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SUBJECT; Information Policy on Termination of the Lunar 

1, Background Facts: 

A. Early in the development of the Apollo manned lunar 

landing program, it was decided that in addition to moon 

landing site certification efforts such as surveyor and 

lunar orbiter, it would De prudent to develop an additional 

back-up capability. Thi.s capability was to be de.signed so 

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aerial photogra,phic ~ySl:ems. Following the pattern. of other 

jOint efforts. NASA and DOD ~oncluded an agreement for the 

acquisition of the LM&SS. 

limitations and other details fot' the LM&SS. Development and 

fabrication of the 

the Lockheed Missiles 

of the Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) of the 

Air Force Systems Command. The system was to be delivered to 

NASA in mid-196~. 

D, NASA has advised DOD that the Surveyor and Lunar 

Orbiter progl:'8lmS hacv,,;; pl"ovided sufficient data for the 

selection of 10 Sites cancell 

:!ThEmt for: a prectr;rsor ox'bital .Apollo mission for site identifiin the Apollo Applications Program indicated that current program I 

'LM&SS. The DOD has been asked to cons ider appropriate dispos i~ 

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ing to the development and current status of the LM&SS system developed for NASA 

tions require !that the guidance and procedures outlined 

below be followed! by all concerned,. 

not plan to issue a news release Dr volunteer 

a statement to the press on this subject. They plan to respond 

to query only ,when ~he action becomes known through its notation 

as one entry among many program changes necessitated by the 

FY 68 and FY 69 budget situation. -..... ~'''\ ...... 

C. J)OD public blfQrmation ac'tivity \\1i 11 , also be on a .... ~, 

be bae;edl m~ the infdrmat ion carita ined in para one above or 

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mapping and' survey flig1n1l:. equipment to meet NASAea requirements,lI 

tioD on the assistance provided by the AirForee in developing the 

system. Such r~ferencel 

DOD \lllsaista.nc:e 'to NASA in I.Mlltional space exploration programs. 

E. Responses to ,queJrie~ will reflect the fact that developwas undertaken strict 

DOD has been asked to make appropriate disposition of the hard· 

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3. Answers' to potential queries:,' 

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Answer: NASA relied heavily on DOD consultation 

for both the lunar orbiter and the Apollo M&S systems. The 

matter of aerial phot,ographic systems has, of course, been 

a technology pursued by the DOD since the early days of 

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Answer: The USAF under the Air Force Systems Command 

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support to NAS~ on Q~her apace projects. 

E. Que6tion~ Who were the contractors working with 

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