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Memorandum to update the "Apollo/Saturn Logistics Support Requirements Plan."
This memorandum contains the pages to be changed in the logistics program for the Apollo/Saturn Project. The logistics plan includes the design, procuring, manufacturing, and production processes. This plan formalizes the program, improves logistic support, and implements management and action plans. -
Memorandum for Dr. Mueller from Robert C. Seamans.
This memorandum details changes or changes to be considered in Apollo-Saturn nomenclature. It also contains the matter of the Apollo and AAP missions designs and changes Seamans wishes to see. -
Memorandum to Dr. Seamans, Dr. von Braun, Mr. Donlon, and Mr. Gilruth.
The memorandum contains a paper titled, "Apollo - Should It Be Committed to Weightlessness." This paper contains information about artificial gravity and the effects of prolonged periods of weightlessness on human beings and chimpanzees. -
Apollo Support Program: Phase 1: Apollo Terminology Standards Final Study Report.
From the abstract: "This report concludes the Phase 1 study activities of the requirements for terminology standardization of the Apollo Integration Support Program. A review is made of the studies conducted and the findings resulting from these activities. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for a proposed Apollo Terminology Handbook. An implementation plan for producing and maintaining an Apollo Terminology Handbook is included. A sample of such a terminology handbook is produced as Part 2 of this report." -
"Apollo Telescope Mount Fact Sheet."
This fact sheet contains information related to the Apollo Telescope Mount, or ATM, which allows scientists to look at the activity of the sun through the fogging effects of the earth's atmosphere. -
"Apollo Vehicle Propulsion Systems."
This paper discusses the propulsion requirements for various stages of the Apollo vehicles and the development of these engines. -
Volume II Appendices for the Saturn V Derivative Launch Vehicle System Study.
According to the table of contents, this volume of appendices contain various charts, graphs, and diagrams related to the S-IC stage data, instrument unit data, and vehicle data. -
"Appendix to Chapter II of a Survey of Various Vehicle Systems for the Manned Lunar Landing Mission."
This appendix includes various diagrams of orbital launch vehicles, graphs of propellant and tankweight, returnpayload, and lift-off requirements, velocity requirements for a manned lunar mission, multiple drawings for the Saturn C-3 vehicles, lunar mission payloads, information of vehicle size, and a summary of the Saturn C-3 lunar mission. -
"Application of Data to Design: Design of Space Vehicle Structures for Vibration and Acoustic Environments."
According to the abstract, this paper discusses the need for a uniform design approach throughout the aerospace industry for space vehicle structural vibrations in order to keep pace with improvements in environment definition and testing. -
"Application of Nuclear Propulsion to the Mars Manned Landing Mission."
This report has been prepared to provide Aerojet management and the interested NASA offices with nuclear propulsion decision aid data. The primary intent of these analyses is to evaluate potential space missions which may utilize nuclear propulsion in an effort to determine the most desirable characteristics of a nuclear propulsion system. -
"Application of the Saturn V Launch Vehicle to Unmanned Scientific Exploration of the Solar System."
According to the foreword, "This paper presents the results of a twelve-week mission and systems analysis of a combined Jupiter orbiter/solar probe mission utilizing the Saturn V launch vehicle." -
"Application of Saturn Systems to Orbit Launch Operations."
Presented at the AIAA/AAS Stepping Stones to Mars Meeting, this paper compares the "payload velocity spectrum for existing and future missions" with Saturn V capabilities. -
"Apollo Logistic Support Systems."
According to an abstract found on the page following the title page, this paper includes "one possible conceptual definition of an early Apollo Logistics Support Systems (ALSS) is presented and various payloads for the system are briefly discussed. " It also discusses the Lunar Mobile Laboratory (MOLAB) and other considerations for a lunar scientific mission. -
"Approach in Achieving High Reliability for Saturn Class Vehicles."
This paper focuses on an approach for achieving high reliability within the Navigation, Guidance, and Control systems of the Saturn class launch vehicles. -
"A Practical Approach to the Optimization of the Saturn V Space Vehicle Control System Under Aerodynamic Loads."
This paper includes the equations for the bending moment of a launch vehicle with the effects of bending and sloshing dynamics. It also includes a comparison between the bending moment response envelope of the measure winds and the bending moment response of the MSFC synthetic wind profile. -
"A Prime Contractor's Reliability Program for Components/Parts for the Douglas S-IVB Stage Project."
This paper, presented at the fifth annual Reliability and Maintainability Conference in New York City, contains a "prime contractor's reliability program for components/parts for the Douglas S-IVB stage project." These parts include special flight critical items and their complementary reliability engineering program plan is outlined in this paper. -
"Air Force Surveys in Geophysics: The ARDC Model Atmosphere, 1956."
This paper presents a "realistic model of atmospheric properties based on reliable observations and current theories" according to the abstract found on page xv. This 1956 ARDC model was meant to be used as the "basis for engineering and design work performed." -
"A Review of Cryogenic Technology Aspects of Space Flight."
This paper was presented at the International Cryogenic Engineering Conference in Kyoto, Japan. It details the use of cryogenic technology in rocketry and how its usage created "many new techniques and deeply stimulated many fields of cryogenic technology." -
"Army Participation in the National Satellite and Space Program."
This paper, which was presented at a Semi-Annual Meeting of the American Rocket Society, traces the role of the United States Army in national space activities. Incorporated in the report are photographs illustrating the evolution of the satellite and space program. -
Artist's Conception of the RL10-powered Saturn S-IV Stage.
This artist's rendering of the RL10-powered Saturn S-IV stage is depicted as heading toward deep space after separation from the booster. The drawing is accompanied with a brief description of the Saturn S-IV. -
"Memorandum for the Associate Administrator: Artificial Gravity Considerations for Project Apollo."
This memorandum contains artificial gravity considerations for Project Apollo and was directed to Seamans, Wernher von Braun, Donlon, and Gilruth. Silverstein writes that he believes it is too early to tell if the Apollo spacecraft is capable of providing artificial gravity. -
"AS-203 Technical Information Summary."
"This report outlines, through a series of sketches with accompanying text, the general features of the SA-203 Launch Vehicle and information on launch preparation, the launch facility and mission peculiar experiments." -
"A Second Look at Man, Machine, and Automatic Test Operations."
A summary found following the errata page reads: "This paper presents a second look at the subject of the man-machine relationship in automatic test operations. 'Man, Machine, and Automatic Test Operations' was presented by the writer at Battelle Memorial Institute in November of 1963...It is the purpose of this second look at the man-machine interface to pinpoint those concepts which have proven their worth with time and those concepts which have proven to be weak, and as a result modified with time." This paper was prepared by George F. Meister, Jr. -
"Assessment of Risk for Engineering Change Decisions."
This document includes the current basis for approval of ECPs, fatigue life after stress reduction, and other probability and comparative risk assessments. On the first page there is an inscription, "By E.L. Bombara NASA-MSFC." -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 2.
The document is Volume 1, Section 2 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 3.
The document is Volume 1, Section 3 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 4.
The document is Volume 1, Section 4 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 5.
The document is Volume 1, Section 5 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 6.
The document is Volume 1, Section 6 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 7.
The document is Volume 1, Section 7 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 8.
The document is Volume 1, Section 8 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 9.
The document is Volume 1, Section 9 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 10.
The document is Volume 1, Section 10 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 11.
The document is Volume 1, Section 11 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 12.
The document is Volume 1, Section 12 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 13.
The document is Volume 1, Section 13 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 14.
The document is Volume 1, Section 14 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 15.
The document is Volume 1, Section 15 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 16.
The document is Volume 1, Section 16 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502. -
Catalog of launch vehicle tests Saturn V : Apollo/Saturn 502 : Volume 1, Section 17.
The document is Volume 1, Section 17 of a list of Saturn V launch tests including but not limited to test titles, test numbers, test objectives, and test descriptions related to AS-502.