NASA Spearhead to Space

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l eads th e Na t io n 's e f fo r t to f ind, in te rpre t a nd unders tandth e se c re ts o f n a tu re a s th e y a re re ve a le d in th ela b o ra to ry o f s p a c e , and to e x te n d th e f o r m o f l i fe foundo n e a r th to o th e r p la n e ts .NASA's sp a ce s c ie n ce s p ro g ra m in c lu din g sa te l li tea nd sp a c e p ro b e l a u n ch in g s wi l l g ive us a d e e p e rkn o wle d g e o f th e u n ive rse , o u r e a r th a n d n e a rb y s p a c e ,t h e m o o n a n d p la n e ts , in te rp la n e ta ry s p a c e a nddis tan t ga laxies.This deeper unders tanding a nd knowledge wi l lul t imately bring the p o we r to pred ic t , to di rec t and toco n t ro l th e f o r c e s o f nature and our own destiny.


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Th e ex c i t emen t , t hei mpor tanc e , and the s c o pe o f theNASA a r e a p p a r e n t f r o m o urenabl ing ac t . Th e fol lowing quotesa r e t a k e n from th e Nat ionalA e r o n a u t i c s a nd Spac e Ac t o f1958.

" Th e a e ro n a u t i ca l a nd s p a c e a c t i v i t ie s o f t he United S t a t e ss h a l l be co n d u c t e d s o as t o co n t r i b u t e m a t e r i a l l y t o one o r moreo f t he f o l l o w i n g o b je c t i v e s :T h e e x p a n s i o n o f human knowledge o f p h e n o m e n a in thea t m o s p h e r e a n d s p a c e ;Th e im p ro v e m e n t o f t h e u se fu l n e ss , p e r fo rm a n ce , sp e e d ,s a f e t y , a n d e f f i c i e n cy o f a e ro n a u t i ca l a n d sp a c e v e h i c l e s ;Th e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d o p e ra t i o n o f v e h i c l e s ca p a b l e o fca r ry i n g i n s t ru m e n t s , e qu i p m e n t , su p p l i e s a nd l iv i ng o rg a n i sm s

through s p a c e ;Th e e s t a b l i sh m e n t o f l ong- range s tud ies o f t he p o t e n t i a l

benefits to be gained from, the opportunities fo r , and the p r o b -l e m s i n v o l ve d i n t h e u t i l iz a t i o n o f a e ro n a u t i ca l a n d sp a ce a c t i v i -t i e s fo r p e a ce fu l a n d sc i e n t i fi c p u rp o se s ;Th e p re s e rv a t i o n o f t h e r o l e o f t h e U n i te d S t a t e s a s a l e a d e rin a e ro n a u t i ca l a nd s p a c e s c i e n c e a nd t e ch n o l o g y and in thea p p l i ca t i o n t h e re o f t o t h e co n d u c t o f p e a ce fu l a c t i v i t i e s withina nd outs ide th e a t m o s p h e r e ;Th e m a k i n g a v a i l a b l e to a g e n c i e s directly co n ce rn e d w i t hna t iona l de fense o f d i sco v e r i e s t h a t hav e military va lue o r sig-n i f i ca n ce , and t he fu rn i sh i n g by su ch a g e n c i e s , t o t he civ i l i ana g e n cy e s t a b l ish e d to d i re c t a nd co n t ro l n o n mi l i t a r y a e ro n a u t i ca la n d sp a ce a c t i v i t ie s , o f in fo rm a t i o n a s t o d isco v e r i e s w h i ch h a v eva lue o r s i g n i f i ca n ce to that a g e n c y ;Co o p e ra t i o n by t he United S t a t e s with o ther na t ions a ndg ro u p s o f nat ions in w o rk d o n e p u rsu a n t to this A c t and i n t hep e a ce fu l a p p l i ca t i o n o f t he r e su l t s t h e re o f ; a ndT h e m o s t e f f ec t i v e ut i l i za t ion o f t h e sc i e n t i f i c a nd e n g i n e e r -in g r e s o u r c e s o f t he U n it e d S t a t e s , w i t h c l o se co o p e ra t i o n a m o n ga ll i n t e re s t e d a g e n c i e s o f t he United S t a t e s in o r d e r to a v o i du n n e ce ssa ry d u p l ica t i o n of effo r t , fac i l i t i es andequipment. . . ."


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Payload of E xpl orer V I satellite being installedatop th e third stage o f rocket .

Ex p l o re r Vl-the f a m e d "Paddlewheel"s a te l li t e now i n o rb i t i s an ex ampl e o f t hetec hno l og i c a l s t r i des that are being made byNASA.

Todayt he f i r s t s teps i n ac h i ev ing NASA's

ob j ec t i v es a re be i ng tak en w i th t heaid o f highly ins t rumented sate l l i tesa nd r o c k e t s .

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NASA sc ie n t i s t s a l so h a ve re a ch e do ut t o w a r d th e sun. Pioneer IV went in toorbit a ro u n d the sun in March, 1959.

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meantime,NASA s c i en t i s t s a re l ea rn i ng

muc h abou t th e s p a c e a r o u n d o ure a r t h . . . and a r o u n d the m o o nand nearby p l ane ts .

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Such programs ca l l for the c re a t i ve wo rk o f sc ien t is tsa nd e n g in e e rs o f every d isc ip l ine.L a rg e r a n d m o re co m p le x sa te l l i t e s a n d ro cke ts a rebeing rea d ied fo r launch ing.

T h e re su l t s a re p a v in g th e wa y fo r th a t h i s to r ic t im ew h e n manhimsel f goes in to s p a c e . . .

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This isProject Mercury . . .

A sc ie n t i fi c e f fo r t t o p u t a maninto orbit a r o u n d th e e a r t h a nd bringh im b a ck sa f e l y .

T h o u s a n d s of hours o f thoughta nd labor . . . millions of d o l l a rs . . .a wo rld o f car e and p lanning . .. a l la re being poured fo r th to e n s u r es u c c e s s .

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To go vastly greater distances .to se n dheav i e r p a y lo a d s . . . NASA n e e d s m o re p o we r fu l ro cke tsth a n a re a va i l a b le to d a y .

NASA is d e ve lo p in g th e se ro cke ts :

CENTAURth e first r o ck e t t o be fu e l e dwi th liquid h y d r o g e n w i l lenable NASA t o pu t f o u r - t o npayloads into 300-mile orbitsa ro u n d th e e a r t h .

SATURNth e first c l u s t e re d 1.5 millionpound thrust b o o s t e r w i l lenable NASA t o pu t 15-tonpayloads into orbits. Such ap a y l o a d co u l d be a m a n n e ds p a c e o b s e r v a t o r y .

NOVAa s i n g l e - c h a m b e r 1.5 millionpound thrust engine no w beingd e v e l o p e d m a y be c luste re d ina manner like that illustratedto l a u n ch m u l t i - t o n sp a ces t a t i o n s into o b r i t o r to se n dm a n n e d e x p e d i t i o n s t o t h em o o n .


12/20

Space will yield many things to man in the coming decade.H e will us e orbiting v eh i c l es to h e l p f o r e c a s t

m o r e a c c u r a t e l y th e w e a t h e r w e e k s a h e a d a n dpossibly hewill find w a y s to control it.

H e wil l use i t to i mprov e h is c ommuni c a t i ons .Sa te l li tes w i l l be us ed to i mprov e t r a ns mi s s i on o fte l ev is i on , t r ans o c e an i c phone c a l ls , t e l e type w r i te rmes s ages , ev en pho tog raphs ^ H e w i ll us e s pa c e as an obs erv a t i on p os t .C a m e r a - e q u i p p e d sate l l i tes wi l l m a p t h e e a r t h a nd

keep t r a c k o f s h i ps , s po t i c ebergs , loc a te v es s e l sin d i s t r es s , a nd m a k e o t h e r a e r ia l o b s e r v a t io n s .

H e w i l l us e s pac e as a l abo ra to ry t o p robe intoth e un iv e rs e ' s many s e c re t s i nc l udi ng th e g r e a t e s ts e c r e t o f a l l i t s c rea t i on . H e wi l l expand h is t r av e l sinto s p a c e , lo o k i ng t o w a r d t r a v e l t o th e m o o n a ndnearby p l ane ts .

In al l of t h e s e v e n t ur e s NASA s c i en t i s t s a ndeng i neers w i l l l ead the w ay . Th i s i s their mission.

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Still th is wi l l be only th e beginning.Th e d e v e l o p m e n t of i o n i c ro cke ts . . . n u c le a r

r o c k e t s . . . p o ss ib ly p h o to n i c ro cke ts . . . w i l l e n a b lema n to e x p l o r e th e e n t i r e s o l a r s y s t e m in the y e a r s a h e a d .

And b e fo re th e p r e s e n t d e ca d e e n d s , NASAt e l e s c o p e s o p e r a t i ng f r o m s p a c e o b s e r v a t o r i e s w i ll s e efu r th e r in to th e c o s m o s t h a n m a n h a s e ve r se e n . Ne wga laxy on new galaxy wi l l co m e wi th in th e r e a c h of ou rv is ion. An d m e n wil l p re p a re to fo l lo w in to th e u n kn o wn .

Saturn space laboratory.

Hypothet ical space c r a f t equipped w ith nuclear rocket propuls ion system.Four-s tage chemical-rocket-propel led space vehicle carrying e ight-man crew.


14/20

NASA sc ien t i f ic a nd t e ch n o lo g i ca l re se a rch is c o n c e n t r a t e da t f ive ce n te rs l o ca te d a c ro ss th e Un ite d S ta te s f ro m co a s tto co a s t .

T o g e th e r th e y co m p r i se th e l a rg e s t re s e a rc h o rg a n iza t i o nin the Nation.

He re i s th e wo rksh o p o f m a n y o f th e wo r ld 's l e a d in gsc ien t is ts and engineers.NASA's b ro a d swe e p o f e xp a n d in g l a b o ra to r i e s a nd

t e c h n i c a l fac i l it ies p rovide i ts sc ien t is ts and engineers w i ththe most modern equipment avai lab le , much of i t unobta inab lee l s e w h e r e .

Engineer wearing protective suit checksrocket motor modelbeing tested in wind tunnel.


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Multiple axisspin test inertia facility

M o r e o v e r , NASA s c i en t i s t s and eng i neers a re s uppor tedin their ende av o rs by h i gh ly s k i ll ed te c hn i c i ans and w e l l - s ta f f edclerical off ices.An a tmo s ph ere o f i n te l lec tua l ex c e l lenc e and ded i c a tedr e s e a r c h prev a i l s .

NASA s c i en t i s t s and eng i neers aredoing the job ...At the Go ddard Spac e F ligh t Cen te r , Was h i ng ton , D . C.

At Wal lops Is land Tes t Stat ion, Wal lops Is land, Va .At Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va .

A t Le w i s R es e arc h Cen te r , C l ev e l and , O h i oAt t he F ligh t R e s ea rc h Cen te r , Edw ards , Ca l i f.

A t Ames R e s ea rc h Cen te r , Mo un ta i n V i ew , Ca l if .Study of j e t - a f t e r b o d yinteraction ef f ects Ion acceleratorused by NASA scientist

Also . . .NASA opera tes t r ac k i ng and c ommuni c a t i ons

c e n t e r s throughout th e w or l d . NASA s c i en t i s t s a ndeng i neers pa r t i c i pa te in r oc k e t a nd sate l l i te launchingsat a l l o f the nat ion 's tes t ranges including NAS A' so wn a t Wal lops Is land.

NASA d i rec t s t he l a rge amoun t o f r es ea rc h anddev e l opment pe r fo rmed for i t by pr ivate indus t ry,educ a t i ona l institutions a n d th e mi l i t a ry s e rv i c es .

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This is an invitationto you to jo in u s a t NASA in

car ry ing o ut this g r e a t e s t a nd m o s tcha l leng ing a ss ignment o f o u rgenera t ion .

College gradua t e s w i th inquiringscient i f ic minds . . . c rea t iv e m inds .. .wil l in the d e c a d e a h e a d p a r t i c i p a t ein the making of sc ient i f ic h is tory.

NASA i s now ap po int ing c o l legeg ra d u a te s to i t s sc ient i f ic andeng inee r ing s t a f f . Th e bes t in A m e r i c ais needed. Th e bes t in Amer ica issought .

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Today a t NASA p r o f e s s i o n a l o p p o r t u ni ti e s a w a i tc o l l ege g radua tes wh o h a v e m a j o r e d in :

ScienceA s t r o n a u t i c s , P hys i c s , E l ec t r on i c s , Chemi s t r y ,

M e t a l lu r g y, M a t h e m a t i c s , A s t r o n o m y , a n d G e o p h y s ic sEngineering

A e r o n a u t i c a l , Mec ha n i c a l , E l ec t r on ic , E l ec t r ic a l ,Che mi c a l , Meta l lu rg i c a l , N uc l ea r , Cera mi c , C iv il ,Eng i nee r i ng Me c ha n i c s , Eng ineer i ng P hys i c s .

Fo r s uc h g radua tes , a n appo i n tmen t to NAS A' s grow i ng s ta f f o f f e r s :Rapid Professional A d v a n c e m e n t N A S A is T r a v e l - N A S A s c i e n t is t s a nd e n g i n e e rs a t t e n de x p a n d i n g a t a rapid r a t e . Yo u wi l l have a p ro fe ss i o n a l m e e t i n g s in the U n i t e d S t a t e sc h a n c e to grow wi th a d yn a m i c o rg a n i z a t i o n . a nd o v e r s e a s .Early Recognition- NASA p o l i c i e s a ssu re t h a tit s sc i e n t i s t s a nd e n g i n e e rs r e ce i v e p e rso n a lp r o f e s s i o n a l credit fo r their w o rk re g a rd l e sso f se n i o r i t y. B e ca u se o f t h e se p o l ic i e s a n dth e w o r l d w i d e i m p o r t a n ce o f NASA p r o j e c t s ,i n t e rn a t i o n a l r e p u t a t i o n s may be m a d e e a r l y .Rapid Salary Advancement- NA S A prov idesr a p i d s a l a r y i n c r e a s e s b a s e d on t he individ-ua l 's contributions.

Graduate S tu d y NA S A p a y s th e tuition a ndf e e s o f i t s sc i e n t i s t s a n d e n g i n e e rs a s w e l l a scont inu ing their full sa l a r i e s w h i l e t h e y a r eunder tak ing graduate s tudy. NASA p r o j e c t sm a y b e u se d a s t h e b a s i s fo r m a s t e r ' s a n dd o c t o r ' s d i sse r t a t i o n s .Cho ice o f A r e a NA S A o f fe r s it s sc i e n t i s t s a ndengineers a w i d e ch o i ce o f a re a in w h i c h tol ive. NASA fac i l i t i es a re l o ca t e d f r o m co a s t toc o a s t .


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To investigate your opportunitiesat NASA .. .

S e t up an appo i n tmen t w i th you r Co l l egeP l ac ement O f f i c e r to meet a NASA r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .

O r direct your inquiry to the P ers onne l D i rec to ra t a n y o f t h e s e NASA r e s e a r c h c e n te r s :NASA Lang ley R e s ea rc h Cen te rHampton, Va.

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If th e manifo ld poss ibi l i t ies o f s p a c ea re t o be re a l ized fo r t he benef it o f m ankind,i t i s impera t ive that t h i s count ry lead thew ay. We mus t no t fa i l t o mee t t he ch a l lenge.

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