DR. CHARYK MEMORANDUM TO YOU ON SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE EVALUATION

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• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
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• Publication Date: March 25, 1963
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23 March 1963
Deputy Director (Research)
Dr. Charyk Memorandum to You on Natal
Reconnaissance Nysten Rvaluation
1. I have discussed this subject, including the above
ocemuulieation and its many predecessors, with Art Lundahl.
Me had intended to let the matter rest.
2. As seen as the NRO folk in the Pentagon can spare
some time fres the current LANYARD, T.A.T, 1-2 and X-6
evaluation problems, a discussion involving NRO, NPIC, and
CSA people will be held to try and define the technical
problem and propose solutions. The biggest problem seems
to be that there are almost as many sometimes conflicting
definitions of the technical problem as there are people
involved.
3. This may be redundant information for you, but let
me just say that the following is the history and current
practice on the CORONA program. In the summer of 1939 we
had good evidence of filo breakage in the first attempted 25X1A
camera payload launch. These troubles persisted and a so-
called "Autumn Leaved,* nammittem *Orddating 0$1 1
Of ft0k, Of Batman aognit and a man from General. 25X1A
then of 33D? myself?1 f Lockheedd
Ileetric, vas formed to get the problems defined and solved.
The same "Autumn Leaves" came from a phenomena that vas
found in tests which we had made, i.e. acetate base film
in a high vacuum low temperature envirionment became as
brittle as leaves in November.
4. In April of 1940 all of our troubles seemed to go
away with the introduction of mylar film base material;
except that we still did not recover the capsule. This was 25X1A
finally done in August after 'which we dissolved ourselves
as a committee. 'Weevers we did cause a permanee.
et three: two from here (one being our man at
and one from BID to be responsible for reviewing ma approll-
ins all changes made in the system and to point out needed
improvements. This became known as the Configuration Control
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plementod by the MSC group known
and Technical Direct ion.
r of 1961 after the 26th attempt in
reasonably successful missions and
to Rochester for a "quick look" at
moots:we came off the machines. At
we have a priori knowledge of some in-
pi. from IINSC and Itch are called in
and NPIC in this quick loft. This
orbit in highly eccentric, 'hone*
loos and radiation problems. If
'red in the "quick look" about
Itek and MSC people are called
needed by NIIIC people on the
or
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quick look" shows up a
Mt OSA, and occasions
led examination of product
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repeated, if necessary, when
have. Result/Lel this are reported
at subsequent 1111773, montage and *PIC
their mission report.
* is don* rather subjectively with
ng limited to rather small samples.
in a gross sort of *valuation quickly
d for the sox* launch. Although
for improvement in detailed
I find this a pretty satisfactory arrangement.
another kind of need, humor;
quantitatively the questions on absolute
d do system innovations actually realize
at.
ts views
lysos needed for this purpose is
requires highly complex and
should be done by competent people
the system operation and limits,-
symptoms as to causes. Such
Cd to provide short torn solutions
Unch basis. They are very useful, however,
ones in a while basis on present systems,
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tend for evaluation of
*sent systems.
te/y, these two kinds of evsluations and
to needed for sack hays been scrambled
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