Minutes of a meeting of the British National Committee on Space Research Present: Sir Harrie Massey, Chairman; Sir Edward Bullard; Dr A H Cook; Mr P D Greenall; Sir William Hodge; Mr M J Lighthill: Mr I Maddock; Dr J S McPetrie; Mr J A Ratcliffe; Mr M O Robins; Mr W H Stephens; Air Commodore W K Stewart; Dr G B B M Ssutherland Dr R d'E Arkinson, Mr J R U Page, Dr G D Robinson and Mr D A Smith attended by invitation The Committee congratulated the Chairman on the Knighthood conferred upon him in the New Year Honours. 1. Minutes 2. Matters arising from the Minutes 2a Minute 2(a0 - COSPAR 2b Minute 2(b) - International Rocket Weeks 2c Minute 2(c) - Acceptance of offer by USA to COSPAR 2d Minute 2(d) - Nice Symposium 2e Minute 5 0 Rocket Grants 2f Minute 7 - Scout Satellite Experiments 2g Minute 8 - TADREC Subcommittee 2h Minute 9 - Space Frequency Allocations 2i Minute 11 - Model Atmosphere 3. Space Research Financial Applications 3a University Projects Expenditure Subcommittee 2b Financial Recommendations for projects from FF/1(60) to FF/18(60) [Listed individually] 4. Space Research Estimates 1960-61 5. Co-operative Space Research 5a Western Europe 5b Commonwealth 6. Recruitment 7. Annual COSPAR Subscription 8. Explorer VII Telemetry Coding 9. Meeting of COSPAR, January 1960 10. Space Reserch Documents Received 11. National Space Research Programmes 12. Committee Membership 13. Working Group Meetings 14. Lecture by Professor Masevich It was reported that Professor Alla Masevich, Vice-President of the Astronomical Council of the USSR Academy of Sciences and Professor of Astrophysics at Moscow University, lectured at the Royal Society on 17 February 1960 under the auspices of the Committee, the subject being the scientific aspects of the Soviet space research programme. 15. Date of Next Meeting It was agreed that the next meeting of the Committee might take place in May 1960 under the chairmanship of Sir William Hodge. Summary of Recommendations to Council; Minute 7 ---that the United Kingdom subscription to COSPAR in 1960 should be £3,000 in the first instance, with a possibililty of subscribing a further £2,000 in 1960, subject to the Committee being satisfied at a later date that the COSPAR budget proposals are acceptable. ' 8 March 1960