SPACE FLIGHT CO-OPERATION
Hopes Of U.S. Scientist (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11p.m.) WASHINGTON, Abril IT. The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Dr. Keith Glennan, said last night he would like to see the United States and the Soviet Union work together on manned flights to the moon and other space projects. “I think we might do a better job,” said Dr. Glennan. “In the space business, when we have perhaps a new mechanism, we ought to push it as hard as we
can.” . . He said that to his knowledge the United States had made no suggestions along these lines to the Soviet, "but I would like to see it happen.” , , He also said he did not <feel America would be in mortal danger even if the Soviet Union gained control of outer space. "J don’t feel that the space businegs is the only business with which this country must keep pace with the Russians,” he said. “Unless we get on with the business of developing fidw* and technology, we could fall behind in a variety of fields. He said the strong nation on earth was undoubtedly' the nation tljat would be first in outer space.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 19
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