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"Saturn Apollo guidance error estimation."

A brief sketch of the development of the equations for a weighted least squares estimator is given, the equations for both collective and recursive estimators being included. Four possible problem sources that may be encountered in the application of the estimator are identified. Various "success" parameters are defined in an attempt to predict the success with which, the method has been applied. The application of the estimation technique to the problem of computing various error parameters associated with the ST-124M guidance platform is described with the numerical results obtained using a manufactured data case are presented. These results are used to form conclusions about the effectiveness of the "success" parameters and preferred approaches to the problem of system evaluation using techniques of estimation theory.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIV, no. 4, April 1964.

The magazine contains the articles "Aidr Cargo Jets Ahead", "Saturn Stands Up", "Tunnel of Flame", "Where the Air Is Really Hot", "Spaghetti to the Rescue", "B-52 Bombers Undergo Tests", "sports-Minded Magician", "Skipper Regan", and "Road to the Stars". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 12, December 1965.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXVI, no. 8, August 1966.

The magazine contains the articles "From Computer to Picture Tube", "Moon Rocket Service Station", "These Are Possible on the 747", "Earthquake Predictor", "Speeders Everyone Likes", "Minuteman Through the Looking Glass", "Air Pilot, Water Pilot", "Leader of the Band", and "Come Home Safe". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXVI, no. 1, January 1966.

Article noted in the table of contents : Guidelines for administrators by William Sheil. Pages 6 and 7.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIV, no. 12, December 1964.

The magazine contains the articles "Manned Orbital Laboratory", "Big Wheels Carry Big Bird", "Good Turner", "Tokyo Tours", "Purity Surety", "The Ships Had Wings", "Taylored Talent", "Airplane Engineer", and "Synthetic Sunshine". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 2, February 1965.

The magazine contains the articles "In the Spirit of Magellan", "Engine No. 551", "Try This on for Size", "A Carriage for Big Brother", "Grease the Wheels inSpace", "Orbiting Eye", "Big Enough", "Man Toward Mars", and "Blue-Ribbon Bomber". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 1, January 1965.

The magazine includes the articles "MATS Mappers Will Get Jets", "Hitching Posts for Saturn", "Pods Shell Out Rockets", "One Cigar to Freedom", "Lab-Locked Seahorse", "Flying Gas Station", "Huntsville's Hybrid", "The Horse Who Hated Boeing", and "Soldier Sniffer". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 7, July 1965.

The magazine includes the articles "Ground Testing a Moon Bird", "By Air to Athens", "Twinjet Twins", "On the Beam", "15,000 Hours Before Overhaul", "Minuteman Modernization", "Miller in Motion", and "Texas Champ". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXVI, no. 6, June 1966.

The magazine contains the articles "The Spout of the Funnel", "Titanium for the SST", "Jobs, Anyone", "Burner II Heads for Growth", "Exact Temperature Control", "Nuclear Shock Tests", Holidays With or Without Haggis", "Gunboat Man", and "Scientific Shakeup". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 5, May 1965.

The magazine includes the articles "Dipole Near the South Pole", "Migration to Huntsville", "Psychology of Stress", "Red Question Mark in Space", "Every Delivery Is Special", "Moon and Money Man", and "Tanks for Saturn". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIV, no. 11, November 1964.

The magazine includes the articles "Riddle of the Red Planet", "Flying Professors", "Big Balus Over New Guinea", "Helicopter Swimming Pool", "How to Cool a Hot Spot", "Curves Cured to Order", "Higher Flyer", "Team Worker", and "Harpooned for HiBEX". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 11, November 1965.

The magazine includes the articles "The Soft Splash", "Frontierland, U.S.A.", "Her Name is Miss Magnolia", "Alignment for Tall Tools", "Better and 9 Times Smaller", "Instant Jet Tankers", "Broad-Field Man", and "New Turbine-Powered Vehicles". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIV, no. 10, October 1964.

The magazine includes the articles "Long Stride for Logistics", "Tests Prove Special Landing Gear", "School Days at Cape Kennedy", "Costs Cut by Fiberglass", "Rockets to Fire Soon", "Boomerang Booster", "Tested Tester", and "Non-Stop Titanium Milling". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXV, no. 10, October 1965.

The magazine includes the artciles "Forward Edge of Research", "727s to Florida", "39 More Passengers", "Breadboards and D-Birds", "The Artful Imitators", "Instinct for Achievement", "Pointer", and "Don't Touch". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIV, no. 9, September 1964.

The magazine includes the articles "Next Stop: Mars", "Up the river to the Moon", "Air Force Tests New Missile", "Shake Well Before Using", "Quick Cargo Cash", "New Heart for the B-52", "What-Next Man", "Mostly on Time", and "Faster Inspector". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXVII, no. 3, March 1967.

The magazine contains the articles "Classics from the Classroom", "The Iron Maiden", "Shake Well Before Using", "Old Yaller is White Again", "Tucumcari", "In the Family Tradition", and "The Flying Cloud". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXIII, no. 11, November 1963.

The magazine includes the article "Saddle the Dragon", "The 100 Secondsof 27 Charlie", "Which Alloy is Best?", "How to Knock Out an ICBM", "Inner Test for Outer Space", "Air Guards Get More 97s", "New Beauty Salon for Jets", "Builder Blue", "A Feel for the Wind", and "Instant Money". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

"Letter to Mr. Helmut J. Horn."

Letter to Helmut J. Horn from David L. Christensen informing that the University of Alabama Research Institute was awarded a NASA contract.

"Letter to Mr. Frank L. Murphy."

Letter to Frank L. Murphy from David L. Christensen informing an awarding of a contract as well sa requesting documents.

"Letter to Mr. D. R. Spotz."

Letter to D. R. Spotz from David L. Christensen informing an awarding of a contract as well sa requesting documents.

Letter to Mr. Frank L. Murphy.

Letter to Frank L. Murphy from David L. Christensen informing of an awarded contract. Also requests documents.

"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."

"A Helium Face Seal Application In a Liquid Oxygen Pump."

Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Fluid Sealing held in conjunction with the 24th annual meeting in Philadelphia, May 5-9, 1969.

"Development Effort to Achieve Reliability."

Presented at the 6th West Coast Reliability Symposium, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 20 February 1965.The development of a large liquid rocket engine can represent the expenditure of several hundred million dollars of effort. Before 30 percent of the contracted development funds have been expended, however, the engine will probably have operated for the mission duration. The capability to operate at least one successful test early in a development program is evidence of achieving a minimal reliability level, but the major objective of the development program is producing a design which performs reliably. A rocket engine reliability prediction must view reliability as a dynamic concept, constantly being altered by development effort.

"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."

Boeing Magazine, vol. XXXVIII, no. 1, January 1968.

The magazine includes the articles "'A Pleasure to Our Eyes'", "New Paint Job", "Six-year Gasp", "Wings on the Nose", "How is SRAM Doing", "Flying Carpet", "A Citizen's Debt", and "Investment in Bonds". Also included is a briefing of events in the Boeing Company.

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"Film script for Saturn I/IB quarterly film report no. 15."

Unclassified film script of the Saturn I/IB Quarterly Film Report covering January, February, March, 1963. There are handwritten notes and edits throughout the document.

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"Film script for Saturn I/IB quarterly film report no. 16."

Unclassified film script of the Saturn I/IB Quarterly Film Report covering April, May, June, 1963. There are handwritten notes and edits throughout the document.

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"Film script for Saturn quarterly film report no. 18."

Unclassified film script of the Saturn I/IB Quarterly Film Report covering October, November, December, 1963. A handwritten note at the top of the title page lables this copy as the "Final Draft".

"U.S. Aerospace Program: missions and projects as of January 1, 1966."

The document contains four charts labeled "Investigation", "Exploration", "Utilization", and "Control". Each chart is organized chronologically, contains drawings of U.S. Aerospace Program Projects, and incudes written descriptions of each project.

"Saturn S-IV cryogenic weigh system. Part IV : safety."

During cryogenic weigh system operation, hydrogen when combined with oxygen can create an unsafe condition. Therefore the concentration of the residual oxygen and hydrogen from leaks in the cryogenic weigh environmental bags must be known at all times during the cryogenic weigh. Hydrogen and oxygen detectors will provide the optimum method for maintaining safe conditions. Hydrogen properties and safe mixtures are reviewed. The method selected to analyze the oxygen content is discussed. The selection, development, and testing of a hydrogen detector system is examined.

"Memorandum for the record, from E. M. Cortright, Assistant Administrator for Programs."

Poor photocopy. Memorandum informing that members of the Boeing company are coming by for a study of their own.

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"Memorandum to Mr. Hal Seawright, TS-PP, from Norman L. Cropp, Jr., Film Coordinator. Declassification of S-I/IB quarterly film report #18."

Memorandum declassifying "Quarterly Film Report #18."

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"Capabilities and Limitations of Space Communication Systems."

The paper "Capabilities and Limitations of Space Communication Systems" is part of a General Electric Technical Information Series prepared for the Apollo Support Department. The abstract states "A survey and study of the basic parameters of information transfer systems for space communications is presented in this paper, to familiarize systems checkout and on communication engineers with the state-of-the-art and trends in this field. Both current and anticipated requirements for space communication systems are briefly considered. Some of the problems that exist in space communication are presented, along with a general review of current communication systems, their capabilities, and limitations as well as possible improvements in the areas of spacecraft directional antennas, ground stations and antennas, spacecraft transmitter power, and telemetry systems. It is concluded that the increased capabilities expected by the end of this decade should make adequate and reliable space communication possible for most predicted communication needs of future space missions at lunar and near-planet ranges."

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