SPENDING ON SPACE

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28887, 6 May 1959, Page 15

SPENDING ON SPACE

t Russian Disagrees With Cockcroft MELBOURNE. May 5. A visiting Russian scientist. Professor L. I. Sedov, president of the Soviet Inter-Planetary Commission, said in Melbourne today that he disagreed with a statement by the British nuclear scientist, Sir John Cockcroft, that Russia and the United States were spending too much money on space travel. “You can’t stop history," said Professor Sedov. "Nobody can say when it will happen—but one day man will travel into space." ■■ Professor Sedov added: "Cer- ‘ tainly money spent on research E into space travel is employed far 4 more usefully than funds spent on the preparation for war.” ' Sir John Cockcroft, who is visit- " ing Australia for two weeks, told “ a press conference last week that ’ the time and money Russia and f the United States were spending 5 on efforts to travel in space could better be used on improving the i lot of the world's population. Cl i BEGINNING OF THE END ?, The end of a cold oegms with • the first dose of Baxters Lung • Preserver, the remedy with the 1 pleasant prompt action Every- ! body, everywhere, wants Baxters - every time. At all chemists and ’ stores. Baxters, Ltd., Chch. —Advt