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"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. -
"Instrument Unit Program Review : Saturn Instrument Unit."
Handwritten names and phone numbers on the first page. Apollo / Saturn Team. -
"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). -
"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. -
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"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. -
"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. -
"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. -
"Manned space flight schedules. Vol. III, launch vehicles : book 2, Saturn IB."
OMSF Program Status Review August 1965.; Edition "A" -
"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". -
"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. -
"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. -
"Memorandum for the administrator."
Very poor photocopy. Memorandum requesting additional information regarding a file attached to this one. -
"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. -
"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. -
"Organization of a countdown"
The Organization of a Countdown was developed over 8 years of missiles and space systems testing at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Sacramento test Center. The experience on which this study was based includes the Thor development and acceptance testing, Titan I second stage engine development testing, Development of liquid hydrogen handling techniques, Saturn S-IV and S-IVB development and acceptance testing. 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. -
"Part analysis program."
Includes carbon copy of letter sent to David L. Christensen from Ernst Lange regarding the Part Analysis program. -
"Philosophy and practices of reliability as applied in the design of the Saturn Instrumentation System."
The basic engineering approach used in the Saturn instrumentation system has evolved to provide a highly reliable design for short periods of operation. The airborne measuring and telemetry systems including preflight tests, inspection, documentation, and feedback between the users and designers are discussed. The apparent differences between the practice and theory of reliability are rationalized. Some consideration is given to new problems in designing systems that must operate in hostile environments for long periods. The potential contribution of redundancy as a design concept is discussed.; This paper is concerned with the airborne measuring and telemetry systems; it does not attempt to treat the entire Saturn instrumentation system which consists of tracking devices including optical, radar, and Doppler, plus television, film cameras, and a myriad of instruments connected with factory checkout, ground test, and launch. -
"Plastics in space flight programs."
Article aimed at improving the NASA's ability to complete its projects." -
"Practicalities in automated manufacturing checkout."
This paper presents a number of solutions to a number of unanswered questions regarding the Saturn projects. -
"Pratt & Whitney Aircraft RL10 liquid hydrogen rocket engine."
Photograph of a liquid hydrogen rocket engine. -
"Preliminary study of an unmanned lunar soft landing vehicle (Scientific Application)."
Report to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Working Group on Lunar and Planetary Surfaces. -
"Project High Water."
Letter to Wernher von Braun from NASA headquarters regarding Project Highwater and how it was withheld. -
"Report on the Saturn-Apollo program."
Presented to ACHEMA Congress and European Meeting of Chemical Engineering 1967, Frankfurt, Germany, June 21, 1967 by Dr. Eberhard Rees.; Includes slide numbers. -
"Rocket exhaust effects on radio frequency transmission."
Presented by Olen P. Ely, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama and R. W. Hockenberger, International Business Machines. Paper that explores the effects of rocket-engine exhaust on radio-signals. -
"S-IC Saturn booster."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of the Saturn booster engines. -
"S-II Engine."
8 x 10 inch black and white diagram of the Saturn II engines. -
"SAA program specification - case 218."
Memo sent to Major General D. M. Jones - NASA/ML. -
"Saturn -- the lunar vehicle."
Aerospace Workshop, University of Hawaii.; Includes references to slides. -
"Saturn and its mission."
Presentation from Harper, discussing the Saturn Project's then-status, background and plans. -
"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." -
"Saturn and the exploration of space."
Presentation Raymond Pisani to the East-West Bank Chamber of Commerce regarding the Saturn project's roll in space exploration and what contrabutions the East-West Bank can make in that area. -
"Saturn C-1 vehicle project development plan."
The Saturn C-1 space vehicle system is being developed by government agencies at industrial firms under the direction of the National Aeronotics and Space Division -
"Saturn I : the first generation of heavy launch vehicles designed for peaceful exploration of space."
A basic description of the Saturn rockets alongside diagrams for context. -
"Saturn I engine gimbal and thrust vector control systems."
The hydraulic systems for the two-stage block II Saturn I vehicle are described with the evolution of their development. -
"Saturn I flight test evaluation."
As this paper is being written, the Saturn I flight test program includes five flights launched between October, 1961 and January, 1964. All five fiights were complete successes, both in achieving all major test missions and in obtaining an unprecedented volume of system performance data for flight analysis.