The operation and success oiBEN FRANK- 

 LIN's life support and a variety of other 

 human aspects in deep submergence are 

 analyzed in detail in a five-volume report 

 prepared by Grumman Aerospace for NASA; 



the following information and figures were 

 extracted from these (ref. 16 and ref. 17) and 

 from personal experiences of the author. A 

 collection of photographs showing various 

 features and activities during the drift is 



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Fig. 9.19 Assorted activities aboard BEN FRANKUN dunng and prior to its 30-day drift m July-August 1969. 

 a) Interior view looking forward from the aft hemi-head (Gnjmman Aerospace Corp.) 



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