a_v_bw_o_n (1966 press photo, sample collection)
“Astronaut would use tool to collect moon samples.”
“What procedures should our astronauts use on the moon to collet samples for return to earth? What precautions must be taken not to contaminate the lunar surface?
And, even more important, what precautions must be observed to prevent the return of pathogenic organisms to the earth? These were some of the question pondered last summer in a NASA conference on lunar exploration and science.
The biosciences group, led by Melvin Calvin of the University of California, a Nobel Prize winner, studied this critical problem and evolved a set of procedures to reassure the scientific community about the proper handling of lunar-surface samples.
The committee indicated that the specific objectives of the organic-chemical exploration of the moon involve the search for molecules of possible biological or even prebiological origin.
Detailed knowledge of their amount, distribution and structure – if present – is of extreme importance to the origin and history of the moon, and to the relationship of the moon to the earth and to the universe. Specifically, such knowledge is essential for determining whether life on the moon exists, ever did exist or could develop.
The committee, in planning a search for possible organic chemicals, recognizes that there are several sources of potential trouble. It is apparent that when the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) sits down on the moon’s surface, it will vent exhaust gases and make other discharges; it is impossible to prevent waste gases from escaping the LEM into the lunar vacuum around it.
For example, the spacecraft atmosphere will be vented when the astronauts leave the LEM for their exploring mission.”
The two-fisted sampler mechanism looks like a 19th-century device - for a 21st-century endeavor - along with a hermetically sealed butt can. I love it.
John Gorsuch: Is there any ‘space/rocket’ themed illustration this talented and versatile artist DID NOT paint???
As expected, despite his prolific & widely distributed works, I’ve found nothing pertaining to him.
If not for fellow contributor Ed Dempsey,
www.flickr.com/photos/104034978@N03/albums
I wouldn’t even have a first name.
THANK YOU ED!
a_v_bw_o_n (1966 press photo, sample collection)
“Astronaut would use tool to collect moon samples.”
“What procedures should our astronauts use on the moon to collet samples for return to earth? What precautions must be taken not to contaminate the lunar surface?
And, even more important, what precautions must be observed to prevent the return of pathogenic organisms to the earth? These were some of the question pondered last summer in a NASA conference on lunar exploration and science.
The biosciences group, led by Melvin Calvin of the University of California, a Nobel Prize winner, studied this critical problem and evolved a set of procedures to reassure the scientific community about the proper handling of lunar-surface samples.
The committee indicated that the specific objectives of the organic-chemical exploration of the moon involve the search for molecules of possible biological or even prebiological origin.
Detailed knowledge of their amount, distribution and structure – if present – is of extreme importance to the origin and history of the moon, and to the relationship of the moon to the earth and to the universe. Specifically, such knowledge is essential for determining whether life on the moon exists, ever did exist or could develop.
The committee, in planning a search for possible organic chemicals, recognizes that there are several sources of potential trouble. It is apparent that when the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) sits down on the moon’s surface, it will vent exhaust gases and make other discharges; it is impossible to prevent waste gases from escaping the LEM into the lunar vacuum around it.
For example, the spacecraft atmosphere will be vented when the astronauts leave the LEM for their exploring mission.”
The two-fisted sampler mechanism looks like a 19th-century device - for a 21st-century endeavor - along with a hermetically sealed butt can. I love it.
John Gorsuch: Is there any ‘space/rocket’ themed illustration this talented and versatile artist DID NOT paint???
As expected, despite his prolific & widely distributed works, I’ve found nothing pertaining to him.
If not for fellow contributor Ed Dempsey,
www.flickr.com/photos/104034978@N03/albums
I wouldn’t even have a first name.
THANK YOU ED!