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Document of the Week:
Document of the Week:
While the NACA, which had been founded in 1915, was in charge of U.S. fundamental research in aeronautical science and technology in the early 20th Century, standards and safety oversight for the new aircraft industry and pilots simply didn't exist in the early years. So, on March 16, 1921, the head of the NACA Executive Committee, Joseph Ames wrote to S.W. Stratton of the Bureau of Standards on the topic (the letter is below). Ames noted that the NACA had looked into the issue and advised the creation of such a regulatory body. NACA suggested that the new organization be called the Bureau of Aeronautics and that the proper place for it in the Executive Branch of the U.S. government was the Commerce Department.
While the NACA, which had been founded in 1915, was in charge of U.S. fundamental research in aeronautical science and technology in the early 20th Century, standards and safety oversight for the new aircraft industry and pilots simply didn't exist in the early years. So, on March 16, 1921, the head of the NACA Executive Committee, Joseph Ames wrote to S.W. Stratton of the Bureau of Standards on the topic (the letter is below). Ames noted that the NACA had looked into the issue and advised the creation of such a regulatory body. NACA suggested that the new organization be called the Bureau of Aeronautics and that the proper place for it in the Executive Branch of the U.S. government was the Commerce Department.
Although it took some years for this suggestion to be made the law of
the land, this proposal was one of the first steps in the creation of
the Civil Aeronautics Board, the forerunner of the modern Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA).
Exploring Earth's Sea Ice
Exploring Earth's Sea Ice: Having just arrived in Greenland, the first challenge for NASA Operation IceBridge
Arctic 2015 campaign was to survey a broad swath of Arctic sea ice …
and along the way, locate and precisely overfly a Norwegian research
vessel frozen in the quickly moving ice pack. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HMUA2R
#EarthRightNow
#EarthRightNow
What might dark matter be? Options narrow as it is seen not slowing when colliding with itself: http://go.nasa.gov/1HMtPeR
LIVE NOW: Ask our scientists studying #EarthRightNow about #drought in a @Reddit /r/science AMA: http://go.nasa.gov/1NcHVXe
Ask our scientists studying #EarthRightNow about #drought in a Reddit /r/science "ask me anything" session today at 1pm ET: http://go.nasa.gov/1NcrD0j
Astronauts
await launch for their year in space mission. The first one-year crew
for the International Space Station is set to launch Friday, March 27.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will
spend a year living and working aboard the space station and will launch
with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The trio will become part of the
station’s Expedition 43 crew. NASA TV coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m.
EDT on Friday. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/19RFhb9
#YearInSpace
#YearInSpace
How
do you fly a spacecraft to the International Space Station? Watch
Smarter Every Day with astronauts Scott Kelly, who launches for a year
in space on Friday, and Reid Wiseman. [video] https://youtu.be/qFjw6Lc6J2g
Scott is in quarantine right now. Tweet him and see if he replies! http://bit.ly/Tweet_Scott Check out his...
A
new study found that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms
is behind increased rainfall in the wettest regions of the tropics.
Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1CboQj4
#EarthRightNow
#EarthRightNow
Our mission to grab an asteroid & move it close to the moon progresses on our #JourneyToMars http://go.nasa.gov/19QEebs
The brilliant explosions of dead stars
The
brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to
illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The explosions, called
Type Ia supernovae, allow astronomers to measure the distances to
galaxies and measure the ever-increasing rate at which our universe is
stretching apart. Now, scientists show that a particular class of Type
Ia supernovae that occur near youthful stars can improve these
measurements with a precision of more than two times that achieved
before. The findings will help light the way to understanding dark
energy. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HNdkPG
Stepping Stones to NASA’s Human Missions Beyond
“That's
one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.” When Neil
Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, many strides came before to
achieve that moment in history. The same is true for a human mission to
Mars. One step towards that journey begins Friday, when NASA Astronaut
Scott Kelly will begin his mission to make history as the first American
to spend a year in space. http://1.usa.gov/1yCwHFX
NASA
astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will
embark on the first joint U.S.-Russian one-year mission, underscoring
the “international” in International Space Station as the partners
exemplify...
This Friday, NASA Astronaut
This
Friday, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail
Kornienko will embark upon a giant leap in our Journey to Mars, a
one-year mission to the International Space Station. Via CBS News - http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-year-in-space/
Learn more: www.nasa.gov/oneyear
Learn more: www.nasa.gov/oneyear
Astronaut
Scott Kelly prepares to become the first American to spend 12 months in
orbit, testing long-term effects of weightlessness to advance
exploration of deep space
YearInSpace
A #YearInSpace? That's 10,944 sunrises and sunsets for NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. www.nasa.gov/oneyear
!["A #YearInSpace? That's 10,944 sunrises and sunsets for @[131376260352637:274:NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly] and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. www.nasa.gov/oneyear"](https://scontent-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s480x480/10155349_959747747391490_7964962485664998953_n.jpg?oh=a2e1c5c7c6f5dcadbb4d6c17a6ec0ca9&oe=55BDB65C)
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