- 23 Dynamics proceedures into an overall proceedure and go/no-go criteria to be presented to CJTF-8. The JTF-8 ad hoc safety committee met in Culver City on 15 Mar. to discuss mainly the safety aspects of the Thor and the re-entry vehicles, at which PMR personnel stated "They can predict the theoretical impact point of the warhead within an 8,350 radius circle providing at least 10 seconds of tract after burnout but not a mixture and, is obtained.” 2? could carry either 3 pods or 3 RV's following a meeting at Sandia on 29 Mar., they are now attempting to devise a way to carry 2 RV's and 1 pod on Starfish but have little confidence in attaining this capability. carried will be made about 1 June." "The final decision as to what will be The 3 pods for the certification launch will be shipped from General Dynamics to arrive at J.I. by 18 April. AVCO, the RV contractor, expects to have 3 ready RV's in Boston on 20 May, following this late requirement. The RV's will have their own attitude control system (rockets) but will not be tracked. Note that recovery of the pods and the RV's from the ocean is the responsibility of the Navy Task Group. When brought back to J.1. they will be placed in a radiation exclusion area established on the southwest end of J.1. As for aircraft modification, "modification of the 2 KC 135 aircraft for projects 8A.1 and 8A.2 is on schedule. Optical windows will be installed on 15 April, and full scale fuselage pressure tests will begin on 16 April." As for experiments in the communications field, observations in the VLF region will be minimum and will include significant gaps, whereas the HF region will be well covered and VHF region will not be investigated. New projects include 7.2 - radio frequency radiometry, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; 7.3 - radar propagation, White Sands Army Signal Support Agency; and 7.5 - thermal measurements, ASD. On 7 June 62, Task Unit 8.5.3 at the University of Washington submitted a “Mid-Operation Report and Request for Further Support" to the Commander of 8.5.