Semiannual Report to the Congress, Volume 19

Front Cover
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968
 

Contents

The 1000000th TIROSESSA cloud cover picture
61
ATSD spacecraft
67
Chapter 4Advanced Research and Technology
73
The HL10 and the X24A
75
Test landing on grooved runway
83
Electrophysics_
100
Phoebus2A Reactor Test June 26
103
Cds thin film solar cell
113
Space Flight Operations Facility
115
from Wallops Station on May 7 1968
121
Chapter 7International Affairs Continued
125
Chapter 9Informational and Educational Programs
134
Chapter 10Personnel Management Procurement and Sup
140
Equal Employment Opportunity
141
Organizational Improvements
147
Contract Adjustment Board
155
Supporting Activities
173
JAwards Granted NASA Employees Under Provisions
179
MEducational Publications and Motion Pictures June
185
OMajor NASA Launches January 1June 30 1968
192
Earth as seen from Apollo 8 15
15
Television Camera used aboard Apollo 7 21
21
Photo of lunar surface using long focallength lens 27
27
Lunar Module 4 for use with Apollo 10 34
34
The Apollo Telescope Mount 40
40
Concept of Space Shuttle Reusable Vehicle 47
47
Artists sketch of OAOII 57
57
Scientific Investigations In SpaceContinued
61
Effects of weightlessness and radiation on flour beetle 65
65
Visualmotor coordination studies of a baby monkey 71
71
73
73
Cloud cover photograph transmitted by ESSA VI 78
78
Nimbus
79
Tormal cell parts left impactresistant cell parts right 89
89
Flight profile RAM CII 99
99
F106 used in nozzle research program 109
109
Chapter 4Advanced Research and TechnologyContinued
111
Scale model of the SCAT15F concept 116
116
121
121
ICARUS in flight training 122
122
Aerospike engine test 130
130
Chapter 5The Nuclear Rocket Program 135
135
The Phoebus2A reactor 137
137
Chapter 6Tracking and Data Acquisition 142
142
The Manned Space Flight Network 143
143
NASA Communications Network 151
151
Research Facilities in Process December 31 1968 165
165
Key Executive Personnel Changes 176
176
Status of Appropriations as of December 31 1968 181
181
Cost Reduction Program 185
185
Labor Relations 193
193
ACongressional Committees on Aeronautics and Space
196
GNASAs Board of Contract Appeals December
202
INASAs Inventions and Contributions Board Decem
209
LScientific and Technical Contributions Recognized
215
OTechnical Publications July 1December 31 1968 223
223
Tables
225
PNASA Launch Vehicles 229
229
Research Facilities in Progress
iii
Chapter 7International Affairs 153
x
Illustrations
xiii
NASA Appropriation Authorizations Fiscal Year 1969
xv
launch January 22 1968 5
22
Chapter 1Manned Space FlightContinued
26
experiments carried
74
Navigation and Traffic Control Sattellites
78
Chapter 4Advanced Research and Technology 83
83
3stage turbine
84
48
86
Electric thruster system
90
Spacecraft Electronics and Control
96
Light airplane in wind tunnel
104
Jet STOL Research
110
Effects of weightlessness on bone
121
Chapter 7International AffairsContinued
153
University Programs 161
161
June 30 1968
180
49
194
ENASAs Historical Advisory Committee June 30 1968
206
FNASAs Inventions and Contributions Board 207
207
IScientific and Technical Contributions Recognized by
212
JAwards Granted NASA Employees Under Provisions
216
NTechnical Publications 223
223
PNASA Launch Vehicles 230
230
Launch of Apollo 6 April 4 1968 9
4
An SII stage 10
10
Astronaut Bean climbs out of CM
13
Instrument Unit SIU503 17 222228
21
Saturn Workshop I concept
22
ATM mockup
28
Space station concept
34
Concept of Airlock Module
35
First ALSEP
41
OGOV 38
45
Passive seismic experiment package
47
51
51
Suprathermal ion detector
53
Monkey in test capsule
62
IRLS tracking helped recover a drifting buoy
69
Space ApplicationsContinued
75
RB57 aircraft and instrument pallet
76
Brayton power system
82
Electric Propulsion Program
83
The JPL MOLSINK 88
88
Space Vehicle Aerothermodynamics
89
Chapter 4Advanced Research and TechnologyCont
91
Reduction in connections in batch ferrite 95
95
Hypersonic research engine mockup 102
102
Static twophase separator 108
108
Lowthrust solid motor 114
114
Dispersion of pollutants in city streets 120
120
The Nuclear Rocket Program 12217
124
Primary NERVA engine requirements 127
127
Tracking and Data Acquisition 131
131
NASA Communications Network 134
134
Chapter 7International Affairs 139
139
Concept of AZUR in orbit 140
140
Chapter 8University Programs 146
146
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152
Children view lunar sample 153
153
NASA Budget Estimates Fiscal Year 1971 171
171
Chapter 10Supporting ActivitiesContinued
175
ACongressional Committees on Aeronautics and Space__ 192
192
FNASA Contract Adjustment Board 198
198
INASA Inventions and Contributions Board 208
208
MEducational Publications and Motion Pictures 214
214
OMajor NASA Launches 221
221

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