Chapter I: Front Matter

Union Calendar No. 928

86th Congress, 2d Session House Report No. 2091

THE PRACTICAL VALUES OF SPACE EXPLORATION

REPORT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION

PURSUANT TO

H. Res. 133

[Serial I]

July 5, 1960.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

58231° WASHINGTON: 1960

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS

OVERTON BROOKS, Louisiana, _Chairman_

John W. McCormack, Massachusetts
George P. Miller, California
Olin E. Teague, Texas
Victor L. Anfuso, New York
B. F. Sisk, California
Erwin Mitchell, Georgia
James M. Quigley, Pennsylvania
Leonard G. Wolf, Iowa
Joseph E. Karth, Minnesota
Ken Hechler, West Virginia
Emilio Q. Daddario, Connecticut
Walter H. Moeller, Ohio
David S. King, Utah
J. Edward Roush, Indiana
Thomas G. Morris, New Mexico
Joseph W. Martin, JR. Massachusetts
James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania
Gordon L. McDonough, California
J. Edgar Chenoweth, Colorado
Frank C. Osmers, JR. New Jersey
William K. Van Pelt, Wisconsin
A. D. Baumhart, JR. Ohio
Perkins Bass, New Hampshire
R. Walter Riehlman, New York

CHARLES F. DUCANDER, _Executive Director and Chief Counsel_
DR. CHARLES S. SHELDON II, _Technical Director_
SPENCER M. BERESFORD, _Special Counsel_
PHILIP B. YEAGER, _Special Consultant_
JOHN A. CARSTARPHEN, Jr., _Chief Clerk_
FRANK R. HAMMILL, Jr., _Counsel_
RAYMOND WILCOVE, _Staff Consultant_
RICHARD P. HINES, _Staff Consultant_
Lt. Col. FRANCIS J. DILLON, Jr., _Staff Consultant_
Comdr. HOWARD J. SILBERSTEIN, _Staff Consultant_

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS,
_Washington, D.C., July 1, 1960._

Hon. OVERTON BROOKS,
_Chairman, Committee on Science and Astronautics._

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am forwarding herewith for your consideration a staff study, "The Practical Values of Space Exploration."

This study was undertaken pursuant to your request for information covering the various utilities of the national space effort. The study has been prepared by Philip B. Yeager and reviewed by other members of the professional staff.

CHARLES F. DUCANDER,
_Executive Director and Chief Counsel._

LETTER OF SUBMITTAL

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS,
_Washington, D.C., July 5, 1960._

Hon. SAM RAYBURN,
_Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C._

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: By direction of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, I submit the following report on "The Practical Values of Space Exploration" for the consideration of the 86th Congress.

OVERTON BROOKS, _Chairman_.

CONTENTS

Introduction 1

I. The unseen values 3
Some examples of the unexpected 3
The ultimate values 5
Steering a middle road 6
The time for space 7

II. National security values 9
The military uses 9
Our position in the international community 12
Space as a substitute for war 15

III. The economic values 17
U.S. expenditures on space 17
The spread of economic benefits 18
Creation of new industries 19
Research 19
New power sources 20
New water sources and uses 21
Noise and human engineering 22
High speed-light weight computers 22
Solid state physics 23
Economic alliances 24
Private enterprise in space 24
Jobs 27
Automation and disarmament 28

IV. Values for everyday living 31
Technological benefits 31
Food and agriculture 35
Communications 36
Weather prediction and modification 37
Health benefits 39
Education benefits 42
The demand 42

V. Long-range values 45
Trouble spots 45
Population 45
Water shortage 46
Soil erosion 46
Added leisure 47
Intensified nationalism 48
Limitations on space research 48
Fundamental knowledge about life 51
Psychological and spiritual values 52
Maturing of the race 53

+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | 86TH CONGRESS | | _2d Session_ | | | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | | | | REPORT | | NO. 2091 | | | | | | | | | |THE PRACTICAL VALUES OF SPACE EXPLORATION | | | | * * * * * | | | |JULY 5, 1960.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on| |the State of the Union and ordered to be printed | | | | * * * * * | | | |Mr. BROOKS of Louisiana, from the Committee on Science and | |Astronautics, submitted the following | | | | REPORT | | | | [Pursuant to H. Res. 133] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+

THE PRACTICAL VALUES OF SPACE EXPLORATION