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...leadership, the President dramatically put to the U.S.S.R. what he called "a proposal to solve what I consider to be the most important problem which faces the world today." The problem: mankind's first steps into space. Said the President: "I propose that we agree that outer space should be used only for peaceful purposes. We face a decisive moment in history in relation to this matter. Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. are now using outer space for the testing of missiles designed for military purposes. The time to stop...
...From the evidence accumulated we do know this: the evaluation of the importance of the control of outer space made by us has not been based primarily on the judgment of men most qualified to make such an appraisal. Our decisions, more often than not, have been made within the framework of the Government's annual budget.* This control has, again and again, appeared and reappeared as the prime limitation upon our scientific advancement . . . What should be our goal? If, out in space, there is the ultimate position-from which total control of the earth may be exercised-then...
...speed of sound) into orbit, finally lift freight ships into space to provide living quarters for a new generation of space residents. Not content with this plan, General Dynamics' scientists also have their eyes, minds and scientific talents fixed firmly on developing spaceships (called "Probes") to explore outer space. Surveying such projects, Frank Pace is convinced that defense industries have seen the last of the old feast-or-famine cycle. Says he: "If you have a good staff, you can count on business far into the future. There is competition, but basically the decisions are made on the basis...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16--Secretary of State Dulles proposed today that Russia join in an international commission to police the skies to make sure outer space is dedicated solely to peace and not missiles...
...precariously balanced budget cuts and skimps on civilian and even some military items to put more money into missiles and nuclear weapons and vehicles, supersonic planes, greater foreign aid and a stepped-up "effort on military satellites and other outer space vehicles...