Astronaut’s Conviction
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) PITTSBURGH, July 15.
An Australian, Dr Philip Chapman, the first foreignborn astronaut in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s team, firmly believes that America’s space programme should not be curtailed, much less done away with.
“If the space programme were scrapped by Congress, we would realise in a few years what a serious mistake Iwe had made, and we would have to rebuild the programme at a greatly-increased cost,” Dr Chapman said yesterday.
“A healthy space programme is necessary in the competition for the hearts and minds of the people of the world. “If the Russians had not had trouble in the development of a powerful-enough booster, or solving the problems created by the death of their pioneer cosmonaut, Vladimir Komarov, in 1967, they might now be leading in the space race,” Dr Chapman said.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32350, 16 July 1970, Page 13
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