THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1957.
The Next Step
by
scheduled five-point pro
gramme:
is a
Chapman Pincher 1 THERE project to
put an unmannedi rocket on the moon within
a year. Astronomers will be able to see the point of be-
cause it will spatter colour- ed dye over the moon's surface.
The
THE half-ton metal dog-kennel now looping the Earth with the, impact of this missile
regularity of a tram means that there is scant hope of beating the Russians in the race to the moon, The Soviet scientists are now at least two years ahead of the combined efforts of the West. Because they are the only nation with a State-aided space-travel programme it seems unlikely that they can be overhauled in time to prevent Soviet feet from being the first to step on to the moon's unfriendly crust.
Programme
A beating heart in enter De
through that will make satellito travel
commonplace the
Russiang belfore.
Moon rocket
that
MOSCOW scientists claim that they will have "rocket. activity round the mooti" by ine early 1980's. They mean they intend
a rocket round to the dark unsccable site of the moon so that it will Lake photographs Zakių return to earth.
to fire
AFTER theco
Russians already 'have rockets with
power enough to escape from the gether from official state earth. The missile which
boost from 18,000 ments, talks with, Russian planted the half-ton satel scientists and tips from in- lite in space could probably miles an hour to 25,000 is plans telligence men, ahows that put a lighter pay-load on that is needed to provide capable
N analysis of the Soviet
space travel which
A beating heart in outer space
I
have pieced to the U.S.S.R.
has a
time the moon.
The Bright
Lights NOT
on Broadway..
From CHRISTopher dobsON, New York.
THE
HE effect of the new Russian satellite on America has been disas- trous.
make rast strides very quick ly.
—a
A
first nights
round the moon they pin it land large unmanned Lockets Hom which labot "ankets" will emergo.
The
tankettes caterpillar tracked
arc
amall vehicles, the
exploring anoon's cratered surface. They
the "escape velocity" which will relay their information
would free the rocket from back to earth in the same way that the dying deg-kenuel 1 cending back how icis the Earth's gravity for
outer space.
ever,
Guidance of a rocket to An object ay big as the Moon will
present no greater difficulty than put ting a satellite in a special orbit, and Soviet scient ists, led by Dr. A. A. Yegorov, are using elec tronic brains to work out possible flight paths.
Volunteers
Moon cities
ubout
THEN-manned flights to the establish- moon, with the
ment of "lunar bases" for astro- moment undi other selentitich work, will follow.
The
Russians have not olhen Dy committed them- selves 10 и dale for this justoric step. But Dr N. A Varvarov 15 on record дя claiming that Soviet elules will exist 011 the moou within 50 years.
Glass domes
2 AN ATTEMPT to put
up a satellite with AL human being in it is to be made within two
THE Лedies will be bulli years. If the Russians fail in the moon's erniers under to get spacedog No. 1 huge domes of glass which will
П they contain
normal carthly safely back to earth
unquestionably suc- tmosphere. Factories powered
later with
"sub- by the sun's energy will supply
the
services, necessary clalms.
manned Since there are no веда от being listed. rivers dividing the moon's sur»
But while the scientists the Street. In a market which Jave as if the Russian achieve already showing its unease at ent is another success for the the Russian advaneer, this new
But in the meantime some will of satellite could well have a de brotherhood International
body must pay for this defeat there is chagrin and vastating effect. sulentists,
defeat in setence, in proceed alarm among these men, who
This bright November day pagenda, in overseas influence, jects." Juve for so long considered that
and military effectiveness, is onc
anxious of
waiting in people, their
American branch of the that batherhood was the world's for the men who derive their in morale.
livelihood from the Stock Ex- seiontists and finest,
change. the best are
The American long taught to believe their technology
in the world, were begin ning to recover from the news of the first satellite,
The Freling wad; "Okay, they beat us to it but we are not so fur bebing, and once ՆԱՐ start rolling, Look out, Krushchev
But now.
They are shaking her heads in wonder. It is us if a strun- eling Second Division Soccer team had thrashed the First Division leaders.
that it is the politicians who ure taking this defeat ike worst of all. They are wallow-
g in sour grapes.
One told me in the morning. "We just don't know how t will go. There may be a rush to buy shares In those com- panies which are manufactur- ing missiles,
"But what we fear is that there will be a rush to sell by people who want to sec their
A scapegoat must be found. And there is only one man to
Volunteers for Tho
flight are already
All that position: poor old Ike.Soviet selentists, with whơm
I belleve that it America spoke at the Barcelona the Brilish system of travel conference las, government Ike would be out
bu
ho
I
face into continente, could the space. Russians claim the entire orb
month, by plunging a single Soviet Bag
of power tomorrow. And that were confident that these voluti- into the soft pumice?
the sad und serious post-
in
tion in which America finds teers would run little more risk herself today.
So far there has been only
than the
I put this questioni to Soviet test pilots who are satelite experi Leonid Sedov in Barcelona. He answered: "The
one laugh at the new Spublic.ow flying 2.000 miles an hour legality of that situation can be In honour of its passenger the jetplanes.
This is only a blind lo money tucked safely in the A half-ton satel- distract the Russion people mattress. And then the market The. Carrying a deg. The from The Zhukov trouble," will go down like an express Americans have called It optimism is one, There 15 the favourite political saying elevator." woe and grief in this the tradi- tlonul Anuriran month for thaltsgiving.
There is anger at the politi- cians, for the people feel they have been let down,
מקוון
the
of the day.
Representative Mahon, chair-
of
Ilouse Sub- Commitice on Defence Appro- priations- the committee which has done so much In cutting back funds for rocket research There is bewilderment thirst disbelieved the announce- Russia should have been allow- ment of the new moon. ad to get so far ahead.
And there is the feeling of belig hurt, of losing the game, of having their nose,, rubbed in Ut 13740, And as usual with ปาย! combination of feelings there is a resulting pugnselly.
CAB DRIVER
'Let 'em try
That classical barotneter of public feeling, the taxi driver, said to me one morning "These Russlung and all their bullyhoo. Okay, if they want to start sum- pin, let 'em try,"
Admittedly Als name Wu3 Mehne? Malonu-a lighting Irishman-but it is an altitude that growing.
The scientists, of course, take
a detached view of the situation..
Dr Fred Whipple, head of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Ob- servatory, says: "The launching of this second satellite is six tinca 03 great a scientif achievement as the first"
BUSINESSMAN
'Our big fear'
Then he blamed rivalry be (ween the air force and the my for disrupting the rocket pregramme, and added: "I hope all this will tend to jolt our people into a realisation of the seriousness of the threat to our security.
"Mutinli," but that is only one laugh. And it has a
A SCAPEGOAT long way to stretch today.
And that's Ike
Tint is the slluution in
· America, today. The people battled, hurt, and angry. The scientists chagrined. The pollu- clans desperately seeking to minimise the Russian successes. The business men fearful.
What will be the effect of Cerlainly all these emotions?
reaction bas when the initial passed there will be left a new determination to catch up and outstrip the Russians.
And once America does dockie to gather up all her vasi resources of materials, arct
brain-power
It is this threat that is worry technology, ing the business men or Wall there is no doubt that she will
•
very
argued when it happens."
It looks is though the Rus- Some may die,
others slans will be arguing from but will make the sclentiße break- strength,
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