DOC. EX. PROJECT Pittman, Frank K., Director, Division of Reactor Development_ Schreiber, Dr. R. E., N Division Leader, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory_ OTHER WITNESSES (BY ORGANIZATION OR AFFILIATION) Aerojet General Corp., William House, director of Nerva operations - - - - McMillan, H. B., Assistant Secretary for Research and Development_ Thorne, Col. Ola P., Assistant deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Atomics International: Balent, Ralph, associate manager, compact systems division Dieckamp, Herman, director, space systems department, compact Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown, Director, Defense Research and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, James E. Webb, Adminis- 52 7, 21 STATEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Aerojet-General Corp., W. E. Zisch, executive vice president___ General Electric Co., by L. R. Fink, general manager, atomic products 122 Westinghouse Electric Corp., J. W. Simpson, vice president and general 127 CORRESPONDENCE INSERTED IN THE RECORD Bergen, William B., president, the Martin Co., to John A. McCone, Chair- 116 121 Luedecke, Gen. A. R., General Manager, AEC, to James T. Ramey, execu- Poulson, Maj. John A., U.S. Air Force, letter dated September 11, 1961, to Congressman Holifield, regarding utilization of radioistope (SNAP) power sources for the Vela Hotel experimental satellites.. Price, Congressman Melvin, chairman, Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation, to Dr. Harold Brown, Director, Defense Research and Engineering, DOD, dated August 7, 1961, relating to the hearings on the Pluto nuclear ramjet project-- Price, Congressman Melvin, chairman, Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation, JCAE, to Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chair- man, AEC, dated August 7, 1961, announcing public hearings on the Rover, SNAP, and Pluto programs. Price, Congressman Melvin, chairman, Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation, to James E. Webb, Administrator, NASA, dated August 7, 1961, announcing the hearings on the Rover project--- Ramey, James T., executive director, JCAE, to Gen. A. R. Luedecke, General Manager, AEC, dated September 14, 1961, asking for comment on an evaluation of the use of SNAP for Vela Hotel satellites by Maj. Ramey, James T., executive director, JCAE, to Eugene M. Zuckert, Secre- tary of the Air Force, dated April 4, 1961, concerning the plans of the Air Force for carrying the nuclear ramjet development project through Ramey, James T., executive director, JCAE, to Eugene M. Zuckert, Secre- tary of the Air Force, dated May 15, 1961, requesting a copy of the new proposal on the Pluto nuclear ramjet by the Air Force Systems Com- ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INSERTED IN THE RECORD Press release No. 328, dated August 13, 1961, from the JCAE announcing Press release No. 329, dated August 20, 1961, from the JCAE, announcing Roster of Ad Hoc Group for Evaluation of Nuclear Ramjet, list of studies, and summary of correspondence concerning the nuclear ramjet _ _ _ Appendix 1. Congressman Melvin Price points_up need for emphasis on nuclear power to obtain leadership in space Joint Committee press re- lease, September 3, 1961, and letters to AEC, DOD and Air Force... Appendix 2. Nuclear power for outer space speech by Senator Clinton P. Page 134 5 6 Appendix 5. The nuclear rocket takes on the space challenge, by Harold B. Finger, Manager AEC-NASA Space Propulsion Office and Assistant Appendix 6. Letter from Chairman Holifield to the Vice President dated May 17, 1961, concerning the SNAP-3 device... Appendix 7. Excerpt from the President's address of May 25, 1961, con- Appendix 9. Man's role in the national space program—National Academy of Sciences, Space Science Board, submitted to NASA, March 31, 1961__ Appendix 13. Remarks by Congressman Melvin Price (D., Ill.), chairman Subcommittee on Research, Development and Radiation, Joint Com- mittee on Atomic Energy before the Annual Conference of the Atomic Industrial Forum in Chicago, Ill., November 6, 1961. Appendix 14. "SLAM: Time to Fish or Cut Bait," editorial reprinted from Missiles and Rockets, September 4, 1961. Appendix 15. Correspondence between Congressman Holifield, Chairman, JCAE, and Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman, AEC, on SNAP program, and remarks entitled "Nuclear Power and Space," by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, prepared for delivery at international symposium on aerospace nuclear propulsion, Hotel Riviera, NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR SPACE PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY POWER MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1961 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND RADIATION, JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2 p.m., pursuant to call, in room P-63, the Capitol, Hon. Melvin Price (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Price, Aspinall, Morris, Van Zandt, Hosmer, and Bates. Present also: James T. Ramey, executive director, John T. Conway, assistant director, and Edward J. Bauser, technical adviser, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Mr. PRICE. The committee will be in order. This afternoon we begin a series of three hearings on the application of nuclear energy for space propulsion and auxiliary power. In this first session we will cover the Rover nuclear rocket program whose purpose is the development of a nuclear rocket engine for the propulsion of space vehicles. Tomorrow morning at 10 we have scheduled a hearing on the SNAP program which is aimed at the development of compact, long-lived nuclear power devices for auxiliary power for space vehicles and satellites and for other special applications. Tomorrow afternoon at 2, we have scheduled hearings on the Pluto project, which is a project aimed at the development of a supersonic nuclear ramjet engine for the propulsion of vehicles in the earth's atmosphere. I believe the development of nuclear energy for space propulsion is absolutely essential if we, as a nation, intend to carry out a serious effort in the exploration and use of space. Only nuclear energy has the potential for the execution of the sophisticated space missions of the future. The future leader in space must have nuclear power for both propulsion and auxiliary power. Nuclear propulsion represents our best chance of "leapfrogging" the expanding lead of the Soviets. I think a good start has been made in the development of useful nuclear rocket engines. We hope to receive an up-to-date report on the progress which has been made thus far. We also want to know of the problems that exist. If we know of the problems we may be able to help in their solution. It is no secret that the Rover project has had its problems, and we on the Joint Committee, have tried to help in solving them. In this respect, I want to particularly pay 1 |