AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1941

A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE NATIONAL

AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR RESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, AND

RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER

CONTENTS

Opening session, April 28, 1969:

Opening statement, Senator Clinton P. Anderson, chairman___

Text of-

Letter to the Vice President from National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, dated January 15, 1969.

S. 539, a bill to authorize appropriations to National Aeronautics

and Space Administration for fiscal year 1970_.

Sectional analysis of the bill_ _

Letter to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical

and Space Sciences from NASA revising the original authoriza-

tion request for fiscal year 1970_..

S. 1941, a bill to authorize appropriations for National Aeronautics

and Space Administration_

Opening statement, Senator Margaret Chase Smith_

Testimony of Dr. Thomas O. Paine, Administrator, National Aero-

nautics and Space Administration, accompanied by Dr. Homer E.

Newell, Associate Administrator; Willis H. Shapley, Associate

Deputy Administrator; William E. Lilly, Assistant Administrator

for Administration; Francis B. Smith, Assistant Administrator for

University Affairs; and Bruce Lundin, Deputy Associate Adminis-

trator for Advanced Research and Technology-

Statements of-

Francis B. Smith, Assistant Administrator for University Affairs,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration___.

Richard L. Lesher, Assistant Administrator for Technology

Utilization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

Tuesday, April 29, 1969:

Opening statement, Senator Clinton P. Anderson, chairman_

Testimony of Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for

Manned Space Flight, National Aeronautics and Space Administra-

tion, accompanied by Dr. Thomas O. Paine, Administrator;

Willis H. Shapley, Associate Deputy Administrator; William E.

Lilly, Assistant Administrator for Administration; Dr. Homer E.

Newell, Associate Administrator; and Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips,

U.S. Air Force, Director, Apollo program...

Comprehensive prepared statement by Dr. Mueller-

Summary.

Apollo program.- -

Space flight operations.

Advanced manned missions.

Aerospace medicine___

Manned space flight facilities.

Management..

Funding..

Wednesday, April 30, 1969:

Opening statement, Senator Clinton P. Anderson, chairman....

Testimony of Bruce T. Lundin, Deputy Associate Administrator for

Advanced Research and Technology, National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, accompanied by Dr. Thomas O. Paine,

Administrator; Willis H. Shapley, Associate Deputy Administrator;

and Dr. Homer E. Newell, Associate Administrator.

Comprehensive statement of Mr. Lundin

Aeronautical technology-

Space technology-.

Facilities---

Research program management_.