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... EXPLORER IX re-entered the earth's atmosphere and disintegrated after more than three years in space. ... effective satellite for measuring atmospheric density and temperature. Placed in orbit Feb. 16, 1961, EXPLORER IX traveled more than 340 million mi. during its 14,000 orbits of the earth. It ... correlated with those of a similar inflated sphere, EXPLORER XIX , orbited Dec. 19,1963. EXPLORER IX was the first satellite orbited by a solid-fuel launch vehicle (Scout) and the first ...

... for period covering six or more passages of solar activity centers. As secondary mission, Pioneer IX would: ''(1)'' acquire data when highly significant solar event occurred; ''(2)'' refine primary 'determinations of ... training of operations personnel by launching Test and Training Satellite as secondary pay­load. Pioneer IX separation, boom deployment, and first solar orienta­tion occurred as planned and all eight experiments ...

... by means of Luna 9 has been fulfilled and successfully concluded,” Tass reported after LUNA IX had completed 48 hrs. of active life transmitting a total of 10 panoramic photographs of ... reported it had received 2½ more photos of poor quality. Third picture transmitted by LUNA IX ’s instrument package Feb. 4 was shown on Moscow television. During transmission, camera was inclined ... ’s surface was “highly pitted, porous and probably covered with numerous rocks and fragments.” LUNA IX “has proved beyond doubt that the upper layer of lunar soil is a sponge like ...

... route to McDonnell for two weeks training in space simulator, were followed later by GEMINI IX backup crew Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan , who landed safely. NASA Hq. officials announced that the backup crew would fly the GEMINI IX mission on schedule. ‘‘ (Wagner, Wash. Post, 3/1/66, A1, A4)’’ Discussing the Apollo/ Saturn ...

... Center KSC . MSC Director Robert R. Gilruth announced that preparations for the May 26 GEMINI IX launching would continue ‘‘just as if nothing had happened to GEMINI VIII . . . . While we are ... to find the cause of the GEMINI VIII occurrence, preparations will move ahead for GEMINI IX so when the results of this flight become available, we’ll be as far along as possible with GEMINI IX .” ''(Waldron, NYT, 3/18/66,20; Simons, Wash. Post, 3/18/66; AP, Wash. Post ...

... Agena Target Vehicle GATV ) in planned 185-mi. (298-km.) circular orbit. Launch of GEMINI IX with Command Pilot Thomas Stafford and Pilot Eugene Cernan was to have followed 99 min ... by the vehicle. Agena separated on schedule and both vehicles plunged into the sea.” GEMINI IX -A mission was scheduled for May 31-and later rescheduled for June 1-using Augmented ...

... illumination. ''(Tass, 5/18/66)'' Summing up the effect of May 17 loss of GEMINI IX mission’s Agena Target Vehicle, William Hines said in the Washington Evening Star: “. . . it is ... 66-30, 66-123; NASA Rpt. SRL)'' Editorial comment on May 17 scrubbing of GEMINI IX mission: New York Times: “For the third time in the past few months, a space ... substitute target rocket they have on hand may permit much of the originally planned GEMINI IX experiment to take place early next month. But for the moment at least, a shadow ...

Augmented Target Docking Adapter ( AUGMENTED TARGET DOCKING ADAPTER ATDA ) for GEMINI IX -A mission was successfully launched by Atlas booster from Eastern Test Range ETR into planned ... shroud protecting docking apparatus had been jettisoned-a maneuver essential for docking with GEMINI IX spacecraft. GEMINI IX - Titan II launch was postponed until June 3 when malfunction in electronics data-processing ...

... Dr. Robert C. Robert C . Seamans Seamans , Jr., presented NASA Exceptional Service Medals to GEMINI IX -A Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan and to Richard E. Dineen (Col ... had launched the spacecraft. Referring to difficulties that occurred during the June 3-6 GEMINI IX -A flight, Robert C . Seamans Seamans said: "We know that if we had been a ... ; Waldron, NYT, 6/18/66, 10; Hines, Wash. Eve. Star, 6/20/66, A10)'' GEMINI IX -A Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan held their first post-mission press ...

... water, the more important tracking and data acquisition facilities on the mainland were undamaged. EXPLORER IX , launched on February 16, 1961, provided new and refined information on the density of the ... grams per cubic centimeter, or 1/40 million millionth of that at sea level. EXPLORER IX density values were about 10 times lower than those computed in 1959 from earlier satellites ... sun and to the occasional violent solar storms that affect the earth's atmosphere. EXPLORER IX , a 12-ft. aluminum-foil sphere painted with white "polka dots," was expected to have ...

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