-6ure for the AEC and which can't be done underground was laid out and this came
with eight devices(four for each Laboratory)ways.
Thesee shots were addressed in two
From the first standpoint, desiring to test everything within two years,
the only carrier planned on is the modified REDSTONE which can carry these
devices to a five-hundred ta one thousand kilometer altitude and would be ready
to perform any of the tests by August of 1960.
The second approach taken would be
to perform the tests at altitudes of 100,000 kilometers or more as suggested by
the Panofsky committee of the PSAC.
To attain this altitude, four different
boosters (CENTAUR, ATLAS, VEGA, AND SATURN) are all to be used with dates of
readiness ranging from late 1960 to as late as 65 for the SATURN.
Diagnostics,
which are being worked out in detail by Sandia, will roughly be contained within
detachable pods carried aloft with the Warhead, and ground based as well as
rocket bourne diagnostic instrumentation is planned.
appendix to address the various missles.
The DOD is preparing an
In the low altitude (five hundred to
one thousand kilometer) range, three specific problems are mentioned that must
be taken into consideration; electronic interference, retinal bum or flash,
and atomopheric fall-out.
Sandia is looking into the problems of missle
failure, destruct systems, and associated safety devices.
The status of the
DOD WILLOW Program is also noted which includes at this point six tests, four
utilizing REDSTONE, one utilizing the JUNO (JUPITER), and one a balloon shot.
The cost estimates for the AEC tests are as follows:
Close-in method-185 million;
100,000 kilometer method-$320,000,000; a third utilizing an improved ATLAS in about
mid-61-$275 ,000,000.
support.
All three estimates include $100,000,000 to cover the DOD
The conclusionsfor this method of testing highlight the numo?. 3.
viel. require further study, such as the tremendous safety considcrations, the fact