Gemini IX (renamed Gemini IX-A) was the seventh crewed flight of the Gemini series, launched on June 3, 1966. The mission’s primary objectives included…
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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 0SSA experiments was impressive . The guiding
performed for S011 and S001 was the best that has yet been done on a manned
spacecraft . In all 40 usu.able pictures of the airglow were made with the
2- filter (split field) arrangement attached to the wide angle Maurer lens
( NRL' s experiment) .
8 ee1 : 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 aJf the/ surface has been a.na.lyzed, 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 ou:b faster (a) 3 swabs
taken inside the s/c re- flight were dirty ; post-flight these same areas
were sterile . ( b ) the T-4 bacteriophages and t he penicilliumspeciroens
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survived the spaceflight; two other sp eciment. 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
excellent. Features show up in these pictures which do not appear on any existing
map; for example, a glacial lake in the Ange~ which do not appear on any existing
maps. The Peruvian Embassy has been informed of this lake which may portend
an avalanche hazard for villagesilocated below, The Peruvians have sent a
military p-l,ane 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 Im.lCh "work" under the
present arrangements. It takes two hands just to control the body peeitionang .
Hand-held photography during EVA for experiments looks "out of the question"
at pres ent.
J oc elyn R. Gill
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Memorandum
TO SM/ DirectoJ , ~ ~ DATE: June 21 , 1966
Manned Fli k-'t' 1~ periments Office
FROM SM/Jocelyn R. Gill
SUBJECT: Report on Gemini 9
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Gemini 9 - n~e,ct:xon on our experimen was impressive .
a
S-1 - Zodi~al Light Experiment (N ) - This was done inside
the capsule . Pictures were taken of the zod~cal 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
zodi~cal light .
S-11 - Airglow Horizon Photographic Experiment (Koomf n) -
Naval Resear ch Laboratory - About 40 us~ble 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 .
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S- 5 & s - 6 - These were not officially carried , but Stafford
and Cernan took over 300 colored pictures using the Hasselblad
and Maur er 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 show on any
existing map . Peruvian embassy has been informed of this lake
which may portend for avalanch hazard to villages located below
this lake . Military plane was sent into area to investigate .
AMU - This was unsuccessful . Proves to be " too much work"
under present arrangements during EVA . It takes two hands
to control the body positioning . Hand held photography during
EVA for experiment looks out of the question at present time .
Jocelyn R. Gill
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U . S . NAVAL RESEARCH L AB O RATORY
WASH INGTON , D. C. 20390
Code 7020
21 June 1966
Dr . Homer E. Newell
Associate Administrator
Space Science and Applications
National Aeronautics and Space Ad.ministration
Washington, D. c. 20546
Dear Homer :
Fir st, in behalf of the NRL- GSFC collaborators in Gemini Experiment S- 9,
I want to express deep gratification at t he strong int erest in and conc ern 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 t wo
elliptic orbits bavine an altitude of 75 0 nautical miles at apogee (approxi
mately over Australia ) during the 26th and 27th orbits . Our emulsion stack
apparatus would be retrieved from the retroadapter se ction 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 effect s 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 t o say that we in the NRL group are looking forward to
favorable consideration by the Manned Space Flight Experiments Board of our
recent Apollo proposals for cosmic- ray studi es outside the magnetosphere , and
for observations of cosmic y- rays in earth- orbiting Apollo vehicles .
With warm regards ,
Sincerely,
J.><urice 1:!
3 h ief Scientist
Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physics
Principal Investigator, s- 9)
P . S. A list of those attending the meeti ng in my office yesterday is attached.
In an earlier meeting several weeks ago , we benefited from participation by ✓
Astronauts Charles Conrad and William Anders . )\ ~ I
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In attendance at meeting in Dr . Shapiro ' s office
U. S . Naval Research Laboratory
, 20 J une 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. 0 1 Dell
Rein Silberberg
Chen- Hsiang Tsao
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LABSTRACTS
No. 23 U. S. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, WASHINGTON , D.C. June 10, 1966
USRL Joins RL Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics Established
Effective July 1 the Navy Underwater Sound Ref
erence Laboratory (USRL) in Or land o, Florida,
will be disestablished and become a di v i s i o n 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 imderwater sound measure
ment, will be re-enforced by the spec i a 1i zed
capabilities of related elements of the NRL research
staff. The f i n an c i a 1, 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.
Ows ley. Mr. Owsley will report directly to Capt
T. B. Owen, Director of NRL, for the management
of the operations and the effective prosecution of Effective May 11 the Laboratory established a
the program. He will be guided as appropriate and Chair of Cosmic Ray Physics for Dr. Maurice M.
in their resp ective areas, by NRL's Director of Shapiro, who recently r esigne d from the Superin
Research, Director of Support S e r vi c e s, and tendency of the Nucleonics Division after 12 years
Comptroller. in the latter position. The post of Chair of Science
continued - page 2 was c r eat e d by the Laboratory to confer special
NRL Signs Labor Contract recognition on the incumbent as a distinguished
scientist of exceptional accomplishment.
for Guard Unit The staf.f of the former Cosmic Ray Branch,
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Colum which Dr. Shapiro organized and led since 1949,
bia Lodge No. 174 of the International Association will constitute the L ab oratory for Cosmic Ray
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have nego Physics , with Dr. Shapiro as Chief Scientist.
tiated a comprehensive agreement covering all non The Laboratory for Cosmic Ray Physics is en
supervisory security guards in the Laboratory's gaged in studies of the primary cosmic radiation
Security and Administrative Services Division. its composition, energy spectra, and other proper
Following a grant of exclusive recognition to the ties. This group of physicists composing the Lab
Union on January 19, 1966, negotiations began on oratory has become especially well-known for its
March 31, 1966, and were concluded on May 26. significant contributions to our knowledge of the
The Laboratory's negotiating team was beaded by helium component and the heavier primary nuclei
Capt J. C. Matheson, Director of Support Services, of the cosmic radiation, as well as for its earlier
and inc luded LCdr J . H. DalPian, Se c u r i t y and work on elementary particles. Dr. Shapiro is also
Administrative Ser vices Officer, and Mr. T. F. Principal Investigator for the Gemini Cosmic Ray
Garnett, Jr., of the Personnel Division . The chief Experiment S-9, a collaborative enterprise of the
negotiator for the Union was Mr. R. W. Fauntleroy, Laboratory and the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Business R epresentative of Columbia Lodge No . The emulsion stack designed for this experiment
174. Mr. Fauntleroy was assisted by Mr. R. E. was lost on the ill-fated Gemini VIIl but, the ex
Bunner and Mr. H. B. Brooks, both members of the periment is re-scheduled to be flown on Gemini
Laboratory's guard force. Flight XI.
The completed agreement was signed at 3:00
p. m. on Wednesday, June 1, in the Office of the
Savings Bond Campaign Extended
Director of Support Services. The effective date The Federal Savings Bonds Chairman, Postmas
of the agreement is June 2, 1966. It is anticipated ter General Lawrence F. O'Brien, has announced
that the agreement will remain in effect for one that he is extending the 25th Anniv er sary Savings
year with the possibility of its subsequent extension Bonds Campaign for F ederal Employees through
continued - page 2 continued - page 2
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2 NRL LABSTRACTS
USRL - continued Elected Fellow of the
As a part of NRL, the new division's work will American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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 t e c h n i q u e s , and standardized
instrumentation, and to provide facilities and ser
vices for the accurate calibration of standard in
strumentation and the wibiased determination of
performance characteristics of development, pro
totype, or operational underwater sound devices
used by the Naval Establishment.
Several of NRL's key personnel, including Capt
T. B. Owen, the Director, and Dr. C. E. Cleeton,
the Associate Director of Research for Electronics,
have visited tbe 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 its new staff members and looks forward
to publication of articles about the new di vision. Dr. Richard Tousey, Head of the Rocket Spec
troscopy Br an c h, Atmosphere and Astrophysics
Division, was elected a Fellow of the American
CONTRACT SIGNED - continued Academy of Arts and Sciences at the Academy's
for one additional year. Significant provisions con 186th Annual Meeting held May 11 in Boston, Mass.
cerning promotion, s c he du ling of annual leave, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
hours of work, and a grievance procedure with pro was founded in Boston in 1780 by John Adams and
visions for advisory arbitration, are among the other revolutionary leaders of the Massachusetts
seventeen articles included in the agreement. Bay Colony. Among the prominent members of the
This is the second agreement covering Labora past have been George Washington, Oliver Wendell
tory employees negotiated within the framework of Holmes, Horace Mann, Sir Winston Churchill, and
the F e d e r al Employee-Management Cooperation John F. Kennedy.
Program as set forth in Executive Order 10988. Dr. Tousey, who is a member of over a dozen
The first agreement, covering all wigraded non major scientific and professional societies, is now
supervisory employees at the Washington complex a Fellow in four of them. Previously he had been
of NRL, became effective on December 21, 1964. elected Fellow by the American Physical Society,
Re-negotiation of the latter agreement is expected the Optical Society of America, and the American
to begin in the early fall of this year. Geophysical Union. Moreover, Dr. Tousey's work
here has earned him numerous special honors and
awards, including the Navy Award for Distinguished
SAVINGS BOND CAMPAIGN - continued Achievement in Science (1963), the Henry Draper
June. He said that the additional month is needed Medal of the National Academy of Sciences (1963),
to assure that every civilian and military employee and the Frederic Ives Medal of the Optical Society
of the Federal Government throughout the world is of America (1960) .
given an opportunity to sign up for regular pur
chases of Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Scrap Material Wasn't Scrapped
Plan.
The Postmaster General expressed confidence The following items were evidently mistaken for
that the campaign goal of 75 percent participation scrap material and were picked up in Building 49.
by Federal employees will be achieved. The equipment should be returned so that formal
So far in NRL' s Savi.n gs Bond Campaign 94 people transfer procedures may be followed.
have i n c r ea s e d their Bond allotments, and 157
people have signed up for Bond deductions, making •Pulse Generator, H.P . Mod. 212A, Ser . 549,
a total of 1,628 Bond savers. The Laboratory's P.A. 243091
percentage of participation is now over 50. • Pulse Generator, H.P. Mod. 212A, Ser. 4496,
This extra month affords you the ex c e 11 en t P.A. 248572
opportunity of signing up for Bonds. Why not jump • Flow Meter,Burton,Mod. 200, Ser. 200-6069,
on the "Bond Wagon" today? P .A. 245683
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GEMINI IX ASTRONAUI'S
Ilr. COLONEL THOMAS STAFFORD
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YEABS, WABM CONGRATUIATIOBS ON THE I£>NG SP WAI.K--IT W.AS
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SUBJECT: Sci entific Experiments carried out oh Gemini IX
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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 spi te of a slight flurry last Friday night to t brow in additional
experiments as a possible backup in the event of failure of the .ATDA,
no new experiments were introduced . Thi s was a consequence of the
decis i on to i ntroduce no additional film packs which could have
acconnnodated some moreexperimental activity. (Ref . TWX to Dr .
John Clark re S- 28 support for Gemini IX, 5/27/66 and TWX to 4
experimenters and their directors re S- 5, S - 6, S-28 and S-29, 5/31/66) .
Nonetheless , i t is anticipated that some photographs will have been
taken for S-5 and S -6 (Synoptic Photography) on the operational film
carri ed - even though this experiment was not scheduled for Gemini IX .
As of Sunday, June 5th at ll : 30 e . d . t . telephone contact with
Norman Foster ' s office indicated the following on experiments .
{Talked with Ed Ze itler, MSC both Saturday and Sunday . He i s the
editor on the experiments status report) .
The efforts to di slodge the shroud from the .ATDA, (called by
Tom Stafford as "an angry alligator, ") were in vain so docking with
the ATDA was scrubb ed from the mission . At this point there was
some concern over the fuel supply and a thought that i t might not be
poss ible to carry out all the experiments . The status of sci entific
experimental activity is given below .
1. S-10, Agena Micrometeorite Collecti on, Dr . C. Hemenway, Dudley
Observatory
The S- 10 was carried on the .ATDA, but it was impo ss i ble to get
near i t or to retrieve i t . The S- 10 was also ca rri ed on the Agena
and there was no activity with it ei ther . The S -10 i s still on the
.ATDA and conceivably could be retrieved on a later mi ss i on .
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2. S-11, Airglow Horizon Photograpby, M. Koomen, Naval Research
Laboratory
The astronauts made 3 night passes on this experiment and reported
bno problemshso it is assumed that the experiment went off as planned .
They may be able to devote 1 more night pass to it during the mission .
They are still planning the 2 - 1/2 hour 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 - ll ).
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 . )
S-5 and S- 6, Synoptic PhotograJ?hl, 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 11 yes , 11 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 .
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Manned Flight Experiments Office
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Subj ct. ieo.tifl.o er1mcit Carri out on Gemini lX
ee1on carr1 t following OSSl ta:
11g•aa 1111.cro eorite Oollectton
u Airglov nzon fhoti>itra:ntIV
12 Gemini Miej;Vll•~:iurite COllection
ln spit ot aalight flurry last h14'V Di to throw in t1olial experiments
u e. po 1ble ~ in th event ot f'ailure o't the A ~ no new e:x;per:lmmta
1ntroctuc-e4, ~ia vaa a con.eequ ce ot th deo1 ■ion to~troduce no
&dditio tum...--- vhich coul.d have acco :t acne mre a:perlm.ental
actt'rltity. ( flt. 'NX to :Dr,Jobn C1&:l'k re s-28 aupport tor G9min1 ll.~5/'ZT/66
d 1WX t:O 4 ~ t e r s and their directors re 8-5 1 8-6,S-28 and S-29,-/.5/'31/66
nethelea , it ia anticipated that ao tographe vil1 hav been taken ~r
S-5 and -6 (Synoptic fhotograpbY) o th operational tum carried•• even
thougb th1 en,er:1.mtm.t was no schedul.ed tor Oe:m1n1 IX,
Aa ot tNDDAY Juue 5th at lls30 te1~one contact with nl!ID. Poster's
offl.e 1n41cat e i'olloving on lll!rl'~U!llll!m::ta.( ed. with Zeitler,MBC
both Sat/and Sun• Re ia the editor on the ~ t a statue report).
Ettorte to d1tllodge the ebroud the ATDA,f~• by Tom st.ttora "en angry
al11ptor~ wen in vain o ocldng with th AT!». vaa Scrubbed... bom. t mission.
At th1AI point there vu aome concern over the f\iel aµppl.y and 'DDCIWD:(1; tbat
it might not be po aible to carry, CNt all the ~imeilta. 'Iha atatua of
■cientUic e.rimental activity 1• given bel.ow.
1. S - ~ ~ Ml~eortite C llect1on, Dr. C. H , J>u.dl.97 Observatory
ib vu carH on tiil ATJi( 1 fut it vaa µp,aa1ble to near it
or to retrieve it. ('Die S.-1.0 alao cur1.e4 on the Ageoe. there was no
activity with tt either •• lM1---=-----edn11 The S-10 1a still on the
ATD& conceivably coul.d be eved on later saion.
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1t so Jet• could be ~ uaed. The '901tion vu 111114• to reactivate it
during the utroDliuta 10 br. aleep perl.~. It vu cloae4 again and retriffed
by Ceman during bi• apace~- So 8•12 collection bOK 1■ being fflUl'l1e4
1n the GBad n1 IX capaw.e. (the ~ e r vu uk Whether i t wa14 be
Mfe to tr,r a ■ ecoii4 ax:poauie in4 Uked ¥lwther ~ utlal&Ut• could recall
whether the closing cycle the box bad taken about 30 ■ee.. Th~ appenrrtl.1'
could not hear i t and 80 coul.4 make ~ determination.) The ftrat ~
■tart at 12 cl.osed. at 17 hra.
tL,.ancl s.6; ~ i c ~ , D . r.. Paul Lolman Zr. and IC. er.
le DC> r4 on bcnr iat ;v t en. D9'w4-P9ff Dade rwt,
to a picture or a Calitomia, but tnc there vu a good deal ot opcational
tum a'boia.r4, it 1 e<:tid that tbere be quite a f•• Ceman during WA vaa
aillked vhet h had the Buaelblad c:amera out41de tbe ~ vu 'Y•.
In aJJdng with J)r. Lc,wman J a&nili4 that th1 1• 'tably the vide-angle(90 deg.
Hanel very. ll produce aoae ~ pictures
Pl'0Jll the ~ t ot eaq,~• w.a aeema to a good miaaion. wa ahould
S-12 and S-11 Yell U 8•5 and S-6. Dm'tt pic:turee
vol ot tli Karth ATl.u.
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MANNED FLIGHT EXP RIMBNTS OFFICE, OSSA TO READY
EXPERIMENTS S-5, S-6, S-28, and S- 29 FOR FLIGHT AS
PARTIAL BACK P ON THE GEMINI IX-A MISSION IN THE
EVENT OF AN ATDA FAILURE. THE EXPERIMEtTE CON-
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OYER THE WEEKEND THE PLAN TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL
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followwg recovery. I t 1 te sts of continuit 1 the
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May 20 , 1966
re telephone call to Mr . Eaton , MSC
Only scientific experiment affected by scrub is S- 10 ,
Micrometeorite Collection on the Ageaa . 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 . ot to be activated)r Another problem
1s stowage within reentry vehicle .
The other scientific experiments remain unaffected . Camera
equipment Will be reload prior to launch on 31 May .
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Only scientific xper1ment a fected by scrub is s.1O ,
crometeor1te Collection on the A aa . ATD does not
have capability to be placed in a park1n orbit . Therefore ,
its life expectancy 1s uite low compared to A en orbit .
Plans to retrieve y-10 . Not to be activated . Another probl m
1s stowage within reentry vehicle .
The other scientific experiments r n in unaffecte·d . Ca r
equipment removed . 1111 be reload prior to launch on 31 r ay .
Mr . Eton plans to call you again the first of next week with
additional information .
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BM/Maimed Fllgbt Experlmeuts Office
ttect OD Sci. title Bxperlnlenta OD Gemini IX saion. as a reaul.t
of' t.allure of ~ IX.
The tollowing OSSA e:z:perimG'ts are a siped to Gem1n1 ll: 8-1, -l.O,
-ll, and S-12. :Detail ■ f'ollaw:
S-11 ZOd1acal. Light PhotoPflq, . Bey1 uninni.tz of Minn BOta
o chaug 1a xp cted 1.n tbis experlllent. Provided that GT-9 la abl.e
to through the planned INA, tbi• experiment ought to be &cCOIIPlia.bed
u written 1D t e miss~on plaa.
S~l.O, c~~r1te Collecticm on the Agena, C. Hemenw.z1 DUdlez Observatory
The collection box attached to the Agena IX i.a lo■t. ~ back-up u'liit 1
at the Cape ready to be attached to the ATDA ( target 'fth:lcl.e). The
cant:lngency m1tus1on p.J.an written f'or tbe J!l'Ill C&l:l• tor t bos to
retr1.eved 1n !!1£P!:ned condition. -Tb1a e,ms tbat collection of' pa.rtiele11
would be confined to the outaide portion Vh1ch waa planned for tbe 8-10.
(It 1a ■hieldecl on launch). The miasion plan call8 tor retrina-1 of the
. box ud ■toring inside tbe Gali1ni apacecraft before reentry.
S-111 Airglow RoriEon PbotoE!Jlbl, . Kocaen1 - aval. Bbe&rcb I.Al,orator,:
In the tllpt p,l.an for tbe ATDA, :tbere. u the poea1bU1ty of an increase
f'rom 3 t~ 4 niCht I'UD.8 for th1• uperiment. So 1t doea not ~ that
1 t :wUl. ■l.1ff'er.
crometeorlte Coll.ection on the Gem!l:d1 C.. H ~ Dud.lez Obsenatorz
'rhi_s QperiDlent abould be unaf'f'eete b7 the failvre o~ Age_,tja. 9. It 1a
planned to retrieTe the collection box after IISQlDe 8 hour of exposure and
to return 1.t 1.ui.de the Gemini. apa.cect'&ft.
1na1J7, it ie pointed out tl:at t e general ef'tect 1.a to place more concern.
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exp r1mettt..
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UNITED STATES GO VE R MENT
Memorandum
TO MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE DATE : May 13 , 1966
FROM SM/ Manned Flight Experiments Office
SUBJECT : Bulletin on S- 11 experiment for Gemini IX .
The extended timer-on 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
model in the simulator and the cable broke . Then Eugene
Ce r nan , the pilot , took the 11 flight backup " c amera and this
broke also . Needless to say this cable in the came ra is a
ve r y weak link ? R. T . Seal and M. J . Koomen were at t he Cape
while this was in progress .
In an effort to alleviate this problem for future Gemini
flight s , MSC is trying to develop a timer for the S- 13
experiment which will include the film advance . They feel
that it is comin g along well and that they will accomplish
this .
Jo c elyn R. Gill
~anned F li ght Exp eri ments Office
Etty U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
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Manned Flight Experiments Office
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SUBJECT: Tentative list of invitees to attend Gemini IX Debriefing
nine ( 9) days following recovery submitted by SM at request
of John Mc Kee , Crew Operations , MSC .
In a telcon on 4/ 19/66 Mr . John Mc Kee 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 . Dunkelrnan , Mr . M. Dub in , Dr . Henry Smith , and
Dr . Jocelyn Gill .
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individual or his office of this action and the likely date
when this would happen . There is , of course, nothing binding
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OPTION.Al fOI.M. NO. 10
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Memorandum
TO SM/Director, Manned Flight Experiment s Office DATE: March 7, 1966
FROM SM/Jocelyn R. Gill
SUBJECT : Status of Scientific (OSSA) Experiments on Gemini IX
The following scientific experiments are scheduled for Gemini IX : S -l ,
Zodiacal Light Photography; S-10, Micrometeorite Collection on Agena;
S -11, Airglow Horizon Pbbtography; 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 -l : 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 boles 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 extens ion 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 pleas ed with the
enthus iastic 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 bas
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 i t was not written into the contract .
The problem is with the fairing with the handle in the open position .
Lubrication bas also been a problem since the contractor has applied it
in 11 glops 11 instead of following instructions . The experiment is all ready,
so far as equipment is concerned .
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S -11 : Airglow Horizon Photography, M. Koomen, NRL .
No difficulties in the schedule are anticipated. This is the first
flight of this experiment and the flight hardware is on schedule .
The equipment has passed environmental testing . The experiment is
mounted on a movable bracket and is 11 pointed 11 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 be en canceled out on GT - 6 .
S - 28 : Dim Light Pbotograpl¾ L. Dunkelman :
This experiment was first carried on Gemini VII and VI -A as "operational
procedure . " Af'ter processing by SSSC and M3FEB 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
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BM/Director,. Manned Flight Experiments Of':fice March 7, 1966
/JoceJ.yn B. Gill
Status or Scie t11"ie ( OOSA) Experiments on Gem:ini IX
The i'ollovi.ng scientii'ic ex:perim.ent are schedule for Gemini IX: S-l,
Zodiacal Li&}lt Photography; s-10, 1Ucrometeor1.te Collection on Agena;
S-ll, A1rglow Horizon Photography; S-l2, Mic:rometeorit Col.lect.ion. on
Gem.1111, rel.ated to S-10; and Dila Ligllt Photography being presented to
SSSC as S-28 on F 1day, Ma.rcb 4, 1.966. (L. Dunkel.man, GSJ'C).
S-1: Zodiacal Light Pbotograpey,
tronaut briefing,. 7 repc,rts th t one briefing be. been held in
Houston and another will be scbedul.ed for the Pl.alletari\D. Elliot-t See,
Charles Bassett and J s Lovell were present for t first briefing:
Tom Stafford -wa not. U: er the circumstances, it is likel.T t t the
brl .t'1ng w:11..l have ta b r eated.
E uipaent,- The c ra e uipaent is now e.t e Cape. Documen a.Uon has
problems, mai.nq the insi.st nee on a l\eV erial number
for th c ra since it now has a handl on it. 'l'be ba.mlle i.s mounted
with bole on the c :l 'a. 'rri-X film will. be used with and without the
Yindo • With batch open nd 1ng the s cecraf't as an oceul.t~ di k,
the tronaut vlll place b:1.mself int e shadow o-f the s/c see how
:far out bi c trace the exten ion of the solar corona.. Be will al.so
take 4 pictur o:f' th a.irglow and a picture of the J0.1k;r Way.
Th priiicipe.11.ilvestigator commen that he was very pl ased with th
entbuai tic reception fr See end ssett for the equipmen't end
• ' r i -... iment. The7 have been tb t in erested in bis eJI>eriment of 1.
been sociated w1 th it. Since T st-afford bas
been very cooper in the experiment 1. pro , I personal..ly ha
confi.dence that he vill pi k up Yb re S d Bassett have l.ef't off, and
that t experilllent c go off e.s pl.anned.
It employs the same bra.ck.et S-12. Th modus o'1randi: has cost more
tba nev design and has given much trouble. GSI government service
inspection) has been problem since it was not wrl. ten into the contraet.
The p:robJ.em is with tbe f ring w:1.t the b.endle 1n tbe open pcsit1.on.
Lubrication bas al.so been a problem since the contractor ha applied it
1 "g1o " inst ad ot follovi.ng instructions. The experiment is all reaccy-,
o far s equi nt 1 concerned:.
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s-111 Aiz:glow Bori~on l'hotoF:!JlbYt 14. Koomen, NRL.
o ditt1ault sc antic . 'l'll1s ie the f'int
flig):lt o t t gbt h re 1 on schedtil.
Thee n d enviromnental testing. The experiment 18
mount c. 1.a 11.pointed" by 'the a.st onaut
The ~1.r ~ b:ie~ o th atronauts (Se and Ba.saett) s be n bel
and anoth r i to be held l ter in tn Morehead. Plane'tarium. 'rb
tronauts • em d "reasonably happ:,11 nth the x:periment a.cco:rding
to t principal inveoti :tor.
8-12: M1crometeor1t ~ 1 sjo:
On chedul.e. No probl re rted oy the principal. investiga o:r, Thi
u the fir t fl~g}:l,t of t is e~riment, l1s,ving been cane led out on GT-6..
8-28: Light Photog plJi L. Dunkel.m&n:
:Thi.• r1ment was first o rr1 on Gemi,n1: vn d Vl:-A a "-operational
procedur . 11 After processing by SC and MSFEB tb1i month, it 1.& ho d:
hat 1~ n l l a e tu.l.l xperiment t t . It ua cemeras already"
usigned to the s/c ensit1ve bl ck and whit 1'1lm. alre dy qua11:f'1ed.
So f"urtb r bri f'ing w1ll be re uir d, probably t the Planetari.ura an
possibl:y can be accompli hed at h tim a B-1' s Plan tarium bri flng.
Jocelyn lL Gill
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Memo to ill oster
From : J . . G-ill
Subject : Status of tibmti:Kixll cientif'ic tOSSA) xperiments on Gemini IX
The f ollowing s cientific exper iments are scheduled for 'emini lX : S- 1 ,
Zodiacal Light Photogrophy; S- 10, icrometeorite Collecti on on gena ;
Horizon
S- 11, irglo /Photo .raphy ; -12 , · c rometeorite Collection on emini, r elated
t o S- 10; and Dim Light hotography being presented to SSC as S- 28 on
F'ri day , arch 4 , 1966 . lL. Dunkelman, USFC ).
S- l : Zodiacal Light Phot ography • . Ney . Oniv. of inn .
Astronaut briefin , ey reports that one briefing has been held in
ouston and another ill be scheduled for the Planetarium . Elliott See ,
Chas . as sett and Jam~s L vell ere present or the f irst briefing : Tom
t fford was not . Under he circumstances , it is likely that the briefing
will have to be repeated .
·quipment , he camera equipment is now at the Cape . Do cumentat i on has
presented some problems , mainly the insistence on a new serial number f or the
camera since i t no, has a handle on it . 'l'he handl e is mounted vrith holes on
the c mera . l'ri- film will be us ed with and without t he , indov { ~.
ith hatch open and us· the spa cec raft as an occulting disk , the astronaut
will pl ace himself in the shadow of the S?C and s ee how f;;r out he can trace
the extension of the sol ar coron . He ,. ill also take 4 pictures of the airc:-low
and a picture of the Ilky ay .
he principal investigator commented that he qas ver pleased with the
enthusiastic reception from ee and Ba ss ett for the equipaent and exper:iment .
l'hey have been t he most int~ested in this experiment of all the astronauts who
have been associated ·ith it . 1:>ince '1'om Stafford has been very cooperative
in the experimental pro ram, 1 personally have confidence th · t he will pick up
where ·ee and ~a ssett 1ave left off, and that the experiment can go off as planned .
- 10: Micro eteorite Collection on Agena . lt employs the ~ br acket as S- 12 .
This modus opera ndi has cost more than a new design and has given much trou ble .
USI (govt serve inspection) has been a problem since it was not v itten into the
contract . l'he problem is with thef iring with t he handl e in t he open position.
Lubricat ion has also been a problem since the contractor has applied i t in
11 lops" instea d of f ollowing instructions . l'he experiment is all ready , so
far as equipment is concerned .
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2.
irglow Horizon Photography. . Koomen, mt/. No difficulties in t he
schedule are anticipated . L'his is the first fli ht of this experiment and ,he
f lia t hard11are is on sche ule . l'he equipment. has passed environmental
testing . rhe exper ent is mounted on a movable bracket and is "pointed"
by the astronaut .
'he first briefing of the astronauts tSEE and ~assett) has been held and
another is to be held later in the o:r·ehe., a rlanetarium. he astronauts
seemed "reasonably happy" vi.th the experiment accordin~ to the princi al
investigator .
· crometeorite Collection on emini nkx:S/C:
On schedule . No problems reported by the principal investigator . his is the
irst flight of this experiment , having been ~ T-6.
cancelled out on
- 28 : Dim Light Photography , L . Dunkel.man/. his expe1·iment was first c.srried
on Gemini VII and VI-A as 11 operational procedure . 11 Aft er processiw:1 by SSSC
and FEB thi s month , it is hoped that it ~~11 assume .fE.b!:_ experiment status .
It uses cameras already assifned to the S/C and sensitive bl ck and white film,
already qualified . Some further briefing will be required , robabl at the
Planetarium and possibly can be accomplished at the same t:ime as S-1 1 s Planetarium
brief ·
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