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With the coming of the atom bomb and the rocket, Lindbergh has undergone a sea change of spirit. He obviously misses the simple machines of his youth, when "flying was an art which required the use of the body and all its senses," when the pilot sitting in an open cockpit "felt the freshness of rain, and pulling stubborn engines through kept his muscles in condition." In this new age, Lindbergh wrote, "I have felt the godlike power man derives from his machines . . . the immortal viewpoint of the higher air ... But I have seen the science I worshipped...
Webb did testify that North American's share of the $23 billion Apollo project is being cut back. The California-based firm will continue as prime contractor, while Boeing has been selected to put together the spacecraft and the rocket boosters; a third firm will be chosen to make custom modifications on the 16 standardized capsules to be produced by North American under the original contract. "In this way," he added, "North American will be spending all its time on one standardized spacecraft without any outside distractions...
...rocket attacks were launched in the middle of the night against two U.S. airbases near Saigon, Bien Hoa and Phuoc Vinh. From Bien Hoa fly half the fighter-bomber strikes that originate in South Viet Nam, and the Viet Cong attack was undoubtedly a token riposte for U.S. bombing of MIG bases in the north. Some 125 rounds of the Russianmade rocket, 82-mm. mortar and 75-mm. recoilless-rifle fire raked Bien Hoa, killing six Americans and wounding 85. The 15-minute attack destroyed four planes and damaged 25, also damaged runways, barracks and equipment. Phuoc Vinh was attacked...
Hasted and McDowell propose to capture the quark-oxygen atom by launching a Venus's-flytrap rocket that would open its jaws at an altitude of 30 miles, adsorb the oxygen atoms on an activated charcoal surface and bring them back to earth. Any oxygen atoms combined with quarks could then be identified by examining the sample with a mass spectrometer, which would separate them out because of their odd mass and fractional charge...
Helicopters have won high marks in Viet Nam doing the chores they were designed for: carting supplies, ferrying troops, evacuating wounded. But, decked out with bolt-on guns and rocket launchers, the shaking, rattling and rolling choppers are less than perfect for close-in fire support. Looking for a solution, the Army last year awarded an $86 million AAFSS (Advance Aerial Fire Support System) development contract to a company that, until recently, had never been in the helicopter business at all: Lockheed Aircraft Corp...