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b. Saturn V 503 will be prepared to carry CSM 103 and LTA B on a
manned CSM only mission to be designated the C prime mission.
c. The objectives and profile of the C prime mission will be developed
to provide the maximum gain consistent with standing flight safety
requirements in maturing of the Apollo-Saturn V space system
in earth orbital operation. Studies will be carried out and plans
prepared so as to provide reasonable flexibility in establishing final
mission objectives after the flight of AS 205.
[2] d. All planning and preparations for the C prime mission will
proceed toward a launch readiness date of 6 December 1968.
2. Apollo-Saturn 504
a. Saturn V 504, CSM 104, and LM-3 are reassigned to the D Mission.
b. The D Mission will be scheduled for launch readiness no earlier
than 20 February 1969 with all mission and hardware preparations
proceeding toward that goal.
3. Crew Assignment
a. The crews now assigned to the D Mission remain assigned to the D
Mission. The crews currently assigned to the E Mission are reassigned
to the newly defined C prime mission.
4. Crew Training and Equipping and Operational Preparations
b. Training and equipping of the D Mission crews and operational
preparations will proceed as previously planned but to meet the
newly established flight readiness date.
c. Training and equipping of the C prime crews and operational
preparations will proceed as required to meet mission requirements
and to meet the newly established flight readiness date.
/Signed/
Sam C. Phillips
Lt. General, USAF
Apollo Program Director
[3]
Proposed Press Release by NASA Headquarters
NASA Acting Administrator Thomas O. Paine announced that Lunar Module
operations will be dropped from the first manned Apollo-Saturn V flight, Apollo