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July 2, 1969 

Dr. John S. Foster, Jr. 

Director, Defense Research and Engineering 

Department of Defense 

Pentagon 

Washington, D.C. 20310 

Dear Dr. Foster: 

In his recent announcement regarding the cancellation of 

the Manned Orbital Laboratory Program, Deputy Secretary of 

Defense Packard referred to advances in automated techniques 

for unmanned satellite systems. Subsequently, a similar statement was attributed to you in the trade press. 

The Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications of 

the House Science and Astronautics Committee has the responsibility of reviewing and authorizing the NASA Space Applications 

Program each year. One of the projects in this program is the 

Earth Resources Technology Satellite, an experimental spacecraft 

now under development which is designed to survey the earth's 

surface. The data produced by such a satellite system is 

expected to have great significance for agriculture, geology 

and oceanography, among other scientific disciplines. 

The Members of our Committee are very enthusiastic about 

the potential of such a system, and we have urged NASA to pursue 

the development program aggressively. 

.The recent statements by you and Secretary Packard haVe " 

raised questions in my mind as to the extent that technological 

developments achieved in DOD unmanned satellite systems might 

be applicable to the ERTS project. 
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sensors or techniques developed by the Department of Defense 

might be of use to NASA. May I have your advice on this 

matter? Perhaps a classified briefing might be in order. 

Thanking you in advance for your assistance, I am 

Sincerely, 

LA--1 

Joseph E. Karth 

Chairman, Subcommittee on Space 

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