NASA drops space backpack test for Gemini missions
NASA announced it will not have a Gemini astronaut test an Air Force backpack on Gemini 9 or 12. The action aims to use time to study basic space walk tasks rather than evaluate the AMU device tested previously by Eugene Cernan on Gemini 9 last June.
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Nations Get Space Offer From U S
NASA invites foreign scientists to submit space experiments for inclusion on U S manned and unmanned missions. Webb clarifies this does not imply immediate orbital flights. The Gemini 2 mission is adjusted to study astronaut workload and stresses, with Apollo hardware to be used for future experiments.
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Window cleaner survives 125 foot fall in Quebec
Gilles Rouchard, 28, a window cleaner, fell 125 feet from the 10th floor after a platform chain broke. He suffered a broken pelvis and broken arm. Another worker on the platform caught the tables and held on until rescue. NASA comments on EVA testing and Air Force AMU trials amid Apollo program considerations.
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