Bioscience Experiments Under Consideration and Review for AES and AAP

It must have become clear to you from the previous presentations that NASA has a continuing effort underway to define experiments for the Apollo Applications Program. This is necessary to assure maximum utilization of the Apollo spacecraft when they become available, and to permit the planning of a program which is compatible with the technical and scientific requirements for doing research in space. About a year ago, a questionnaire was sent to a representative segment of the scientific community (including scientists at NASA field centers) to obtain their suggestions for experiments in Apollo spacecraft. In addition, advisory teams were set up in the various scientific disciplines for the review of these suggestions. I was appointed Chairman of the Manned Earth Orbital Technical Advisory Team on Bioscience. Dr. Walton Jones from OART was Cochairman. Other members of the team were Dr. Belleville, Dr. Fellows, and Dr. Saunders from NASA Headquarters; Mr. Lewyn and Dr. Soffen from JPL; Mr. MacLeod from Goddard Space Flight Center; and Dr. Winget from Ames. This group convened early in January of this year at the Washington office of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, and laid the groundwork for a report on Bioscience Experiments for a Manned Orbiting Laboratory. This report was then used by the individuals in charge of this exercise-Mr. Dennis and Mr. Garbarini-for their "Advanced Earth Orbital Mission Definition Document" (dated January 19, 1965), which contains "the preliminary description of the rationale, content, structure and proposed method of implementation of a comprehensive, cohesive manned Earth orbital experiment program."