\\'e .it!"! had Ollt' of UUf mort' ~;pl~ctactllar' si~:ht';
..\f ('lit" f1i~~ht ...·l'l1\il')~ into :';1111" V I ,illst hcforl' yOtl
'I ..'quil·ed LIS. I.ithl'l· Otlt' L'I'yo-liydt'()!!cn or our cryo-
()xy~el1 tOl1k Vl'llteJ. ontl it just all froze when it
came out and it looked like we had 7 billion stars
passing by the windows which was really quite a sight.
'n,e Glenn particles were observed to move with respect to the
spacecraft at velocities of 1 to 2 m/sec, 1hus the particles and
the spacecraft have velocities identical within about ] part in
400a j Tl all throe' coordi nates. According to 0' Keefe this im-
nlies that the orbital inclinaticns were the same within + 0.01°.
'111e Rocket Boostcr~;
-----._--_...._--
'I1w rocket booster often achieves orb! t along wi th the primary
sp;icecraft. and cm often be seen by the astronauts unti] the 1'01-
ati\c orbits hc\\'I~ diVl'rgl'd to put the hooster out of sight.
Extra-Vdlicllhu Activit" Discnn.ls_._-----_._-_._- .-",-----
Bl2cauge of till' ('rOl~dcJ concii t 10.15 in the c;em i nl spacecraft.
the usual procedure aftcl' complet\on of extra-vehicular activity
(f\'A) ~as to Ji'~~rJ all the equipment and material that had been
essential to the rv..\ but was now useless. This material stayed in
l'~sentially the samC' orhit as the spacecraft and \','3S visLblc to
the 'lstronauts after the disposal. An interesting example occurred
in (;emlni 12 mission \~hl'n fO'lT di!;carued ohjects were seen some time
later a5 fcur "stars" (Gl 12. Astronaut debriefing, page K/3, 4).
1.0\'el1:
r did not see any ohjn·ts in spLice other th'lI1
till' Ol1l'S \I'e had ~ll1t there C'>' I'(~pt For sl'vera] ml'tcors
tl1;lt "hist1cd ill hdo\>' tis dtlrilli' the night passc~.
I 111ight mention we -- dtlrilli.~ tlk last standup EVA we
dls"'ill',kd. /li ,hlii/I'/illl (0 L/li' ;':1"'-,',';,, thi'CC [MUll" aile
of ..,b.h'!l hilS till' tlmblli,~;)] bag alhl thl' other kill sUllie
fooJ i 1\ it and thl' til i 1'..1 one hud severed hoses that we
.\ [] r.;
II",' jlht had 011(' of (Jill' lItOIT ~;pl'ctal:ttl;lr sq:it!';
"f ,'(It' rll)~ht ,'\'mill)! inl\\ ',1111"1'\ ,il\~t \Iefore YI)ll
;1,'quil'l'll liS, Lith ..,!' 0111' L'I'y().ltydt'())~('11 Of' our cryo-
oxygcll tUl1h 1'1'lltcu, and it just all froZQ when it
came out and it looked like WI;) hau 7 billion stars
passing by the windows which was really quite a sight.
TIle Glenn particles were observed to move with respect to the
spacecraft at velocities of 1 to 2 m/sec. 1bus the particles and
the ~racecraft have velocities identical within about 1 part in
4000 ill all three coordinates. J\ccording to O'Keefe this im-
D1ie~ thiit the orbital inclinaticns were the same within + 0.01°,
'[1le Rock ('t l100s tel'"
'I1w rocket boos tel' often achieves orb it along wi th the pr imary
:-;p,icecr"ft, and cm oftell he seen by the astronauts unti 1 the ro)-
all\\.' orbits h,I\'I~ divl.'rgl'd to put the hooster out of sight,
Extra-VdlicuLu Activity Discards
-.--------.-.-- ,..cau~e of till' ('rowded concii t i (;.lS in the l;em i IIi spacecraft,
the usual procl'durc aftel' complet\.on of extra-vehicular activity
(FY,:") lIas to Ji· '-:wd all the equipment and materin1 that had been
C':-5ential to tile rv:\ but \~as now useless. 'l11i s mlltcrial stayed in
c~sentially the same orbit as the spacecraft and was visible to
thC' <lstl'onauts aftC'l' the disposal. An Intcrest.ing example occurred
ill (;('mini 12 mission \~iH'n 1'0'11' di!;canJed ohjects were seen some time
lat!."r as fClIl' "stars" (eT 12, Astronaut debriefing, pagt! Kj?l, 4).
I.o\' ell :
r did not set' <lny oi)jt'cts in space' other th'lI1
th ... ones I"C' had ;lllt there (')",'ept for St'veral metcors
tholt ,,'!listled ill hl'}ol" liS dilrilll' the night p;Jssc~.
I 1night Il1f~nti()l1 we -- durit,g tik last st:lnd\lp EVA we
dj~\'::lrd('d. /11 ddd-it-'!.\l" (.0 [;l() ;':I o',;/;,! tla'c() i}([fjHJ one
of \,hh'h I,:IS tilt' tun!') 1 h',:11 hag allll th" other kid SUllll'
fooJ in it and thl' til i 1'.1 OI1C' Iwd se'Vl'r~ I ]ws('s that we
t