ENVELOPE 91-20

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CREST [1]

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STARGATE [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1

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RIPPUB

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Document Creation Date:

November 4, 2016

Document Release Date:

October 21, 1998

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Publication Date:

November 12, 1991

Content Type:

REQ

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Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R0033003 001-1 CPYRGHT LIFT PROPELLER S I~RN P PELLER BALLAST _--TANKS. RADIO ANTENNA- VARIABLE BALLAST CONTROL SYSTEM BATTERIES CPYRGHT:' Safety comes first, not comfort, in the manned submersibles that took part in FAMOUS. Each houses its passengers in a sphere, the best shape for withstanding extreme water pressure. Alvin's new titanium-alloy sphere, only two inches thick, is identical to another that withstood pressure to 22,500 feet when test- ed by the Navy. Her self-contained variable ballast system (above) depends on pumping water in and out. Should Alvin become en- tangled, her passenger capsule and conning tower, or sail, can disengage and float to the surface (right center). CURRENT METER FLOODLIGHTS SONAR 35-MM CAMERAS REMOTE-CONTROLLED STROBE LIGHTS MANIPULATOR ARM , COMPASS Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 C2 -(O b' I\",- --,~ Approved Forelease 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 1a Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789R003300310001-1 h R003300310 / Approved For elease 1/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00789 ~> 60