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 Subcommittee on Advanced Research and Technology, 1969 

 Democrats Republicans 



Ken Hechler, West Virginia, Chan-nun 

 John W. Davis, Georgia 

 George E. Brown, Jr., California 

 Henry Helscoski, New Jersey 

 Mario Biaggi, New York 



Thomas M. Pelly, Washington 

 John W. Wydler, New York 

 D. E. (Buz) Lukens, Ohio 

 Louis Frey, Jr., Florida 



NASA's Langley Research Center Dr. Edgar M. Cortright (left) discusses with Subcom- 

 mittee Chairman Ken Hechler (Democrat of West Virginia) latest developments in aero- 

 nautical research. 



AERONAUTICS 



The full committee, led by the bipartisan efforts of the Hechler 

 subcommittee, every year placed greater stress and fuller funding sup- 

 port in NASA's work in aeronautics. Starting in 1966, Hechler, 

 Wydler, Davis, and other Members repeatedly emphasized the fact 

 that "the first A in NASA stands for Aeronautics," and they criticized 

 the inadequate emphasis in this area. In 1966, for example, Hechler 

 had this exchange with Charles W. Harper, head of the Aeronautics 

 Division: 



