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email: Jan.10. Tom Dutton issues
first ASTRA circular. Jan. end. The United States
Air Force Base at Prestwick lends a 'boilerplate' Mercury
capsule, and a replica spacesuit, to Sandy Glover and me for
Glasgow University Charities Week. The capsule was concealed
during the week in a sawmill at Anniesland, and painted by
moonlight, with stencil brushes, by Jim Coombes and myself,
before appearing on a USAF lorry (by courtesy of Lieut. Roy
Hagen, head of the USAF Prestwick Motor Pool) in the
Charities Day evening parade. It wasn't officially ASTRA
business, but it's the only time so far that we've been able
to pretend we owned a spaceship. Feb.7. First official ASTRA
meeting, at G.U. Observatory. Mar.15. 'Space and Art', by
Ed
Buckley and myself. Sandy
Glover and I were at that meeting in evening dress, with our
partners (Maureen Galis and Mila Rocho) for the Science
Faculty Ball, while Ed had come straight from work and was
in Glasgow Corporation Transport uniform. Chairing the
meeting, Archie
Roy said it was our most
formal to date, and that remains true to this
day. Apr.17. By request of Maureen
Galis (who wasn't there this time!) Dr.
Roy allowed us an observing
session in the University Observatory, using the 8"
refractor. June. Open Day at Royal Aircraft
Establishment, Bedford, reveals 1961-64 high speed wind
tunnel programme to a develop a Waverider shape for a Mach 6
airliner. (See 1995). Sept.25. Discussion meeting;
current space developments, Geneva Room, Green's Playhouse.
ASTRA applied for affiliation to Glasgow University Union
and began meeting there monthly in room 4, with monthly
Council meetings hosted by Oscar and Margaret in Hamilton.
Fireworks parties there on or near Nov. 5th became part of
the tradition for a while. 1965
1963
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