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"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. -
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Letter from M. B. Spragins advertising the University of Alabama Huntsville Campus fundraising campaign.
The letter states that the fundraising goal is $750, 000. -
"The TV system for the Apollo telescope mount."
Focuses on the construction and future use of the Apollo space telescope. The components described in this paper except for those listed otherwise were designed by the Space Support Division of Sperry Rand Corporation to specifications established by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Appreciation is extended to MSFC for permission to publish this paper and for data and help provided for its preparation. -
"Sperry Rand monthly progress report for July, 1969."
The following pages contain reports for each of the individual contract appendices covering technical progress and accomplishments, related problems, and staffing progress. The report of manhours expended against each appendix by schedule order is being submitted as a part of the financial management report. -
"Earth Orbital Workshop Capabilities Brochure."
A brochure designed to depict a competence and capability in the area of large earth-orbital workshops. -
"Engineering Capabilities Presentation."
This Engineering Capabilities Presentation lists the competence and capability that has been demonstrated by the Space Support Division of Sperry Rand Corporation while fulfilling contractual commitments in the aerospace industry. This is a preliminary presentation; the preparation of a complete capabilities history of the division is currently in the developmental stage. The Capabilities Experience Summary is comprised of ten categories. e.g. Category 1 - Aeronautics, etc. The capabilities reported herein were performed by the Space Support Division under Contract NAS8-20055 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, George C. Marshall Flight Center, Astrionics Laboratory, Huntsville, Alabama. -
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"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. -
Huntsville Promotional Booklet, 1908
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Letter to Colonel John C. Nickerson, Jr. from John J. Sparkman.
Sparkman thanks Nickerson for sending a booklet he had requested. He also requests Nickerson to send information on a long range flight conducted by ABMA directly to Erik Bergaust for an interview Bergaust did on Sparkman. -
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"Saturn IB SA-217 reference launch vehicle."
This document contains a definition of a reference Saturn IB launch vehicle designated SA-217. The Saturn IB SA-217 is a projected reference vehicle, based on Saturn IB SA-212, incorporating the latest proposed product improvements. The two-stage payload capability of this vehicle to a 100-nautical-mile circular orbit is 44,965 pounds. The Saturn IB SA-217 launch vehicle is to be used as the baseline vehicle for advanced studies requiring the use of the standard or modified Saturn IB launch vehicle. This vehicle definition does not necessarily represent approved changes to any specific vehicle. This document supersedes the Saturn IB SA-213 reference Launch Vehicle, described in memorandum R-P&VE-DIR-65-92. -
The Post-Apollo Space Program: Directions for the Future.
The document is a Space Task Group report to the president. Pages 8, 18, 26, 27 of the document are missing. -
Space Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, December 1959.
In this issue, articles focus heavily on the exploration of space and the particulars of human activities in space, including "the space man's food," research on how weightlessness affects the human body, and the lack of laws governing space. Also included is a profile of Roy Marquardt, "the ramjet man" and founder of Marquardt Aircraft Company. This is the final published issue of Space Journal. -
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"Fact Sheet" for "Space City USA Theme Park."
This document provides facts of the Space City USA Theme Park "Project," "Purpose," "History & Organization," "Financing," "Design & Construction," "Features," "Rides and Attractions," "Attendance Factors," and "Projections." -
Blueprint for Space Science Fiction to Science Fact U.S. Space and Rocket Center June 27 through December 1, 1991
Photo of rocket taking off under illustration of the solar system with the Sun with a face in the center. -
Miscellaneous Pictures (6), undated
Not yet scanned.
This folder contains correspondence between numerous individuals, get-well cards, photographs, and newspaper articles. -
"Raymond Loewy Living in Space."
This biographical portfolio booklet describes the role that industrial designer Raymond Loewy's designs played in the Skylab program. -
"Memorandum: Indices to MSFC circulars and MSFC Administration regulations and procedures from Chief Management Services Office."
Memorandum regarding indices ready for reference and filing. -
"Interview with Dr. Wernher von Braun."
Transcription of an interview with Wernher von Braun and Mr. Sohier. -
"Letter to Dr. Wernher von Braun."
Archive copy is a poor photocopy. Unable to read. -
Smith, Sen. William Speech - copy, 1839
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"Fabricating the Saturn S-IC Booster."
AIAA Second Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Discusses the fabrication process of the Saturn S-IC booster. -
"Facility Design for Handling Liquid Hydrogen for Space Vehicle Applications."
Presented to German Society for Rocket Technology & Astronautics.Essay discussing the capabilities of liquid hydrogen as fuel. -
"Practicalities in automated manufacturing checkout."
This paper presents a number of solutions to a number of unanswered questions regarding the Saturn projects. -
"The Case for Compatibility."
"The Case for Compatibility" is a paper by Robert L. Smith, Jr., who worked in Quality and Reliability Assurance Laboratory at George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. The summary states, "Ever since the use of missiles and space launch vehicles began, questions have existed in every program regarding the similarity between upstream (e.g., manufacturing, static firing ) and launch site checkout equipment. Programs have existed which utilized nearly identical equipment for both uses; other programs have existed in which any resemblance of the equipment was probably coincidental. Many factors have entered the final decisions, not the least of which were economic and schedule considerations, and, in some instances, the organizational structure of the developer." -
"Technical problems in on-board checkout systems."
For the purposes of this paper, an onboard checkout system is defined as a system which is built into prime flight equipment, flies with it, and permits a checkout capability to exist during all the major phases of the test and mission life of that prime equipment. Varying degrees of capability may exist in such a system, depending on what is designed into it. This, in turn, is generally dependant on life and mission requirements of the prime equipment, degree of mission checkout required, reliability restrictions,redundancy levels, data management scheme, and equally important, state of the art . Not all checkout can be accomplished with onboard equipment. Mechanical system problems such as leak detection, for example, require techniques that cannot be remotely controlled and evaluated today. On the other hand, such things as in-flight telemetry have been used for quite a long time and will continue to be used for onboard checkout. -
Unofficial Directory: Government, Industry, and University Contacts in Management Research and Engineering.
The Preface states "This is a directory of industry, University, and Federal contacts who are involved in the areas of Management Science, Behavioral Science, Operations Research , Cybernetics, and Organizational Structure and Behavior. The listing represents a variety of disciplines -- Sociology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Anthropology, Statistics, History, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics, Systems Analysis, Ecology,and General Systems Theory." -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from Robert Smith.
Editor-in-Chief of Sagamore Press Inc., Publishers, Robert Smith, writes to Bell to say that his publishing company would be interested in Bell and Nickerson's story if they ever wish to write a book on it and the guided missles program. -
Letter to Oscar Goldsmith from R. E. Smith.
R. E. Smith, as city attorney, writes to inform Oscar Goldsmith of an unpaid balance for improvements on Jefferson Street. He requests Goldsmith to call the office of the Clerk of the City of Huntsville to settle the claim. -
I. Schiffman & Co. claim from Tom Toney's lawsuit.
These three letters detail I. Schiffman & Co.'s claim to $500 from the mortgage of Tom Toney on the automobile that was originally sold to him but later seized in 1919 for transporting untaxpaid liquor (see "Lawsuit against Tom Toney"). However, while the claim was approved by a Mr. McNeel, the refund was refused by the commissioner at Washington. R.E. Smith, representing I. Schiffman & Co., writes to McNeel, Danforth, and O'Rear Advisors and Consultants in hopes of reopening the claim again. McNeel, Danforth, and O'Rear advise Smith that reopening the claim would do no good. In the end, the prohibition commissioner, R. A. Haynes permanently closes the claim and I. Schiffman & Co. does not receive the $500 claim. -
Letter from Michael G. Smith.
Smith writes to "Pat" with information as the former president of the court-martial, that would be beneficial to the defense counsel. "Pat" most likely is one of the members of the defense counsel as Smith refers to "you and Buster" several times throughout his letter, "Buster" being the nickname for Robert K. Bell, defense attorney. -
Receipt of payment from the State of Alabama Treasurer's Office.
This receipt of payment details the purchase of land by Hutchens and Murdock for $144.00 in Madison County.