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PART. I: The purpose of this message is to provide further 

guidance for conduct of' the present DORIAN effort, particularly 

t that dealing with the maimed/us naanne.d capabilities. , This niessage 

instrections in parts of r 2. 3537.and Program Directive 

".r... A -decision must be made early in the program as to 

hOW ';:,ae alternative unmanned capability will be developed. To provide the basis for 'this decision, a two to three month ar.alysis of 

th-,manned and unmanned versions is required to identify the 

critical aspects of the two approaches, including the impact or, 

spacccrez and system design. In addition, immediate effort is to 

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sys Zeal such as WE sensors,'•image trackers, i:r.11.;:c,;a:1 

• LI.nvigstion sy,stems for open loop V/If determination, and ol:tical 

na(:chanical devices for partial or total compensation of. 

variations of image motion across the forrnat..• Al report to the 

• . D'NR•Ccis requir.-gl rout the middle of December on the results of 

ilk:: analysis to,;ether with a recommended course of action, and on 

i.*.n..ofo.s.s in doveloPing critical automatic subsystems. 

PP, f.T 111. The analysis of the inenned and unmanned eapal,31'11- 

C.en should be conducted in accordance with the following g.ui3elines: 

(1) The unmanned capability should be developed concurrently 

:.11 the manned. 

(2) The uninanned capability should, be achieved if possible by 

u:-.3inE7, a camera system for the manned version that can of 

without a man. 

pointing , .1.0C41"111g and image/control should be incorporated • 

in the manned as well as the unmanned systems 

(3) The best possible automatic systems for navigation, camera 

motion 

•.. . The camera optical system 'Should. have.the Objective of • •- 

.....:•• -..• . • ,. peratiag either manned or •munanned with up to 

6 .,..f-fanning at the present time Should provide for a flight 

..K:azonntr,dior. of the unmanned mode at the best feasible resolution 

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0) noun Eastmen Kodak hasbeen designated as the primary 

..ar;IAN contractor, this analysis should include concurrent review 

a alternate cptical systems to establish whether there is any other 

system which would be preferable to that being pursued by EN, 

Ilarticulerly with regard to reducing the possibility of resolution 

ciczradation in either,the manned or unmanned modes.' It is 

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recogni.zed' that if this review produces a preferable alternative 

System, It will be necessary to determine whether a program 

PAlrf IV. For planning purposes,i later developMent of a 

'large oi;tical system of high resolution Which can satisfy intelligence 

n:.,e.1.1s not nit by the current DORIAN remainiopen.':; EX Is to be • - 

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allowed to propose on a -larger system and ITEX and 2,4 aro to 

be continued i.n their present paid competition for two to four. 

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