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"News from Rocketdyne : Project Saturn."
Press release exploring the rockets and projects of the Saturn project. -
"Nuclear engine design considerations."
The intent of this paper is to examine the static test countdown organization and discuss the need for a systematic method to organize a countdown. -
"Manned space flight schedules. Vol. III, launch vehicles : book 2, Saturn IB."
OMSF Program Status Review August 1965.; Edition "A" -
"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. -
"Apollo 8 Mission (AS-503) : memorandum to A/Acting Administrator from MA/Apollo Program Director."
Memorandum discussing the first manned Saturn V flight, its purpose and when/where the launch will take place. -
"Memorandum for the administrator."
Very poor photocopy. Memorandum requesting additional information regarding a file attached to this one. -
"Memorandum : technical information summary concerning Saturn I vehicle SA-6."
This memorandum outlines, through a series of sketches with accompanying text, the general features of the sixth SATURN I launch vehicle. The sketches are devoted primarily to the launch vehicle but also presents limited information on the spacecraft, the launch facility and launch preparations. The information presented in this summary was compiled through the efforts of R&DO personnel from P&VE, AERO and ASTR. -
"Manned Lunar Landing via Rendezvous."
Paper to be presented at the IAS National Meeting on Manned Space Flight. Focuses on operations leading to injection of the space craft into the lunar transfer trajectory. -
"McDonnell Douglas S-IVB rocket for NASA's Saturn launch vehicle."
Press release detailing how a rocket is the top stage of both the Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. -
"Measurements on the Saturn space vehicle."
The history of man might be considered as an ever increasing quantity and quality of measurements. Measurements related to space have been made by early astronomers, modern astronomers, and now by aerospace technologists. The manned lunar landing, a major national goal, has given us the means to measure in space. The space vehicle development itself has made heavy demands on instrumentation; this is discussed in some detail in this paper. The advantages of the International System of Units are mentioned. Some examples are used to illustrate the future of space measurement. -
"List of Equipment, Components, Materials, and/or Services Now Being Developed, Fabricated or Performed."
Lists of different parts of rockets. -
"Management of the Space Program at a Field Center."
Transcription of a presentation from Wernher von Braun discussing the roles of the space vehicles in the Apollo project. -
"Project High Water."
Letter to Wernher von Braun from NASA headquarters regarding Project Highwater and how it was withheld. -
"IU/S-IVB Forward Skirt Orbital and Translunar Thermal Analyses."
This report determines the maximum and minimum solar and terrestrial thermal energy incident and absorbed by Saturn IB/V vehicles in earth orbit and translunar travel. The influence' of this external energy on the Instrument Unit Thermal Conditioning System performance, and consequently its adequacy to maintain the electronic packages at acceptable temperature limits is ascertained. Conclusions are: a) Methanol/water coolant temperature will deviate from 111 specifications only during translunar cold flights. However, adequate thermal conditioning of the electronic equipment would still be maintained. b) Instrument Unit missions exceeding 6 1/2 hours, or electronic packages heat dissipation magnitudes lower than 3 kw or higher than 8.5 kw, should be reviewed to ascertain thermal compatibility. -
"Launch Vehicle Recovery System Requirements."
The primary considerations in the design and development of a recovery system applicable to present expendable first stage launch vehicles are discussed. The general requirements that define the essential characteristics of a feasible recovery system are derived from three critical phases during flight. The degree of criticalness is primarily influenced by the conditions at stage cutoff and separation. The three critical phses of flight are broken down into the following: (1) conditions and requirements between stage separation to re-entry; (2) re-entry; and (3) terminal descent and landing. -
"Interface Control Document Definition of Saturn SA-507 Flight Sequence Program."
The purpose of this document is to define the flight sequence events, time bases, stage switch selector channel assignments, LVDA Discrete Outputs, Inputs and Interrupts for the Saturn SA-507 & Subs vehicles. Special requirements and restrictions defined in this document will be imposed on the Marshall Space Flight Center and its contractors as applicable, to insure the proper functioning of the equipment in the various stages for required vehicle timing and sequencing to occur as outlined in this Interface Control Document (ICD). -
"Flight Evaluation of the Command and Communication System Aboard AS-501."
The first test of the command and communications system, a unified frequency S-band system, aboard AS-501 was successful. Compatibility of this system with the MSFN/USB sites was established. The onboard transponder and antenna system including antenna switching performed as predicted. The command performance was excellent with 5747 valid commands received onboard out of 5748 commands transmitted. Data reduction problems prevented a complete analysis of the tracking data. Telemetry system performance was satisfactory with a measured bit-error-rate of 4 x10-5 while over the Ascension Island station. This flight provided valuable data which can be used to define vehicle to-ground-station interfaces, to establish attitude constraints during translunar injection, and to improve operational procedures. One more test as successful as the AS-501 test would qualify the system as operational.; May 3,1968. -
"Flight Control Computer for Saturn Space Vehicles."
The flight control computer for Saturn receives attitude signals from the stable platform, rate signals from rate gyros or lead networks, and angle-of-attack information from body-fixed accelerometers or other sensors. -
"Future Projects Office."
The purpose of this brochure is to give interested readers, outside as well as within the agencies of the U.S. Government, information on the mission and activities of the Future Projects Office, George C. Marshall Space. -
"Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."
With the advent of the first large space vehicle, the SATURN, the ground support equipment and launch facility designer is faced with the necessity of conceiving and building an unprecedented launch system concurrent with the vehicle development. The paper intends to present a comprehensive picture of the problems involved and how they are solved. It follows the SATURN through the various modes of operation such as transportation over land and water, checkout, handling and erection, propellant loading, and describes the facilities at the launch site. -
"First Hundred Seconds."
Keynote address at National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the American Rocket Society Conference on Launch Vehicle Structures and Materials. Speech focuses on problems facing the structure of Saturn rockets and other space vehicles. -
"Technical History of Saturn."
Draft of working paper. Typed with handwritten notes (title and author) and pages. Copy in MSFC files noted on first page. -
DX priority: memorandum.
Memorandum discussing the priorization of various nlunar landing vehicle projects. -
"Dynamic Environments of the S-IV and S-IVB Saturn Vehicles."
The vibration and acoustic environments of the S-IV and S-IVB Stages of the Saturn vehicle are summarized. A brief review of techniques used to predict the dynamic environments of the S-IV and S-IVB vehicles is presented. This review includes discussions on the prediction of rocket exhaust noise, boundary layer noise, sinusoidal vibrations, and random vibrations for the S-IV and S-IVB vehicles. In addition, sine-random vibration conversions are given. -
"A Description of the ST 124-M Inertial Stabilized Platform and its Application to the Saturn V Launch Vehicle."
This report is a description of the ST124-M inertial stabilized platform system and its application to the Saturn V launch vehicle. It is a summary report providing the system concept and not a theoretical presentation. Mathematical equations were included only where necessary to describe the equipment; however, the detail derivations supporting these equations were not presented since this was not the theme of the paper. -
"Development and Utilization of Computer and Test Programs for Checkout of Space Vehicles."
A computer system was designed to allow test engineers to progressively employ automation in the checkout of the Uprated Saturn I and Saturn V space vehicle programs and still allow manual control of the checkout process. A two-computer system was selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the International Business Machines Corporation was chosen to provide the programming engineering necessary to implement these objectives. Space vehicle checkout, prior to launch, may be characterized by controlling, monitoring, and testing the vehicle and its subsystems through the use of ground support equipment (GSE).; IBM Huntsville Library.; Presented at AIAA Conference, XVIIth International Astronautical Congress, Madrid, Spain, October 10-15, 1966 by Edward A. Robin, Manager, Vehicle Test Programming Department. -
"Development of the NASA/Grumman Lunar Module."
Paper regarding the actions and achievement of the Grumman Aerospace Corporation. -
"Development of Separable Connectors for the Saturn S-IV Stage."
The purpose of this paper is to present information, in the area of separable connectors as they pertain to the Saturn S-IV Program. -
"Development of LOX/RP-1 Engines for Saturn/Apollo Launch Vehicles."
The development of liquid rocket engines follow similar patterns regardless of engine size. During the development of the H-1 and F-1 engines, many problems were encountered. Methods of solving the combustion instability problem are discussed. A description is given of the major components of each engine, outlining their unique features. The requirements for an insulation cocoon are discussed. Problems associated with materials substitution are provided; also highlighted is the fact that problems occur after engine deliveries and require continued development support. Safety features incorporated on the engines are mentioned. Solution to problems encountered in flight are discussed. Upratings of both engines systems are presented graphically.; On the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) unclassified. Can also be found on AIAA. -
Development of LOX/RP-1 engines for Saturn/Apollo launch vehicles.
The development of liquid rocket engines follow similar patterns regardless of engine size. During the development of the H-1 and F-1 engines, may problems were encountered. Mehtods of solving the combustion instability problem are discussed.; AIAA 4th Propulsion Joint Specialist Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, June 10-14, 1968.; Also available on NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) as unclassified. Can be ordered. Also on AIAA. -
"Development Status for Arc Guidance, Weld Observation Systems, and a Review of Process Control Parameters."
Letter to David L. Christiensen from W. A. Wall, enclosing requested documents. -
"Computer Controlled Power Application for the Saturn Launch Vehicle".
This paper describes a real-time digital computer program that controls the application of electrical power to the S-IVB stage of the Saturn vehicle at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Douglas Aircraft Company, the S-IVB stage manufacturer, provided NASA with the program requirements relative to the energizing sequence, voltage and current measurement tolerances, and vehicle system operational tests. International Business Machines Corporation provided NASA with the computer program to satisfy the task requirements. The program conjoined the components of the Electrical Support Equipment (two RCA 110A computers and control and instrumentation devices) into a closed loop system. The supporting operating system program by IBM is described. -
"Component Failure Effect on Systems: An Analytical Model".
Prepared by R. L. Parkhill, Section Chief, Saturn S-IVB Reliability Analysis and J. Pauperas JR., Asst. Section Chief, Saturn S-IV Reliability Analysis. Presented to the 4th Annual Seminar on Reliability for Space Vehicles, Los Angeles, California, December 6, 1963. This paper presents techniques originated by Douglas Engineering working under NASA contract NAS7-1. Prepared as a record of the study conducted for the Administrative Engineer on the Department Overhead Account No. 9703.; SUMMARY: In today's complex systems, such as Saturn, many traditional reliability analysis concepts are not acceptable. Because of time and budget restrictions, and the requirement to provide a "man rated" space vehicle, the Douglas Saturn Engineering Reliability Section has developed a new analytical approach; it is called "criticality ranking". It is a "totem pole" of components whose single failure may lead to system loss. "Criticality ranking" is one of the results of an analytical model which encompasses failure effect and reliability prediction. This paper describes this analytical model, discusses some of the techniques and ground rules, and presents examples. A discussion of the application of the results is also included. -
"Crew Briefing : Instrument Unit Stage Presentation".
Document outlining different slides of a presentation containing numerous organizational charts, diagrams and bullet-list points. -
"Saturn system study II."
Study regarding the three-stage carrier vehicle E-1 engines. -
Saturn V management information : August 1964 : Volume VI.
This document contains copies of management charts maintained in the Managerial Data Center of the executive Staff on the Saturn V project. To facilitate use of this document, all Saturn V classified data has been removed and will be published in Volume XI. A list of these charts are shown on the "Table of Contents". Information on other MSFC activities will be published in separate volumes as indicated on the "Schedule for Publication of Data Bank Charts" contained in this volume. -
"Saturn technical information handbook. Volume III of four volumes : SA-203."
The "Saturn Technical Information Handbook" provides up-to-date reference material to the Launch Operations Center personnel. This material shows the assembly and operation of the Saturn Vehicle components for systems analysis.; Volume II is available on the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) as a PDF. -
"Manned space flight schedules. Vol. III, launch vehicles : book 2, Saturn IB."
OMSF program status review October 1965.; Edition "A". -
"Manned space flight schedules. Vol. III, launch vehicles : book 3, Saturn V."
OMSF Program Status Review October 1965.; Edition "A". -
"The instrumentation of space vehicle in connection with the successful Saturn flight tests."
Presented on September 21, 1962, at the Eleventh Tagung Der Deutchen Raketen - Gesellschaft, Koblenz, West Germany. Instrumentation sf the Saturn space vehicle represents a considerable effort during the development phase, for proper design evaluatian of this new configuration, its propulsion system, and its structure and control characteristics, an unprecedented number of measurements are required to be carried onboard and to be recovered, These measurements are expected to work properly and to furnish the design engineer with information that is not available by ground testing,