Technical Letter: Astrogeology-8 Apollo Extension Systems Field Test I
Dates
Publication Date
1966-02-01
Start Date
1965-09-20
End Date
1965-10-01
Citation
G. A. Swann, Gerald Schaber, R. D. Regan, P. G. Ables, and David Schleicher, 19660201, Technical Letter: Astrogeology-8 Apollo Extension Systems Field Test I: , https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U207JP.
Summary
A field test held in the Hopi Buttes, Arizona, was planned to test geological, geophysical, and analytical operations and instruments that are of potential use in Apollo Extension Systems lunar surface missions. The test was conducted under "shirt-sleeve" conditions, but potentially useful methods of recording and compiling information during lunar exploration were employed. The test showed that by using specially planned procedures, field and analytical information can be evaluated during field operations and compiled at a location that is remote from the field. It also showed that the more information that is analyzed as operations progress, the more effectively can succeeding operations be conducted. Experience in field operations [...]
Summary
A field test held in the Hopi Buttes, Arizona, was planned to test geological, geophysical, and analytical operations and instruments that are of potential use in Apollo Extension Systems lunar surface missions. The test was conducted under "shirt-sleeve" conditions, but potentially useful methods of recording and compiling information during lunar exploration were employed. The test showed that by using specially planned procedures, field and analytical information can be evaluated during field operations and compiled at a location that is remote from the field. It also showed that the more information that is analyzed as operations progress, the more effectively can succeeding operations be conducted. Experience in field operations under these conditions appears to be a major factor in collecting and analyzing critical scientific information.
This report is the first of a series designated "Apollo Applications Programs Field Tests" that presents the results of field studies carried out by the Manned Lunar Exploration Studies Section of the Branch of Astrogeology, U.S. Geological Survey, for the Apollo Applications Program. The tests are conducted to evaluate scientific instrumentation, geological and geophysical techniques, and integrated operational procedures that are potentially suitable for use in lunar exploration during the Apollo Applications Program. Two other series, "Early Apollo Field Tests" and "Advanced Systems Field Tests," report on similar tests conducted to evaluate instrumentation, techniques, and integrated procedures suitable for those stages of lunar exploration.
