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The original documents are located in Box D32, folder "House Science and Astronautics Committee Annual Panel on Science and Technology, Washington, DC, January 25, 1972" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box D32 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library HOUSE SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS 13TH ANNUAL PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE RAYBURN BUILDING, JAN. 25, 1972. MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. SPEAKER, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THE PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS TO THIS YEAR'S PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. FURTHER, I COMMEND THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS, AND IN PARTICULAR, ITS DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN, IN THEIR CHOICE OF A RELEVANT AND TIMELY THEME -- REMOTE SENSING OF EARTH RESOURCES. IT IS MY CONVICTION THAT IF OUR MANNED VOYAGES INTO SPACE HAVE TAUGHT US ONE LESSON, IT IS THAT THE EARTH ITSELF IS BUT A SPACESHIP. WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE EARTH, LIKE OUR APOLLO SPACECRAFT, GERALD FORD LIBRARY -2- IS A CLOSED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM REQUIRING OUR MOST RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. THIS DISCOVERY HAS POSED A VERY CRITICAL QUESTION. HOW DO WE KEEP THE "SPACESHIP" EARTH HABITABLE? BOTH THE POPULATION AND PER CAPITA DEMANDS ON THE EARTH'S RESOURCES CONTINUE TO RISE WITH NO DECREASE IN SIGHT. BUT FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASED INTEREST FOCUSING ON THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AN OUTGROWTH OF THIS INTEREST IS RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR MORE ACCURATE AND FREQUENT ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTH'S RESOURCES -- A MEANS BY WHICH TO SURVEY THE EARTH'S TOTAL SURFACE RAPIDLY AND ECONOMICALLY. GERALD FORD -3- THE KEY TO PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES INVENTORY WOULD APPEAR TO BE A COMBINATION SPACEBORNE AND AIRBORNE SENSING SYSTEM. IN THIS MANNER, THE ENTIRE GLOBE CAN BE MONITORED TO PROVIDE THE EARTHBOUND DECISION-MAKERS WITH THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM THEIR "PLANETARY ENGINEERING." WE NOW HAVE EVIDENCE THAT OUR GLOBAL SYSTEM EXISTS IN A STATE OF DELICATE BALANCE. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE ALSO INDICATIONS OF THE VERY DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES OF DISTURBING THIS BALANCE. EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY IS THEREFORE AIMED AT THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM AS IT ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS THE PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE IMPACT OF MAN'S ACTIVITIES ON THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. -4- I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT THE CHAIRMAN ON THE TIMELINESS OF THIS THEME. AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, THE FIRST MAJOR THRUST IN EARTH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WILL BE THE LAUNCHING OF THE NASA EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITES A AND B -- THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED IN MAY. THESE SATELLITES WILL PROVIDE US WITH THE FIRST "HARD" INFORMATION IN TERMS OF AN INVENTORY OF THE EARTH -- A SURVEY OF ITS PLANTS, ANIMALS, FORESTS, LAND, WATER, MINERALS, AND PEOPLE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT, THESE SATELLITES WILL ALSO GIVE US SOME INDICATION OF WHAT STRESSES WE ARE PLACING UPON THE EARTH'S ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM, AND THEREBY PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR CHARTING THE BEST COURSE OF FUTURE ACTION. GERALD FORD LIBRARY -5- IT IS ALSO PART!CULARLY HEARTENING TO ME, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT WE HAVE SUCH OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION FOR THE PANEL. THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING IN EARTH RESOURCES ARE GLOBAL IN NATURE AND THE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS MOST CERTAINLY WILL REQUIRE INTERNATIONAL AS WELL AS NATIONAL ACTION. TYPICALLY, MEASURES TAKEN WITHIN ONE NATION WILL REQUIRE SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF PARALLEL ACTION WITHIN OTHER NATIONS. AND, IF I AM TO JUDGE BY THE PARTICIPATION HERE TODAY, I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR ACHIEVING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AS WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF OUR ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT. MR. CHAIRMAN, I LOOK FORWARD LOR TO THIS PANEL SESSION NOT ONLY AS A MEANS OF LIBRARY -6- IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I AM CONFIDENT THIS SERIES OF MEETINGS WILL LEAD TO GREATER INTELLECTUAL SERIOUSNESS AND MORAL SENSITIVITY IN ADDRESSING OUR CRUCIAL GLOBAL PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A 21ST CENTURY WORLD OF STARVING HUMAN MASSES, WITHOUT AIR, WATER AND ROOM, BARELY SURVIVING IN A TOTALLY DEGRADED LEVEL OF EXISTENCE. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE AND THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. CERTAINLY, THIS PANEL REPRESENTS A MAJOR STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AGAIN, I WELCOME ALL PARTICIPANTS AS YOU COMMENCE YOUR EFFORTS UNDER OUR DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. END : : Carl Swartz 58772 Moffice Copy 9:45 Committee on Science j Astronauties. Panelon 13th meeting Science t Technology -25-72 10:00 Remarks of Congressman Gerald R. Ford 1-25-72 RAYBURN H.O.B, WASH. P.C. 1-25-72 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Speaker, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to welcome 13th the participants and guests to this year's Panel on Science and Technology. Further, I commend the Committee on Science and Astronautics, and in particular, its distinguished Chairman, in their choice of a relevant and timely theme--Remote Sensing of Earth Resources. It is my conviction that if our manned voyages into space have taught us one lesson, it is that the earth itself is but a spaceship. We have seen that the earth, like our Apollo space- craft, is a closed ecological system requiring our most responsi- ble management and control. This discovery has posed a very critical question: How do we keep the "spaceship" Earth habitable? Both the population and per capita demands on the earth's resources continue to rise with no decrease in sight. But for- tunately, this has been accompanied by an increased interest focusing on the earth's environment and the preservation of our quality of life. An outgrowth of this interest is recognition of the need for more accurate and frequent assessment of the earth's resources--a means by which to survey the earth's total surface rapidly and economically. The key to providing this type of comprehensive resources inventory would appear to be a combination spaceborne and airborne sensing system. In this manner, the entire globe can be monitored GERALD LIBRARY -2- to provide the earthbound decision-makers with the information necessary to perform their "planetary engineering." We now have evidence that our global system exists in a state of delicate balance. Furthermore, there are also indications of the very disas rous consequences of disturbing this balance. Earth resources technology is therefore aimed at the heart of the problem as it attempts to assess the present and prospective im- pact of man's activities on the global environment. I would like to compliment the Chairman on the timeliness of this theme. As all of you are aware, the first major thrust in earth resources management will be the launching of the NASA Earth Resources Technology Satellites A and B--the first of which will be launched in May These satellites will provide us with the first "hard" infor- mation in terms of an inventory of the earth--a survey of its plants, animals, forests, land, water, minerals, and people. Perhaps more important, these satellites will also give us some indication of what stresses we are placing upon the earth's ecological system, and thereby provide us the information necessary for charting the best course of future action. It is also particularly heartening to me , Mr. Chairman, that we have such outstanding international participation for the Panel. The problems we are facing in earth resources are global in nature and the solutions to these problems most certainly will require international as well as national action. Typically, measures taken within one nation will require support in the form of parallel action within other nations. And, if I am to judge -3- by the participation here today, I am very optimistic about the prospects for achieving international cooperation as we address the problems of our ecology and environment. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to this Panel session not only as a means of improving international communications and under- standing, but also because I am confident this series of meetings will lead to greater intellectual seriousness and moral sensitivity in addressing our crucial global problems. I feel that there is an alternative to a 21st century world of starving human masses, without air, water, and room, barely surviving in a totally degraded level of existence. I am convinced that it is not too late and that there is an alternative. Certainly, this Panel represents a major step in the right direction. Again, I welcome all participants as you commence your efforts under our distinguished Chairman. Thank you very much. Carl Swartz 58112 Committee on Science Amountics. Panelon 13th meeting Science t Technology office 72 copy 1-25-72 Remarks of Congressman Gerald R. Ford RAYBURN H.O.B., B., WASH. DC. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Speaker, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to welcome th the participants and guests to this year's Panel on Science and Technology. Further, I commend the Committee on Science and Astronautics, and in particular, its distinguished Chairman, in their choice of a relevant and timely theme--Remote Sensing of Earth Resources. It is my conviction that if our manned voyages into space have taught us one lesson, it is that the earth itself is but a spaceship. We have seen that the earth, like our Apollo space- craft, is a closed ecological system requiring our most responsi- ble management and control. This discovery has posed a very critical question: How do we keep the "spaceship" Earth habitable? Both the population and per capita demands on the earth's resources continue to rise with no decrease in sight. But for- tunately, this has been accompanied by an increased interest focusing on the earth's environment and the preservation of our quality of life. An outgrowth of this interest is recognition of the need for more accurate and frequent assessment of the earth's resources--a means by which to survey the earth's total surface rapidly and economically. The key to providing this type of comprehensive resources inventory would appear to be a combination spaceborne and airborne sensing system. In this manner, the entire globe can be monitored GERALD -2- to provide the earthbound decision-makers with the information necessary to perform their "planetary engineering." We now have evidence that our global system exists in a state of delicate balance. Furthermore, there are also indications of the very disasterous consequences of disturbing this balance. Earth resources technology is therefore aimed at the heart of the problem as it attempts to assess the present and prospective im- pact of man's activities on the global environment. I would like to compliment the Chairman on the timeliness of this theme. As all of you are aware, the first major thrust in earth resources management will be the launching of the NASA Earth Resources Technology Satellites A and B--the first of which will be launched in May lator this yours These satellites will provide us with the first "hard" infor- mation in terms of an inventory of the earth--a survey of its plants, animals, forests, land, water, minerals, and people. Perhaps more important, these satellites will also give us some indication of what stresses we are placing upon the earth's ecological system, and thereby provide us the information necessary for charting the best course of future action. It is also particularly heartening to me , Mr. Chairman, that we have such outstanding international participation for the Panel. The problems we are facing in earth resources are global in nature and the solutions to these problems most certainly will require international as well as national action. Typically, measures taken within one nation will require support in the form of parallel action within other nations. And, if I am to judge -3- by the participation here today, I am very optimistic about the prospects for achieving international cooperation as we address the problems of our ecology and environment. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to this Panel session not only as a means of improving international communications and under- standing, but also because I am confident this series of meetings will lead to greater intellectual seriousness and moral sensitivity in addressing our crucial global problems. I feel that there is an alternative to a 21st century world of starving human masses, without air, water, and room, barely surviving in a totally degraded level of existence. I am convinced that it is not too late and that there is an alternative. Certainly, this Panel represents a major step in the right direction. Again, I welcome all participants as you commence your efforts under our distinguished Chairman. Thank you very much. COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thirteenth Meeting with the PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY January 25, 26, and 27, 1972 Room 2318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 2325 9-10Am Am coffee MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY H George Miller California Chairman ЯОТАЯЗДОМ Olin E. Teague, Texas Charles A. Mosher, Ohio Ken Bell, California Ivan L. Bennett, Jr. [medicine] John W. Pelly, Washington enoitpoilaq bno New York University timmooduc notenim W smol not Thomas N. Downing, Virginia John W. Wydler, New York Harrison S. Brown [geochemistry] Don Fuqua are Winn Kandas .2.U California Earle Cabell, Texas Robert Price, Texas A. Hunter Dupree [history] James W. Symington, Missouri Louis Frey, Jr., Florida bno University Richard T. Hanna, California Barry M. Goldwater, Jr., California noitpitainimb Walter Flowers, Alabama Marvin L. Esch, Michigan David M. Gates [ecology] Robert A. Roe, New Jersey R. Lawrence Coughlin, Pennsylvania Univer MA CREST John F. Seiberling, Jr., Ohio pritssM JUNT Happy Camp, Oklahoma Martin Goland [applied mechanics] William R. Cotter, Connecticut morgo19 20006 Southwest Research Institute nitluzno) nend nond Charles B. Rangel, New York gdt dtiw of A Hess: aircraft and missile.s. lipriuo) A Morgan F. Murphy, Illinois LTV Aerospace Corporation to 19bnommo) 1980noM Insured triptziza brio tribbles19 svitubox3 3 nollA Mike McCormack, Washington Herbert E. Longenecker [biochemistrydamo] HopiA Mendel Da South Carblind ЛИА SCIENCE ИО НИАЯ Tulane) University tabies < 10ins? Isidl X odl noizivia Komas Malone meteorology thild leing IM University of Connecticut ynoqmo) Ipion COMMITTEE STAFF toitstal sdt 10 trierating: 1 moilliW VtiersvinU Roger Parter Imicrobiology violation University of Towa bao William Rd Pounds Charles F. Ducander, Executive Director and Chief Counsel Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyogidaiM John A. Carstarphen, Jr. Chief Clerk and Counsel a Roger Revelle geophysics] Philip B, Yeager, Counsel Harvard University A Frank R. Hammill, Jr., Counsel tnsbies19 odi of 1021vbA it bived 1 biowb3 W.H. Boone echnical Consultant otoC lotno) rights Govford Stever lagrospace engineering] hisdeЯ IM Carnegie-Mellon University James E. Wilson, Technical Consultant noitorogio) Richard P. Hines, Staff Consultant loisbel 2mo1 Attielstan Spitheres A 19109 a Woodrow Wilson International Centera emater? Harold A. Gould, Technical Consultant noisivi emste 2 lefor Scholars J. Thomas Ratchford, Science Consultant Philip P. Dickinson, Technical Consultant James A. Van Allen [physics] William G. Wells, Jr., Technical Consultant University of lowa CREET JAMOITANRATHI John D. Holmfeld, Science Policy Consultant Fred L. Whipple [astronomy] Carl Swartz, Minority Staff Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Joseph Del Riego, Minority Staff estillato? the sattimmo) goilogteuA nomiod) John T. Wilson psychology loisniM Elizab ath SI Kerman Scientific eseamb sistant epziupas9 University ofutifient of Chicago lotosity loisns? obnom (1 Frank J. Giroux, Clerk lispid Denis C. Quigley Publitations Clerk Primal stomsЯ no quote) enixhow enoitph bstinU nomiod) onsit A. Patrick Nucciarone Assistant Publications Clerk 200H ИЯ09УA vd nho3 adt to brip no vailo9 Я to boott ent nno8 3 viziniM not Best Possible Scan from Poor Quality Original KEYNOTE SPEAKER PROGRAM H. Guyford Stever, President, Carnegie-Mellon University. REMOTE SENSING OF EARTH RESOURCES MODERATOR In recent years it has been increasingly recognized that informa- tion about the earth and its complex environment is highly important to the future of man. In gaining this information, the technology of Hon. James W. Symington, Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications. remote sensing by aircraft and satellites offers great promise. For this reason, "Remote Sensing of Earth Resources" has been selected as the theme of the Thirteenth Panel Meeting. The various THEME ADDRESS sessions will be devoted to obtaining a better understanding of the technological, administrative, and political factors related to remote Dr. James C. Fletcher, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space sensing of earth resources. Administration. GUEST PANELISTS OPENING SESSION Dr. Brian O'Brien, Consulting Physicist; Chairman, NASA Space Program Tuesday, January 25, 1972 Advisory Council: Chairman, National Academy of Sciences Advisory to Commander, Air Force Systems Command. Room 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Dr. Allen E. Puckett, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager, 10:00 A.M. Hughes Aircraft Company. Dr. A. K. Thiel, Senior Vice President, TRW Systems Group. Mr. Daniel J. Fink, Vice President and General Manager, Space Division, The Opening Remarks: General Electric Company. Hon. George P. Miller, Chairman Dr. William T. Pecora, Undersecretary, Department of the Interior. Hon. Carl Albert, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives Dr. Robert N. Colwell, Associate Director, Space Sciences Laboratory, University Hon. Gerald R. Ford, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives of California, Berkeley. Hon. Charles A. Mosher, Ranking Minority Member Dr. George J. Zissis, Research Physicist, Institute of Science and Technology, University of Michigan. The Keynote: Dr. Robert M. White, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric H. Guyford Stever, President, Camegie-Mellon University Administration. Moderator: Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Science Advisor to the President. Hon. James W. Symington, Subcommittee on Space Science and Mr. Robert L. Lillestrand, Director of Electro-Optics Research, Control Data Applications Corporation. Dr. Peter A. Castruccio, Program Manager, Ecology and Civil Programs, Federal Theme Address: Systems Division, IBM Corporation. NASA's Long-Range Earth Resources Survey Program. Dr. James C Dr. Carl Hammer, Director, Computer Sciences, Federal Systems Division, Fletcher, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Ad- UNIVAC. ministration INTERNATIONAL GUEST PANELISTS Dr. Norman Fisher, Chairman, Australian Committee on Earth Resources Satellites, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Austrialia. Dr. Fernando De Mendonca, General Director, Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil. Dr. Franco Fiorio, Chairman, United Nations Working Group on Remote Sensing of the Earth by Satellites. Dipl.-Ing. Armin Spaeth, Head, Office of Research Policy on Space and Avia- tion, Ministry of Science and Education, Bonn, Germany. DERALD FORD Tuesday, January 1972 Wednesday, January 26, 1972 2:00 P.M. BEWOLF геигие BESONKCES P.M. INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS CURRENT CAPABILITIES; STATE OF THE TECHNOLOGY; FUTURE REQUIREMENTS 1990 грп 11 2109Y trigost ni triptionmi videin ai tnomnotivns xslamos cti bno dtips sdt tuodo noit Paper: to noitomolni aidt pnining nl nom to stutul gdt of YDC Norman Fisher, Chairman, Australian Committee on Earth Resources Paper: Satellites, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia. Dr. Brian O'Brien, Consulting Physicist; Chairman, NASA Space Program Advisory Council; Chairman, National Academy of Sciences Guest Panelists: Advisory Committee to Commander, Air Force Systems Command snit 10 printoto sd liw Dr. Fernando de and Director, Instituto de Pesquisas Guest Panelists: 2101501 lositilog ovitottainimbo losis olondost Espaciais, Brazil. 290100291 dtips to paiense Dr. Allen E. Puckett, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Dipl.-Ing. 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Ipnoilqsox9 isHo daidw A shod) nott .noitnettp vitpligsl basn doidw bap stonys* sdl DATA HANDLING, DISSEMINATION AND USAGE Wednesday, January 26, 1972 nollsm 19vstd biolved H enitubno 101 bodism trisnup Room 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Paper: Dr. Edward E, David, Jr., Science Advisor to the President A.M.my2 cititasion to vtilidplipvp nonomiotal abivoi9 no 10:00 W ncH Guest Panelists: enoitpoilaqA abson Innoitpoubs 19WOQ1IDM Mr. Robert L. Lillestrand, Director of Electro-Optics Research, Control POTENTIAL USERS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; OPERATIONAL ANSIT Data Corporation esmol ¿ AZAN to no notiomolni abiver9 Paper: Dr. Peter A, Castruccio, Program Manager, Ecology and Civil Programs, Dr. William T. Pecora, Undersecretary, joto Pinimb/ Department of the Interior Div., IBM Corporation's noito bno Dr. Carl Hammer, Director, Computer Sciences, Federal Systems Div., Guest Panelists: ) SUNIVIVA noitooinummos to signnodo niptainM Dr. Robert N. Colwell, Associate Director, Space Sciences Laboratory, Discussion Period ytinummos sititasion sdt bab University of California, Berkeley Dr. George J. Zissis, Research Physicist, Institute of Science and Summary Remarks: Technology, University of Michigan Hon. James W. Symington Dr. Robert M. White, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration Closing Remarks: Hon. George P. Miller, Chairman Discussion Period Best Possible Scan from Poor Quality Original PANEL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVES Develop a background of scientific, technical and policy information for the Committee on Science and Astronautics which is authoritative, timely and candid, and which includes the points of view found in the scientific community. Foster an improved understanding by scientists of the legislative responsibilities and processes as they relate to scientific research, development and education. Identify spheres of scientific and technological research which offer exceptional promise for our national welfare and security, and which need special legislative attention. Discuss current methods for conducting research. Provide information concerning availability of scientific manpower and educationa! needs. Provide information on matters of international cooperation and organizations concerned with science and technology. Maintain channels of communication between the Congress and the scientific community.