NASA Exceptional Service Medal, January 1969; and NASA Exceptional Service Medal, October 1969. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is the United States representative to Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), Paris, France. Sjoberg is married to former Elizabeth Jane Ludwig. They have three children: Eric Sigurd, 21; Stephen Lee, 19; and Robert John, 15. The Sjobergs reside in Seabrook, Texas. I;IIll v v ' 'TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AFT CE"NNEDSPACEC TER ,.,de ii:Bt. ' Texas 483-5111 January 6, 1970 _C 70-2 HOUSTON_ TEXA_--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded a letter contract to AC Electronics Division of General Motors Corporation to provide for primary navigation, guidance and control system support for the Command Modules and Lunar Modules for the Apollo Program. The contract was effective January 1_ in the amount of $3 million to be definitized by April 30, 1970. A cost-plus-award-fee definitive contract is contemplated. Under the proposed contract, AC Electronics will be responsible for analysis of Guidance and Navigation Hardware and Software problems_ perform any required retrofit and/or modifications; manage and operate the Guidance and Navigation Labs at the various field sites; perform a complete checkout and test for all Primary Navigation, Guidance and Control Systems; and analyze_ repair, and test failed Guidance and Navigation Airborne Hardware and Ground Support Equipment. This is a continuation of the services previously performed for the Manned Spacecraft Center by AC Electronics Division in connection with the manufact_lring and testing of Primary Navigation, Guidance and Control Systems Hardware. The majority of the work will be performed by AC Electronics at their Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. M## ,,,.NNEDSPACECRAFT Tox-.s 483-5111 January 6, 1970 M_C 70-3 HOUSTON_ TEY_S--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded a letter contract to The Boeing Co. to provide Systems Engineering and Assessment for the Apollo Spacecraft Program. A letter contract was awarded to The Boeing Co. effective January 1, 1970 in the amount of $3 million to be definitized by March 31, 1970. A cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract is contemplated. Under the proposed contract, Boeing will provide an integrated assessment of spacecraft and subsystem flight readiness to the Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager, related special studies, and safety engineering analysis of manned spacecraft subsystems and hardware, including modifications to Apollo type hardware utilized in extended Command and Service Module and Lunar Module Missions (CSM's through 119 and LM's through 15).
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