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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 fourth of a series of Surveyor spacecraft, designed
to soft land on the moon, will be launched from Cape Kennedy
during a launch period beginning Thursday, July 13, and ending
Monday, July 17.
The press room will be open at JPL at 3 a.m. PDT Thurs-
day. The launch window for the first day opens at 4 a.m. PDT.
Commentary on the mission will be provided during major
events. The flight time to the moon will be about 65 hours. If
Surveyor succeeds in the soft landing and returns lunar photo-
graphs to earth, picture release will be at JPL.
This Surveyor will again be equipped with a device to
dig into the lunar soil. The payload on this flight will also
include, for the first time, a magnetic test device which will
utilize a small magnet to determine if the lunar soil contains
magnetic material.
The following public information people will be avail-
able 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
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Frank J. Colella
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