Interview with Dr van der Riet Woolley ahead of Russian tour

Interview with Dr van der Riet Woolley ahead of Russian tour; ENGLAND: London: INT Dr Richard van der Riet Woolley (Astronomer Royal) interview SOF - [Are you going to listen rather than lecture in Russia?] No, ... they asked me last March, going to do some lectures on astronomy & visit the principle Russian Observatory / [On Russians getting a rocket to the Moon] I'm not an expert on rockets - a misconception about this, it isn't a matter for astronomers at all, I do not expect to have any direct connection with satellite programme at all when I am there / [Do you still hold by your much quoted statement that space travel is 'bilge'?] Depends on what you mean by 'bilge' I think it is a frightful waste of public money / [On building a telescope] One tenth of one per cent of the cost of setting up a satellite / [Prospect of getting any money] Alas no / TX 11.11.57 / 10.45pm