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.