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...research on space development; most is used for the mere construction of ground facilities like launching pads. Although the Pentagon is interested in several aspects of the moon program, it has left management of the project completely in NASA's hands. It has watched the development of the Gemini project closely, however, because it sees some future military uses of rendezvous-in-space techniques. The Pentagon has also followed the progress of large boosters like the Titan II and the Saturn V-although it is not really sure what their military potential will...
...have yet accomplished rendezvous, even in earth orbit with bases near by and massive, quick-witted computers on hand to do their navigation. The Russians may have at least attempted the trick, but the U.S. has not, and it will not even make its first try until the lagging Gemini program goes into full operation-which will not be before...
Unpleasant Habit. Aside from such unknowns that no one can now evaluate, the moon rocket's propulsion system threatens the most delay. Titan II, a two-stage military rocket, is giving trouble as a launcher for the Gemini capsule. It vibrates too violently for a manned booster, and if this unpleasant habit is not eliminated soon, the Gemini program will fall even farther behind. Since Gemini is the training tool for the vital rendezvous maneuvers, delay will slow the entire program...
...four-year contracts approved by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, each of the 16 astronauts will get $6,250 a year from LIFE and $10,000 a year from Field Enterprises. When more astronauts come along (NASA may add 10 to 15 more men to the Apollo and Gemini programs), they will be offered the same. As in the previous contract, a careful distinction is drawn between information about the space program, which NASA rightfully considers public and not for sale, and the astronauts' "personal stories" - first-person experiences related by the men themselves and members of their...
...than his father, Chairman Donald Douglas Sr., 71. As for McDonnell, its flinty Chairman James McDonnell, 64, would have liked the SST to satisfy his burning personal ambition to build a commercial jetliner. But his St. Louis plant is jammed with orders for F-4 Phantom fighter planes and Gemini capsules, simply lacks the space and specialists to handle the huge job. Jim McDonnell tried last March to take over Douglas to strengthen his position for the SST running, but the Douglas board rejected...