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Satellites to ESS A in orbit. This arrangement stems from the 10 re- 

 search and development Tiros missions successfully conducted by 

 NASA from 1960 through 1965. Close cooperation between NASA and 

 ESS A and joint work on sensor development, experimentation, and 

 data analysis were evident through this period and are still in effect 

 today. This is a joint cooperative study and research effort, but in the 

 development and operation of satellite systems we have found it neces- 

 sary to delineate permanent and specific responsibilities for each 

 agency. In addition, the resources and the budget for operational 

 systems will be the responsibility of the user agency, as in the ESSA 

 case I mentioned. This has found agreement with the Bureau of the 

 Budget. This arrangement has worked in meteorology. Some variation 

 of this type of management assignment may also be the best approach 

 for any future operational satellite system suitable for oceanographic 

 purposes. 



One fact that is abundantly clear, however, is that the ever-grow- 

 ing national technology base must not remain compartmented. What 

 we are learning in biology, medicine, instrumentation, communications, 

 data processing, and many other fields must be shared. All agencies 

 must strive to be broadly familiar with scientific progress and tech- 

 nological advances in many disciplines and must be willing to share 

 their capabilities across organizational boundaries. We in NASA are 

 committed to this objective. 



Mr. Chairman, as I indicated while making the statement, we do have 

 this short 3-minute film taken from synchronous altitudes, and if it is 

 your pleasure, I will show it at this time. 



Mr. Lennon. You may proceed. 



Dr. Seamans. Before we start, I might mention that this satellite, 

 which we call ATS, is located roughly over the coast of Brazil. It has 

 the capability of taking color photographs about every 30 minutes, and 

 these pictures are spliced together to show a sequence which lasts 1 

 day. The first ones spliced together will show the whole hemisphere 

 and then we will show those taken over South America and then over 

 Europe and the southern hemisphere. 



(Thereupon, a 3-minute film was shown to the committee.) 



Dr. Seamans. This is very new. This has only been available to any 

 of us, including our experimenters, within the last several weeks. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you. Dr. Seamans and Mr. Jaffe. 



I think you gentlemen know, perhaps, that four very distinguished 

 members of the Science and Astronautics legislative authorization 

 committee are likewise members of this particular Subcommittee on 

 Oceanography. They are the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Mosher; the 

 gentleman from Washington, Mr. Pelly; the gentleman from Minne- 

 sota, Mr. Karth; and the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Downing. 

 So they sometimes attempt to advise us. 



It might be interesting to note that as of October 1, 1967, there was 

 prepared for the National Council of Marine Eesources and Engineer- 

 ing Development, by two agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space 

 Administration and the Naval Oceanographic Office, assisted by the 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries of the Department of the Interior 

 and the Environmental Sciences Services Administration of the De- 

 partment of Commerce, a very interesting and beautiful pamphlet; 



