NAS A ROUT^G S LIP * CO DE * N AM E (if n ecessary) ACTIO N APPRO VAL 1. CO N CU RRE N CE H IE 2. ’ (J IN FO RM ATIO N IN VE STIGATE AN D ADVISE 3. N O TE AN D FO RWARD N O TE AN D RE TU RN 4. PE R RE QU E ST RE CO M M E N DATIO N 5. SE E M E SIGN ATU RE 6. RE PLY FO R SIGN ATU RE O F: 7. RE M ARKS: FRO M : CO DE : N AM E : N ASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) £ DATE : U .S. GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G O FFICE : 1963 O F—671845 scperiments: S-5:(froi Mr- Tnderwood while verting nr the section to begin.) jO C or acre picture# were cbtsiaed or. Jenil.nl 9. Peru vat almost completely covered because It we* CIJ6U. A new lake(l) va# seen on one picture which did not appear on any existing sap. Peruvian Embassy was called and they sent a military plane tc investigate this lake which could be a possible hazard to villages below by producing an avalanche. W e. Planer,V & 1S, RM put out a seal! technical paper on the G TA picture#. 3-12: He^nvay and Sene Flaherty. MLeroaetecrit# Collection on G emini ,A gena. 3-10 : The astronauts reported they coaid see the collection box. Sorry they could hit go t< it tc open it. B it there it was bright and shiny. 6-12. B iological analysis (2' Swabs- ta<*r bets, pre-flight and poet-flight Pre-flight ver* dirty Post-flight ” sterile. ’ location# inside the 8/C (2) 5 orga-ilaM tested 2 lid not survive 2- pend.Illium and T-l(i) survived/ bacteriophage# Th* biological result# are san?sr to get at and so the result# will come rut earlier. Mlcr'metecpite collection had 18hrs. with two expo#ore#-tec openings end closings of the box fro® the panel and final recovery by EV A . The S/l was in drifting flight, looking in all direction#, but actually not sc much yaw as pitch terete the astronaut#. Seme artifacts were present -how made la beyond our understanding.. •'Tou’ve done for vs a really fine job.” A stronauts- Nc problem Ln recovering S-12. Had to pull it off, but it didn’t stick. D idn't use lanyard »meaningl) W e heard the sq uib when it closed. W e w-r* q uiet one lay and didn’t fire the thrO sters. Zeitler has toe times of opening and closing the control box which were called down frzt the S/C Eemervay tc astronauts: Can you tell me about tka any discarding of MaterialT A stronauts- A t end of first lay ve bad used 80 % cf fUel(SX^). W - xMLxxe# purged the fuel cells and had a urine tump which gave arcwjalxa - D uring IV A I noticed that the s/c was clean Staffer! '#ys estimate was that for 30 xia# it ^ absolutely clean. » ini Stafford- Sav meteor# looking ievn •* *he earth ’ . ’T"-*^. W hen the bu t co^s down you see the liahtnina everywhere Cie naan- the top edge of the airglow is sharper (than the lover edge) Pictures 1^9^12 were shown# ’ ♦ * Camera was turned off between each exposure , ‘ > Twilight and zodiacal light in the sunrise photos (Tagus) ##like G ordo Cooper’s Stafford- If could use a reticle and a boresight, could really be on the needle. Key- Should ve never think of a 2 siialte expoadreT Ney- V oles tape? A re tine hacks on each? A ns/ NO * Zeitler- I didn't see anything on that# * Ci eman: Maintaining position was a znafor problem* e the ’t sure whether to cose without isyT Staff---rd: The p.a’fjr was up ail the tlma.? Memao: W e haven’t heard the® yet.. Kocaen: I thought they were very good ’ . lag would be the Kootnen;'A fter hearing the voice tape, S-U- Martin Koasec, NRL John Llntctt e b ■- igr.t would nt down the field cf view. Ney: the K-;;n w k? a olid” light trap ar.i . : - - ' - • '■ ’ It Clement W e 1 . .-^ sone plot urea.. was a great Job van same as for 8-1. 9: lost. lost.. C& rna.n: W e took the *tiater’ off as it wasn't working..used tine backs Stafford: It was a very difficult operation and (he) was in a terrible position Keener.- --our hands were cranked and sweaty afterwards(fro# the effort),. Hard to get ic these positions in sere 0. locoes: Y ou were holding on to what you were supposed to guide c/tmant So finger prints because of way things were handled.. Roomer? W as bracket or. the window froo orbit to orbit? D ldn t get the last 2 pictures because the camera was stoved before 8-1 and taey r Roomer. - - lightning flashes ^ier-.B - Cleman- W et as fine as 1'1 IRe-- Koemen- W ^ld 1* be tetter have the times, k I would use Koonen- Na filter and Ciernan- he, Just gney or ND CO LO R milky to describe the appearance. tr two filtersB »arinx minus Na filter show somewhat differeent levels es) the airglow Is sometimes sharper than other Mx-: There are 45 good pictures: the thruster frame is black. D oe# th- bright noon help the alrglov? Kocmen- W e don't think the moon affect® the air glow at all. is evidence of difference# io intensity and altitude using Stafford- D r. Ney's experiment (1#) learning curve for 3-11. Roomer.- last U oletuFee/ 2 extra seta of exposures, 5 and IQ sees, with Stafford- D erision not to gc f frame(panel?j left Koomec- Could you alJust brightness of points? Koonet- D id you use Flag on shaft? Ciernaa- res with ay fl vernal Moezen- W ere y u crossed for time? Stafford- brcsigr* would red Jie t ine by 254 rioter- W an the estimate to take the twilight picture# ok?- Cierean- W e took wnat you Ciernaa- So, I van glad to gavi, and apparently they were.. just to use your own Judgment? - W e were glad to rave the time so we knew what to shoot at.. Kocmen- D ll you see and color in the twilight airglO w ’. » (Koonen showed slides of many of his pictures which were very good.) Untctt- W hat about boresighting? Ciernan- Y es, it could bring yaw on ' '‘us ir t see o-.it ^ window obliq uely S*£ff.rd W indow ;•• .- xi.1 help some (protected onlauach and Jettisoned in J fllg-t Hi r ij cleanliness of windows). he zodiacal Light several times? Hew close to the D un?522£L did 3?e Cie ma : ?< charge to _ook for these phenomena as such because we had to sleep or lock A TD A . Underwood ■ ?J c D ubin: Noon? SSL: Could you occult the moon behind the A TD A ? R Roach: Could wash out stars with the moon. — Underwood: A TD A and moon in some pictures r‘^ Cieruax I bad a plan to obeeyvaa a number of things, but when the tiaq f came (during EV A ) I was so fogged up that I couldn't proceed ( with foe plan*) Roach: It is important to find out whether the problem is with stuff in space' or whether it is on the window.. M b Stafford: Stafford It't ny impression that it's something outside W E didn't stay with it too long.. Cieman: W s closed hatch while outside (during EV A ) sun ever occulted by the A TD A ? r /It '4 Ney: D id you see stars as well then (Sun visible to Clemen) as at night? Sti then as . Ney: Ear* alight sight cause the problem W e are trying to distinguish between 1. D aytime with earthlight 2 D aytime without earthlight 3- Nighttime D unkelnan: W e need to^undeestand each other and for others to undestand what we mean . W need to clarify what is sfeeoet by *Ideal daytime " Roach: W ill you see stars on the moon trip? Stafford: (when) black I aav 5th or 6th *gnitu*e stars Sun was 2 or 3 degrees above the horison. ' ‘4 b: O pen the MMtaW hd loo* bsi (so #i* ri> p*D foi4»*f*ft G ST A T B SC-HO USTO N CMM B UjLD TNg 4 CMM RO O M 277. A LL PA RTICIPA NTS A RE REQUESTED TO B E A T THE MEETING A T g.30 A .M. CST TO PRECLUD E REPETITIO N O F THE QUESTIO NS TO THE c re w. 'XXX . 7X ; . 7 THE sc he d ule f or THE Da y will be a s follows- 6. 3# A . H. — 9* 30 A . ■ ■. — S—10 A G S LTEO R ITE C O LL& CTI O N s-i2 mic ro; Ute c olle c tion -10 *3# A .M. - s-l ZO D IA CA L LlG rtT PHO TO G RA PHY PA G E 2 RUW G HO #33 UNCLA D 3-1! A lRuLO W HO RIZO N PHO TO G RA PHY D -14 IMF-V MF PO LA RIZA TIO N 16.33A .M. -IUD # A .K. - M-5 B ICTZD IJA L A NA LY SIS O F B O D Y FLUID S 1 1. 3# A .'■’> • — 12. » v M. — G EN ER A L SC I ENT IF ID D B S ERV A T IO NS - - M* — 1. i 1.06P.M. - 3. #3 P.M. - D -12 A STRO NA UT MA NEUV ERING UNIT A NY QUESTIO NS A bi^V O R REPLIES SHO ULD B E D IRECTED TO JO HN W . MCKEE CMM TELEPHO NE HU 3-3691 (A REA CO D E 713). SgD D O NA LD K SLA Y TO N D IRECTO R FO R FLIG HT CREW O PERA TIO NS. B T NNNNW 0003 9- 7/6/66 Memorandum to the File From: J. R. G ill Subject: Experiments D ebfiefing of G emini IX held in B ldgA , MSC at 8:30 A .M. June 16,1966. G emini IX's performance on the O SSA experiments was impressive. The guiding performed for SO U and S001 was the best that has yet been done on a manned spacecraft. In all ho usuable pictures of the airglow were made with the 2-filter (split field) arrangement attached to the wide angle Maurer lens (NRL1s experiment). 3©dl: was done inside the capsule since it was not possible to attempt it during the EV A . THey got pictures of the zodiacal light and the Milky W ay and the guiding was good even for the 30 sec sweeps. O n Tri-X these are the best pictures yet of the zodiacal light surpassing the results achieved on G emini V . SO U; A bout hO usable pictures of the airglow were obtained. THese contain some of the same star fields pictured in 8001. G uiding was very good even though Cernan had to do the experiment from a very awkward position. SO 12: Hemenway showed several pictures which were enlargements (up to 35,0 0 0 exposed times). O nly a small portion fif the/surface has been analyzed, but on this portio: portion 9 impacts are recorded. Hemenway is investigating possible "contamination between experiments before sending the individual sections to guest investigators. O n the biological experiments where the results come out faster (a) 3 swabs taken inside the s/c pre-flight were dirty; post-flight these same areas were sterile, (b) the T-b bacteriophages and the penicilliumspecimens 2. survived the spaceflight; two other specimen^. The 30-day report on this experiment will contain more results, but the full micrometoerite analysis will take some time. 3-5 and 3-6: These experiments were not officially carried, but nonetheless it was done as "operational procedure." In all some 30 0 color pictures were taken with the Hasselblad and Maurer cameras both of which were carried (for the first time. The Maurer is eventually planned to replace the Hasselblad, but this has been slow in evolution.) A strip was taken over Peru where the weather happened to be excellent. Features show up in these pictures which do not appear on any existing map; for example, a glacial lake in the A nges, which do not appear on any existing maps. The Peruvian Embassy has been informed of this lake which may portend an avalanche hazard for villages/located below, The Peruvians have sent a military pjane into the area to investigate. THis indicates the possible current use of such pictorial information. THe A MU exercise was unsuccessful. It proved to be too much "work" under the present arrangements. It takes two hands just to control the body positioning. Hand-held photography during EV A for experiments looks out of the q uestion' at present. Jocelyn R. G ill k TO O PTIO N AL FO RM N W. kO M AY 19*2 E DITIO N GSA FPM R (41 CFr) 101-1 L* UNITED STA TES G O V ERNMENT Memorandum : SM/D irecto Manned Fli Experiments O ffice dat e: June 21, 1966 fr om : SM/Jocelyn R, G ill su bject : Report on G emini 9 " yr/# £ ';? /> '& ^ ^j.-^^^-^ G emini 9 - Perfection on our experiment was impressive, S-l - Zodiacal Light Experiment (N^e) - This was done inside the capsule. Pictures were taken of the zodiacal light and the Milky W ay. G uiding was q uite good even for the 30 second sweep. Tri-x film was used, and best pictures yet of the zodiacal light. S-ll - A irglow Horizon Photographic Experiment (Kooman) - Naval Research Laboratory - A bout 40 usable pictures of the airglow with a split field picture were obtained. Some of the same star field were shown in S-l. G uiding was very good even though Cernan had to take pictures in a very awkward position. S-12 - Micrometeorite Collection (Hemenway) - Showed several pictures which were greatly magnified - enlargement of the micrometeorite experiment. O nly a small portion of the exposed surface has been analyzed. Nevertheless 9 important ones are recorded on these films. Hemenway is investigating possible contamination between experiments before sending individual portions to guest experimenters. B iological Experiments - Results of these come.out faster. Part A : 3 swabs were taken Inside of spacecraft. Preflight were dirty. Postflight: Some areas were sterile. Part B : Penicillium and T-4 bactericidal specimens survived the spaceflight. Two other specimens did not. 30 day report may have more results but micrometeorite experiment will take some time. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2 S-5 & S-6 - These were not officially carried, but Stafford and Cernan took over 300 colored pictures using the Hasselblad and Maurer camera. A photographic strip was taken over Peru where weather was excellent. Some features show up, for example, glacial lake in the A ndes which do not show on any existing map. Peruvian embassy has been informed of this lake which may portend for avalanch hazard to villages located below this lake. Military plane was sent into area to investigate. A MU - This was unsuccessful. Proves to be ’’too much work" under present arrangements during EV A . It takes two hands to control the body positioning. Hand held photography during EV A for experiment looks out of the q uestion at present time. Jocelyn R. G ill U. S . NAVAL RES EARCH LABORATORY W AS HINGTON, D. C. 20390 IN RE PLY RE FE R TO Code 7020 21 June 1966 D r. Homer E. Newell A ssociate A dministrator Space Science and A pplications National A eronautics and Space A dministration W ashingtonD . C. 20 546 D ear Homer: Firsts in behalf of the NRL-G SFC collaborators in G emini Experiment S-% I want to express deep gratification at the strong interest in and concern for the success of our experiment shown by you and by D r. G eorge Mueller. The substantial help that both of you and your associates in NA SA , have given us is much appreciated. The proposal to include two high-altitude orbits in the flight plan for G emini mission XI has been carefully examined by physicists at MSCj Houston^ as well as by our joint NB L-G oddard group. A t a meeting in my office yester­ day with officials from NA SA Headq uarters and from MSC^ Houston^ we agreed that the 8-9 experiment would not be hurt if the flight plan included two elliptic orbits having an altitude of 750 nautical miles at apogee (approxi­ mately over A ustralia) during the 26th and 27th orbits. O ur emulsion stack apparatus would be retrieved from the retroadapter section during the first EV A j and stored inside the G emini capsule in a manner suggested by Messrs. Joseph Lill and Peter Higgins of MSCj with an orientation that would minimize the effects of background radiation incident on the window face of the package. In shortj we believe that the proposed high-altitude orbits are compatible with the S-9 experiment. May I digress to say that we in the NHL group are looking forward to favorable consideration by the Manned Space Flight Experiments B oard of our recent A pollo proposals for cosmic-ray studies outside the magnetosphere^ and for observations of cosmic 7-rays in earth-orbiting A pollo vehicles. W ith warm regards Sincerely^ Maurice M. Shap Chief Scientist Laboratory for Cosmic B ay Physics ^Principal Investigator^ S-9' MMS/dac P. S. A list of those attending the meeting in my office yesterday is attached. In an earlier meeting several weeks ago^ we benefited from participation by xx| A stronauts Charles Conrad and W illiam A nders. cc: D r. G eorge Mueller Mr. Leroy D ay In attendance at meeting in D r. Shapiro’s office U. S. Naval Research Laboratory 20 June 1966 NA SA Headq uarters, W ashington Eldon W . Hall V earl N* Huff MSG , Houston W yendell B . Evans Joseph 0. Lill Peter W . Higgins G SFC, G reenbelt Carl E. Fichtel D onald V . Reames U.S. B L Maurice M. Shapiro B ertram Stiller Francis W . O ’D ell Rein Silberberg Chen-Hsiang Tsao I\TRL LA B STRA CTS No. 23 U. S. NA V A L RESEA RCH LA B O RA TO RY , W A SHING TO N, D .C. June 10 , 1966 USRL Joins NRL Effective July 1 the Navy Underwater Sound Ref­ erence Laboratory (USRL) in O rlando, Florida, will be disestablished and become a division of NRL. It will be designated as the Underwater Sound Reference D ivision (USRD ). A s a division of NRL, USRD , in its program of standards and instrumen­ tation development for underwater sound measure­ ment, will be re-enforced by the specialized capabilities of related elements of the NRL research staff. The financial, management, and support services req uirements will be backed up by the service organizations of NRL. The new division will continue under the imme­ diate supervision of the Chief Scientist, Mr. O , M, O wsley. Mr. O wsley will report directly to Capt T. B . O wen, D irector of NRL, for the management of the operations and the effective prosecution of the program. He will be guided as appropriate and in their respective areas, by NRL’s D irector of Research, D irector of Support Services, and Comptroller. continued - page 2 NRL Signs Labor Contract for G uard Unit The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Colum­ bia Lodge No. 174 of the International A ssociation of Machinists and A erospace W orkers have nego­ tiated a comprehensive agreement covering all non­ supervisor y security guards in the Laboratory’s Security and A dministrative Services D ivision, Following a grant of exclusive recognition to the Union on January 19, 1966, negotiations began on March 31, 1966, and were concluded on May 26. The Laboratory’s negotiating team was headed by Capt J. C. Matheson, D irector of Support Services, and included LCdr J, H. D al Plan, Security and A dministrative Services O fficer, and Mr. T. F. G arnett, Jr., of the Personnel D ivision. The chief negotiator for the Union was Mr, R. W . Fauntleroy, B usiness Representative of Columbia Lodge No. 174. Mr. Fauntleroy was assisted by Mr. R, E, B unner and Mr. H. B . B rooks, both members of the Laboratory’s guard force. The completed agreement was signed at 3:0 0 p.m. on W ednesday, June 1, in the O ffice of the D irector of Support Services. The effective date of the agreement is June 2, 1966. It is anticipated that the agreement will remain in effect for one year with the possibility of its subseq uent extension continued - page 2 Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics Established Effective May 11 the Laboratory established a Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics for D r. Maurice M, Shapiro, who recently resigned from the Su per in­ tendency of the Nucleonics D ivision after 12 years in the latter position. The post of Chair of Science was created by the Laboratory to confer special recognition on the incumbent as a distinguished scientist of exceptional accomplishment. The staff of the former Cosmic Ray B ranch, which D r. Shapiro organized and led since 1949, will constitute the Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physics, with D r. Shapiro as Chief Scientist, The Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physics is en­ gaged in studies of the primary cosmic radiation— its composition, energy spectra, and other proper­ ties. This group of physicists composing the Lab­ oratory has become especially well-known for its significant contributions to our knowledge of the helium component and the heavier primary nuclei of the cosmic radiation, as well as for its earlier work on elementary particles. D r. Shapiro is also Principal Investigator for the G emini Cosmic Ray Experiment S-9, a collaborative enterprise of the Laboratory and the G oddard Space Flight Center* The emulsion stack designed for this experiment was lost on the ill-fated G emini V III but, the ex­ periment is re-scheduled to be flown on G emini Flight XL Savings B ond Campaign Extended The Federal Savings B onds Chairman, Postmas­ ter G eneral Lawrence F. O ’B rien, has announced that he is extending the 25th A nniversary Savings B onds Campaign for Federal Employees through continued - page 2 N RL LABSTRACTS------------------------^— .2 USRL — continued A s a part of NRL, the new division’s work will remain essentially unchanged. Its mission, now incorporated into the mission of NRL, is to conduct research and development furthering the science of underwater sound measurement, to provide to other naval activities the resulting scientific knowledge, new or improved techniq ues, and standardized instrumentation, and to provide facilities and ser­ vices for the accurate calibration of standard in­ strumentation and the unbiased determination of performance characteristics of development, pro­ totype, or operational underwater sound devices used by the Naval Establishment. Several of NRL’s key personnel, including Capt T. B . O wen, the D irector, and D r. C. E. Cleeton, the A ssociate D irector of Research for Electronics, have visited the facility to arrange for the transition. The 10.5 acres of Laboratory ground occupied by USRD are located alongside Lake G em Mary, one mile south of the city limits of O rlando. It has a personnel complement of 98 people: 97 civilian and 1 military. The Laboratory extends a hearty “W elcome A board” to its new staff members and looks forward to publication of articles about the new division. CO NTRA CT SIG NED - continued for one additional year. Significant pro visions con­ cerning promotion, sc heduling of annual leave, hours of work, and a grievance procedure with pro­ visions for advisory arbitration, are among the seventeen articles included in the agreement. This is the second agreement covering Labora­ tory employees negotiated within the framework of the Federal Employee-Management Cooperation Program as set forth in Executive O rder 10 988. The first agreement, covering all ungraded non- supervisory employees at the W ashington complex of NRL, became effective on D ecember 21, 1964. Re-negotiation of the latter agreement is expected to begin in the early fall of this year. SA V ING S B O ND CA MPA IG N - continued June. He said that the additional month is needed to assure that every civilian and military employee of the Federal G overnment throughout the world is given an opportunity to sign up for regular pur­ chases of Savings B onds through the Payroll Savings Plan. The Postmaster G eneral expressed confidence that the campaign goal of 75 percent participation by Federal employees will be achieved. So far in NRL’s Savings B ond Campaign 94 people have increased their B ond allotments, and 157 people have signed up for B ond deductions, making a total of 1,628 B ond savers. The Laboratory’s percentage of participation is now over 50. This extra month affords you the excellent opportunity of signing up for B onds, W hy not jump on the “B ond W agon” today? Elected Fellow of the A merican A cademy of A rts and Sciences D r. Richard Tousey, Head of the Rocket Spec­ troscopy B ranch, A tmosphere and A strophysics D ivision, was elected a Fellow of the A merican A cademy of A rts and Sciences at the A cademy’s 186th A nnual Meeting held May 11 in B oston, Mass. The A merican A cademy of A rts and Sciences, was founded in B oston in 1780 by John A dams and other revolutionary leaders of the Massachusetts B ay Colony. A mong the prominent members of the past have been G eorge W ashington, O liver W endell Holmes, Horace Mann, Sir W inston Churchill, and John F. Kennedy. D r. Tousey, who is a member of over a dozen major scientific and professional societies, is now a Fellow in four of them. Previously he had been elected Fellow by the A merican Physical Society, the O ptical Society of A merica, and the A merican G eophysical Union. Moreover, D r. Tousey’s work here has earned him numerous special honors and awards, including the Navy A ward for D istinguished A chievement in Science (1963), the Henry D raper Medal of the National A cademy of Sciences (1963), and the Frederic Ives Medal of the O ptical Society of A merica (I960). Scrap Materia] W asn’t Scrapped The following items were evidently mistaken for scrap material and were picked up in B uilding 49. The eq uipment should be returned so that formal transfer procedures may be followed. ♦ Pulse G enerator, H.P. Mod. 212A , Ser. 549, P.A . 243091 • Pulse G enerator, H.P. Mod. 212A , Ser. 4496, P.A . 248572 • Flow Meter, B urton, Mod. 20 0 , Ser. 200-6 0 69, P.A . 245683 NAS A ROlM lG S LIP CO DE N AM E (if N tctJM ryJ a c tion APPRO VAL 1. 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W E A RE PLEA SED THA T Y O U W ERE A B LE TO CA RRY O UT MO ST O F THE EXPERIMENTS A ND LO O K FO RW A RD EA G ERLY TO THE RESULTS. THA NK Y O U SO MUCH FO R Y O UR O UTSTA ND ING CO O PERA TIO N A ND EFFO RT IN THIS REG A RD . A SPECIA L MESSA G E TO THE PILO T FRO M D R. JO CELY N G ILL, A FELLO W PRW ISO ITE W HO PRECED ED HIM B Y A FEW Y EA RS, W A RM CO NG RA TULA TIO NS O N THE LO NG SPA CE W A LK—IT W A S EXPECTED O F CO URSE THA T PRO V ISO CO ULD A CCO MPLISH IT. /S/ W ILLIS B FO STER D IRECTO R MA NNED FLIG HT EXPERIMENTS O FFICE 3T NNNN N AM E O F AGE N CY PRE CE DE N CE NA SA HEA D UA RTERS ACTIO N * IN FO .: PRIO RITY TY PE C S I □ )F M E SSAGE SIN GLE M U LTI-ADDRE SS n b°°kACCO U N TIN G CLASSIFICATIO N TH IS B LO CK FO R U SE O F CO M M U N ICATIO N S U N IT 1966 JUN 7 20 27 L c> < TE LE GRAPH IC M E SSAGE M E SSAGE TO B E TRAN SM ITTE D (U se double spacing and all capital letters) U iUNCLA SSIFIED T Y CLASSIFICATIO N STAN DARD FO RM U RE V. M ARCH J 5, 1957 GSA RE GU LATIO N 2IX-2O 3.O 4 14-303 G EMINI IX A STRO NA UTS Iff. CO LO NEL THO MA S STA FFO RD Iff. CO MMA ND ER EUG ENE CERNA N A STRO NA UTS O FFICE KENNED Y SPA CE KENNED Y SPA CE TA LK A B O UT A H O FFICIAL B U SIN E SS U . S. GO VE RN M E N T TH IS CO L. FO R AGE N CY U SE CENTER CENTER, FLO RID A A CE IN THE HO IS I CO NG RA TULA TIO NS TO G EMINI IX O N CA RRY ING O UT A MO ST D IFFICULT A ND TRY ING MISSIO N. Y O UR PA TIENCE A ND CO URA G E W ERE REW A RD ED . W E A RE PLEA SED THA T Y O U W ERE A B IE TO CA RRY O UT RESULTS EFFO RT IN MO ST O F THE EXPERIMENTS A UD LO O K FO RW A RD EA G ERLY TO THE THA NK Y O U SO MUCH FO R Y O UR O UTSTA ND ING CO O PERA TIO N A ND THIS REG A RD . A SPECIA L MESSA G E TO THE PILO T FRO M D R. JO CELY N G ILL, A FELLO W PRO V ISO ITE W HO PRECED ED HIM B Y A FEW Y EA RS, W A RM CO NG RA TULA TIO NS O N THE LO NG SPA CE W A LK—IT W A S EXPECTED O F CO URSE THA T PRO V ISO CO ULD A CCO MPLISH IT W ILLIS B , FO STER, D IRECTO R MA NNED FLIG HT EXPERIMENTS O FFICE o o 5 o PAGE N O . 1 N O . O F PAGE S 1_____ N AM E AN D TITLE O F O RIGIN ATO R (Type) D r Jocelyn R. G ill O RIGIN ATO R’S TCL. N O . x2O 611 Manned Flight Experiments. Office--------- ---------------- I certify that This message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government, ☆ U . S. GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G QFFIGKl »«» O F----M 7«S* (Stgwfufe) DATE AN D TIM E PRE PARE D j-ZiijUib—IltO O p.m SE CU RITY CLASSIFICATIO N UNCLA SSIFIED N AM E O F AGE N CY KA SA HEA D UA RB ERS ACCO U N TIN G CLASSIFICATIO N TH IS M O CK FO R U SE O F CO M M U N ICATIO N S U N IT 8 ! s £ PRE CE DE N CE ACTIO N : IN FQ.; PRIO RITY . TY PE O F M E SSAGE [j] SIN GLE □ B O O K ] M U LTI-ADDRE SS U • UNCLA SSIFIED Y CLASSIFICATIO N STAN DARD FO RM 14 RE V. M ARCH 15, 1957 GSA RE GU LATIO N 2 IX-203 04 14-303 TE LE GRAPH IC M E SSAGE O FFICIAL B U SIN E SS U . S. GO VE RN M E N T M E SSAGE TO B E TRAN SM ITTE D (U se double spacing and all capital letters) G EMINI IX A STRO NA UTS LT. CO LO NEL THO MA S STA FFO RD LT. CO MMA ND ER EUG ENE CERNA N A STRO NA UTS O FFICE KENNED Y SPA CE KENNED Y SPA CE TA LK A B O UT A N TH IS CO L FO R AGE N CY U SE CENTER, FLO RID A A CE Hi THE HO LE! CO NG RA TULA TIO NS TO G EMINI IX O N CA RRY ING O UT A MO ST D B FFICULT A ND TRY ING MISSIO N. Y O UR PA TIENCE A ND CO URA G E W ERE REW A RD ED . W E A RE PLEA SED THA T Y O U W ERE A B LE TO CA RRY O UT MO ST O F THE EXPERIMENTS A ND LO O K FO RW A RD EA G ERLY TO THE RESULTS. THA NK Y O U SO MUCH FO R Y O UR O UTSTA ND ING CO O PERA TIO N A ND EFFO RT IN THIS REG A RD . A SPECIA L MESSA G E TO THE PILO T FRO M D R. JO CELY N G ILL, A FELLO W PRO Y ISO ITE W HO PRECED ED HIM B Y A FEW Y EA RS, W A RM CO NG RA TUIA TIO N3 O N THE LO NG SPA CE W A LK—IT W A S EXPECTED O F CO URSE THA T PRO V ISO CO ULD A CCO MPLISH IT W ILLIS B . FO STER, D IRECTO R MA NNED FLIG HT E TS O FFICE N AM E AN D TITLE O f O RIGIN ATO R (Type) D r Jocelyn R. G ill O RIGIN ATO R’S TE L. N O . x20611 personal, and is in the interest of the Government. fSigna fare) £ o pa ge no. N O . O F PAGE S d a te a nd time pre pa re d Tt&S ^S Ass^S !?®^1^ UNCLA SSIFIED mu IX A 8W W E- w. coima raws St affor d LT. O CMMA im rams CB 3O A B A 8TP03A UTE O FFICE KEMKEO T STA CK CESKF KEMRD Y SPA CE CESTSS, FLO RID A TUX A W T A l A CE XX THE ESUE! C^O ^aTULA TIO KB TO G EMZSZ D C ® CA W D E CO T A MO W EB fFICULT A S® TRTIMG MUSICS. Y O UR PA JKO CK MB CO tSA G E V ERB SajA iUSED . W B A S PLEA SED THA T Y O E W ISE A B IS TO CA ST CO T MO O T O F TSE EXPERI^HTS MB LO O K fQHHW B EA G ERLY TO THE RESULTS. 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SM kby 20 611 6/6/66 W LA 1 1 O PTIO N AL FO RM N O . 10 M AT I Pi 3 E DITIO N GSA FFM t U I CW 101*11.6 UNITED STA TES G O V ERNMENT Memorandum TO : SM/D irector, Manned Flight Experiments O ffice dat e: June 6, 1966 FRO M : SM/Manned Flight Experiments O ffice su bject : SO TC-10* Scientific Experiments carried out oh G emini IX The G emini IX mission carried the following O SSA experiments: S-10 A gena Micrometeorite Collection S-ll A irglow Horizon Photography S-12 G emini Micrometeorite Collection In spite of a slight flurry last Friday night to throw in additional experiments as a possible backup in the event of failure of the A TI A , no new experiments were introduced* This was a conseq uence of the decision to introduce no additional film packs which could have accommodated some more experimental activity* (Kef* IW X to D r* John Clark re S-28 support for G emini IX, 5/27/66 and IW X to U experimenters and their directors re S-5, S-6, S-28 and S-^, 5/31/66). Nonetheless, it is anticipated that some photographs will have been taken for S-5 and S-6 (Synoptic Photography) on the operational film carried—even though this experiment was not scheduled for G emini IX. A s of Sunday, June 5ih at 11:30 e.d*t* telephone contact with Norman Foster’s office indicated the following on experiments* (Talked with Ed Zeitler, MSC both Saturday and Sunday* He Is the editor on the experiments status report)* The efforts to dislodge the shroud from the A ID A , (called by Tom Stafford as "an angry alligator,") were in vain so docking with the A TD A was scrubbed from the mission. A t this point there was some concern over the fuel supply and a thought that it might not be possible to carry out all the experiments* The status of scientific experimental activity is given below. 1* S-10jA gena Micrometeorite Collection, D r. C. Hemenway, D udley O bservatory The S-10 was carried on the A TD A , but It was impossible to get near it or to retrieve it* The S-10 was also carried on the A gena and there was no activity with It either* The S-10 is still on the A TD A and conceivably could be retrieved on a later mission. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2 2* S-ll, A irglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, Naval Research Laboratory The astronauts made 3 night passes on this experiment and reported *no problems* so it is assumed that the experiment went off as planned* They may be able to devote 1 more night pass to it during the mission. They are still planning the 2-1/2 hour EV A * A t the start of the experiments they had 50 lbs, of fuel left and at the end, so it is reported, they still had 50 lbs!! (G ET 27 hrs, 29 hrs, 31 hrs for S-ll). 3 , 3-12, G emini Micrometeorite Collection, D r. C* Hemenway, D udley O bservatory The collection box was activated and had five hrs?" exposure before closing It so jets could be freely used* The decision was made to reactivate it during the astronauts 10 hr. sleep period. It was closed again and retrieved by Cernan during his space walk* So S-12 collection box is being returned in the G emini IX capsule* (The experimenter was asked whether it would be safe to try a second exposure and asked whether the astronauts could recall whether the closing cycle on the box had taken about 30 secs* They apparently could not hear it and so could not make this determination.) * (G ET 12 to 17 hrs.) S-5 and S-6, Synoptic Photography, D r* Paul Lowman and K. Nagler There is no word on how many pictures have been taken* The newspapers have made reference to a picture of B aja California, and since there was a good deal of operational film aboard, it is expected that there may be q uite a few. Cernan during EV A was asked whether he had the Hasselblad camera outside and the reply was "yes.” In talking with D r. Lowman I learned that this is probably the wide-angle (90 deg.) Hasselblad and may very well produce some spectacular pictures. Prom the standpoint of our experiments this seems to be a good mission. W e should have results from S-12 and S-ll as well as S-5 and S-6* Many more pictures for the successive volumes of the Earth A tlas. $«J^~ ft- pj Jocelyn R. G ill Manned Flight Experiments O ffice 6/6/66 Memo to Foster From: J. R. G ill Subject: Scientific Experiments carried cut on G emini IX. Hie G emini IX mission carried the following O SSA experiments: 8-10 A gena Micrometeorite Collection 8-11 A irglov Horizon photography 8-12 G emini Micrometeorite Collection In spite of aslight flurry last Friday night to throw in additional experiments as a possible backup in the event of failure of the A TD A , no new experiments were introduced. T®is was a conseq uence of the decision to introduce no additional film packs which could have accomodated some more experimental actlvitlty. (Ref. TW X to D r.John Clark re 8-28 support for G emini IX,6/5/27/66 and TW X to U experimenters and their directors re 8-5,8-6,8-28 and 8-29,6/5/31/66 Nonetheless, it is anticipated that some photographs will have been taken for 8-5 and 8-6 (Synoptic RiotographY ) on the operational film carried*- even though this experiment was not scheduled for G emini IX. A s of Sunday June 5th at 11:30 ED T telephone contact with Norman Foster's office Indicated the following on experiments.(Talked with Ed Zeitler,MSC both Sat/and Sun. He is the editor on the experiments status report). Efforts to dislodge the shroud from the A TD A ,//ailed by Tom Stafford "an angry alligator? were in vain so docking with the A TD A was Scrubbed1 from the mission A t this point there was some concern over it might not be possible to carry out all scientific experimental activity is given the fuel supply and thought that the experiments. The status of below. Micrometeortite Collection D r. C. Hemenway, D udley O bservatory was carried on the A TD A , but it was impossible to get near It or to retrieve it. (The 8-10 was also carried on the A gena and there was no activity with It either.^±heex±SkxAxi A TD A and conceivably could be retrr xaaxK K X xiB xt The 8-10 is still on the 'eved on a later mission. 2* 3-11, A irglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, Naval REsearch Laboratory The astronauts made 3 night passes on this experiment and reported no problems so it Is assumed that the experiment went off as planned, they may be able to devote 1 more night pass to It during the mieion. They are still planning the 21/2 hour EV A . A t the start of the experiments they had 50 lbs.of fuel left and at the end,so it is reported, they still had 50 lbs!I (G ET 2? hrs,29 hrs,31 hrs.) 3* 3-12, G emini Micrometeorite Cpllectlon.D r The collection box V M activated and hi it ao Jets could be freely used. Ilie decision was made to reactivate it during the astronauts 10 hr. sleep period. It was closed again and retrieved by Ceman during his space walk. So 3-12 collection box is being returned in the G Mni IX capsule, (the experimenter was asked whether It would be safe to try a second exposure and asked whether the astronauts could recall whether the closing cycle on the box had taken about 30 secs. They apparently could not hear It and so could not make this determination.) Ite first exposure ■ B uoaszxul was started at G ET 12 hrs and closed at 17 hrs. 8-5 and S-6; Synoptic Photography,D r.Paul Lowman Jr. and K. Nagi er. There Is no word on how many pictures have been taken. The newspapers made ref ere to a picture of B aja California, but since there was a good deal of operational film aboard, it is expected that there may be q uite a few. Ceman during EV A was asked whether he bad the Hasselblad camera outside and the reply was "yes." In talking with D r. Lowman I learned that this is probably the wide-angle(90 deg Haswelbkad and may very well produce some spectacular pictures. From the standpoint of our experiments this seems to be a good mission. W E should have results from 8-12 and 8-11 as well as 3-5 and S-6. Many more pictures for the successive volumes of the Earth A Tlas. Jocelyn R. G .ll Manned Flight Experiments O ffice * NAS A HEADQUARTERS ROUTING S LIP CO DE N AM E (if n ecessary) APPRO VAL CO N CU RRE N CE FILE IN FO RM ATIO N IN VE STIGATE AN D ADVISE N O TE AN D FO RWARD N O TE AN D RE TU RN PE R RE QU E ST RE CO M M E N DATIO N SE E M E SIGN ATU RE RE PLY FO R SIGN ATU RE O F: FRO M : CO DE : N AM E : “W ^ N ASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) U S GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G O FFICE R 1 „» O F—SllO Zt PF D E H0S733 W O N A SA HO UMSC NA SA HO 7722 1512235 ZNR UUUUU P 3I2229Z FM NA SA HQ W A SHING TO N D C TO RUECY H/U S W EA THER B UREA U SA TELLITE CENTER SUITLA ND MD NA G SFC/G O D D A RD SPA CE FLIG HT CENTER G REENB ELT MD W O NA SA /U S G EO LO G ICA L SURV EY B RA NCH O F A STRO G EO LO G Y FLA G STA FF A RIZO NA HO UMSC/MA NNED SPA CECRA FT CENTER HO USTO N TEX NA SA B T UNCLA S SK-7722. A TTN SA TELLITE CENTER-D IRECTO R CMA INFO KENNETH NA G LER /S-6/ A TTN G SFC-D IRECTO R CMA INFO LA RRY D UNKELMA N S-28 A ND D R PA UL LO W MA N JR S-5 A TTN US G EO LO G ICA L SURV EY -D IRECTO R CHA NO RRIS S-29 A TTN MSC-D IRECTO R. A T 16.30 ED T CMA FRID A Y CM A MA Y 29 W O RD CA ME THRO UG H MA NNED FLIG HT EXPERIMENTS O FFICE CMA O SSA TO REA D Y INFO ELLIO TT TO THE EXPERIMENTS S-5 CMA S-6 CMA S-28 CMA A ND S-29 FO R FLIG HT/A S PA RTIA L B A CKUP O N THE G EMINI IX-A MISSIO N IN THE EV ENT O F A N A TD A FA ILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CO N­ CERNED W ERE PRO MPTLY INFO RMED B Y TELEPHO NE A ND THEY PA G E 2 RUED HO A 7722 UNO LA S PREPA RED TO CO MPLY W ITH A NY B RIEFING REQUIREMENTS A T THE CA PE O P FO R REA L-TIME MISSIO N PLA NNING A T MSC. O V ER THE W EEKEND THE PLA N TO USE THESE A D D ITIO NA L EXPERIMENTS A S A PA RT O F THE B A CKUP FO R THE G EMINI IX-A MISSIO N W A S A LTERED , THERE IS NO UND ERLINED CHA NG E TO RE MA D E IN THE FILM PA CKS CA RRIED . HENCE NO A D D ITIO NA L PHO TO G RA PHIC EXPERIMENTS CA N B E A CCO MPLISHED . IT IS CO NCEIV A B LE THA T SO ME PHO TO S FO R S-T A ND S-6 MA Y B E TA KEN O N A N O PPO RTUNITY B A SIS O N O PERA TIO NA L FILM CA RRIED . THE REQUEST FO R THE FO UR SUB JECT EXPERIMENTS FO R G EMINI IX-A IS THEREFO RE O FFICIA LLY W ITHD RA W N A T THIS TIME. THE FO UR EXPERIMENTERS A ND THEIR A SSO CIA TES V IZ. D R LO W MA N CMA JR. CMA MP NA G LER CMA MR D UNXELM A N CMA MR MO RRIS CMA A RE THA NKED FO R THEIR W ILLING NESS TO CO MPLY W ITH THIS SUD D EN REQUEST. IT IS REG RETTED THA T INCO NV ENIENCE W A S CA USED EA CH O F Y O U O V ER THIS HO LID A Y W EEKEND , SG D HO MER E NEW ELL/A SSO CI A TE A D MIN SPA CE SCIENCE A ND A PPLICA TIO NS/S/ B T NNNN 14^^33 PF W O NA SHO UMSC D E NA SA HO 7722 1512235 ZNR UUUUU P 312229Z PM NA SA HQ W A SHING TO N D C TO RUECY H/U S W EA THER B UREA U SA TELLITE CENTER SUITLA ND HD NA G SFCZG O D D A RD SPA CE FLIG HT CENTER G REENB ELT MD W O NA SV U S G EO LO G ICA L SURV EY B RA NCH O F A STPO G EO LO G Y FLA G STA FF A RIZO NA HO UMSC/MA NNED SPA CECRA FT CENTER HO USTO N TEX NA SA ST UNCLA S SM-7722. A TTN SA TELLITE CENTER-D IRECTO R CHA INFO KENNETH HA G LER /S-6/ A TTN G SFC-D I RECTO R CM A INFO LA RRY D UNKELM A N S-28 A ND D R PA UL LO W MA N JR S-5 A TTN US G EO LO G ICA L SURV EY -D IRECTO R CHA INFO ELLIO TT MO RRIS S-29 A TTN NSC-D IRECTO R. A T 16.30 ED T CHA FRID A Y CHA MA Y 29 W O RD CA ME THRO UG H TO THE MA NNED FLIG HT EXPERIMENTS O FFICE CM A O SSA TO REA D Y EXPERIMENTS S-5 CMA S-6 CM A S-28 CM A A ND S-29 FO R FLIG HT A S PA RTIA L B A CKUP O N THE G EMINI IX-A MISSIO N IN THE EV ENT O F A N A TD A FA ILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CO N­ CERNED W ERE PRO MPTLY INFO RMED B Y TELEPHO NE A ND THEY PA G E 2 RUED K0A 7722 UNCLA S PREPA RED TO CO MPLY W ITH A NY B RIEFING REQUIREMENTS A T THE CA PE O R FO R REA L-TIME MISSIO N PLA NNING A T NSC. O V ER THE W EEKEND THE PLA N TO USE THESE A D D ITIO NA L EXPERIMENTS A S A PA RT O F THE B A CKUP FO R THE G EMINI IX-A MISSIO N W A S A LTERED . THERE IS NO UND ERLINED CHA NG E TO B E MA D E IN THE FILM PA CKS CA RRIED . HENCE NO A D D ITIO NA L PHO TO G RA PHIC EXPERIMENTS CA N B E A CCO MPLISHED . IT IS CO NCEIV A B LE THA T SO ME PHO TO S FO R S-T A ND S-6 MA Y B E TA KEN O N A N O PPO RTUNITY B A SIS O N O PERA TIO NA L FILM CA RRIED . THE REQUEST FO R THE FO UR SUB JECT EXPERIMENTS FO R G EMINI IX-A IS THEREFO RE O FFICIA LLY W ITHD RA W N A T THIS TIME. THE FO UR EXPERIMENTERS A ND THEIR A SSO CIA TES V IZ. D R LO W MA N CM A JR. CM A MR NA G LER CM A MR D UNKELM A N CM A MR MO RRIS CM A A RE THA NKED FO R THEIR W ILLING NESS TO CO MPLY W ITH THIS SUD D EN REQUEST. IT IS REG RETTED THA T INCO NV ENIENCE W A S CA USED EA CH O F Y O U O V ER THIS HO LID A Y W EEKEND . SG D HO MER E NEW ELL/ A .SSO CI A TE A MIN SPA CE SCIENCE A ND A PPLICA TIO NS/57 B T NNNN START M E SSAGE ADDRE SS H ERE N AM E O F AGE N CY . NA SA - SM _________PRE CE DE N CE _____________ ACTIO N ; info. PRIO RITY TY PE O F M E SSAGE J SIN GLE | | B O O K Q M U LTI-ADDRE SS u R 1 T Y CLASSIFICATIO N ACCO U N TIN G CLASSIFICATIO N 8610 -2110 STAN DARD FO RM U RE V. M ARCH 15, 1957 GSA RE GU LATIO N 2-IX-3O I 00 14-304 TE LE GRAPH IC M E SSAGE O FFICIAL B U SIN E SS U . S. GO VE RN M E N T TH IS B LO CK FO R U SE O F CO M M U N ICATIO N S U N IT M E SSAGE TO B E TRAN SM ITTE D (U se double spacing and all capital letters) TH IS CO L. FO R AGE N CY U SE D irector, G oddard Space Flight Center G reenbelt, Maryland D irector, U.S. W eather B ureau Satellite Center Suitland, Maryland D irector, U.S. G eological Survey B ranch of A strogeology Flagstaff, A rizona D irector, Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas D r. Paul Lowman, Jr. (S-5) Mr. Larry D unkelman G oddard Space Flight Center (S-28) G reenbelt, Maryland G oddard Space Flight Center Mr. Kenneth Nagler (S-6) G reenbelt, Maryland U.S. W eather B ureau Satellite Center Mr. Elliott Morris Suitland, Maryland (S-29) B ranch of A strogeology U.S. G eological Survey Flagstaff, A rizona A T 16:30 ED T, FRID A Y , MA Y 29 W O RD CA ME THRO UG H TO THE MA NNED FLIG HT EXPERIMENTS O FFICE, O SSA TO REA D Y EXPERIMENTS S-S, S-6, S-28, and S-29 FO R FLIG HT A S PA RTIA L B A CKUP O N THE G EMINI Ix-A MISSIO N IN THE EV ENT O F A N A TD A FA ILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CO N­ CERNED W ERE PRO MPTLY INFO RMED B Y TELEPHO NE A ND THEY 52 5 a z o U J co U LI 0 u? LU 5 A o o a PAGE N O . 1 N O . O F PAGE S 2 N AM E AN O TITLE O F O RIGIN ATO R (Type) D r. Jocelyn R. G ill Manned F1ight Experiments O fc.______ O RIGIN ATO R'S TE L N O 20 6|| DATE AN D TIM E PRE PARE D 5/31 4:30 p.m. SE CU RITY CLASSIFICATIO N I certify that this message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government. (Signature) •U S GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G O FFICE 1964 0-/2:4-475 NA SA -SM ACCO U N TIN G CLASSIFICATIO N 8610 -2110 ____________ TH IS B LO CK FO R U SE O F CO M M U N ICATIO N S U N IT ______ PRE CE DE N CE ACTIO N : ^oPRIRO RITY TY PE O F M E SSAGE | | SIN GLE [^^U LTI-ADDRE SS J B O O K Y CLASSIFICATIO N STAN DARD FO RM 14 RE V M ARCH 15, 1957 GSA RE GU LATIO N 2-IX-3O 1 00 14-304 TE LE GRAPH IC M E SSAGE O FFICIAL B U SIN E SS U . S. GO VE RN M E N T M E SSAGE TO B E TRAN SM ITTE D (U se double spacing and oil capital letters} TH IS CO L. FO R AGE N CY U SE PREPA RED TO CO MPLY W ITH A NY B RIEFING REQUIREMENTS A T THE CA PE O R FO R REA L-TIME MISSIO N PLA NNING A T MSC. O V ER THE W EEKEND THE PLA N TO USE THESE A D D ITIO NA L EXPERIMENTS A S A PA RT O F THE B A CKUP FO R THE G EMINI IX-A MISSIO N W A S A LTERED . THERE IS NO UND ERLINED CHA NG E TO B E MA D E IN THE FILM PA CKS CA RRIED . HENCE NO A D D ITIO NA L PHO TO G RA PHIC EXPERIMENTS CA N B E A CCO MPLISHED . IT IS I CO NCEIV A B LE THA T SO ME PHO TO S FO R S-5 and S-6 MA Y B E a o TA KEN O N A N O PPO RTUNITY B A SIS 0 <| O PERA TIO NA L FILM 8 s CA RRIED . THE REQUEST FO R THE FO UR SUB JECT EXPERIMENTS 8 UJ FO R G EMINI IX-A IS THEREFO RE O FFICIA LLY W ITHD RA W N A T THIS TIME. THE FO UR EXPERIMENTERS A ND THEIR A SSO CIA TES § o V IZ. D R. LO W MA N, JR., MR. NA G LER, MR. D UNKELMA N, MR. MO RRIS, A RE THA NKED FO R THEIR W ILLING NESS TO CO MPLY W ITH THIS SUD D EN REQUEST. IT IS REG RETTED THA T INCO NV ENIENCE W A S CA USED EA CH O F Y O U O V ER THIS HO LID A Y W EEKEND . HO MER E. NEW ELL PAGE N O . N O . O F PAGE S N AM E AN D TITLE O F O RIGIN ATO R (Type) O RIGIN ATO R S TE L N O . Mr. W illis Foster, D irector Manned—F1ighX Experiments Office —2 0180 --------- I certify that this message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government. DATE AN D TIM E PRE PARE D secuM S feM *------5/31/66 (Signature} * U .S. GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G O FFICE 1984 U -7Z4-475 NAS A HEADQUARTERrROUTING S LIP RE M ARKS: CO DE N AM E (if n ecessary J ACTIO N APPRO VAL L SM Mr,—Faster J CO N CU RRE N CE FILE 2. S D r. Newell IN FO RM ATIO N IN VE STIGATE AN D ADVISE 3. N O TE AN D FO RWARD N O TE AN D RE TU RN 4 SM Kathy (last) PE R RE QU E ST RE CO M M E N DATIO N 5. SE E M E signa ture 6. RE PLY FO R SIGN ATU RE O F: 7. Subject: Req uest for attendance of Mr. L. D unkelman at G emini IX Experiments D ebriefing, MSC _ CO DE ; N AM E : DATE . FRO M : L—J__Gin______________________5/1 3/6n__ N ASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959 J u s govebnuc mt printing office lis* of—si302* SiMJRG ikby) M AY 2 5 1966 TO : D irector, G oddard Space Flight Center PRO M : 3/A ssociate A dministrator for Space Science and A pplications SUB JECT: Req uest for attendance of Mr. Lawrence D unkelman at G emini IX Experiments D ebriefing, Manned Spacecraft Center The G emini IX Experiments D ebriefing will be held at the Manned Spacecraft Center approximately nine (9) days following recovery. In the interests of continuity in the G eo-A stronomical O bservations Picogram, D r. G ill has asked that Mr. Lawrence D unkelman be permitted to participate. Mr. D unkelman has been of considerable assistance in this program since the days of the A d Hoc Committee and has in the past eight months been instrumental in formulating solid experiments as well as visual tasks. Y our cooperation in arranging for his participation will be greatly appreciated. Original Signed by Homer E. Kewell Homer E. Newell A ssociate A dministrator for Space Science and A pplications cc: S/Newell Subject File: G T-9 file SM Reading Files SM:JRG ill:kby 20 611 5/13/66 rewritten: SM:W B Foster:kby 35886 5/19/66 NAS A HEADQUARTEI^ ROUTING S LIP CO DE N AM E (if n ecessary) 1/ ACTIO N APPRO VAL 1. CO N CU RRE N CE FILE 2. informa tion IN VE STIGATE AN D ADVISE 3. note a nd forwa rd N O TE AN D RE TU RN 4. PE R RE QU E ST RE CO M M E N DATIO N 5. SE E M E signa ture 6. RE PLY FO R SIGN ATU RE O F; 7. RE M ARKS: FRO M : CO DE ; N AM E : N ASA Form 26 (RevJuly 1959} DATE ; U .S GO VE RN M E N T PRIN TIN G O FFICE I»5» O F — 5 I3QZ* -NAS A HEADQUARTERS ROUTING S LIP M b CO DE N AM E fif n tcessary) ACTIO N APPRO VAL 1. Foster CO N CU RRE N CE FILE 2. X IN FO RM ATIO N ' IN VE STIGATE AN D ADVISE 3. N O TE AN D FO RWARD N O TE AN D RE TU RN 4. PE R RE QU E ST RE CO M M E N DATIO N 5. SE E M E SIGN ATU RE 6. RE PLY FO R SIGN ATU RE O F: 7. RE M ARKS: Mr. D unkelman suggests that a simple communication on this single item might he helpful in taking care of the "next crisis" on the horizon- the G emini IX D ebriefing which will come about near the end of May. The 29th,Sunday, is the earliest date. re D unkelman in general: he says that Townsend is taking the problem "up the line." I interpret Townsend this to mean that he/is communicating the content of your telephpne call with Townsend to the D irector. Perhaps we will hear further on Monday. FRO M : CO DE NA M£ J. R. G ill ^•5/13/66 N ASA Form 26 (Rev July 1959) U S GO VE RN M E N T FR1N TIN G O FFICE 1*5* O F—*11011 May 20 , 1966 re telephone call to Mr. Eaton, MSC O nly scientific experiment affected by scrub is S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the A gena. A TD A does not have capability to be placed in a parking orbit. Therefore, its life expectancy is q uite low compared to A gena orbit. Plans to retrieve S-10 . Not to be activated^ A nother problem is stowage within reentry vehicle. The other scientific experiments remain unaffected. Camera eq uipment removed^ W ill be reload prior to launch on 31 May. Mr. Eaton plans to call you again the first of next week with additional information. May 20 , 1966 re telephone call to Mr. Eaton, MSC O nly scientific experiment affected by scrub is S-10 , Micrometeorite Collection on the A geaa. A TD A does not have capability to be placed in a parking orbit. Therefore, its life expectancy is q uite low compared to A gena orbit. Plans to retrieve S-10 . Not to be activated. A nother problem is stowage within reentry vehicle. The other scientific experiments remain unaffected. Camera eq uipment removed. W ill be reload prior to launch on 31 May. Mr. Eaton plans to call you again the first of next week with additional Information. May 19, 1966SM/D irector, Manned Flight Experiments O ffice SM/Manned Flight Experiments O ffice Effect on Scientific Experiments on G emini IX Mission as a result of failure of A gena IX. The following O SSA experiments are assigned to G emini IX: 8-1, S-10, 8-11, and S-12. D etails follow: S-l, Zodiacal Light Photography, E» Mey, University of Minnesota No change is expected In this experiment. Provided that G T-9 Is able to go through the planned EV A , this experiment ought to be accomplished as written in the mission plan. S-10 , Micrometeorite Collection on the A gena, C. Hemenuay, D udley O bservatory The collection box attached to the A gena IX is lost. The back-up unit Is at the Cape ready to be attached to the A TD A (target vehicle). The contingency mission plan written for the A TD A calls for the box to be retrieved in unopened condition. This means that collection of particles would be confined to the outside portion which was planned for the S-10 . (it is shielded on launch). The mission plan calls for retrieval of the box and storing inside the G emini spacecraft before reentry. S^t. A irglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, naval Research Laboratory In the flight plan for the A TD A , there is the possibility of an increase from 3 to U night runs for this experiment. So it does not appear that it will suffer. S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on the G emini, C. Hemenway, D udley O bservatory This experiment should be unaffected by the failure of A gena 9. It is planned to retrieve the collection box after some 8 hours of exposure and to return it inside the G emini spacecraft. Finally, it is pointed out that the general effect is to place more concern on operational problems, possibly shortening the time and effort for experiments. CONCURRENCES : OF F ICE CODE , S IGNATURE , DATE , -doceiyrr^h-G iii------------------------------- Manned Elicit. Ej^rl^nts O ffice O FFICIAL FILE CO PY U .S. GO V£«N M t*T FSIN TtKG O FFICE id—77210-1 dat e: May 13, 1966 O PTIO N AL FO RM N O , I 0 » M AY 1963 E DITIO N " O SA FPM R (41 CFM 101-11 6 UNITED STA TES G O V ERNMENT Memorandum TO : memorandum to the file fr om : SM/Manned Flight Experiments O ffice su bject : B ulletin on S-ll experiment for G emini IX. The extended timer on the Maurer camera has failed. W ill operate the seq uence manually. The command pilot will mark off the exposures for the pilot and the experiment will proceed in this fashion. The principal investigator, M. Koomen, NRL, feels that the experiment will come off O .K. The story is that one of the backup pilots using the flight model in the simulator and the cable broke. Then Eugene Cernan, the pilot, took the "flight backup" camera and this broke also. Needless to say this cable in the camera is a very weak link! R. T. Seal and M. J. Koomen were at the Cape while this was in progress. In an effort to alleviate this problem for future G emini flights, MSC is trying to develop a timer for the S-13 experiment which will Include the film advance. They feel that it is coming along well and that they will accomplish this. 2 S-ll: A irglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, B B L. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and the flight hardware is on schedule. The eq uipment has passed environmental testing. The experiment is mounted on a movable bracket and is "pointed" by the astronaut. The first briefing of the astronauts (See and B assett) has been held and another is to be held later in the Morehead Planetarium. The astronauts seemed "reasonably happy" with the experiment according to the principal investigator. S-12: Micrometeorite Collection on G emini S/C: O n schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This is the first flight of this experiment, having been canceled out on G T-6. S-28: D im Light Photograph L. D unkelman; This experiment was first carried on G emini V II and V I-A as "operational procedure." A fter processing by SSSC and MSFEB this month, it is hoped that it will assume full experiment status. It uses cameras already assigned to the s/C and sensitive black and white film, already q ualified. Some further briefing will be req uired, probably at the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same time as S-l’s Planetarium briefing. Jocelyn R. G ill SM/D irector, Manned Flight Experiments O ffice March 7, 1966 SM/Jocelyn R. G ill Status of Scientific (O SSA ) Experiments on G emini IX The following scientific experiments are scheduled for G emini IX: S-l, Zodiacal Light Photography; 8-10, Micrometeorite Collection on A gena; S-ll, A irglow Horizon Photography; S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on G emini, related to S-10; and D im Light Photography being presented to SSSC as S-28 on Friday, March 4, 1966. (L. D unkelman, G SFC). S-l: Zodiacal Light Photography, E. Ney, Univ, of Minnesota. A stronaut briefing, Ney reports that one briefing has been held in Houston and another will be scheduled for the Planetarium. Elliott See, Charles B assett and James Lovell were present for the first briefing: Tom Stafford was not. Under the circumstances, it is likely that the briefing will have to be repeated. Eq uipment, The camera eq uipment is now at the Cape. D ocumentation has presented some problems, mainly the Insistence on a new serial number for the camera since it now has a handle on it. The handle is mounted with holes on the camel’s. Tri-X film will be used with and without the window. W ith hatch open and using the spacecraft as an occulting disk, the astronaut will place himself in the shadow of the S/C and see how far out he can trace the extension of the solar corona. He will also take U pictures of the airglow and a picture of the Milky W ay. The principal investigator commented that he was very pleased with the enthusiastic reception from See and B assett for the eq uipment end experiment. They have been the most interested in this experiment of all the astronauts who have been associated with it. Since Tom Stafford has been very cooperative in the experimental program, I personally have confidence that he will pick up where See and B assett have left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned. 8-10 : Micrometeorite Collection on A gena. It employs the same bracket as S-12. This modus operand! has cost more than a new design and has given much trouble. G SI(gavernment service inspection) has been a problem since it was not written Into the contract. The problem is with the fairing with the handle in the open position. Lubrication has also been a problem since the contractor has applied it in '’glops" Instead of following instructions. The experiment Is all ready, so far as eq uipment is concerned. S-ll; A irglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, NRL. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and the flight hardware Is on schedule. The eq uipment has passed environmental testing. The experiment is mounted on a movable bracket and is "pointed" by the astronaut. The first briefing of the astronauts (See and B assett) has been held and another Is to be held later in the Morehead Planetarium. The astronauts seemed "reasonably happy" with the experiment according to the principal investigator. S-12: Micrometeorite Collection on G emini S/C s O n schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This is the first flight of this experiment, having been canceled out on G T-6. 8-28: D im Light Photograph L. D unkelmsn; This experiment was first carried on G emini V II and V I-A as "operational procedure." A fter processing by SSSC and MSFEB this month, it is hoped that it will assume full experiment status. It uses cameras already assigned to the S/C and sensitive black and white film, already q ualified. Some further briefing will be req uired, probably at the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same time as 8-1*s Planetarium briefing. Jocelyn R. G ill cc: MG S/Mr. Liccardi MG S/Mr. Frandsen MG S/Mr. Hall SM:JRG ill:kby 20593 3/7/6$ Cops, to A .Liccardi Frandsen, Eldon Hall D RA FT - expedW ei neatly for final 3/3X66 Mono to uill Foster From: J, R. G ill Subject: Status of tomixik Scientific (O SSA ) Experiments on G emini IX The following scientific experiments are scheduled for G emini IX: 8-1, Zodiacal Light Photography; 8-10 , Micrometeorite Collection on A gena; Horizon $-11, A irglov0 holography; 8-12, Mierometeorite Collection on G emini, related to S-10 ; and D im Light Photography being presented to SSSC as 8-28 on Friday^March 4,1966*11* D unkelman, G SFG ). $-!: Zodiacal Light IJiotogr^ Univ, of Linn. A stronaut briefing, hey reports that one briefing has been held in Houston and another will be scheduled for the Planetarium. Elliott See, Chas. B assett and dames L veil were present or the first briefing: Tom Stafford was not. Under the circumstances, it is likely that the briefing will have to be repeated. eq uipment, The camera eq uipment is now at the Cape. D ocumentation has presented some problems, mainly the insistence on a new serial number for the camera since it now has a handle on it. The handle is mounted with holes on the camera. fri-A film will be used with and without the window t m ixkxhxxxxA ^ . Lith hatch open and using the spacecraft as an occulting disk, the astronaut hill place himself in the shadow of the 8?G and see how far out he can trace the extension of the solar corona. He will also take 4 pictures of the airglow and a picture of the Milky W ay. The principal investigator commented that he pas very pleased with the enthusiastic reception from See and B assett for the eq uipment and experiment. They have been the most interested in this experiment of all the astronauts who have been associated with it. Since Tom Stafford has been very cooperative in the experimental program, 1 personally have confidence th t he will pick up where dee and bassett have left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned 8-10 : Micrometeorite collection on A gena. it employs the same bracket as 8-12. This modus operand! has cost more than a new design and has given much trouble. G D I (govt serve inspection J has been a problem since it was not written into the contract. The problem is with thef iring with the handle in the open position. Lubrication has also been a problem since the contractor has applied it in “glops’1 instead of following instructions. The experiment is all ready, so far as eq uipment is concerned. ^2. 3-11: A irdou horizon Photography, k. Koomen, uRL/. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and .he flight hardware is on schedule. fhe eq uipment has passed environmental besting. The experiment is mounted on a movable bracket and is '‘pointed" by the astronaut. The first briefing of the astronauts (SEE and hassett) has been held and another is to be held later in the Morehead rlanetarium. The astronauts seemed "reasonably happy” with the experiment according to the principal investigator. o-12, Micrometeorite Collection on G emini MxS/C: O n schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This is the first flight of this experiment, having been xaxkxxKxdxixins G T-6, cancelled out on S-28: D im Light Photography, L. D unkelman/. This experiment was first carried on G emini V II and V I-A as "operational procedure." A fter processing by SSSC and MSFEB this month, it is hoped that it will assume full experiment status. It uses cameras already assigned to the S/C and sensitive black and white film, already q ualified. Some further briefing will be req uired, probably at the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same time as S-l’s Planetarium briefing. Jocelyn R. G ill