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matters seen one Paris. Ladies and gentlemen, you were looking at a picture of a launching that you could on April 1st, Cape Canaveral, Florida, which Athor Able Rocket launched her up into the air this Tiro satellite, which is one of the most meaningful and far reaching satellites that we've ever put up into the air.

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Ladies and gentlemen, in order to explain about this Tiro satellite I'm delighted to have as my guest, Mr Williams Brown, who is the project manager of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Now, Mr Start, you tell us, what is this particular thing sitting right here in front of us?

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Senator Smathers, This is a weather satellite. It's our first attempt to get pictures from the Earth or from a satellite really of the Earth pictures that will enable us to see the clouds to understand what is happening in the atmosphere so that we may make in the future or have a better understanding of the weather.

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Now, is this particular instrument here? Is that the actual size of the tyros? No, this is a half scale model, and it's made of plastic so we can see its innards. See how it works. The key thing on the satellite is the television camera. This is the large one that takes a picture of a of maybe 800 miles on a side.

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The other camera is a much smaller one, located on the side of the satellite. Now, the satellite itself has batteries to provide power. But we take power also from the sun. And we've covered the entire surface of the satellite with little solar cells which pick up sunlight converted into electrical energy.

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And this then runs the satellite for how far up in the air is this satellite? The satellite and the pictures were taking come down from about 450 miles. How long will this, uh, remain up there? And that isn't be useful? Well, we're hoping that it will work for about three months.

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That will take pictures of the clouds for this period of time. Does the Soviet Union have something of this character already up in the air? Well, if they have, they haven't told us. You haven't been able to find a man of your machine. We haven't seen it.

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How is it doing with respect to taking a picture of the clouds and the earth formation, or how has it been beneficial to it? Well, we've been quite surprised and quite pleased. Of course, with the results. The one of the most significant pictures that we've taken has been this one which shows on this inside the wide angle picture.

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This is a large area, maybe 1000 miles on the side of a very large circulation in the center of the Pacific. On this side, we have a picture taken with the small camera, which takes and shows us the types of clouds that there are in the larger picture.

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And together, these make a very significant understanding of what is happening in this cloud formation. Well, this enables the meteorologist and the people who come on television. It's six and 11 o'clock at night and tell you what the weather is going to be. The mark. This enabled him to be more accurate in the future.

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Well, we hope so. This is this is our intent in time, but it's going to take us a little time to understand what is happening. Well, what is the real significance than of this other than just or is there any significance other than just to be a meteorological benefit.

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It is limited to an ideological experiment. We are We are doing research. We are trying to understand what the earth looks like from outside and what the weather looks like when we stand outside the earth. Well, And then, is that your conclusion that we will have more accurate weather reports by virtue of this particular Kairos?

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Not this particular one, but maybe the next one or the one after that, or the one after that, But in time, we will. Now, this is a long range project so that you after this one burns out, you will then send up others. Yes, sir. Now, does it have any military benefits?

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Well, that's beyond me to comment. I'm not an expert in this area, sir. Well, I would imagine that it would help, of course, our military planes and our military operations. And at least knowing your weather with it, I would certainly think so. Yes. All right, sir.

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Well, thank you very much for this. Bringing over this particularly interesting a satellite and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Very much for looking and listening. And I hope you look in again at the same time next week.