| Description | Present: Professor C W Allem, chairman; Dr R d'E Atkinson; Mr W T Blackband; Dr H EButler;Mr JHewitt;MrP BNNuttall-Smith; Mr D ARichards; Dr B GPressey; Mr MO Robins; Dr APWillmore
Mr J Heywood, B.AA, attended by invitation
Professor J McGee, imperial College London attended by invitation for the discussion on item2(b)
1. Minutes
2. Matters arising from the minutes
2a Minute 3(b) - Kinetheodolite Tracking Stations
(i) Programme for Malta site
(ii) Staff and Finance
(iii) The Armagh Observatory
(iv) Extrapolation of Kinetheodolite data
2b Minute 3(b) - Development of Satellite Tracking Cameras
2c Minute 3(c) - Minitrack Station
2d Minute 3(d) - Foreign Kinetheodolite observations
2e Minute 3(e0 - observations from the Southern Hemisphere
2f Minute 5 - Tracking requirements for US satellites
(i) Project Echo
(ii) US Geodetic Satellite
2g Minute 9 - Radio Frequency allocations for space research
3. Space Research Grant Applications
3a Application by Professor A C B Lovell
Consideration was given to an applicatin (FF/1(60)0 by Professor AC BLovell for a grant of £2,500 for the tracking of satellites and space probes at Jodrell Bank during 1960/61. The applilcation, which was for the continuation of a grant by the Royal Society, was approved by the Working Group.
3b Application by Dr R L F Boyd
Consideratin was given to an applicatin (FF/2(60)) by Dr R L F Boyd for a grant of £8,880 for a programme of development and use of photelectric satellite tracking equipment at University College London,during 1960/63. The application, which was for the continuation of a grant by the Royal Society, was approved by the WorkingFroup. It was noted that some of the equipment might beset up alongside the kinetheodolite at the Meteorological Office station at Orendi, Malta.
4. Date of next meeting
It was agreed that the remining items of agenda should be held over to a further meeting of the Group which it was agreed to hold at 10.30 am on Wednesday 232 March 1960. ' |