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Apollo 10 press kit.
The press kit includes documentation on the Command and Service Module, Lunar Module, Saturn V launch vehicle, astronauts, and mission descriptions. Release No. 69-68. -
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1966 Chronology of Marshall Space Flight Center.
This draft copy of the chronology includes a memorandum from Marshall Historian L. L. Jones of the Historical Office. -
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Guided Missiles Range Division Clipper, vol. 2, no. 3, October 1961.
The Clipper is a Guided Missiles Range Division, Pan American World Airlines, Inc., internal publication. This issue includes the articles "News at a Glance," "The Big One," "New Ships on the Horizon," "Civic Responsibility," "Picture Highlights," "Service Awards," "September Service Pins," and "Recognizing Credit Union." "The Big One" includes details about Pan Am's role in developing the Saturn booster. -
"This is Your Chrysler Saturn Story."
The document is a booklet created as part of the NASA/Chrysler Corporation Space Division manned flight awareness program. It discusses Chrysler's role in manufacturing and testing the Saturn and includes photographs and diagrams of Saturn stages, operations at Michoud, testing, and future missions. The section headings included in this booklet are "Chrysler and the Saturn," "Saturn at Michoud," "The Voyage of Saturn," "Saturn Firings," and "Saturn's Missions." -
"The Missile gap : a study of the formulation of military and public policy."
A thesis presented to the faculty of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.; This document is only the abstract of the thesis.; Document includes biographical note and table of contents.; aArchive copy is a photocopy. -
"The Challenge of Change vs the Control of the Process."
The introduction states, "This paper is designed to present the Rocketdyne engine program as it applies to the Saturn launch vehicles and will apply to the Apollo program of manned flight to the moon (Fig. 1). The vehicle that will launch this flight is the Saturn V, the largest and most powerful of the Saturn family. This vehicle, 362 feet tall and 33 feet in diameter, will be capable of sending a 45-ton payload to the moon or placing a 120-ton payload in earth orbit. Five F-1 engines power the first stage of the Saturn V; five J-2 engines, the second stage; and one J-2 engine, the third stage. The thrust of the first-stage engines alone will be equivalent to 160 million horsepower. Both of these engines, the F-1 and the J-2, were designed at, and are currently being produced by Rocketdyne." -
"The Case for Compatibility."
"The Case for Compatibility" is a paper by Robert L. Smith, Jr., who worked in Quality and Reliability Assurance Laboratory at George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. The summary states, "Ever since the use of missiles and space launch vehicles began, questions have existed in every program regarding the similarity between upstream (e.g., manufacturing, static firing ) and launch site checkout equipment. Programs have existed which utilized nearly identical equipment for both uses; other programs have existed in which any resemblance of the equipment was probably coincidental. Many factors have entered the final decisions, not the least of which were economic and schedule considerations, and, in some instances, the organizational structure of the developer." -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report : May, 1967."
Progress report for May, 1967. -
"Steps to the Moon."
This flier highlights Marshall Space Flight Center's role in the lunar landing and illustrates each step of a successful mission, from liftoff at Kennedy Space Center to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. -
"Science Historians Join With Research Institute."
Clipping from the UAH Exponent, Wednesday, December 10, 1969, vol. 2, no. 10, page 3. The article highlights the work of Barton C. Hacker and John S. Beltz to collect historical documents from the Saturn program. The documentation they collected is available at UAH Archives and Special Collections in the Saturn V Collection. -
"Saturn V First Stage Annual Progress Report: Fiscal Year 1968."
The report covers June 30, 1967 through June 27, 1968: Contract NAS8-5608, Schedules 1 and 1A, July 27, 1968. Prepared by J. P. Delaloye, Management Reporting and Analysis; Supervised by D. G. Valentine, Management Reporting and Analysis; Approved by R. F. Terry, Program Reports; D. H. Creim, Michoud, Program Planning and Reporting Manager; E. K. Cooper, S-IC Program Executive. -
"Saturn V Apollo Flight Configuration."
Drawn by Don Sprague at the Huntsville Engineering section of Boeing. -
"Saturn Radar Altimeter."
Paper given at the AIAA Guidance and Control Conference, August 12-14, 1963, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
"Saturn I: The First Generation of Heavy Launch Vehicles Designed for Peaceful Exploration of Space."
The leaflet outlines the history of Saturn launches and gives a physical description of the rocket. The description includes a diagram of each stage; specifications of each stage's thrust, propellants, liftoff weight, and burning time; and engine specifications. -
"Saturn and Noise."
The pamphlet uses a cartoon character named "D. B. Noyes" to explain to the public "the nature and effects of the noise which Saturn makes during static firing tests." -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : October, 1967.
Progress report for October, 1967. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : March, 1968.
Progress report for the month of March, 1968. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : June, 1967."
Progress report for the month of June, 1967. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : July, 1967.
Progress report for July, 1967. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : January, 1968."
Progress report for the month of January, 1968. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : Febuary, 1968."
Progress report for the month of Febuary, 1968. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory Monthly progress report : December, 1967."
Progress report for the month of December, 1967. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report : August, 1967."
Progress report for August, 1967. -
"Mississippi test - torrents of flame."
Description of a photograph of a rocket static test firing. -
"Mission and facilities of Instrument Development Branch."
Describes the purpose and goes of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Instrumental development branch. -
"Minimax control of large launch boosters."
Keith D. Graham is principal mathematician, Systems and Research Center, Honeywell, Inc., 2345 Walnut Street, St. Paul, Minnesota.; Work done under NASA contract NAS 8-11206 from the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.; ABSTRACT: A method of specifying the gains of a linear controller for a large launch booster using a new application of optimal control theory is described in this paper. Results for a specific example are included. An important control requirement is to maintain cost variables (such as bending moment, engine gimbal deflection, and lateral deviation from desired trajectory) within specified limits in the presence of load disturbances. This requirement is met by using a performance index which depends explicitly on maximum achievable values of the cost variables in a finite time interval. -
"Milestones in cryogenic liquid propellant rocket engines."
This paper reviews the milestones achieved with cryogenic liquid propellant rocket engines, discusses current technology improvement programs, and projects future engine designs. During the last two decades, these cryogenic rocket engines have played a major role in rocketry and achieved numerous important milestones. These engines power the Vanguard, Redstone, Thor, Atlas, and Titan I vehicles , the Saturn I and Uprated Saturn I vehicles, and will soon be employed in the Saturn V for the Apollo missions. The requirements dictated by these vehicles have necessitated growth from the 27,000-pound-thrust Vanguard engine to the 7,600,000-pound-thrust booster cluster for the Saturn V. Gains in specific impulse have also been significant. The successful application of liquid hydrogen in the Centaur and Saturn upper-stage rocket engines was a major achievement. -
"Michoud operations : historical operations: July 1, 1963 - December 31, 1963."
Historical report from July 1st to December 31st. -
"Michoud Assembly facility telephone directory : Boeing Launch Systems Branch, Chrysler Space Division, LTV Range System Div., Mason-Rust Engineering Company."
Telephone directory displaying available channels and how to access them. -
"Michoud assembly facility and Mississippi test facility : volume II. 4th edition."
This document is the fourth edition of the management charts and photographs maintained in the Management Information Office of the Executive Staff on Michoud Assembly Facility and Mississippi Test Facility. Information on other MSFC activities and facilities will be published in separate volumes. -
"Meteoroid measurements with Project Pegasus."
Presentation at the Northeast Electronics Research and Engineering Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 4, 1965. Ernest Stuhlinger, Director, Research Projects Laboratory, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA), Huntsville, Alabama.; INTRODUCTION: The prime objective of Project Pegasus is to measure, in the vicinity of the earth, the meteoroid penetration frequency in aluminum sheets of thicknesses which approach those of space capsule walls. Plans for the project were initiated at NASA in 1962 by the Office of Advanced Research and Technology and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Throughout the project, members of the Langley Research Centers supported the project with experiments and advice. -
"Management system"
The title has been cut off of document. This was placed inside the document Configuration Management. An organizational chart of plans and critical events related to those plans. -
"Management matrix integrating logistics support planning events."
This was found folded inside Configuration Management. Taken from Defense Industry Bulletin, June 1968. Includes an organizational chart and an accompanying bibliography. -
"General Electric/MTSD's First Five Years as Prime NASA Support Contractor at Mississippi Test Facility, Bay St. Louis, Miss."
A handwritten note on the title page notes that the document was received from Earl F. Rodriguez, General Electric Co., MTSD in Bay St. Louis. Includes a chronology of General Electric activity in south Mississippi. -
"Cleaning and Contamination Control."
The document is a paper describing contamination cleaning methods and advocating for further developments in the field. Tables and figures are included at the end of the paper. The figures include a comparison of Saturn V with Saturn I and Saturn IB and cross-sections of the Saturn C-5, S-IC stage fuel tank assembly and oxidizer tank assembly. -
"Chronology of early Air Force man-in-space activity: 1955 - 1960."
The foreword states "In this chronology, Air Force manned space flight activity is viewed from the perspective of the ballistic missile development agency - the Air Research and Development Command's Western Development Division, later re-named the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division. Due to resource limitations at the Space Systems Division historical office, research for this chronology has been generally limited to materials available in the files of that office. All documents cite in the notes which follow each entry are located in the archives of the Historical Division, Office of Information, Space Systems Division, in Los Angeles California." There are handwritten notes throughout. -
"Chilldown Electrical System for S-IVB Space Vehicle."
The paper is marked, "To be presented at the IEEE 1965 Aerospace Conference featuring Flight Vehicle Electrical/Electronics Systems, Houston, Texas, June 20-24, 1965." The abstract states "This paper presents the electrical system used to drive the chilldown motor pumps on the S-IVB space vehicle. This system consists of a 56 volt battery supplying power to the two three-phase solid state inverters which in turn drive two cryogenic motor pumps. Included in this paper is a short description of the overall chilldown system requirements. The advantages of the a-c system over the d-c system are discussed with emphasis on weight and reliability. Two functionally identical 1.5kva inverters were designed. One inverter uses germanium transistors in the output stage while the other uses silicon transistors. Both inverters were designed to have a quasi-square wave output. The inverter circuitry is described and the advantages of each is discussed including a comparison of weight, size, operating temperature, efficiency and voltage rating." Includes diagrams.