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Topic: Articles Carried on Manned Space Flights
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spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-17-2004 01:07 PM
   
Does anyone have the text of the NASA press release (72-189) "Articles Carried on Manned Space Flights" released Sept. 15, 1972?This was released following the Apollo 15 unauthorized covers 'scandal'. I can't find it online anywhere... |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-17-2004 03:08 PM
Not what you're after, but a very interesting anecdotal article on the same subject. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-17-2004 03:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by spaced out:
Does anyone have the text of the NASA press release (72-189) "Articles Carried on Manned Space Flights" released Sept. 15, 1972?
This is one of the documents that will soon be published on cS courtesy Bernie Hogya. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-17-2004 08:36 PM
I have an original of that release from NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Do you need to see the entire release or just certain pages, or, can I help you on a specific question or two that perhaps I can answer from the release? |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-18-2004 02:37 AM
Thanks for the reply Ken. I was really interested in reading the whole thing but I guess if it's going to published here soon I can wait.Do you have an ETA on that Rob? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-18-2004 10:26 AM
This document is now online. |
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Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 03-18-2004 12:21 PM
Thanks Rob and Bernie.From the date of the release I guess the 8oz/12 item restriction on PPK contents would only have applied to Apollo 17 (and later flights). It must have been sad for them that they could only carry 0.5lbs per person when the previous crews had carried 11 times as much! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-18-2004 12:42 PM
If Apollo 17 was not "grandfathered" into the previous policy, then it would appear that a majority of the weight permitted on earlier missions was reassigned to the OFK, as per this document. |
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