Space Ranging Research Committee Minutes Committee inaugurated at a Council meeting on 11 January 1973 "To encourage and promote geophysical, geometric, geodetic and celestial mechanical studies by laser ranger and radio-astronomical techniques." Meetings held: 1. 13 February 1973 2. 21 June 1973 3. 5 March 1975 4. 19 March 1976 5. 29 June 1978 13 February 1973 to 29 June 1978