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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
6
John C. Stonesifer, head of NASA recovery systems, expects Apollo 8 to splash down about 10 miles from the USS Yorktown. He cites weather, sharks, and a possible off-target landing as risks while noting the isolation of the sea area complicates communications but not recovery operations.
Weather could aid the Apollo 8 recovery with forecasts predicting satisfactory conditions for three days of partly cloudy skies winds 3-4 feet seas and 78 to 82 degree temperatures along the equator where the pickup will occur. Most recovery work is expected aboard the USS Yorktown rather than the Cochrane or Arlington as radio and timing challenges loom. Cmdr. John F. Addams of the Cochrane hopes astronauts land in his ship's secondary zone, saying there’s a good chance of recovery this time.
Pan American World Airways says more than 100 names are on a waiting list for the first commercial flight to the moon. The airline has logged each request and is studying hypersonic travel, but the Civil Aeronautics Board has not authorized moon flights yet.
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