NASA-UAP-D022, Gemini 9 Debriefing, 1966 

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CODE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NASA ROUTING SLIP NAME (if necessary) ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: 6. 7. REMARKS: ботті 1X CODE: NAME: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) DATE: 10/18 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963 0F— 671845

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DRAFT 7/7166 Experiments: S-5: (tron Mr. Undervood vhile vaiting for the seasion to begin.) 300 or more pictures vere obtained on Gendni 9. Peru vas almost completely covered because It vas CLEAR. A new lake(?) vas seen on one ploture vhich did not appear on wy existing nap. Peruvian Embassy vas called and they sent a nilitary plane to investigate this Lake which could be s possible bazard to villages below by producing an avalanche. Wa. Fisher, 080S, has put out a snell techaical paper on the T-4 pictures. 9-12: Bemenvey and Gene Fleterty. Mieroneteorite Collection on Gerind ,Agena. 8-10: The astrocauts reported they could see the collection box. Sorry they could not go to it to open it. Bat there it vus bright and shiny. 8-12: Biological analysis (2) Swabs- teren both pre-flight and poet-flight Fre-flight were dirty Post-fight " sterile. 3 locations inside the 8/C (2) 5 organtams tested 2 did not survive 2- pendefiltum snd 2-l(1) survived, bactertophages The biologicel reaults are saular to get at and so the results vill come out earller. Micrometoroite collection had 18hrs. with two exposures-two openings and closinge of the box from the panet and finel recovery by EVA. The S/c was 1a drifting flight, Looking In all directions, but sctually not so much yar as pitch to giote the astronauts. Some artifacts vere present -how made i8 beyond our inderstanding.. *You've done for us a really fine job." Astronauts- No problen in recovering 8-12. Had to pull it off, but it didn't stick. Didn't use lanyard (meaningt) We heard the aquib when it closed. We vere quist one day and didn't fire the thrüsters. Zeitler has the times of opening and closing the control box which were called down from the 8/c Eemervey to astronauts: Can you tell me about tie ary discarding of material? Astronauts- At end of first day ve bad used 80% of fuel (600#). We aatocret purged the fuel cells and had a urine dump which gave anovos) Le - Durina EVA I noticed that the 8/0. vas clean Stafford raye estinate vas that for 30 ains it vas absolutely clesn. * Stafford- Say meteors looking dows at the earth

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: p.2 • We say & very bright meteor- way, vay out (going) from left to right, whitish-green in color. aterial ves dumped between exposures-- mass of vater and urine- ve Ino he maas to barely and ounce-. Henerway - To assume toat all the boles are real- we count 9 holes in 5 sq. cm. in 7x 10 secs vith no corrections. this gives a point on the curve (see file) in the fiddle of many other results. Serious aiffenence vith Pegasus. Stafford- Is the pressure suit ve have adequatel Hemenvay - the veloities range from 0 to 70 km/sec; those recorded hits proably were not very high. Dubtn- (this) 1s a portion of eample we've looked at, the scenting prodêss 1e glow. • would like to prestigate the gold visor--gold ia soft.. Lund noua perticles... at sunrise on blunt and (S/C) they always show at sunrise. Roach- Could they cause what 8-12 sees? Hemenay - Stains show when we open the collection box. Much more vas collected (guest investigator portions) and ve are vorried about contamination between these separtte portions. Stafford- At one time there, was an N20, Yellow drop right on gy window.. Go to p. 3•

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: Gemini 9 Debrie • D4 3, • Remetvay- About 8-10, we feel it i8 very important todo thie beceuse of the length of exposure. Agens 8 would really be vortbille to get at- ***** 8-1 Zodiacal Light, Ney and Huch and John Lintott (tech. monitor) Astronauts to Ney- We have a message- we did the expt Instde... Ney to astronauts- How did you hold (glide) It so well? Ciernao- We felt there would be a problen in holding 30 secs. in SVA.; I bad practiced leaning on & car and 30 secs, was toomich! During EVA - drifting so much. • During EVA just mintatning posttion is dur nost diffioult taski.. restruining the feet. Stafford- Gene produced sof much torque ben he stepped out of the 8/c, that he rolled me 150 degrees, ete... I don"t think ve could do 1t(the expt) outside.. Cleman- We turned out all the lights except 3 red lights inside the S/c. I put the caners again the(1) and oltd it pairat the frene so I could hold it hard against the frame and then fon went for the (proper) past of the borizon..; he pitch vas diffieult- to sight the horizon over the (nose. und vertically to zet the wilky Way on the vindow He say a very fright vat tish - gr hen in/ • know the tolu We took 18 pix, Moon on the last one; then sursise.• 17 vere godd.. The first picture was taken tovard the north. Ney - Would you like a sight? Would give finite-- 15 весв, 30 secs 1n center (Your) vorst holds only represent 1 or 2 degrees...are the mull rates for orbital or inertial? How well did you think you held??? and then I'll show you the pietures.. Clemen- Didn't need a handle on the comers- 1t's on right and down. I feal comers was beld real well. Problem was rates were even harder than in 8-11.. leroan- It was still difficult to line up the camers with the black horizor te. I concentrated on lboking In the Fight direction. (0.8 dee in each direction.) Problem- the vindvo is at en odd angle

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Ciernen- I clesned my window- mine had clear area in center but ridge all around- Stafford- I couldn"t even sew ... Ciernan- A world of stars when put out all the 11ghta-- THere is alight leak inside the capsure from the attitude control.. don borate the pictures and it 1s diffloult to read the They saw the zodiacal 11ght visualLy notes Day alter full moon Lightning? Moge anto Cloudst (1 there the ens, was nor.) Stafford- When the sun goes down, you see the lightning everywhere. Ciernan- the top edge of the airglou is eharper (than the lover edge) Pictubes #9,12 were shown. Camere was turned off between each exposure Twilight and zodiacal 11ght in the sunrise photos (Vepus) •11ke Gordo Cooper's description of visual view. Roach- Could you hold on s bright start Stafford- If could use a reticle and a boresight, could really be on the needle. Ney- Should ve never think of a 2 minite expostre? Clernen- 30 secs seems a long time. Ney - Voice tape? Are time hacks on eacht Ans/ NO. Zeitler- I diân't see anything on that. Ciernan: Maintaining position was a nafor problem. Ney: How to do it outside? Stafford: Mount camera clamped to forvard batch. (Did you see the ATDA?) THe A DA ved 20 mins. away, about 10x dien, of Venus... never sew any flashing 11ghts. Roach: Did you ever see "sparkles" condng of the ATRA? Stafford: No, none.. WHitish-blue and then vhitish-orange.. (2)

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5. John lintutt: a boresignt would cut down the field of view.. Ney: the velero was a night light trap.. and he ended his rinarks with "It was a great job!" Cleroan: We d like sone picturea.. Hey: We"1l pat you some S-12: Martin Koomen, NRI Koomen: "After hearing the voice tape, I wan't sure whether to come vithout my hard hat!" Clerman: We haven't heard them yet.. How good were the rates? Koomen: I thought they were very good. argan: the points ebout boresighting would be the sane de for 8-1. Stafford: The platfor vse up all the time.. Can? the sight would alve you nore control C: 106t.• 9: lost.. derman: We took the "timer" off as it wasn't workings used tine backs.. Stafford: It was a very difficult oferation and (he) vas in a terrible posftion.. --our hande vere cramped and svesty aftervards (fron the effort).: Kooment the control was too coarse? CHernan: Make lever arm as short as possible on the pitch control.• Hard to get 10 these positions in zero G. Roomen: You were holding on to what you vere supposed to gulde.. fernan: No finger printe because of way things were bandled.. Koomen: Was bracket on the vindow from orbit to orbitt Cerman: Yes took it off preor to EVA.. DIdn't get the Last 2 pictures because the camera was stoved before 8-1 and» they ..*

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6. Koomer- (on some plotures) the airglow 1s someltines sharper than other times. There are 45 good plotures; the thruster treme is black. Cleren- Does the bright moon help the sirglout Koomeo- We don't think the noon affecte the sirklow at all.. - There is evidance of differences in intessity and altitude uning (congaring) the two filters. Stattord- Dr. Ney'e experiment (18) learning burve for 8-11. - lightning flashes Koomen- Last 4 pletures/ 2 extra sets of exposures, 5 and 10 sece, with filtere Stafford- Decision not to 89 We bad 6 (numbers) of frane(panel?) left Clerman- Just 2 doto were what you need, not 3 (on, camera. of pape), or vhatt Kooren- Could you adjust brightness of points? Clemen- Not as fine as I'd 11ke-- I'd like to go dimner.. Koomen- Did you use ring on shaft? Ciernan- Zes, vith zy fiogerns1l.- Koomen- Were you gressed for time? Clerosn- As a matter of fact we had time to vait for sunrise.. - It vas slove secese ve" were seving fuel. Stafford- Boresight vould redule time by 25%. Koomen- Was the estimate to take the twiligot pletures ok? i,: Cherran- We took wist you gave, and apparently they were... Koomen- Would it be better just to use your owp Judgment? Clernan- No, I vas glad to have the times. i - We were giad to lave the time so we knew what to shoot at. Koomen- Did you see and color in the twilight sirglow Clernan- No, Just grey or NO COLOR. - I would use milky to deseribe the appeárance. (Koomen showed glides of maty of his pictures which were very good.) Koomen- Na filter and minus Na filter show sonebat different Levele Lintott- What about boresighting? Cierzan- Yes, it could bring yar on

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. Discussion on SOLl wes folloed by a filn shoving (Quick Look at Genint IX). 15 miss. UFE-VE Polarization experient: 51/2 orbite of data. ...*. 11:40 A.M. M-5 Bloessays of Alomedicals A'alysis of Body Y uids. * * GENERAL SCIBNTIFIC OBSERVALIONS 11:45 A.M Ney! Any stars in the daytime? * No stafford: In twilight as we crossed the sun line, (saw) Antares. Cleran: Sunrise on the adapter and on the gose ate quite differeat for the two of us (two different vindows, two differeat viers) : : Be could see stars while I was in daylight Stafford: (Schttra saw) 3 atars in Orion's Belt during Gemins VI, and Strius and Rigel. Losman: 50 or 60 useful pictures of S, America; only had a feu before. Ciersan: Could only see streans ligering through (thp Junglet) Very dark above the rain forest. "Greens," no.-Black tempered with green. Lowman: Any blues off the Ni coast of 8.Americät Stafford: Ca't ansver. Cleroan: Hasselblad vith f1lter.. Stafford: Maurer (camere).. Did ate to tre 07-20 pacture photographs) lieta pia, no onboar : Maurer worked well, better than the Hasselblad, A strip over Africa was taken. Dunkelman: Use faster speed, 1/500th sec. way not try Tovering decks of clouds. MSC ques. re STRAPS Lernan: I'm against strape, lanyards and tetaé. & have to get up, you will seed restraint be start f;ating... mige, your feet will

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8. : .... Clerner: Coul de To 8ee out my window obliquely.. Stafford: Window hovers did help sone (protected onlaunch and jettisoned 1p* flight did help cleanliness of windows). Boach: You did see the zodiacal light several times? How close to the Sun? Ceman: No chance to look for these phenomena as such because we had to sleep or lo0k for ATDA. Underwood Color PICTURES: Some good limb shote.. (note) Dubin: Moon? Ney: Could you occult the moon behind the ATDA? Roach! Could vash out stars with the moon.. Underwood: ATDA and moon in some pictures.. Cleroan:I had a plan to observee a number of things, but when the timey came (during EVA) I was so fogged up that I couldn't proceed ( with the plan.) Roach; It is Important to find out whether the problem 1s with stuff"in space" Stafford: It't ry Impression that it's something outside. Ney: Was sun ever occulted by the ATDAT Stafford: WE didn't stay with it too long.. Ciernan: We closed hatch while outside (during BYA). Ney: Did you see stars as well then (Sun visibla to Cleman) as at night? Stafford: As biack then as .• Ney:. Barthlight might cause the problem.. We are trying to distinguish between 1. Daytime with earthlight 2. Daytime without earthlight 3. Nighttime Dunkelman: We need to understand esch other and for others to undestand, what ve mean. W need to clarify what is tient by JIdcal daytane. (question often of semantics..) "Roach: WIll you see stars on the moon trip? T stafford: (When) black I saw 5th or 6th a gnitute stars Sun was 2 or 3 degrees above the horizon. ach: Open the Mitch/and look out (ed gett% pitendon yibedend. Stafford: I could not see through Gene's batch (wben be emerged for EVA END of this section/ Lunch,

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CODE 1. 2. 3. NASA ROUTI NAME (if necessary) Gemini tile G 4. 5. SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: 6. 7. REMARKS: LAGENDA for D. Newell Briefing CODE: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) NAME: дкд DATE: 1/12/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1963 OF-671845

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Yower t Please pur $25 sothat Da Gill know about thi- thamp AVD0U38-H0B456 PP NASAHQ NAGSFC DE HOUMSC 003 1601458 ZNR UUUUU P 881530Z ZEX FM NASA MSC ROUSTON I EXAS TO NASANO/NASA WO ARMSTRONG CODE MB WASH DC NASANO/NASA R O ALLER CODE MGO WASH DO NASAHO/NASA N P PRANDSEN CODE MGS WASH DO NASANS/NASA COL J BOLLERUD CODE NM WASH DO NASANG/NASA JR GILL CODE SU WASH DO NASA Cormunications Sees Code BAO-3 SM S FOR ACTION FOR INFOREATIOL STOR BOPY TO FORMATION COPY TO NASANO/NASA H J SMITH CODE SG WASH DC NASANO/NASAM DUBIN CODE SA VASH DC NASANO/NASA M TEPPER CODE SAD WASH DC NAGSFC/GSFC PD LOWMAN CODE 541 GREENBELT HD NAGSFC/ GSFC L DUNKLEMAN CODE 613 GREENBELT MD NASA BT UNCLAS CF3 22-T25-66. THE SCIENTIFIC DEBRIEFING FOR GEMINI IX WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 15 CNM 1966 CAM STARTING AT 8.30 A.M. CST AT MSC-HOUSTON CNN BUILDING 4 CHM ROOM 277. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE AT THE MEETING AT 8.30 A.M. CSI TO PRECLUDE REPETITION OF THE QUESTIONS TO THE CREW. THE SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY WILL BE AS FOLLOVS- 8. 30 A.M. - 9.30 A.N. - S-10 AGENA MICRONSTEORITE COLLECTION 5-12 MICROMETEORITE COLLECTION 9.33 A.M. -10,38 A.M. - S-I ZODIACAL LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY PAGE 2 RUNGHO 003 UNCLAS S- 11 AIRGLOW HORIZON PHOTOGRAPHY D-14 UHF - VHF POLARIZATION 10. 30AM. -11.00 A.M. - M-S BIONEDICAL ANALYSIS OF BODY FLUIDS 11.00AM. -12.00 N. - GENERAL SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS 12.20 M. - 1.00.0P.M. - LUNCH 1. 88P.M. - 3.00 P.M. - D-12 ASTRONAUT MANEUVERING UNIT ANY QUESTIONS AND/ OR REPLIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JOHN W. MCKEE CMM TELEPHONE NU 3-3091 CAREA CODE 713). SGD DONALD K SLAYTON DIRECTOR FOR FLIGHT CREV OPERATIONS. 1639-

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7/6/66 Memorandum to the File From: J. R. Gill Subject: Experiments Debfiefing of Gemini IX held in Bldg.4, MSC at 8:30 A.M. June 16,1966. Gemini IX's performance on the OSSA experiments was impressive. The guiding performed for SOll and SOOl was the best that has yet been done on a manned spacecraft. In all 40 usuable pictures of the airglow were made with the 2-filter (split field) arrangement attached to the wide angle Maurer lens (NRL's experiment) • Sedl: was done inside the capsule since it was not possible to attempt it during the EVA. THey got pictures of the zodiacal light and the Milky Way and the guiding was good even for the 30 sec sweeps. On Tri-X these are the best pictures yet of the zodiacal light surpassing the results achieved on Gemini V. S011; About 40 usable pictures of the airglow were obtained. THese contain some of the same star fields pictured in S00l. Guiding was very good even though Cernan had to do the experiment from a very awkward position. S012: Hemenway showed several pictures which were enlargements (up to 35,000 exposed times). Only a small portion if 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. On the biological experiments where the results come out faster (a) 3 swabs taken inside the S/C pre-flight were dirty; post-flight these seme areas were sterile. (b) the T-4 bacteriophages and the penicilliumspecimens

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2. survived the spaceflight; two other speciment. The 30-day report on this experiment will contain more results, but the full micrometoerite analysis will take some time. S-5 and S-6: These experiments were not officially carried, but nonetheless it was done as "operational procedure." In all some 300 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 Andes, 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 plane into the area to investigate. THis indicates the possible current use of such pictorial information. THe AMU exercise was unsuccessful. It proved to be too much "work" under the present arrangements. It takes two hands just to control the body positionäng. Hand-held photography during EVA for experiments looks "out of the question" at present. Jocelyn R. GIll

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7/6/66 MMmorandum to the File ерет 2.030 1590)

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File Gemini 1X 7/12 / 66 andl's Canf. Km (AGONA) Briefing for Da Newell: Astronant Actin - tahlit a S/CEVA veil Ans tung - why not twenty window Scatuet light + astimony Astronanto as Scientitie investigator tove at debirfing "Morkerd Paradis 778: femini Scien a Fet. N. B. De. Newell will plan to athend an stronant's enquin enta detriefing as suan no possible. Protate ant attend femini I .

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Newell - 1. Toly/ 5010 ehat state ? (ATM ) Two Shuth to welles 2. Stare in daytire . x 20157 night tire Need fun mid- Grapin centerence Lack 1 arts. in femini Ind. Prop. Conf . b. D== light Plotspaply 2b Agona + ATPA 312, 51, (8-1D) 5-11, Experient Schedule ta 18: 91, 510, 511, 512 3. Expur enta on I : $1,56,56, 310, 2 12,913,526 XI : 54, (5-5, 5-6), $7, S II, 513, 526, 5. S29, 130 XIT: $3, 55 S6, 97, SI, $13," ( AMV) 518/3, 5-29. IX: 4 X : T XI 7 + 2 op. 6 + 828 (.)

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum sw/Directofebt Manned Fligh Experiments Office FROM : SM/Jocelyn R. Gill Gitt (fir.) Senini TX DATE: June 21, 1966 SUBJECT: Report on Gemini 9 - STAFFORD & CERNAN Gemini 9 - Perfection on our experiments was impressive. S-1 - Zodical Light Experiment (Nye) - This was done inside the capsule. Pictures were taken of the zodical light and the Milky Way. Guiding was quite good even for the 30 second sweep. Tri-x film was used, and best pictures yet of the zodical light. S-11 - Airglow Horizon Photographic Experiment (kooman) - Naval Research Laboratory - About 40 usable pictures of the airglow with a split field picture were obtained. Some of the same star field were shown in s-1. Guiding 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. Only 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. Biological 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. 5010-13 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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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 Andes which do not snow 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. under present arrangements during EVA. It takes two hands Jocelyn R. Gill

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File 5009 U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20390 Jemini Eszet, IN REPLY REFER TO Code 7020 21 June 1966 Attent SM Dr. Homer E. Newell Associate Administrator Space Science and Applications National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D. C. 20546 Dear Homer: First, in behalf of the NI-GSFC collaborators in Gemini Experiment s-9, I want to express deep gratification at the strong interest in and concern for the success of our experiment shown by you and by Dr. George Mueller. The substantial help that both of you and your associates in NASA have given us is much appreciated. The proposal to include two high-altitude orbits in the flight plan for Gemini mission XI has been carefully examined by physicists at MSC, Houston, as well as by our joint NRL-Goddard group. At a meeting in my office yester- day with officials from NASA Headquarters and from MSC, Houston, we agreed that the S-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 Australia during the 26th and 27th orbits. Our emulsion stack apparatus would be retrieved from the retroadapter section during the first EVA, and stored inside the Gemini capsule in a manner suggested by Messrs. Joseph Lill and Peter Higgins of MSC, with an orientation that would minimize the effects of background radiation incident on the window face of the package. In short, we believe that the proposed high-altitude orbits are compatible with the S-9 experiment. May I digress to say that we in the NRI group are looking forward to favorable consideration by the Manned Space Flight Experiments Board of our recent Apollo proposals for cosmic-ray studies outside the magnetosphere, and for observations of cosmic y-rays in earth-orbiting Apollo vehicles. With warm regards, The enclosed news interest Sincerely, Maur Maurice M. Shapir Chief Scientist Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physic: 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 Astronauts Charles Conrad and William Anders. 5M/I July 128 June cc: Dr. George Mueller Mr. Leroy Day SD/24 June - 55

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In attendance at meeting in Dr. Shapiro's office U. S. Naval Research Laboratory 20 June 1966 NASA Headquarters, Washington Eldon W. Hall Vearl N. Huff MSC, Houston Wyendell B. Evans Joseph C. Lill Peter W. Higgins GSFC, Greenbelt Carl E. Fichtel Donald V. Reames U.S. NRL Maurice M. Shapiro Bertram Stiller Francis W. O'Dell Rein Silberberg Chen-Hsiang Tsao

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NRL LABSTRACTS No. 23 U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, D.C. June 10, 1966 USRL Joins NRL Effective July 1 the Navy Underwater Sound Ref- erence Laboratory (USRL) in Orlando, Florida, will be disestablished and become a division of NRL. It will be designated as the Underwater Sound Reference Division (USRD). As 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 requirements 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. Owsley. Mr. Owley will report directly to Capt T. B. Owen, Director 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 Director of Research, Director of Support Services, and Comptroller. continued - page 2 NRL Signs Labor Contract for Guard Unit The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Colum- bia Lodge No. 174 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have nego- tiated a comprehensive agreement covering all non- supervisory security guards in the Laboratory's Security and Administrative Services Division. 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, Director of Support Services, and included LCdr J. H. DalPian, Security and Administrative Services Officer, and Mr. T. F. Garnett, Jr., of the Personnel Division. The chief negotiator for the Union was Mr. R. W. Fauntleroy, Business Representative of Columbia Lodge No. 174. Mr. Fauntleroy was assisted by Mr. R. E. Bunner and Mr. H. B. Brooks, both members of the Laboratory's guard force. The completed agreement was signed at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, in the Office of the Director 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 subsequent extension continued - page 2 Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics Established Effective May 11 the Laboratory established a Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics for Dr. Maurice M. Shapiro, who recently resigned from the Superin- tendency of the Nucleonics Division 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 Branch, which Dr. Shapiro organized and led since 1949, will constitute the Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physics, with Dr. 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. Dr. Shapiro is also Principal Investigator for the Gemini Cosmic Ray Experiment S-9, a collaborative enterprise of the Laboratory and the Goddard Space Flight Center. The emulsion stack designed for this experiment was lost on the ill-fated Gemini VIII but, the ex- periment is re-scheduled to be flown on Flight XI. Savings Bond Campaign Extended The Federal Savings Bonds Chairman, Postmas- ter General Lawrence F. O'Brien, has announced that he is extending the 25th Anniversary Savings Bonds Campaign for Federal Employees through continued - page 2

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2 USRL - continued As 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 techniques, 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 used by the Naval Establishment. Several of NRL's key personnel, including Capt T. B. Owen, the Director, and Dr. C. E. Cleeton, the Associate Director of Researchfor Electronics, have visited the facility to arrange for the transition. The 10.5 acres of Laboratory ground occupied by USRD are located alongside Lake Gem Mary, one mile south of the city limits of Orlando. It has a personnel complement of 98 people: 97 civilian and 1 military. The Laboratory extends a hearty "Welcome Aboard" to itsnew staff members and looks forward to publication of articles about the new division. CONTRACT SIGNED - continued for one additional year. Significant provisions con- cerning promotion, scheduling 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 Order 10988. The first agreement, covering all ungraded non- supervisory employees at the Washington complex of NRL, became effective on December 21, 1964. Re-negotiation of the latter agreement is expected to begin in the early fall of this year. SAVINGS BOND CAMPAIGN - continued June. He said that the additional month is needed to assure that every civilian and military employee of the Federal Government throughout the world is given an opportunity to sign up for regular pur- chases of Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan. The Postmaster General expressed confidence that the campaign goal of 75 percent participation by Federal employees will be achieved. So far in NRL's Savings Bond Campaign 94 people have increased their Bond allotments, and 157 people have signed up for Bond deductions, making a total of 1,628 Bond savers. The Laboratory's percentage of participation is now over 50. This extra month affords you the excellent opportunity of signing up for Bonds. Why not jump on the "Bond Wagon" today? NRL LABSTRACTS Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Dr. Richard Tousey, Head of the Rocket Spec- troscopy Branch, Atmosphere and Astrophysics Division, was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at the Academy's 186th Annual Meeting held May 11 in Boston, Mass. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, was founded in Boston in 1780 by John Adams and other revolutionary leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Among the prominent members of the past have been George Washington, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Horace Mann, Sir Winston Churchill, and John F. Kennedy. Dr. 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 American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, and the American Geophysical Union. Moreover, Dr. Tousey's work here has earned him numerous special honors and awards, including the Navy Award for Distinguished Achievement in Science (1963), the Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences (1963), and the Frederic Ives Medal of the Optical Society of America (1960). Scrap Material Wasn't Scrapped The following items were evidently mistaken for scrap material and were picked up in Building 49. The equipment should be returned so that formal transfer procedures may be followed. • Pulse Generator, H.P. Mod. 212A, Ser. 549, P.A. 243091 • Pulse Generator, H.P. Mod. 212A, Ser. 4496, P.A. 248572 • Flow Meter, Burton, Mod. 200, Ser. 200-6069, P.A. 245683

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CODE 1. 2 3 4 5. NASA ROUTING SUP NAME (if necessary) Shin hey ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: REMARKS: See raching file on Samini IX Fla : chil 2 Memo? (Annidar to the Semin II one). 9f 20, achrch to thái & 'el su whihe CODE: FROM: NAME: NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFI DATE: 10/5/66 : 1963 0F-671845

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темі IX. NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT THE GRAINI XI CREW WILL HAVE A WORKING SESSICH AT THE MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, ON JUNE 22-23, 1966. THIS SESSION WILL BE USED TO REFINE PROCEDURKS FOR THE ACCONPLISHNEET OF THE FLIGHE'S ASTRONONICAL EXPERIMENES• IT IS RE UESTED THAT TER S-11, S-13, S-29, S-30, AND IN ASSIGNED, THE 8-28. INVESTIGATORS SE HOTIFIED CZ TIME AND PLACE OF THIS SESSION. DR. GILL OF THE MANNED PLIGET EXPERININES OFFICE UNGSE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS BRIEFING SESSION AT MOREERAD PLANETARIUM. 15/ WBF WILLIS B. POSTER, DIRECTOR MARKED PLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE 2 6/7/66 3:00 p.m- UNCLAEBEFIID 2

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- HABA BRAD MARCERE MR. MARTIN J. BOONCE U.S. HAVAL BESSARCH BABORAZORY WASHINOTON, D.С. DE. KARL C. HENIZE DEARBORN OBSERVATORE HORTINLOTIRN UNIVERBZTY EVANSTOR, ILMINOIS ЭЛ. FRANKEN S. ROACH DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AEROBICKY DIVISION ENVIRORMENTAL SCIENCE a SVICKS ADNE BOULDER, COLORADO MIT. LAMRINCE DUNKELMAN GODDARD BRACE FLIGHE CONTER GERRHEKIR, MARYLAND THE DUDLEX OBBEBVARORY ALBANY, NEW YORK DIS. BEBARD P. BEX SCHOOL OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA МЕНЖАРОКІВ, МІНИВОДА AR. KLLIOT C. MORRES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVKY CANEER OF ASTBOGBOLOGY FLAGSTAFF, AREZOSA cc: SG/Nr. Dubin SM/Dr. G111 MSC/Mr. Piland MSC/Nr. Slayton SM: JRGILL: KBY 20611 6/7/66 Dr. Joeelyn R G1X1 Manned F11ght Expertments Office x 20631 1 6/7/66 3:00 p.. ONCLABEIPIRD

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CODE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. REMARKS: NASA ROUTING SLIP NAME (if necessary) Teny / Chu ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: Gemin iT File fla CODE: NAME: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) ( дад DATE: 2/5/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963 OF-671845

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HQE729 PP MSKSCF DE NASAHQ 162 1582846 ZNR UUUUU P 0720272 FM NASA HEADQUARTERS WASHDC TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PLA NASA UNCLAS SM-162. GEMINI IX ASTRONAUTS LT COLONEL THOMAS STAFF ORD - LT COMMANDER EUGENE CERNAN ASTRONAUTS OFFICE TALK ABOUT AN ACE IN THE HOLE..• CONGRATULATIONS TO GEMINI IX ON CARRYING OUT A MOST DIFFICULT AND TRYING MISSION. YOUR PATIENCE AND COURAGE WERE REWARDED. WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CARRY OUT MOST OF THE EXPERIMENTS AND LOOK FORWARD EAGERLY TO THE RESULTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR OUISTANDING COOPERATION AND EFFORT IN THIS REGARD. A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE PILOT FROM DR. JOCELYN GILL, A FELLOW PROVISOITE WHO PRECEDED HIM BY A FEW YEARS, WARM CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LONG SPACE WALK-- IT WAS EXPECTED OF COURSE THAT PROVISO COULD ACCOMPLISH IT. /S/ WILLIS B FOSTER DIRECT OR MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE NNNN

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NAME ÓF AGENCY NASÀ HEADQUARTERS ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION THIS BLOCK FOR USE OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PRECEDENCE ACTION: INFO.: PRIORITY TYPE OF MESSAGE SINGLE MULTI-ADDRESS BOOK 162 PUNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION STANDARD FORM 14 REV. MARCH 15, 1957 GSA REGULATION 2-IX-203.04 14-303 TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE OFFICIAL BUSINESS U.S. GOVERNMENT THIS COL. FOR AGENCY USE 1966 JUN 7 20 27 MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED (Use double spacing and all capital letters) GEMINI IX ASTRONAUTS IT. COLONEL THOMAS STAFFORD IT. COMMANDER EUGENE CERNAN ASTRONAUTS OFFICE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA START MESSAGE ADDRESS HERE TALK ABOUT AN ACE IN THE HOLE: CONGRATULATIONS TO GEMINI IX ON CARRYING OUT A MOST DIFFICULT AND TRYING MISSION. YOUR PATIENCE AND COURAGE WERE REWARDED. WE ARE PLEASED THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CARRY OUT MOST OF THE EXPERIMENTS AND LOOK FORWARD EAGERLY TO THE RESUITS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING COOPERATION AND EFFORT IN THIS REGARD. A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE PILOT FROM DR. JOCELYN GILL, A FELLOW PROVISITE WHO PRECEDED HIM BY A FEW YEARS, WARM CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LONG SPACE WALK--IT WAS EXPECTED OF COURSE THAT PROVISO COULD ACCOMPLISH IT. WILLIS B. FOSTER, DIRECTOR MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE PAGE NO. NO. OF PAGES NAME AND TITLE OF ORIGINATOR (Type) Dr Jocelyn R. G111 ORIGINATOR'S TEL. NO. x20611 Marned Flight Experiments Office I certify that this message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government. DATE AND TIME PREPARED 6/6/664:00 p.m. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED (Signature) * U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 QF-507062

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. - - NAME OF AGENCY NASA HRAD UARTERS ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION THIS BLOCK FOR USE OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PRECEDENCE ACTION: INFO.: PRIORITY TYPE OF MESSAGE SINGLE MULTI-ADDRESS BOOK UNCLASSICIED CLASSIFICATION STANDARD FORM 14 REV. MARCH 15, 1957 GSA REGULATION 2-1X-203.04 14-303 TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE OFFICIAL BUSINESS U. S. GOVERNMENT THIS COL. FOR AGENCY USE MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED (Use double spacing and all capital letters) GEMINI IX ASTRONAUIS IT. COLONEL THOMAS STAFFORD IP. COMMANDER EUGENE CERNAN ASTRONAUTS OFFICE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA TALK ABOUT AN ACE IN THE HOLE! CONGRATULATIONS TO GEMINI IX ON CARRYING OUT A MOST DEITICULT AND TRYING MISSION. YOUR PATIENCE AND COURAGE WERE REWARDED. WE ARE PLSASED THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CARRY OUT MOST OF THE EXPERIMENES AND LOOK FORWARD BAGERLY TO THE RESULTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR OUISTANDING COOPERATION AND EFFORT IN THIS REGARD. A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE PILOT FROM DR. JOCELYN GILI, A FELLOW PROVISOTIE WHO PRECEDED HIM BY A FEW YEARS, WARM CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LONG SPACE WALK--IT WAS EXPECTED OF COURSE THAT PROVISO COULD ACCOMPLISH IT. DO NOT TYPE MESSAGE BEYOND THIS LINE WILLIS B. POSTER, DIRECTOR MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENES OFFICE NAME AND TITLE OF ORIGINATOR (Type) ORIGINATOR'S TEL. NO. Dr Jocelyn R. G111 x20611 Manned F11ght ente I cently hat this message is oficial business, is noi personal, and is in the interest of the Government. PAGE NO. 1 DATE AND TIME PREPARED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION P-T. UNCLASSINLEND NO. OF PAGES 1 (Signeture) # U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 OF-507862

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GENTLET IN ASTRODAUEE LE, COLONEL THOMAG STAFFORD DE. COMMANDER RUGERE CRABAN ABTRONAUTS OFFICE KENNEDY SPACE CEMENE KRANKLY SPACE CENTER, FLONIDA TALK AROUE AN ACE IN THE BOLB! CONRATULATIONS TO GEMINI EX ON CARRYING QUE A NOSE DEFFICULE AND TRITUG NISSION, YOUR PRETENCE AND COURAGE WRIS TENANOED. WS ARS PLENEED THAT XOU WERE ABLE SO CARRY OUR M089 OP THE EXPENTNGNES AND LOOK FORWARD BAGERLY PO CHES RESULTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH POR YOUR OUESPANDING COOPERATICH AUD EFFORT TUXB REGARD. A SPECIAL NOSEAGE DO THE PILOT FRON DR. JOCEEXE GILLY A PELLOM PEOVISOEXE N00 PERCIDED EIN BY A FEW TEARS, WAEN CONGRATULATIONE TEE LONG SPICE WALK--IT WAS BXPECTED OF FUN! PROVISO COULD ACCOMPIJER IZ. cc: Dr. Roach/ESS/Boulder Mr. Dunkelman/GSFC Mr. Piland/MSC Mr. Smistad/MSC Mr. Eaton/MSC Mr. Slayton/MSC WILLIS Willi B Anta FORTER, DIREC LOR WANED FRIGHT AXPORIHENEE GEEDC1 De Jocelya B, G112 150 32090322 SM: Ren 1: by 20611 6/6/66 820613 6/6/66 4300 р.л.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum Kartile TO SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiments Office DATE: June 6, 1966 FROM : SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office SUBJECT: Scientific Experiments carried out on Gemini IX The Gemini IX mission carried the following OSSA experiments: S-10 Agena Micrometeorite Collection S-11 Airglow Horizon Photography S-12 Gemini 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 ATDA, no new experiments were introduced. This was a consequence of the decision to introduce no additional film packs which could have accommodated some more experimental activity. (Ref. IWX to Dr. John Clark re S-28 support for Gemini IX, 5/27/66 and IWX to 4 experimenters and their directors re S-5, S-6, S-28 and S-29, 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 Gemini IX. As of Sunday, June 5th 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 ATDA, (called by Tom Stafford as "an angry alligator,") were in vain so docking with the AIDA was scrubbed from the mission. At 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-10, Agena Micrometeorite Collection, Dr. C. Hemenway, Dudley Observatory The S-10 was carried on the ATDA, but it was impossible to get near it or to retrieve it. The S-10 was also carried on the Agena and there was no activity with it either. The S-10 is still on the ATDA and conceivably could be retrieved on a later mission. Wes 5010-108 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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2 2. S-11, Airglow 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 plannea. They may be able to devote I more night pass to it during the mission. They are still planning the 2-1/2 hour EVA. At 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!! (GET 27 hrs, 29 hrs, 31 hrs for S-11) • 3. S-12, Gemini Micrometeorite Collection, Dr. C. Hemenway, Dudley Observatory 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 Gemini 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.) * (GET 12 to 17 hrs.) 5-5 and S-o, Synoptic Photography, Dr. 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 Baja California, and since there was a good deal of operational film aboard, it is expected that there may be quite a few. Cernan during EVA was asked whether he had the Hasselblad camera outside and the reply was "yes." In talking with Dr. Lowman I learned that this is probably the wide-angle (90 deg.) Hasselblad and may very well produce some spectacular pictures. From the standpoint of our experiments this seems to be a good mission. We 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 Atlas. Joelen R. fiel Jocelyn R. G111 Manned Flight Experiments Office

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- CODE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. REMARKS: NASA ROUTING SLIP NAME (if necesiary) Shirby ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: Peo file femini IX CODE: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) NAME: ER Sill DATE: 3/17/67 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1963 OF-671845

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6/6/66 Memo to Foster From: J. R. G111 Subject: Bcientific Experiments carried out on Genini IX. The Gemini IX mission carzied the following OSSA experiments: S-10 Agena Micrometeorite Collection S-11. Airglow Horizon Photography S-12 Gemini Mierometeorite 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 ATDA, no new experiments vere introduced. Tilis was a consequence of the decision to Introduce no additional film packs which could have accomedated some more experimental activitity. (Ref. IWX to De.John Clark re S-28 support for Gemini IX, 475/27/66 and IWX to 4 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 talen for S-5 and S-6 (Synoptic Photograph!) on the operational film carried+- even though this experiment was not scheduled for Gemini IX. As of Sunday June 5th at 11:30 EUT 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 ATDA, (falled by Tom Stafford "an angry whi alligator, were in vain so docking with the ATDA was Scrubbed' from the mission. At this point there was some concern over the fuel supply and thought that it might not be possible to carry out all the experiments. The status of scientific experimental activity is given below. 1• S-10, Agena Micrometeortite C Llection, Dr. C. Hemenwey, Dudley Observatory The S-10 was carried on the AlDA, but it was impossible to get near it or to retrieve 2t AIDA and conceivably could be retrieved on a later mission. 2. 9-1L, Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, Naval, REsearch Laboratory The astromuts made 3 night passes on this experiment and reported no problens so it is assumed that the experiment went off as planned. they may be able to devote l more night pass to it during the mision. They are still planning the 21/2 hour EVA. At the start of the experiments they had 50 1bs.of fuel left and at the end,so it is reported, they still had 50 1bs!! (GET 27 hrs,29 hrs,31 hrs.) SEE LET The collection box

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- - - it so jets could be freely used. The decision was made to reactivate it during the astronsuts 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 GEnini 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.) The first exposure m mannit was started at GET 12 hrs and closed at 17 hrs. 8-5 and S-6; Synoptic Photography, Dr.Peul Lowman Jr, and K. Nagler. There is no word on how many pictures have been taken. The newspapers made referen to a picture of Beja California, but since there was a good deal of operational film aboard, it is expected that there may be quite a few. Cernan during EVA was asked whether he had the Hasselblad camera outside and the reply was "yes." In talking with De. Lowman I learned that this is probably the wide-angle(90 deg. Hasselblad and may very well produce some spectacular pictures. From the standpoint of our experiments this seems to be a good mission. WE should have results from 8-12 and S-11 as well as S-5 and S-6. Many more pictures for the successive volumes of the Barth ATlas. Jocelyn R. Gal Merned Flight Experiments Office

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• NASA HEADQUARTERS CODE NAME (if necessary) Kung 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. REMARKS: ROUTING SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: Вез рися " тро спру ве 21. oss Keynolls -00 mill Khan the reanet of his sign of m i night. дру CODE: NAME: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) DATE 6/ 6/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICES 1959 OF-513026

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GILE H0S733 PP WONASA HOUMSC DE. NASAHO 7722 1512235 ZNR UUUUU P 312229Z FM NASA HQ WASHINGTON D C TO RUECYH/US WEATHER BUREAU SATELLITE CENTER SUITLAND MD NAGSFC/ GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GREENBELT MD WONASMUS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH OF ASTROGEOLOGY FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA HOUMSC/MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER HOUSTON TEX NASA UNCLAS SM-7722. ATTN SATELLITE CENTER-DIRECTOR CMA INFO KENNETH NAGLER /S-6/ ATTN GSFC-DIRECTOR CMA INFO LARRY DUNKELMAN S-28 AND DR PAUL LOWMAN JR S-5 ATTN US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DIRECTOR CMA INFO ELLIOTT MORRIS S-29 ATTN MSC-DIRECTOR. AT 16.30 EDT CMA FRIDAY CMA MAY 29 WORD CAME THROUGH TO THE MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE CMA OSSA TO READY EXPERIMENTS S-S CMA S-6 CMA S-28 CMA AND S-29 FOR FLIGHT / AS PARTIAL BACKUP ON THE GEMINI IX- A MISSION IN THE EVENT OF AN ATDA FAILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CON- CERNED WERE PROMPTLY INFORMED BY TELEPHONE AND THEY PAGE 2 RUEDHO A7722 UNCLAS PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH ANY BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS AT THE CAPE OR FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING AT MSC. OVER THE WEEKEND THE PLAN TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS AS A PART OF THE BACKUP FOR THE GEMINI IX- A MISSION WAS ALTERED, THERE IS NO UNDERLINED CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE FILM PACKS CARRIED. HENCE NO ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT SOME PHOTOS FOR S-T AND S-6 MAY BE TAKEN ON AN OPPORTUNITY BASIS ON OPERATIONAL FILM CARRIED. THE REQUEST FOR THE FOUR SUBJECT EXPERIMENTS FOR GEMINI IX-A IS THEREFORE OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME. THE FOUR EXPERIMENTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES DR LOWMAN CMA JR. CMA MR NAGLER CMA MR DUNKELMAN CM A MR MORRIS CMA ARE THANKED FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH THIS SUDDEN REQUEST. IT IS REGRETTED THAT INCONVENIENCE WAS CAUSED EACH OF YOU OVER THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SGD HOMER E NEWELL/ ASSOCIATE ADMIN SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS/ S/ BT NNNN

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HOST 33 PP WONASA HOUMSC DE NASAHO 7722 1512235 ZNP UUUUU P 312229Z FM NASA HQ WASHINGTON D C TO RUECYWU S WEATHER BUREAU SATELLITE CENTER SUITLAND MD NAGSFC/ GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GREENBELT MD WONASA/US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH OF ASTROGEOLOGY FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA HOUMSC/MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER HOUSTON TEX NAS A BT UNCLAS SM-7722. ATTN SATELLITE CENTER-DIRECTOR CMA INFO KENNETH NAGLER /S-6/ ATTN GSFC-DIRECTOR CHA INFO LARRY DUNKELMAN S-28 AND DR PAUL LOWMAN JR S-5 ATTN US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DIRECTOR CMA INFO ELLIOTT MORRIS S-29 ATTN MSC-DIRECTOR. AT 16.30 EDT CMA FRIDAY CMA MAY 29 WORD CAME THROUGH TO THE MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE CMA OSSA TO READY EXPERIMENTS S-5 CMA S-6 CMA S-28 CMA AND S-29 FOR FLIGHT AS PARTIAL BACKUP ON THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION IN THE EVENT OF AN ATDA FAILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CON- CERNED WERE PROMPTLY INFORMED BY TELEPHONE AND THEY PAGE 2 RUEDKOAT 722 UNCLAS PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH ANY BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS AT THE CAPE OR FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING AT MSC. OVER THE WEEKEND THE PLAN TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS AS A PART OF THE BACKUP FOR THE GEMINI IX- A MISSION WAS ALTERED, THERE IS NO UNDERLINED CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE FILM PACKS CARRIED. HENCE NO ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT SOME PHOTOS FOR S-T AND S-6 MAY BE TAKEN ON AN OPPORTUNITY BASIS ON OPERATIONAL FILM CARRIED. THE REQUEST FOR THE FOUR SUBJECT EXPERIMENTS FOR GEMINI IX-A IS THEREFORE OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME, THE FOUR EXPERIMENTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES DR LOMAN CMA JR. CMA MR NAGLER CMA MR DUNKELMAN CMA MR MORRIS CMA ARE THANKED FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH THIS SUDDEN REQUEST. IT IS REGRETTED, THAT INCONVENIENCE WAS CAUSED EACH OF YOU OVER THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SCD HOMER E NEWELL/ ASSOCIATE ADMIN SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS/ S/ NNNN

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NAME OF AGENCY NASA - SM ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 8610-2110 THIS BLOCK FOR USE OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PRECEDENCE ACTION: INFO.: PRIORITY TYPE OF MESSAGE SINGLE MULTI-ADDRESS BOOK CLASSIFICATION STANDARD FORM 14 REV. MARCH 15, 1957 GSA REGULATION 2-IX-301.00 14-304 TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE OFFICIAL BUSINESS U. S. GOVERNMENT THIS COL. FOR AGENCY USE START MESSAGE ADDRESS HERE MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED (Use double spacing and all capital letters) Director, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland Director, U.S. Weather Bureau Satellite Center Suitland, Maryland Director, U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Astrogeology Flagstaff, Arizona Director, Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas Dr. Paul Lowman, Jr. (S-5) Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland Mr. Kenneth Nagler (S-6) U.S. Weather Bureau Satellite Center Suitland, Maryland Mr. Larry Dunkelman (S-28) Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland Mr. Blliott Morris (S-29) Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey Flagstaff, Arizona AT 16:30 EDT, FRIDAY, MAY 29 WORD CAME THROUGH TO THE MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE, OSSA TO READY EXPERIMENTS S-5, S-6, S-28, and S-29 FOR FLIGHT AS PARTIAL BACKUP ON THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION IN THE EVENT OF AN ATDA FAILURE. THE EXPERIMENTERS CON- CERNED WERE PROMPTLY INFORMED BY TELEPHONE AND THEY NAME AND TITLE OF ORIGINATOR (Type) ORIGINATOR'S TEL. NO. Dr. Jocelyn R. Gill Manned Flight Experiments Ofc. 20611 I certify that this message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government. (Signature) PAGE NO. 1 DATE AND TIME PREPARED 5/31 SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 4:30 p.m. NO. OF PAGES 2 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1964 0—724-475

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START MESSAGE ADDRESS HERE NAME OF AGENCY NASA-SM ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 8610-2110 THIS BLOCK FOR USE OF COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PRECEDENCE ACTION: INFO. PRIORITY TYPE OF MESSAGE SINGLE -MULTI-ADDRESS BOOK MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED (Use double spacing and all capital letters) <-1 CLASSIFICATION STANDARD FORM 14 REV. MARCH 15, 1957 GSA REGULATION 2-IX-301.00 14-304 TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE OFFICIAL BUSINESS U.S. GOVERNMENT THIS COL. FOR AGENCY USE PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH ANY BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS AT THE CAPE OR FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING AT MSC. OVER THE WEEKEND THE PLAN TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS AS A PART OF THE BACKUP FOR THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION WAS ALTERED. THERE IS NO UNDERLINED CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE FILM PACKS CARRIED. HENCE NO ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT SOME PHOTOS FOR S-5 and S-6 MAY BE TAKEN ON AN OPPORTUNITY BASIS ON OPERATIONAL FILM CARRIED. THE REQUEST FOR THE FOUR SUBJECT EXPERIMENTS MESSAGE BEYOND THIS LINE FOR GEMINI IX-A IS THEREFORE OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN AT THIE TIME. THE FOUR EXPERIMENTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES NOT DO VIZ. DR. LOWMAN, JR., MR. NAGLER, MR. DUNKELMAN, MR. MORRIS, ARE THANKED FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH THIS SUDDEN REQUEST. IT IS REGRETTED THAT INCONVENIENCE WAS CAUSED EACH OF YOU OVER THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HOMER E. NEWELL NAME AND TITLE OF ORIGINATOR (Type) ORIGINATOR'S TEL. NO. Mr. Willis Foster, Director Manned Flight Experiments Offico 20180 I certify that this message is official business, is not personal, and is in the interest of the Government. (Signature) PAGE NO. DATE AND TIME PREPARED 2 SECURITY CASSIFICATION" NO. OF PAGES 2 5/31/66- * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1964 0-724-475

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. NASA HEADQUARTERS ROUTING SLIP ACTION CODE NAME (if necessary) APPROVAL SM Mr. Foster CONCURRENCE FILE S INFORMATION Dr. Newell INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST SM Kathy (last) RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: REMARKS: Subject: Request for attendance of Mr. L. Dunkelman at Gemini IX Experiments Debriefing, MSC May 24,1464 Di. Newell - Thi specipic requent in ben minde Di. Clanh's requent. шм. CODE: NAME: DATE: FROM: SM NASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) ST. R. G111 8 COMAEN PR 5/23 5/13/66 U.S. GOVERHMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 OF-513026

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MAY 2 5 1966 SM-(JR01kby) TO Director, Goddard Space Flight Center FROM : S/Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications SUBJECT: Request for attendance of Mr. Lawrence Duncelman at Gemini IX Experiments Debriefing, Manned Spacecraft Center The Gemini IX Experiments Debriefing will be held at the Manned Spacecraft Center approximately nine (9) days following recovery. In the interests of continuity in the Geo-Astronomical Observations Program, Dr. Gill has asked that MP. Lawrence Dunkelman be permitted to participate. Mr. Dunkelman has been of considerable assistance in this program sinee the days of the Ad Hoo Committee and has in the past eight months been instrumental in formulating solid experiments as well as visual tasks. Your cooperation in arranging for his participation will be greatly appreciated. Original Signed by Homer E. Newell Concurrence: Homer E. Newell Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications i so tot Foster oce l S/ Newell Subject File: SM Reading Files GT-9 file SM: JRGill: kby 20611 5/13/66 rewritten: SM:WBFoster:kby 35886 5/19/66

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• NASA HEADQUARTERS CODE NAME (if necessary) Kathry 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. REMARKS: ROUTING SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: Foster inge fo shal" mìnt tào. CODE: NAME: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) DATE: 5/18/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 OF OF-513026

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Special. • NASA HEADQUARTERS ROUTING SLIP CODE NAME (if necessary) Foster ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: 7. REMARKS: Mr. Dunkelman suggests that a simple communication on this single item might be helpful in taking care of the "next crisis" on the horizon- the Gemini IX Debriefing which will come about near the end of May. The 29th, Sunday, is the earliest date. re Dunkelman 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 telephone call with Townsend to the Director. Perhaps we will hear further on Monday. CODE: FROM: NAME: J. R. G111 DATE: 5/13/66 NASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 OF -513026

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GT= 9 May 20, 1966 re telephone call to Mr. Eaton, MSC Only scientific experiment affected by scrub is S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the Agena. ATDA does not have capability to be placed in a parking orbit. Therefore, its life expectancy is quite low compared to Agena orbit. Plans to retrieve s-10. Not to be activated Another problem is stowage within reentry vehicle. The other scientific experiments remain unaffected. Camera equipment removed? Will be reload A prior to launch on 31 May. trom femmi Mr. Eaton plans to call you again the first of next week with additional information. * some this mean the box will not be opened; inel only "Man" the outeide collecting section, With EVA they mill ratore the closed her to the satin, st

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May 20, 1966 re telephone call to Mr. Eaton, MSC Only scientific experiment affected by serub is S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the Agena. ATDA does not have capability to be placed in a parking orbit. Therefore, its life expectancy is quite low compared to Agena orbit. Plans to retrieve S-10. Not to be activated. Another problem is stowage within reentry vehicle. The other scientific experiments remain unaffected. Camera equipment removed. Will be reload prior to launch on 31 May. Mr. Eaton plans to call you again the first of next week with additional information.

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GT - TX SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiments Office SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office May 19, 1966 Effect on Scientific Experiments on Gemini IX Mission as a result of failure of Agena IX. The following OSSA experinents are assigned to Genins IX: S-1, 8-10, S-11, and S-12. Details follow: S-1, Zodiacal Light Photography, B. Ney, University of Minnesota No change is expected in this experiment. Provided that GT-9 is able to go through the planned SVA, this experiment ought to be aecomplished as written in the mission plan. S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the Agena, C. Henenway, Dudley Observatory The collection box attached to the Agena IX is lost. The back-up unit is at the Cape ready to be attached to the AIDA (target vehiele). The contingency mission plan written for the AIDA 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 Gemini spacecraft before reentry. S-11, Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, Naval, Research Laboratory In the flight plan for the ATDA, there is the possibility of an increase from 3 to 4 night runs for this experiment. So it does not appear that it will suffer. S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on the Gemini, C. Hemenway, Dudley Observatory This experiment should be unaffected by the failure of Agena 9. It is planned to retrieve the collection box after some 8 hours of exposure and to return it inside the Gemini 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. Jocelys By Cl Jocelyn R. 6s11 Manned Flight Experiments Office OFFICIAL FILE COPY CONCURRENCES: OFFICE CODE SIGNATURE DATE V.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1677210-1

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 P MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO :MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE DATE: May 13, 1966 FROM : SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office SUBJECT: Bulletin on S-ll experiment for Gemini IX. The extended timeron the Maurer camera has failed. Will operate the sequence 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 nodel 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 Gemini 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. foxelya R. full Jocelyn R. Gill Manned Flight Experiments Office Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Bugene Cernan GEMINI IX May 12, 1966 SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office Astronomical Phenomena During the Flight of Gemini IX. The month of May this year has two eclipses and as usual they are two weeks apart. A penumbral eclipse of the moon occurred on May 4th at full Moon. This ls a type of partial lunar eclipse which usually goes completely unnoticed because it is barely detectable. But two weeks later on May 20th when the moon is new, an annular or ring eclipse of the sun will oceur. This one will be observed by selentists and others able to see it. On this occasion the sun will be only partially covered by the moon so as to leave a bright ring or annulus around it. The central eclipse path goes over North Africa to the south of Italy into the Mediterranean and over southern Greece. It rill end in the USSR. The eclipse will be seen as partia. ver a much wider area of the earth than this. and I think 1t is possible you mient see this aspect. the circumstances of this eclipse are as follows: GHT Date hm Eclipse begins May 20 6:51 Central Eclipse begins 7:55 Central Eclipse begins at local noon 9:52 Central Eclipse ends 11:23 Central Eclipse ends 12:27 There will be several eclipse expeditions to observe this event. Among these is the Air Force Expedition which will fly in a KC 135 at 40,000 ft. over the Mediterranean Sea and also an expedition in southern Greece planned by the National Observatory of Athens. Following the eclipse there will be a NATO conference at the National Observatory at Athens to discuss solar problems. The Air Force plans ground studies of the sun during the eclipse at various radio frequencies. Just wanted you to know why the sun looked different, and the sky somewhat darker in case you happened to be flying at this time and had occasion to notice it.

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2 As for other astronomical phenomena during your flight, the meteor plot for the year shows May as being a slim monch compared to August. Nonetheless you may see some meteors and we will be interested to hear your report after flight. Auroras and airglow patches are unpredictable. If you see any, we would like you to record the time and your location and any features, such as color or shape or structure. Labeled sketches can be very useful for later analysis. You will find a print showing types of auroras among the enclosures with this memo. Among the four 8x10 glossy prints which I am attaching to this memo, you will find one which illustrates types of auroras. All the prints enclosed are identiried on the sneets attacnec to each print. The photo of the solar eclipse shows the dahlia-type corona which oceurs at the nazimum of the solar cycle. This annular eclipse discussed above will not show the corona since the sun has to be completely blotted out to show the pale coronal light. Another item that should be mentioned is comets. I am not aware of any comet such as Ikeya-Seki which was seen last October-November being around just now, but one never knows when one may put in appearance. Should you happen to be looking at the sky near the sun just after sunset or before dawn and see a comet, please record the time, appearance. and an estimate of its position. The position is best given with respect to planets or stars you can see. This information should then be promptly reported either to me or to the Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts. Very best wishes for a highly suecessful flight. I shall be following it closely. After flight we will be most interested in anything you can tell us about it. Again, good luck to the Gemini IX Mission which is full of important operations and some interesting experiments. See you in Houston! Jocelyn B. Gill Jocelyn R. G111 Manned Flight Experiments Office Attachments: 4 glossy prints cc : SM/Mr. Foster MSC/Major Lehr ESSA/Dr. Roach GSFC/Mr. Dunkelmanv MSC/Mr. Slayton MSC/Mr. McKee MSC/Cdr. Carpenter sM:pRofil: kby 20611 5/12/66

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CODE SM NASA ROUTING NAME (if necessary) Ma, Foster 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. → FILE plo. SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: REMARKS: Subject: Tentative List of invitees to attend Gemini IX Debriefing nine (9) days following recovery submitted by SM at request of John McKee, Crew Operations, MSC. OK. WSF CODE: NAME: FROM: SM NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) J.R. G111 DATE: 4/20/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1963 OF OF-671845

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- OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiments Office FROM : SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office DATE: APR 2 0 1966 SUBJECT: Tentative list of invitees to attend Gemini IX Debriefing nine (9) days following recovery submitted by SM at request of John MeKee, Crew Operations, MSC. In a telcon on 4/19/66 Mr. John McKee requested a list from SM of invitees to attend subject debriefing. The next day, 4/20/66, I submitted the following list by telephone as per request. The names were: Dr. Franklin Roach, Mr. L. Dunkelman, Mr. M. Dubin, Dr. Henry Smith, and Dr. Jocelyn Gill. Before placing these names on the list I informed the individual or his office of this action and the likely date when this would happen. There is, of course, nothing binding about the list and others may be added later. JocelyeR. ful Jocelyn R. Gill Manned Flight Experiments Office Office of Space Science and Applications 5010-108 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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1. 2 3. 4. 5. NASA HEADQUARTERS CODE NAME (if necessary) We Faster the Đi G: 11 - g Kally - femini IX file pla ROUTING SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION ETINVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: 6. 7. REMARKS: Joelyn : Trand lock raible — You shouls attend et almg with ruck other on you think ensentia. WBt. CODE: NAME: FROM: NASA Form 26 (Rev. July 1959) DATE: 4/20/66 U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1959 OF - 513026

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4/19/66 Memato: W. Fester From: f.R. fill Subjet: famini IT Experienta Chiefing, Late Recasey to 9 days John be kee, 450, Lan just phased to Amy that the pebble for femini It shishing is wine days after recosey, He her asked me to prussile a list I muggentl homes for attendance (tentative). Have you any suggestions, the ma this rubich? What chant TRAVEL?? freelyn

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FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY SM/Director. Manned Plight Experiments Office SM/Manned Flight Experiments Office Status of Gemini IX Scientific Experiments The experiments for the Gemini IX flight are: APR 2 7 1966 In reply refer to: SM - (JRG:kby) S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the Agena, and S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini. Nr. wayne baton reported by teleon to me on April 21, 1966 that the condition of the subject experiments is satisfactory. Details follow. S-1: The equipment has been checked out by MAC. The astronauts have seen it at the Cape and are satisfied with the operational plan. They have had training units for some time. Dr. Ney and the crew have had time together so the briefing seems in good shape. The plan is to take one photo of the Milky Way and four (4) of the airglow just prion to ingress on the EVA operation. This is planned to be done on the second evening of flight. It is planned to use TRI-X f1lm. Both units are now at the Cape and the flight loading of the film will take place four (4) days prior to the flight. During my visit to Dr. Ney on April 15th at the University of Minnesota, the prineipal investigator indicated to me that he was pleased with the plan and the crew briefing for Gemini IX. This confirms the telephone conversation with MSC re S-1. S-12: A flight unit was recently "downgraded" to training unit (this at none slate cia The crew has worked with the training flight unit. The only difference in the training unit is that it has no actual filter, since this item is perisnable, but the training unit is in all other respects identical to the flight unit. The flight unit will be at the Cape on April 29th. There has been a change in the bracket to hold this experiment. The first bracket made by MAC was unacceptable to the experimenter and apparently also to MSC. FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

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A new bracket, satisfactory to both MSC and the experimenter, has been constructed at the Waval Research Laboratory. This new bracket was seen at the meeting in St. Louis, is incorporated in the training unit, and MSC is well satisfied with it. There is just one night pass for accomplishment on Gemini IX in view of extra operational considerations of S-ll. This will make it possible to get 14 exposures and a sunrise period. This is not what Koomen, prineipal Investigator, requested. He asked for four (4) night passes originally. Apparently, navigational equipment will have to usurp this time on IX. S-ll is scheduled for reflight on Gemini XI and XII. S-10, S-12: Both units have been checked out and fit-checked with the S/C. S-12 is opened from inside the cabin by an upper right-hand toggle switch designed to prevent inadvertent activation. Both pieces of equipment will be fit-checked at the Cape and then returned to the prineipal investigator at Dudley Observatory for flight loading. There is "clean room" space for Dr. Hemenway at the Cape also. On Gemini IX the first activity will be to activate the S-12 which is done from inside the cabin. The second activity will be to open the S-10 micrometeorite box on the Agena. The S-10 box is fastened to the Agena by a velero patch, (Just which Agena will be approached is unknown at this time; S-10 was attached to the Agena belonging to Gemini VIII; 1f all goes as planned there will also be one on the Agena belonging to Gemini IX. The SEDR H460 is scheduled for May 2nd and Wayne Eaton from MSC will be there. After that the collection boxes will be returned to Dudley for loading for flight. According to the present plan the S-12 collection box will be retrieved first during the EVA planned for the first day of the mission. In summary, there are some eight (8) hours of experiments (scientific experiments are only part of the total complement) scheduled for Gemini IX and there are only 4-1/2 hours in toto available for experiments according to 0. Smistad, Experiments office, MSC. The final flight plan should be ready on the 18th and I have requested a copy. CC : Jocelyn R. Gill Jocelyn R. G111 Manned Plight Experiments Office SM/Foster/Calio SM Subject Files: GT-9 S-1, S-12, S-11 SM Reading Files

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- - See to Fost File - • Semini ? (See tates note on 5-10) FOR INTERNAL USE ONDE APR 27 1966 SI/Director, Manned Plight Experiments Office • In Si/Manned Flight Experiments Office 3M reply refer to: - (JRG:kby) Status of Gemini IX Selentifle Experiments The experiments for the Gemini IX flight are: S-1, Zodiaeal Light Photography, S-11, Airglow Horizon Photography, S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on the Agena, and S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini. Mr. Wayne Baton reported by teleon to me on April 21, 1966 that the condition of the subject experiments is satisfactory. Details follow. S-1: The equipment has been checked out by MAC. The astronauts have seen it at the Cape and are satisfied with the operational plan. They have had training units for some time. Dr. Ney and the crew have had time together so the briefing seems in good shape. The plan is to take one photo of the Milky way and four (4) of the airglow just prior to ingress on the EVA operation. This is planned to be done on the second evening of flight. It is planned to use TRI-X film. Both units are now at the Cape and the flight loading of the film will take place four (4) days prior to the flight. During my visit to Dr. Ney on April 15th at the University of Minnesota, the principal investigator indicated to me that he was pleased with the plan and the crew briefing for Gemini IX. This confirms the telephone conversation with MSC re S-1. 8-11: A flight unit was recently "downgraded" to training unit (this is just nomenclature). unit and has seen the • gan chat ph has The erew has worked with the training flignt unit. The only difference in the training unit is that it has no actual filter, since this item is perishable, but the training unit is in all other respeets identical to the flignt unit. The flight unit will be at the Cape on April 29th. There has been a change in the bracket to hold this experiment. The first bracket made by HAC was unacceptable to the experimenter and apparently also to MsC. FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

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- - 2 A now bracket, satisfactory to both uSC and the experimenter, has been constructed at the Naval Research Laboratory. This new bracket was seen at the meeting in St. Louls, is Incorporated in the training unit, and MSC is well satisfied with it. There is just one night pass for accomplishment on Gemini IX In view of extra operational considerations of S-11. This will make 1t possible to get 14 exposures and a sunrise period. This 1s not what Koomen, principal investigator, requested. lie asked for four (4) night passes originally. Apparently, navigational equipment will have to usurp this time on IX. S-ll is scheduled for reflight on Gemini XI and XII. S-10. 8-12: Both units have been checked out and fit-checked with the S/C. S-12 is opened from inside the cabin by an upper right-hand toggle switen designed to prevent inadvertent activation. Both pieces of equipment will be fit-checked at the Cape and then returned to the principal investigator at Dudley Observatory for flight loading. There 1s "clean room" space for Dr. Hemenway at the Cape also. On Gemini IX the first activity will be to activate the 8-12 which is done from inside the cabin. The second activity will be to open the S-10 microneteorite box on the Agena. The S-10 box is fastened to the Agena by a velero patch. (Just which Agena will be approached is unknown at this time; S-10 was attached to the Agena belonging to Gemini VIII; if all goes as planned there will also be one on the Agena belonging to Gemini IX. the SEDR R460 is scheduled for May 2nd and Wayne Baton from MSC will be there. After that the collection boxes will be returned to Dudley for loading for flight. According to the present plan the 3-12 collection box will be retrieved first during the EVA planned for the first day of the mission. In summary, there are some eight (8) hours of experiments (scientifie experiments are only part of the total complement) scheduled for Gemini IX and there are only 4-1/2 hours in toto available for experiments according to 0, Smistad, Experiments office, MSC. The final flight plan should be ready on the 18th and I have requested a copy. jocelyn R, Gill Jocelyn R. 0111 Manned Fllght Experiments Office

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File Cremmo TX A St Gill SAA146PTTU JAW RUEDHQA7722 1512235-UUUU--RUECYH. ZNR UUUUU P 3122292 FM NASA HQ WASHINGTON D C TO RUECYH/US WEATHER BUREAU SATELLITE CENTER SUITLAND MD ZEN/ GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GREENBELT. MD ZEN/ US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH OF ASTROGEOLOGY FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA ZEN/MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER HOUSTON TEX NASA UNCLAS SM-7722. ATTN SATELLITE CENTER-DIRECTOR, INFO KENNETH NAGLER / 5-6/ ATIN GSFC-DIRECTOR CMA INFO LARRY DUNKELMAN S-28 AND DR PAUL LOWMAN JR S-5 ATTN US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DIRECTOR CMA INFO ELLIOTT MORRIS S-29 ATTN MSC-DIRECTOR. AT 16.30 EDT CMA FRIDAY CHA MAY 29 WORD CAME THROUGH TO THE MANNED FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS OFFICE CMA OSSA TO READY EXPERIMENTS S-5 CMA S-6 CMA 5-28 CMA AND S-29 FOR FLIGHT AS PARTIAL BACKUP ON THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION IN THE FERNED WERE PROMPTLY INFORMED BY TELEPHONE AND THEY PAGE 2 RUEDHQA7722 UNCLAS PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH ANY BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS AT THE CAPE OR FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING AT MSC. OVER THE WEEKEND THE PLAN TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS AS A PART OF THE BACKUP FOR THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION WAS ALTERED. THERE IS NO UNDERLINED CHANCE TO BE MADE IN THE FILM PACKS CARRIED. HENCE NO ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISKED. IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT SOME PHOTOS FOR S-T AND S-6 MAY BE TAKEN ON AN OPPORTUNITY BASIS ON OPERATIONAL FILM CARRIED. THE REQUEST FOR THE FOUR SUBJECT EXPERIMENTS FOR GEMINI IX-A IS THEREFORE OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN AT THIS TIME, THE FOUR EXPERIMENTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES VIZ. DR LOWMAN CMA JR. CMA MR NAGLER CMA MR DUNKELMAN CMA MR MORRIS CMA ARE THANKED FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COMPLY WITH THIS SUDDEN REQUEST. IT IS REGRETTED THAT INCONVENIENCE WAS CAUSED EACH OF YOU OVER THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SGD HOMER E NEWELL/ASSOCIATE ADMIN SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS/S/ BT

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CODE SM 2 3 NASA ROUTING SLIP NAME (if necessary) Mr. Foster Calis Kãnh y - pla fie GT- 9 ACTION APPROVAL CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN PER REQUEST RECOMMENDATION SEE ME SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF: 4 5. 6. 7. REMARKS: FROM: CODE: SM NAME: J.R. Gill: kby NASA Form 26 (Rev. Jan. 1963) DATE: 3/7/66 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963 OF-671845

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiments Office DATE: March 7, 1966 FROM : SM/Jocelyn R. G111 SUBJECT: Status of Scientific (OSSA) Experiments on Gemini IX The following scientific experiments are scheduled for Gemini IX: S-1, Zodiacal Light Photography; S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on Agena; S-11, Airglow Horizon Photography; S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini, related to S-10; and Dim Light Photography being presented to SSSC as S-28 on Friday, March 4, 1966. (L. Dunkelman, GSFC) • S-1: Zodiacal Light Photography, E. Ney, Univ. of Minnesota. Astronaut briefing, Ney reports that one briefing has been held in Houston and another will be scheduled for the Planetarium. Elliott See, Charles Bassett 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. Equipment, The camera equipment is now at the Cape. Documentation 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. Tri-X film will be used with and without the window. With 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 4 pictures of the airglow and a picture of the Milky Way. The principal investigator commented that he was very pleased with the enthusiastic reception from See and Bassett for the equipment 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, I personally have confidence that he will pick up where See and Bassett have left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned. S-10: Micrometeorite Collection on Agena. It employs the same bracket as S-12. This modus operandi has cost more than a new design and has given much trouble. GSI (government 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 equipment is concerned. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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S-11: Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, NRI. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and the flight hardware is on schedule. The equipment 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 Bassett) 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 Gemini S/C: On schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This is the first flight of this experiment, having been canceled out on GI-6. S-28: Dim Light Photography, I. Dunkelman: This experiment was first carried on Gemini VII and VI-A as "operational procedure. " After 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 qualifiea. Some further briefing will be required, probably at the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same time as S-l's Planetariun briefing. Jocelyn R. Gill

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SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiments Office March 7, 1966 SM/Jocelyn R. G111 Status of Scientific (OSSA) Experiments on Gemini IX The following scientific experiments are scheduled for Gemini IX: S-], Zodiacal Light Photography; S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on Agena; S-11, Airglow Horizon Photography; S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini, related to S-10; and Dim Light Photography being presented to SSSC as S-28 on Friday, March 4, 1966. (L. Dunkelman, GSFC). S-1: Zodiacal Light Photography, E. Ney, Univ. of Minnesota. Astronaut briefing, Ney reports that one briefing has been held in Houston and another will be scheduled for the Planetariun. Elliott See, Charles Bassett 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. Equigment, The camera equipment is now at the Cape. Documentation 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. Tri-X film will be used with and without the window. With 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 4 pictures of the airglow and a picture of the Milky Way. The principal investigator commented that he was very pleased with the enthusiastic reception from See and Bassett for the equipment 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, I personally have confidence that he will pick up where See and Bassett have left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned. 8-101 Micrometeorite Collection on Agena. It employs the same bracket as S-12. This modus operandi has cost more than a new design and has given much trouble. GSI (government service inspection) has been a problen 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 equipment is concerned.

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2 S-111 Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, NRI. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and the flight hardware is on schedule. The equipment has passed envirormental testing. The experiment is mounted on a movable bracket and is "pointed" by the astroneut. The first briefing of the astronauts (See and Bassett) 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 prineipal investigator. S-12: Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini 5/C: On schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This 1s the first flight of this experiment, having been canceled out on GT-6. 8-28: Dim L1ght Photographs I. Dunkelman: This experiment was first carried on Gemini VII and VI-A as "operational procedure," After processing by SSSC and MSTEB 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 qualified. Some further briefing will be required, probably et the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the sane time as 8-1's Planetarium briefing. Jocelyn R. G111 Ce: MGS/Mr. Liccardi MGS /Mr. Frandsen MGS /Mr. Hall SM: JRG111: kby 20593 3/7/66

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Cops. to A.Liccardi, DRAFT - expedive! Ready for final Frandsen, Eldon Hall 3/3766 Memo to Will Foster From: J. R. Gill Subject: Status of ARuXid Scientific (OSSA) Experiments on Gemini IX The following scientific experiments are scheduled for Gemini IX: S-1, Zodiacal Light Photography; S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on Agena; Horizon S-11, Airglow/Photography; s-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini, related to S-10; and Dim Light Photography being presented to SSSC as S-28 on Friday,March 4,1966. (L. Dunkelman, GSFC). S-1: Zodiacal Light Photography,E. Ney, Univ. of Minn. Astronaut briefing, Ney reports that one briefing has been held in Houston and another will be scheduled for the Planetarium. Elliott See, Chas. Bassett and James vell were present or the first briefing: Tom Stafford was not. Under the circumstances, it is likely that the briefing Equipment, The camera equipment is now at the Cape. Documentation has presented some problems, mainly the insistence on a new serial number for the canera since it now has a handle on it. The handle is mounted with holes on the camera. Tri- film will be used with and without the window (moopoti). With 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 4 pictures of the airglow and a picture of the milky Way. The principal investigator commented that he yas very pleased with the enthusiastic reception from See and Bassett for the equipment and experiment. They have been the most interested in this experiment of all the astronauts who have been associated with it. in the experimental program, I personally have confidence th t he will pick up where See and bassett have left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned. S-10: Micrometeorite Collection on Agena. It employs the same bracket as S-12. This modus operandi has cost more than a new design and has given much trouble. GBI (govt serve inspection) 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" instead of following instructions. The experiment is all ready, so far as equipment is concerned.

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2. s-11: Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, NRI,. No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first flight of this experiment and the flight hardware is on schedule. The equipment 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 Bassett) has been held and another is to be held later in the Norehead Flanetarium. The astronauts seemed "reasonably happy" with the experiment according to the principal investigator. S-12, Micrometeorite Collection on Gemini edixs/C: On schedule. No problems reported by the principal investigator. This is the first flight of this experiment, having been pastontexem GI-6. cancelled out on S-28: Dim Light Photography, L. Dunkelmant. This experiment was first carried on Gemini VII and VI-A as "operational procedure." After 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 qualified. Some further briefing will be required, probably at the Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same time as S-l's Planetarium briefing. Jocelyn R. Gill