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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
For Release: Tuesday, December 13, 1966 Number 66-318
THREE SURVEYORS ELIMINATED FROM PROGRAM
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has
eliminated three Surveyor soft lunar landing spacecraft from
current budget planning.
The spacecraft eliminated are the 8th through 10th
Surveyors H, I & J - planned to supplement the current seven
spacecraft program. The three spacecraft were planned to
weight 2500 pounds (as compared with 2200 pounds for the
current series) and would have carried additional scientific
instruments.
The decision to eliminate the last three Surveyors was
based on successful results obtained from the Ranger project,
two Lunar Orbiters, and two Surveyors already launched. It was
determined that the five remaining Surveyor spacecraft now on
order should provide enough information about the moon to
support the Apollo manned lunar landing mission, when added to
data already obtained.
Surveyor is managed for NASA by its Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, California. The Surveyor spacecraft is
built by the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California. P
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. TELEPHONE 354-5011
Memo to Editors:
The first of a series of Surveyor spacecraft, designed
to soft land on the moon, will be launched from Cape Kennedy
during a launch period beginning next Monday, May 30, and end-
ing Friday, June 3.
The press room will be open at JPL at 6:30 a.m.
Monday. The Launch window for the first day is from 7:40 a.m.
to 8:27 a.m.
Commentary on the mission will be provided during
major events. The flight time to the moon will be about 63
hours. If Surveyor succeeds in the soft landing and returns
lunar photographs to earth, picture release will be at JPL.
The following public information people will be
available during the mission.
__________ ________________ ____________
Frank Colella 790-1652 354-6400 354-5011
Frank Bristow 790-5140 354-6400 354-5011
Bob Mac Millin 790-7849 354-6400 354-5011
Alan Wood 355-1814 354-6400 354-5011
Larry King 795-8401 354-6400 354-5011
(Arroyo Motor Inn)
______________________________
Frank J. Colella
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