7 April 1961 Coneerning the 31 March item, Program
: II Recovery Planning Group Report was
written, approved and distributed.
10 April 1961 Technical for the Ferret
Systen, jas transferred
jec’ the DISCOVERER
Program. Arrangements for contractual
end funds realignment are being studied.
11 April 1961 A requirement for a new Atlas booster

assembly building at VAFB was recognized
and approved.

14 april 1961 A TD Meeting with G.E., IMSD, EKC,
. Aerospace, and SAFSP was held 13 and 14 April.
General. Electric's cost proposal for
SAMOS was reviewed and deletions made to
reduce total price. A new revised cost
proposal is being prepered by General Electric
for submittal in early May.

17 April 1962 LMSD was advised by TW (SAFSP) that the
New Boston tracking station would be used
in support of vehicle 2120 with UH command
capability as of date of launch.

17 April 1961 Gentry modifications to PALC No. 1 (PMR)
for Program II was approved.

19 April 1961 Action was taken by SAFSP to cancel.
. requirements for Agena B vehicle 2122
which had been designated for Project
101A. INSD was advised.

20 April 1961 LMSD's Program Plan was reviewed by
representatives of Lockheed, SAMOS Project
Office, and Aerospece Corporation. This
included IMSD Reliability Program. A
date of 2h May vas set for the finalization

of the LMSD plan.
t 2) April 1961 Project 201 photographic payload mockup
. was delivered from EKC to General Electric
on schedule.
1 May 1962 A team from The Inspector General, USAF,

performed a survey of the Management of
‘the MIDAS and SAMOS Programs from 1-6 May.

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26 June 1962 ; The construction contract for PALC No. 2
(Pacific Missile Range Launch Complex) ves
awarded to Paul Hardeman.

21 June : SAFEP syproved the requirement for «
Vehicle Support Building at PALC Ho. 1
v 30 June 1961 Action was initiated to activate a
tracking station: to

support SAMOS Progrea IT. A station
performance specification and the initial
survey of the site have been completed.

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The Commander White Sands Missile Range
(Safety) approved the Pegasus Flight

heading was finalized. The Pegasus is
@ rocket to be used for testing Project 101B
land recovery techniques.

The SAMOS Program II Recovery Planning
Group consisting of SAPSP, ’
General. Electric, PMR, and 659Kth Test
Wing personnel departed on 22 March for
@ recovery site survey at Johnston Island
_in PAGAF. The site was found to be

support, operational plans, funding, etc.,
for the recovery site was prepared.

ih Aerospace Corporation team has completed
the preliminary indoctrination of the
SAMOS Progrem II contractors on the use
of the PEP systen.

Supplemental Agreement No. 20 to LMSD
Contract -563 was put in force. ‘The

administrative decisions (Hq Air Force
Systems Command Special Order Ho. G-3 dated
1 April 1961).

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the problem areas involved in the two
programs.

A management end technical review meeting
was held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
with General Electric personnel. This
was the initial meeting of a proposed
series to fill the gap between Technical
Direction Meetings until the PERT
management system begins operating.

Planning Research Corporation (PRC) was
given a contract 10 May for Operations
Analysis Support of the SAMOS Program.

The total value of t
(ar 8 a lan includes
@ fixed fee of]

Message SSRF-11-5-18 was sent to AFOCE/CS

with information to SAFMS uesting urgent
sction for ayaroral oC ANN 196.
funds (P-321). ‘The vere. necessary

for modification to GMAB, VAFB, to support
Project 201. Contract award for MOD was
scheduled for 3 June 1961. BOD was
scheduled for 20 September 1961.

DED TH 395611/65-20 stated that the last
structural design job for Agena vehicle 2401
was released to mamifacturing and that

An Atlas/Agens Requirements Document vas
completed by IMSD and used as a basis

for reviewing interface problems between
LMSD and Convair at a meeting in San Diego.
The final progrem plan was forwarded to
SSD on 18 May 1961.

TWX from Commander PMR to SAFSP stated
PMR intended to retain operational control
of Tern Ielend Tracking station. DOD
Directive 5160.32 places this decision in
conflict therevith.

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SAMOS HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY

1 amuary = 30 Same 196

10 January 1961 Debris Problem. LMSD was con

required to investigate the re-entry debris
Brobles associated with the return of a
satellite from orbit. From the investigation,
INSD was directed to determine modifications
necessary to the Agena to either prevent

any debris re-entry or to direct the impact
in a known area. A plan of study will be
submitted in Fel *

13 January 1961 Investigations were started for the
modification of the GE MOD IT Guidance
Station essociated with launch complex 65-1
at Vandenberg Air Force Base. ‘The
modification would permit the use of improved
airborne equiyment. Launch Complex 65-1,
according to notification to SAFSP, would
be returned to ARDC by 1 February 1961.

13 Jamary 1962 A message was received from HQ USAF

: (AFKXPD-PL) stating that a brie would.
be presented by AFBMD on 23 and 2h Ji
to the Director and Staff of the Net
Evaluation Subcommittee of the National.
Security Couneil. The briefing to be given
at AFEMD would include discussion on the
Programmed capability of SAMOS: oriented

to end Cy 1963.

MARC Program. A discussion of material
selection, material test program, and test
facilities vas held with the Martin Company.

Martin Company was asked to outline a

uaterials test program and to establish

test requirements to be presented to

Aerospace Corporation for review on 26 January 1961.

23 January 1961 An Aerospace/AFEMD Management Plan vas completed
and provided SAFSP on procedures for management.
of ‘the SAMOS Progran II through the use of
two types of meetings, i.e., the AFEMD
Management Meeting and the Aerospace Technical
Direction Meeting.

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end LOB in support of Generel Electric's
L.C.8. equipment.

A meeting vas held at Ven Nuys, California,

Radioplane for General. Electric. An
improved parachute system will result from
the meeting.

IOC this date from Satellite Control Office
SSZC, indicated that 659hth Test Wing
assumed management of the STA at Sunnyvale
effective 1 April 1961.

An aerial recovery of an 1800 pound
similated SAMOS re-entry vehicle vas

accomplished by a crew from the 6594th
fest Wing (Capt Edward Mosher and recovery

Wing.

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The Net Evaluation Subcommittee, NSC,
was given a generel SAMOS Program
briefing by General Greer and Colonel Evans.

General Carroll, The Inspector General,
USAF, met vith the Director, SAMS Project
to discuss inspection to be made of
SANDG/MIDAS/DISCOVERER. General. Greer
briefed General. Carroll on the SAMOS
Program and discussed the appropriateness
of inspecting SAMOS under its new management
system, OGAF. :

AMR. A study was performed to determine
the ped availability at the Atlantic
Missile Range for use by a Titan IT/Agena
Bvehicle. The study inficated that the
earliest possible date this could be done
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confirmed one later by message fron
SAFSP-VP to SAFMB (15-2-13).

Recovery.. A decision to remove air snatch

Decision vas made to accept the Aerospace
recommended Materiels Test Progrem for
Martin Company (MARC Program) .

SAMS Project 20] initial drop and recovery
area was defined as Johnston Island Atoll.

The Honorable Eugene M. Zuckert, Secretary
of the Air Force, was given a briefing on

the SAMOS Progrem by the Vice Director for
Technical Matters.

at the time to prevent design progress.

The Martin MARC was cut
back to per
month per THX 61-29. The

new progrem will specify a study project
only through the engineering and mock-up
phases.

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