Claims
NASA's Frutkin said in 1963 that DOD and the Air Force wanted NASA as a 'cover' for fragment recovery
Documented What these labels mean →R. W. Hale's 29 May 1963 memo to Dr. Welsh records Frutkin's view that 'DOD and AF want to use NASA for a 'cover' but have no intention of letting NASA do anything but return some pieces', that a White House statement 'would scare people needlessly', and that State wanted to point to NASA as the responsible agency. The subject is space-vehicle fragments.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| documents | war.gov | PDF p1: point 4: 'DOD and AF want to use NASA for a 'cover'' |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| Hale memo on Frutkin and fragments (May 1963) | asserts | p1 |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hunter White | named | Structural |
Claim
R. W. Hale's 29 May 1963 memo to Dr. Welsh records Frutkin's view that 'DOD and AF want to use NASA for a "cover" but have no intention of letting NASA do anything but return some pieces', that a White House statement 'would scare people needlessly', and that State wanted to point to NASA as the responsible agency. The subject is space-vehicle fragments.