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V. Science, Research and Development, 1963-69 — Con. p age 



Science Policy Research Division 136 



"Government and Science" seminar 137 



National Science Foundation 137 



Geographic distribution 139 



"Basic Research and National Goals" 140 



The move to the Rayburn Building 141 



Three-year review of the National Science Founda- 

 tion 143 



Research in social sciences 145 



Vice President Humphrey's visit 147 



Standard reference data legislation 149 



Fire research and safety 150 



Applied science and technological progress 150 



Institutional grants for science education 151 



Pollution abatement 154 



Environmental quality 154 



International science 155 



International biological program 155 



Other international activities 157 



Management of Federal scientific activities 157 



Technology assessment 159 



Assessment of the Daddario subcommittee, 1963-69 . 161 



VI. Gemini and Apollo 163 



Briefing Congress on the space program 167 



Personnel of Manned Space Flight Subcommittee . . 169 



1963: The first year of strong opposition 169 



Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. expedition to the Moon? .... 174 



Visitor center at the Cape 176 



Manned space program comes of age 178 



Critical Issues Council 179 



Bipartisan support for manned space flight 181 



Minority staff 182 



Victories in 1965 184 



Geographic distribution of research contracts .... 185 



Passage of the NASA authorization bill in 1965 . ■ 189 



Future planning 190 



Progress in 1966 191 



"Fire in the Cockpit!" 193 



The committee investigation 195 



The Phillips report 197 



Effect of the Teague committee hearings 201 



Anew Administrator: Dr. Thomas O. Paine. . . . 206 



