-: NRO -APPROVED FOR RELEASE 

DECLASSIFIED BY: C/IART ' 

DECLASSIFIED ON: 9 JU 2012 

s/c (! 1,> 

-

• _ ._..- •••. _ ... _ ... 4." .. , __ , 

.: - -' '-.. .. ,~ -...- :-;.., ..... ~. -." ;_ .. -... '-.--- .. -.,_ .... -.,,, .. -

ROUTINE 

IN 71774 

1" NEE! ING REF A tTTENDED BY COL f!iURPHY MAJOR BRADBURN, M SSRS 

PLUNMER, 

'::r~LCit~nJ3 IS COVEn 5TORY A~D FLO": P.U~N AGREED TO BY ALL P/~RTICIPA~TS •. 

2 ~ 1·1Art'I\ "".,1 REGOVERY S'{:,iEMS, t Il.H CU"i'TERS AND CASSETTES WILL BE 

i:':~ "~',;:;E:D r31 _ COl\iTRACTS mmER EXlb"TING CONTRACTUAL ARRf\NGEMEN! 

,,':::: DELIV2RED 10 HIP FACILYT"1' rOR ASSEMBLY AI'ID CHECK-Our BY CORONA/162 . 

PIOPLE. tHE SYSTEf·':o \rJI1H CUT1'E:n A~D CAssnTE INSfALLED, Wl.LL BE 

fE1.!1'E:RED TO QUILL ~T SUNi-lYVALE AS l~ COM?LETE UN!T IN, APPROXIMATELY, 

3~ TO ~CCO:Jf~'T FOR THE l!i~!srA;~CE OF THE: FIU1 CARRYI~G CAPABILITY 

0:· 'tHE 162 BUCKET MR _. l.MSC QUILL ?ROGR,A~ MGR, WILL PREPARE A 

r;;tEL Ii:: InARY DESIGI~ OF r HZ CUTTER A~D CA,SSETTE FOf: PRESENT AT ION AT A 

~ ~ • t= .. h ••• 0- •••. ' •• :. - "·-·'.~.T:T:T"·~-~ 

t ; ,:-~;.;~~:~:~;~~';;.: ;::.~ 

6 i " A S r , ,,' -.>':' ~;;. ::.:~ ::: .,._e ........ _____ ... .,~ '~"-' ! .' '." ...... - ......... ". ---.. 

. ~ :~"c' "." :: .. ; "; ..... ",:.1: :_~:·t<~··:\· ,"~':~"! .. :~:~ .~.:'~'~'\!-:'::.~~- .. -.... :,.,~<:" 
- , 

NRO APPROVED FOR RELEASE 

DECLASSIFIED BY:C/IART 

DECLASSIFIED ON: 9 dULY 2012 

g""iP.1:T 

(~U::L~~ :g~ ULE.TING Il~ l'It..Y i9S3~ ;·L~,Jr:r BR!:.DBURN IHU .. A~')?ROVE, THE. PDIJ 

_ U ZLL GE~I:R(lTE ~~ UZTTER TO i·J\ _, LMSC 162 FROGRttM 

!'JIf:ECTOH~ ;:~EPUE3Ti1m _PROCURE THREE 162 RECOVERY SYSTEMS 

'fl,;!!: rSlWtO-DrSIt3~f UE.L BE GAf~ED BY CORONt. CLEARED PEOPLE NOW WORKING 

C'N f~UII.!.." THi. CCW:PU:::ED TOP DR[-\.HINEE~, NOW ON FILE i!\T AlP, wILL BE 

D:L Ivr:lu:r TO QU ILL AND St]RrfiCZD AFTER', A REASONABLE Tlt-iZf APPROXIMATELY 

! Jl'I. '{ tSE~3. D:1I\!~ was FOR CUTTER WItL ,APPEAR ON ITEY. TITLED PAPER. 

~e COL r1URPH'f '>fILL APprnSE NR ~JJ;L'F LEVIsm1, l1EI(, THAT THE 

t~DD1TlmU;L HARDtlARE IS GO;:~G TO BE USED IN 

NO QU!Ll.. BfHEFINGS AT ITEK ARE ANTICIPATED. 

54> 1'1,Jt~ COVER WILL GIVE AlP ?ERSOmlEl.. LOGICAL REASON FOR, ASSOCIATION 

;~ 11 H T.HE F:J:COV3:RY E UCKET AT SmJNYVALE IF NEED ARISES. HOWEVER, 

f<:I; !3FHZfH'.DOl,mS ARE f'.NTICIPATED p,,1' 5V AS THE RECOVERY SYSTEM WILL 

KOT 81: EXEl1ClSED THERE .. THERE ;!YLL B!: ~tO REQUIREf:fENT FOR TRAINING 

CF ~W:n.L Tl!:CH~ICIANS or.! CO?~Nf~ HA1W~JARE AT AlP FACILITY. IT IS 

E.:~PECr::D 'tHAT THERE IHLL BE MEzn FOR VERY FEW ADDITIONAL CORONA 

GLEARL!\NCES DUE TO ENGINEERING INTERFACE. 

6 .. r{t,r.DWARE FLOW l:!ILL BE AS rol.LOWS: COMPL£TE RECOVERY SYSTEM WITH 

tAeSET'rE (.~[liD FILM CUTTER :':NSI f.!U.lD \HLL BE DELIVERED TO 

FROi"i i~/P. M~'TER PAYLOAD CO~1PATIBILlrY CHECKS IN. AND SYSTEMS 

lEst'S .4ND OTHER SPECIAl. TESTS I~ _, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE 

::tK!_,t!~)H.:G RECOVERY SY5f£M \!JILt, BF. SHI'PPED TO MAB, VANDENBERG. 

~:~~:COVlW: SYSTE~) v; n.L LEAVE TH!C liAB ONLY 1'0 GO THROUGH NORrtiAL 

s'P"v"!' 

" 
-NRO APPROVED 'FOR RELEASE 

DECLASSIFIED BY: C/IART 

DECLASSIFIED ON: 9.JULY·2012 

PAGE THEEE 

~'iF.rGHT E.ND j~Al..~lNCE CHECKS AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FINAL INSPECT ION 

IN "Lt' BLil.DING. 'nus !S THE ONLY F'm!CTION PERFORMED BY -L" BLDG 

FERS'j~'E'!EL liT Vn.li'8 .. FIL~i LEADER tHLL 3E: INSTALLED BY QUILL PERSONr-:£L 

I?-7 n;;r. c> f; FEW CORONA PtQPLE AT :jAFB !HL!.. REQUIRE QUILL CLEf!RAl'fCE, 

;JUT 1'-:: I.S At'JTICI?tlTED THAT NO QUILL ?ERSONl'tEL WILL REQUIRE CORONA 

7. THE T n·f HEAlJOUl OF' CASSETTE FUf~CTIONS WILL NOT COMPROMISE 

3. THiS PLAN S~TISFrES THE OBJECTIONS INDICATED REF C. IT 

1£ r~I:QUEsrE!) THAT CONTRACTS PROCEED IM~EDIATEL'" WITH PROCURE~JENTS 

REF Dt. 

END OF MESSAGE