Browse Items (7888 total)
Sort by:
-
"Table I : chemical composition of experimental alloys."
8 x 10 inch black and white photograph of a table reperesenting the chemical composition of alloys M825 and M826. -
"Rocket motor" material list photograph.
8 x 10 inch black and white photograph of a rocket motor material list. The weight of the material is measured in pounds. -
"Apollo spacecraft Diagram."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of an Apollo spacecraft, each section labled for easy identification. -
"Saturn C-5, S-IC, stage fuel tank assembly."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of a Saturn fuel-tank assembly cross-section. -
"S-IC Saturn booster."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of the Saturn booster engines. -
S-IVB cutaway and J-2 engine."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of the JII engine and the Saturn IV. -
"S-II Engine."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of the Saturn II engines. -
"Saturn vehicles for Apollo photograph."
8 x 10 inch black and white photograph. Contains images of the Saturn V, Saturn IB and Saturn I in reference to one another -
"L-UT/Armb tower in pad position."
illustration of the L-UT/Armb umbilical tower -
"Saturn V vehicle electronics."
This presentation is a review of the electrical and electronics systems of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Since airborne and ground electronics cannot be separated as a system, this presentation will touch upon both the airborne and ground checkout equipment. Certain airborne electronic items are singled out in order to elaborate upon the application of computers for checkout and launch. This review covered in a broad sense such airborne electronics as the control computer, the measuring telemetry and RF systems, the switch selector, the digital command receiver and the remote automatic calibration system. The ground support equipment electronics covered include such equipment as the data link, computer system and display systems. The importance of software in the Saturn V program is stressed by the application of a standard program language through the use of acceptance test or launch language (ATOLL). -
"Saturn V S-IC stage engine gimbal actuation system."
The actuation system for the Saturn V S-IC stage is described and compared to the Saturn I system. The use of mechanical feedback actuators that result in a significant increase in system reliability and the damping of load resonance is discussed. The unprecedented component sizes and system requirements are cited. -
"Welcome back planned for 'Gum drop' crew."
News article detailing the planned 'Welcome back' events surrounding the resturn of the Apollo 9 crew. -
"Astronaut crewmen take part in final electronic checkout."
News article detailing the final tests leading up to the launch of the Apollo 103. -
"Craft destined for use in lunar landing mission."
News article detailing how the Apollo spacecraft 107 command modules are planned to be used in future space-missions. -
"AAP review slated next week."
News article detailing the purpose of the PDR, that being to review the APP's configuration and program plans and technical specifications. -
"Flight to test lunar module for moon landing."
News article detailing a test for the lunar module to see if it is able to land properly. -
"SII, with all spray foam insulation MTF-bound."
News article detialing the innovation of the SII's design, specifically how it is made lighter. -
"Apollo 10 in spotlight as CDDT is completed."
News article detailing the attention Apollo 10 is getting after its successful countdown demonstration test (CDDT). -
"Apollo 10 crew ready for return from space."
News article detailing the Apollo 10 crew's preparations to return to Earth from lunar orbit. -
"Astronauts set to preform key test of lunar landing technique."
News article detailing an experiment revolving around taking photographs from a high altitude to observe the Earth's surface. -
"New Liftoff date only change in Apollo 10 mission."
News article detailing the slight change in schedule regarding the Apollo 10 lunar module's take-off from the Moon and its return to Earth. -
"Apollo 9 command module arrives home."
News article detialing the recovery of the Apollo 9 command module and the events planned around its display. -
"Apollo 9 flight ends; Astronauts return."
News article detailing the recovery of the Apollo 9 crew after their mission -
"July 16th still set as Apollo 11's 'L-Day.'"
News article confirming NASA's announcement of Apollo 11's launch-day. Focuses on the optimism surrounding the launch as well. -
"July 16th confirmed as definite for Apollo 11."
News article covering NASA's announcement of Apollo 11's launch-date: July 16th. -
"Five manned Apollo flights scheduled this year."
News article detailing the planning of five more projects after the successful mission of Apollo 8. -
"Countdown trials start for launch."
News article detailing how the crew of the Apollo 8 are preparing for launch with a "dry run." -
"Dec. 21 - 4:51 a.m. -One of great explorations of all time begins."
News article detailing how Apollo 8 is ready for launch and the anticipation surrounding it. -
"Astronaut trio sees 'successful' Apollo 9 mission."
News article detailing the hope from the Apollo 9 crew that their mission will be a success. -
"Moon brought near by Apollo 8 mission."
News article detailing the recovery of the Apollo 8 crew after its successful mission. -
"All systems 'go' for liftoff of Apollo 10."
News article detailing that the final preparations for the lift-off of the Apollo rocket have been completed. -
"Six-engine cluster of the Saturn S-IV rocket."
A press-release detailing the successfuly firing and the specfic launching information of the Saturn I-V rocket-launch. -
"The significance of parameters affecting the heat transfer to the liquid hydrogen in the Saturn S-IVB stage for the lunar orbit rendezvous mission."
The Saturn S-IVB stage has a requirement for orbiting around the earth for up to 4.5 hours with approximately 60 percent of its initial propellant remaining at the end of the coast (prior to restart) . Extensive analyses must be performed to insure that this requirement is met. Both the maximum and minimum heat transfer rates are important because the maximum rates affect the hydrogen boiloff losses and thus the initial propellant loading requirements. The minimum rates are important because the boil off gases are used to maintain a minimum axial thrust level by venting the gases continuously through aft facing nozzles. This provides for a settling of the propellant throughout the orbital coast and alleviates the need for periodically venting the tank under zero gravity. -
"Signal distribution in automatic checkout systems."
This paper deals with several selected aspects of the signal distribution in automatic checkout systems. These are: 1) The use of relay matrices as control elements; 2) The inclusion of self-checking capabilities; 3) Problems of systems integration. These aspects are not unique to automatic checkout systems. However, due to the nature of automatic checkout systems as presently being designed around digital circuitry, they find either fuller or different applications than in other types of systems. Also, while they are on the surface somewhat disconnected in nature, they tend to interrelate during the implementation of an automatic checkout system. -
"Sensitivity of rocket engine stability to propellant feed system dynamics."
Because of the increased reliability required of rocket systems in their more recently assigned missions, previously acceptable design features must be reappraised ad refined. In the region of rocket engine system stability, the probles is centered in two areas, the combustor and the propellant feed system The principal interest of this paper lies in the coupling that occurs between the feed system and combustion dynamics, often termed a "buzzing" instability then the dymics are characterized by periodic pressure oscillations in the range of 200 to 1000 cps appearing in the combustion chamber and' the feed system. -
"Selected methods for uprating Saturn vehicles."
This paper will discuss selected methods for increasing the Saturn launch vehicle payload capabilities. These methods involve system changes or additions that give large step performance'increases aver those which can be obtained by product improvements. The selected philosophy of approach and the established designed systems wil1,be described, as well as anticipatedsystem concepts that may be used to increase the Saturn vehicles' capabilities. -
"Statement of George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight before the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate."
Presentation of George Mueller before congress. Contains illustrations. -
"Standard procedure for using units of mass, weight, force, pressure and acceleration."
Report No. DT-TM-1-60. ; FORWARD: The field of missiles and rockets deals with quantities of matter at various locations with different accelerations of gravity. The weight of these masses changes with gravity and the measurements of liftoff weight, fuel weight, etc., result in different values, depending on whether mass or weight units are used. Pressure and thrust are independent of the acceleration of gravity, but the instruments for measuring these values are calibrated with standard masses, producing different weight forces and calibration curves at different locations. Most sections of ABMA and other agencies or companies use pounds or kilograms as units of mass, weight or force, and the influences of different accelerations of gravity are often disregarded or treated incorrectly. These discrepancies become increasingly unacceptable with larger missiles and greater distances between operation sites. Therefore, the following Standard Procedure has been prepared to insure consistent and uniform terms and units of mass, weight, force, pressure and acceleration. All sections and individuals concerned are urged to use these units andprocedures. This is signed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director Development Operations Division. -
"Standards of conduct for NASA employees."
NASA handbook which establishes what code of conduct is acceptable as a representative of the company and what behavior is not. -
"Stability analysis of Apollo - Saturn V propulsion and Structure feedback loop."
The propulsion and the structure of a space vehicle form a feedback loop through inertial coupling referred to as the pogo phenomenon and experienced with the Thor , Titan, and Apollo-Saturn V space vehicles.