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...daylight. Headed by Dr. Allen Hynek of the Smithsonian's Cambridge Astrophysical Observatory, the scientists were in Spain to take full advantage of a rare event. The planet Venus, 55 million miles from the earth in the solar system, was passing directly in front of the bright star Regulus in miniature eclipse, and though the two were 400 trillion miles apart (67 light-years), the star's light would enable them to poke deep into the atmosphere of Venus. It was an opportunity that might not occur again for 1,000 years...
...astronomical event never before viewed by man was recently observed by teams from the Harvard Observatory. Since observation of this event, the passing of the star Venus in front of the magnitude star Regulus, would have been handicapped in North America, the Observatory sent teams to the far corners of the earth to gather vital data on this phenomenon...
...been on hand 18 hours a day since March rushing work on George Washington. A World War II submariner (six combat patrols), Osborn spent his postwar years earning a master's degree in mechanical engineering in three years at Annapolis and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, firing the first subborne Regulus air-breathing missiles from the U.S.S. Tunny, taking an advanced course at Newport, R.I.'s Naval War College. Last June he passed the personal test of the Navy's nuclear submarine boss. Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover, then hit the missile-and nuclear-training circuit from California...
...enough to cover price up-creep. A 12% boost in research and development funds is balanced by a 15% cut in military construction outlays. Procurement outgo stays about the same, $14 billion, with no money for Air Force interceptors or phased-out missiles such as the Navy's Regulus II, more money for newer missiles. The Air Force's missile-of-the-future, the solid-fuel Minuteman, is scheduled for a 40% increase to $270 million. Within the defense budget, the shares of the three services remain about the same, with the Air Force getting $18.6 billion...
...scored for hits and misses by naval units reporting to nearby Point Mugu Naval-Air Missile Test Center. Already experienced at its work, the twelve-year-old Navy center has been scoring its own Sparrow and Bullpup guided missiles over a short ocean range, safely sent ship-based Regulus missiles over the mountains 500 miles inland to impact at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. Now enlarging to handle bigger missiles-perhaps to test submarine-based Polaris as well as work on National Aeronautics and Space Administration experiments-the Navy has recently started pad construction on 20,000 acres at Point Arguello...