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"Technician inspects an RL10 liquid hydrogen engine."
A technician inspects an RLlO liquid hydrogen rocket engine OD the assembly floor. of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's Florida Research and Development Center. The 115,000-pound-thrust RLlO was designed and developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Saturn S-IV azld Centaur space vehicles. -
"Technical information summary concerning Saturn vehicle SA-3."
This memorandum outlines, through a series of sketches, some of the important features and sequences concerning the third SATURN flight vehicle. The sketches are devoted primarily to the control and instrumentation aspects of the vehicle but also touch on the launch facility and countdown schedule. -
"Technical Information Summary Apollo-9 (AS-504) Apollo Saturn V Space Vehicle."
The document presents a brief and concise description of the Apollo 9 Saturn Space Vehicle. -
"Technical information summary Apollo-10 (AS-505) Apollo Saturn V space vehicle."
The document presents a brief and concise description of the AS-505 Apollo Saturn Space Vehicle. Where necessary, for clarification, additional related information has been included. -
"Techniques of implementing launch automation programs" (Saturn IB space vehicle system).
This paper identifies the methods and equipment through which automation is becoming a major factor in testing and launching Saturn IB space vehicles. The merits of a digital guidance computer and its impact in extending automated checkout are stressed; also a logical basis is established for computer and manual test control. Hardware and software elements of the automated system are described, and details pertaining to reliability are emphasized. A concluding appraisal suggests that automation will play an expanding role in future test and launch operations. -
"Technical facilities & equipment digest."
This document portrays the capability of technical facilities and equipment at the George C, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) , one of three basic field centers under the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight. -
Technical facilities and capabilities 1969.
This brochure is being distributed to colleges and universities to acquaint and interest their students, at all acadmic levels, with the wide variety of professional and technical skills that are essential to accomplish the complex mission of the Army Missile Command, located at Redstone Arsenal, enar Huntsville, Alabama. -
"System safety handbook."
The testing of a hardware system consists of' subjecting it to carefully controlled operating conditions for the purpose of demonstrating that this system performs its function properly. -
"Saturn IB orientation training manuel."
Prepared through joint efforts of Personnel Department, Education and Development Branch, Systems Training Unit, Michoud Operations and Engineering Communications Department, Technical Information Branch, Applied Communications Engineering Section, Huntsville Operations.; This publication presents a brief descriptive summary of the Saturn IB vehicle and Chrysler's Corporation's accomplishments in the missiles and space field. The Saturn IB information presented herein is based on current plans for each of the stages. Although there may be design changes from vehicle to vehicle, the basic components, systems, and operating principles will remain similar to previous models. -
"System engineering propulsion, III-C-1."
Page numbering is inconsistent; there are no pages numbered 14 - 17. Some pages have handwritten numbers, others have no numbers at all.; The print quality of many pages is poor. Discusses the definition and function of propulsion as well as how to most effectively employ it . -
"System description for Saturn vehicle (SA-1 through SA-4)."
Missing pages iv, 3, 6 to 8. Photocopy of files containing sections of the project. -
"Systems applications in orbital launch operations."
The objective is to examine the technical requirements and feasibility of conducting orbital launch operations with systems now in the development phase. In order to maintain realistic constraints on the analysis, the Saturn S-IVB stage has been used as an example of present stage technology. The requirements, procedures and complexity of operations for orbital assembly and launch are discussed. The primary design requirement for orbital assembly and launch operations is increased orbital stay time (from hours to days or weeks). -
"A survey of propulsion problems as related to space vehicle design."
Incomplete document. Displays errors in space-vehicle design as they relate to space travel. -
"Survey of Saturn stage test and checkout computer program development."
This survey of the Saturn Stage Test and Checkout Computer Program Development contains a summary description of the systems developed for factory and static test of the stages of the SATURN IB and SATURN V Vehicles. The responsibilities of the MSFC and stage contractor organizations that are involved in test and checkout computer program development are briefly described. The test and checkout hardware and software (computer program) systems are given for each stage and for each site where tests are conducted. The systems and procedures that are used for program production verification, documentation, and change control required for the implementation of planned computer programs are included. Notes are included in the report to indicate what material is missing or incomplete. No attempt has been made to draw any conclusions regarding the automatic test and checkout systems being developed for each stage and the manner in which the efforts are organized, scheduled, and implemented. This document has been based on material provided by stage contractors and by components of MSFC through May 1, 1966. COMPUTER SYSTEMS SECTION. VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION BRANCH. VEHICLE SYSTEMS CHECKOUT DIVISION.; SR-QUAL-66-3. -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report" May.
Monthly progress report for the Propulsion Division, May 1st through May 31st -
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report" April.
Monthly progress report for the Propulsion Division, April 1st through April 31st -
"A summary of major NASA launchings" between October 1st and December 31st, 1968.
This is the first Quarterly Supplement to the October 1968 edition of GP 381, ''A Summary of Major NASA Launchings (Eastern Test Range and Western Test Range)." This Supplement covers the period from October 1 to December 31, 1968. Two additional Quarterly Supplements will be issued during 1969. Each of these will list those major NASA launchings occurring during the three-month period it covers. The basic publication will be revised and reissued, incorporating the information contained in the Supplements, as well as covering the final three-month period, subsequent to October 1, 1969. William A. Lockyer, Jr. -
"Structure of the NASA/Grumman lunar module."
Describes the structure and function of each part of the NASA Lunar Module -
"Structural problems of large space boosters."
Report discussing the flaws in having large rocket boosters. -
"Static test of Saturn V S-IC : news release.
Report after second Saturn V flight test. -
"Statistical model for Saturn electrical support equipment mission availability."
This report presents the logic leading to a mathematical expression for mission availability. Mission availability is treated as the probability that the cumulative downtime occurring during a mission of given length will be less than the time constraint. This is opposed to more general approaches such as steady state or instantaneous availability or operating time versus real time. We intend to present a practical and usable mathematical model by deduction and demonstration. The development is based on exponentially distributed downtimes. Experience shows that certain systems follow exponential downtime distributions except near zero. This error is often so small that it may be neglected. A future report will present a downtime distribution which will account for this small error. -
"The history of Army missile development."
Published as "Army Missile Development," Army Information Digest, XI. Establishes the development and history of weaponized rocket ordenance. -
"The ease (E's) of implementation of the Safety Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center."
Presented at the 19th Annual Federal Safety Conference, National Safety Congress, Chicago, Illinois. A rundown of the new safety protocols, chiefly favoring the letter 'E.' -
"The development of a bonded common bulkhead for Saturn."
A Part of the development of the Saturn S-IV/S-IVB stage the Douglas Aircraft Company has pioneered in the development of the cryogenic common bulkhead. The term common bulkhead is derived from the design function of the bulkhead, which is to separate the two cryogenics, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, in a single tank, thereby shortening the stage and eliminating the necessity for two separate bulkheads and the associated interstage structure. The common bulkhead is structurally adequate to withstand both the thermal and the pressure loads from both the hydrogen and the oxygen tanks, and it has sufficient insulation properties to prevent the liquid hydrogen from freezing the liquid oxygen. Another benefit from the common bulkhead is that it permits a reduction in the total length of the vehicle, thereby reducing the bending moments. -
"The development of a checkout language : ATOLL."
ATOLL was developed to fulfill the requirements for a common computer language that could be used by the test engineers for launch and factory checkout. "ATOLL" is the abbreviated name for Acceptance, Test, Or Launch Language. -
"Test procedure validation by computer simulation."
Digital computer simulation of the Saturn I Instrument Unit electrical networks was accomplished using the Discrete Network Simulation programs. The schematics were analyzed and a logic model prepared which consisted of a series of Boolean equations. The test procedures, which are written in the Acceptance, Test, or Launch Language (ATOLL), consist of a sequential set of computer instructions for the RCA llOA checkout computer to control the operation of the electrical networks. The procedures also contain the predicted results for each operation. The driving functions for the simulation of the model are generated from the ATOLL test tape by the Input Generator Program. The time sequenced operation of the networks is indicatedby the output from the simulation program in addition to the number of times each component in the system changes state. The results of the simulation are compared to the test procedure predictions on the ATOLL tape by the Comparator Program and any differences are listed. The Comparator Program also lists any component which did not change state at least once. -
"Test operations:" Organization Chart.
Organization Chart of the North American Rockwell Test Operations. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" October.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates October 1st through October 31st, 1967. Page 17 missing. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" December.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates December 1st through December 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" July.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates July 1st through July 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" August.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates August 1st through August 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory progress report" May and June.
Monthly rogress report for the test laboratory regarding the Saturn 1B program between Feburary and March -
"Test Laboratory progress report" Febuary and March.
Monthly rogress report for the test laboratory regarding the Saturn 1B program between Feburary and March -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" Febuary.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates Febuary 1st through Febuary 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" April.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates April 1st through April 31st, 1967. Last page of document is missing. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" June.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates June 1st through June 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" September.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates September 1st through September 31st, 1967. -
"Test Laboratory monthly progress report" January.
Laboratory monthly progress report for the Saturn 1B program between dates January 1st through January 31st, 1968. -
"Test Laboratory progress report" March and April.
Monthly rogress report for the test laboratory regarding the Saturn 1B program between March and April. -
"Telemetry system design for Saturn vehicles."
This paper discusses the data system requirements for large space vehicles and describes a flexible telemetry system design which is used on all stages of the Saturn IB and Saturn V vehicles. The basic vehicle telemetry design provides standard assembly building blocks forming a versatile catalogue of parts from which a stage telemetry subsystem may be assembled to meet almost any conceivable monitoring requirement. In addition to its inflight monitoring function, the telemetry subsystem also provides real time data acquisition for automatic vehicle checkout.