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...plot purposes. According to a symposium of psychologists which met in New York last week to discuss the public's notions about space flight, this athlete-type spaceman is miscast for the part. Every ounce of weight and every cubic inch of volume will be precious on a spaceship. Big, strong crewmen will not be welcome. Only brains to act as computers will be needed, plus an absolute minimum of supporting tissue...
Whipple said that the danger of punctures from comets is "not serious." A meteor-buffer device, invented by him several years ago, would solve the problem by providing the spaceship with a "second skin," which could be thrown off when punctured...
...SPACESHIP PROPULSION will be investigated by North American Aviation Inc. under new $50,000-a-year Air Force contract. Company's Rocketdyne Division will study methods of generating ions, i.e., electrically charged atoms, to provide thrust. Power for ion generator would probably come from small nuclear reactor or solar power plant...
When the first manned spaceship takes off for Mars, it may be followed through emptiness by radio beams, perhaps by television. Comforting words and familiar sights from the receding earth will be useful for keeping the crew on an even mental keel. Also useful will be the voice of a soothing space psychotherapist...
...communication with the crew by microphone and loudspeaker. Ever-present and all-hearing, he will watch from disant earth for the first warning signs of a psychological storm-to-come. By the technique of group therapy he can smooth ruffled feelings and try to keep peace on the spaceship all the way to Mars...