Gemini 10 Press Kit - heroicrelics Mirror

-39-PLANNED AND CONTINGENCY LANDING AREASThere are two types of landing areas for Gemini 10, planned--whererecovery forces are pre-positioned to recover spacecraf't and crew withina short time-and contingency, requiring special search and rescue techniquesand a longer recovery period.Planned Landina AreasPRLMARYSECONDARYLAUNCH SITELAUNCH ABORTWest Atlantic (44-1) where the USS GuadaLcanallanding platform helicopter ship is pre-positioned.East Atlantic, West Pacific and Mid-Pacific areaswhere destroyers are deployed.Off-the-pad abort or abort during early phase offlight, includes an area about 41 miles seaward fromCape Kennedy, three miles toward Banana River fromComplex 19.Abort during puwered flight, extending f'rom 41 milesat sea f'rom Cape Kennedy to west coast of AA.ica,Contingency Landing AreasAll the areas beneath the spacecraft's ground track except those designatedPlanned Landing Areas are Contingency Landing Areas, requiring aircraft andpararescue support for recovery within a period of 18 hours f'rom splashdown.Recovery forces are provided by the military services under the ope?rationalcontrol of the Department of Defense Manager for Manned Space Flight SupportOperations.-more-