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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, September 21, 1965
Astronaut to Stroll Round the World
SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON—(UPI) -Unheralded Rookie Astronaut David R. Scott will set out early next year to walk completely around the world in 96 minutes.
Scott will take his super-stroll more than 100 miles above earth, as copilot aboard America's orbiting Gemini 8 spaceship.
Slender, 33-year-old Dave Scott, an astronaut for less than two years, was named by the U.S. space agency to ride alongside the nation's first civilian space pilot, Neil Armstrong, aboard Gemini 8.
Officials said the voyage is set between April 1 and July 1, 1966. However, informed sources said pilot Armstrong and righthandman Scott should take their fiery leap perhaps as early as February or March.
Gemini 8 will swing around in orbit for only two or three days—but long enough to send Scott off on the most daring "spacewalk" ever attempted, to link up repeatedly with another satellite after a unique game of "hide-and-seek" and to complete a "heavy experiment schedule."
Astronaut Elliot See, a civilian, had been considered the unofficial favorite. But See is 38 years old. There was speculation the agency preferred a younger man.
ASTRONAUT Edward White stayed outside for about 20 minutes on the first day of the four-day flight of Gemini 4 last June 3-7. Scott expects to make his walk through at least one complete revolution around earth.
One circuit will take about 96 minutes, give or take a few seconds.
Wearing a special, heavy-duty spacesuit to ward off the dangers of radiation and high-speed dust particles in space. Scott will first venture out at the end of 25-foot-long, metal plated tether.
He will carry along a "zot gun," similar to the device White used to propel himself around, only more powerful and carrying more fuel.
THE GUN got its name from a comic strip "B.C." Engineers at the manned space craft center became fascinated with the expression "zot," shown in the comic strip everytime a lightning bolt hit.
Using the zot gun to aim himself since there actually is no surface to walk upon in space, Scott will zip around to the thick adapter section of the spaceship, retrieve the nuclear measurement package and pick up a bottle of life-giving oxygen.
As Gemini 8 speeds along at five miles per second, he will exchange his 25-foot tether for one about 75 feet long.
Thus firmly attached to the ship, Scott will take out his tools and try to find out what problems men will face when they attempt such tasks as turning a screw in space. Experts are developing special "anti-torque" devices for this job, and the astronaut will test them.
Later, said agency officials, Scott may venture over to inspect a previously orbited Agena rocket satellite with which he and Armstrong will try to rendezvous and link up several times while in orbit. He is expected to carry along a camera to record what he sees.
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--wishing to go to church," Ogle said.
The number of buses running continuously on campus has been increased to five, two more than last semester.
More Buses Move on Mt. Oread
The announcement was made yesterday by Duane Ogle, president of the Lawrence Bus Company. He also said nine buses will run at rush hours, early in the morning and late afternoon.
Buses from Gertrude Sellars Pearson and North College to the campus will run at 5, 15, 20, 35, 50 and 55 minutes after the hour from 6:55 a.m. to 6:20 p.m.
FROM THE CAMPUS to GSP and downtown the buses will stop at 10, 15, 25, 35, 45 and 55 minutes after the hour. This schedule will run from 7:10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Buses will leave Ellsworth Hall at 5,15,20,30,35 and 50 minutes after the hour for downtown and campus. This schedule runs from 6:50 a.m. to 6:35 p.m.
At 20 and 50 minutes after the hour, buses will run from 9th and Mass, to the campus and dormitories, beginning at 6:40 a.m. and continuing to 6:20 p.m.
From 7 a.m. to 6:25 p.m., campus to Ellsworth traffic can leave at 10, 25, 40 and 55 minutes after the hour.
A SPECIAL BUS SERVICE will be offered on Sundays from McColum to the different churches of the city. "This is the first time that Lawrence Bus Company will have buses that can be used by those students
wishing to go to church, Ogie sa.
Next Sunday buses will leave McCollum Hall at 10, 10:10, 10:20 and
10:40 a.m. and return to the dormitories at noon and 12:30 p.m.
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