UAP D022 Gemini 9 Debriefing 1966

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The Gemini IX mission conducted various scientific experiments, including Zodiacal Light Photography and Micrometeorite Collection, with notable successes in capturing images of the airglow and zodiacal light. The debriefing highlights the performance of the astronauts and the experiments, as well as the challenges faced during the mission.

Key Findings

- Gemini IX successfully captured about 40 usable pictures of the airglow and zodiacal light. - The guiding for the experiments was reported as the best yet achieved on a manned spacecraft. - A glacial lake was discovered in Peru, prompting an investigation by the Peruvian military. - Biological experiments showed contamination before and sterility after the flight. - Some experiments were not officially carried out but were performed operationally.

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CODE NASA ROUT NAME (if 11tm1ary) SLIP ACTION APPROVAL CURRENCE INFORMATION INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE NOTE AND FORWARD NOTE AND RETURN 1. 2. 3. PER REQUEST RECO-ENDATION s. SEE ME SIGNATURE 6. REPL y FOR SIGNATURE Of: 7. REMARKS: CODE : FROM: NAME: DATE: /C, / JJ U. S. GOVERNMENT PR I NTIN G OFF ICE : 1963 OF-671845 NASA Form 26 ( Rev. Jan. 1963) • • ; to • .. • .. , ' ,. a ( ) .. I t d ' ' . t .(t . ' • • A t .' ) NASA ROUTI G SLIP ._ ACTION CODE NAME (if 11,wsar;,) APPROVAi. 1. <&e."""' I'\\' ,r C~Rl£NCE L ~LE 2. t7 'O INFORMATION _q_ INVESTIGATE ANO ADVISE 3. \~ NOTE AND fORWARO NOTE ANO RETURN PH REQUEST ,. 11£COMMEN0A TION SEE ME 5. SIGNATUllE UPI.Y FOi SIGNATURE Of, 6. 7. REMARKS: L /\61?,vpt, ~ 9-,. N~ \or• ll ~ri~, ( .. '2. AtOM: ICODE, I NAME, ~ p IDA:,/ ( i. I ' ' US. GOVE.NJlllt:HT ,11NTING o,r,c, 1913 o,-'71145 NASA Form 26 ( Rev. Jan. 1963) V \J 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 the penicilliumspeciroens 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 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 p resent. J ocelyn R. Gill 7/6/66 m MMmorandum to the File ! . .I '• ________"__,, __________ _ ~~~ -- 'D 1 . ,;..w cJ w • , 1-pf-a..-b ~......~-~ ~~....,,r__ _ ____.J_,._---'-----l-!:1 7 /s,.o t ~ 'Tw-C...-~~~ .~ ....,.6-·_ ~'J. .. e~.~-____,,_,~-...-I-_,____ -----~ '--- ~ . H-a.-. l----~~\-_;,-~--~~ ---t----1~~-------­ _ ..-..-L-• --'-~ ---1"'r-+-J---·--<wl--"JIE-'i-t--------- OPTtONA.L FORM NU. 10 • MAY INZ. EDIT(ON - G SA P'PMR (,t CFR) t01-11.f. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO SM/ DirectoJ ,~~ DATE: June 21 , 1966 Manned Flik-'t' 1 ~ periments Office FROM SM/Jocelyn R. Gill SUBJECT: Report on Gemini 9 \ ) 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 Research Laboratory -About 40 us~ble pictures of the airglow with a split field picture were obtained. Some of the same star f…

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