“ITAA OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 4 November 1955 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Log 8! Colonel Richard Hirech Operations Coordinating Board Room A 404 708 Jackson Place Washington, D. C. Dear Colone) Hirsch: Attached for your review is a paper prepared by Hubertus Strughold, PHD, MD, Chief, Department of Space Medicine, USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, on "Medical Problems Involved in Orbital Space Flight." The paper is to be given at the Space Medicine Session, American Rocket Society Anmal Meeting, at the Diamond Jubilee Annual Meeting of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, in Chicago, Illinois, November 13-18. As this paper relates to satellites, I have reviewed it with the National Science Foundation and the National Academy, The Department of Defense proposes to release the attached paper and this action is concurred in by the National Academy and the Science Foundation, subject to our instructing the author that he mst in no way relate this paper or hie address to the current scientific satellite program. It would be appreciated if you could telephone me and advise me of your views in connection with this action, Sincerely yours, C. Uwe CHARLES Attachment (1) Sent also to Dr. J. W. Joyce S, WEAVER \ get 8 IV ‘Wo . by: (ie a / . Mr. Hugh Odishaw Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Burke Wilkinson William Bourne Theodore Nordbeck Donald Irwin | A we, yee ——--- Eat RN EE Ne Se OES ‘ ’ e— eS Fe ES FS SEES BS oe ES SE BEST COPY AVAILABLE REPOSITORY Luatbiuttrd COLLECTION Gutel plas Sere BOX Ne. FOLDER 9