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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. ORGANIZATION. PRODUCTION PLAN AND FACILITIES PLAN FOR THE BASIC

AGENA D ARE CONCURRED DL PART IL TOOLING. INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND MANUFACTURING TEST

EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF FIVE VEHICLES PER MONTH. YOU ARE

AUTHORIZED TO PERMIT LMSC TO SCREEN INDUSTRIAL RESERVE AND PLACE HOLDS IMMEDIATELY. TO

MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE MACHINE TOOLS AND TEST EQUIPMENT

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SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESERVE. SUPPLY CONTRACT TERMINATION INVENTORIES

SHOULD ALSO BE THOROUGHLY SCREENED FOR USEABLE TEST EQUIPMENT. PART III. PROCUREMENT

OF A MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF 39 VEHICLES SCHEDULED AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR PER MONTH

UNDER THE FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT IS APPROVED. FUNDING FOR NECESSARY LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS

WILL BE WITH FY-62 FUNDS. CONTRACTOR COMMITMENTS WILL BE HELD TO A MINIMUM CONSISTENT

WITH PROTECTING CONTRACT DELIVERY SCHEDULES. PART IV. INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AND SUPPLY

CONTRACT FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE DIRECTED AGE/4A D PROGRAM ARE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE ACTIONS. PART V. VEHICLES ON THE FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT WILL

USE THE PRIORITY ASSIGNED TO PROGRAMS USD= AGENA D. PART VI. PRESENTATION Or PERTINENT

TERMS OF INITIAL CONTRACT AS REQUESTED IN PART IV OF HO USAir MESSAGE ATSPN TO ANIC DATED

22 NOVEMBER 1961 . WILL BE SCHEDULED AT HQ vs*? ON 19 JANUARY 1962 AS AGREED IN ABOVE

REFERENCED PRESENTATION. PART VII. THIS HO HAS GREAT RESERVATIONS RELATIVE TO SW'S PLANS

TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL USING PROGRAM OFFICES PROCURE HARDWARE AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH

INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT OF MESION PECULIAR ITEMS DIRECT FROM LMSC. CONCERN IS THAT

HAVING NUMEROUS OFFICES CONTRACTING WITH. AND GIVING DIRECTIONS TO. LMSC WILL NOT PROVIDE

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THE NECESSARY PROGRAM COST CONTROL TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE Or THE AGENA D STANDARDIZED

CONCEPT. AN ALTERNATE APPROACH WOULD BE TO PLACE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF

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SSD. SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT IT IS BELIEVED WOULD PLACE THE AIR FORCE IN THE MOST FAVORABLE

NEGOTIATING POSITION RELATIVE TO THE CONTRACTOR AND ENHANCE THE AIR FORCE ABILITY TO

CONTROL PROGRAM COSTS FOE ALL PROGRAMS. ALSO OF CONCERN IS THE NEED FOR CONTROL OF

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Mr. D. Jackson

LtGen Ferguson

MajGen Holsapple

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BrigGen Smith

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Col Mare

Col Kucheman

Col Fletcher •

LtCol Keeffe

LtCol E. Blum

Maj Erwin

Mr. F. OlGreen

At 0900 hours. 3 January. 1962, Colonel H. B. Kucheman. Jr..

briefed Dr. Charyk and the above listed attendees on the Program

Plan for Program 662A. as directed by Hq USAF message AFEIDC•F

82350. -Kir. F. GIGreen of LMSC also gave a short status report on

the program progress to-data.

As Colonel Kucheman started the introduction. Dr. Charyk interrupted to ask about a SSD message to Hq AFSC concerning support of

the Discoverer and other Thor boosted prograsii. He asked if the

Agana D was unable to meet scheduled launch dates or was it a Thor

problem. Members of the Air Staff were vaguely familiar with the

problem and explained that the shortage of Thor boosters apparently

will necessitate allocation of the available boosters to the Discoverer

program and conjectured that this might result in a shortage of Thor

boosters for NASA programs. Colonel Kucheman indicated that although

he was not familiar with the Thor procurement status or the SSD message, •

progress and schedules would indicate that Discoverer would not be

Agana D limited. •

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Colonel Kucheman. presented the manage :mat chanaels and argent-

=don approved by AFSC aud specifically set up to accomplish the

expedited schedule of the Agana D. The plan was accepted. as presented.

The SSD approved composite launch schedule. Agana D. DD-250. and

final assembly schedules wore explained in detail and accepted without

discussion. Particular emphasis was made of assignment of the initial

twelve vehicles to Discoverer and the fact *it SSD had thoroiighly

"scrubbed" the launch schedule eliminating all questionable DOD require.

thefts and deleting NASA in tote. Mention was made of the forthcoming

15 January briefing to NASA and the fact that their requirements would

not be known until that time.

Mr. OlGreen next gave the status report, indicating some problem

areas, such as, wiring drawing release, sub.contract items in short

supply, and late design freeze. Regarding the latter, he emphasised

the problems but stated they were working hard to overcome

these problems. Next he described the characteristics of the drawings

and specifications being used'and indicated that they were adequate for

Agana D manufacture but did not fully comply with military specifications.

The description he gave made it sound as if the Agana D "skunk works"

drawings were superior to military specifications and that the LMSC

manufacturing personnel liked them very much. His statements were,: • ..)

at best, biased. The drawings being used are LMSC drawings. they do 1 .

not fulfill the military specification format and reproducibility require.

meats but are considered by the program office to be adequate for

manufacture and in conformance with our Hq USA? directives.iii;;

00Green next stressed the fact that LMSC had been fully funded and was

on a "spoon-fed" basis to-date. He concluded presenting a status of -

sub.contracts, and a total weight-statement-comparison between a

Discoverer Agana D and Discoverer Ageia B. The Agena D version

was shown to be lighter by six pounds. l .

Colonel Itucb.eman, indicating that the next item was in direct -

response to direction received from Hq USA?. then gavi a discussion

on the industrial facilities required to suppOrt the Agena D program

assuming as a basis for the study that creation of a separate mann.

lecturing facility at LMSC was desired. It was pointed out that the

recommended plan was a compromise between the extreme of achieving •

romdmum economy and the extreme of complete segregation of facilities.

The assumptions and conditions of the study were identified as con. • •

limning to utilise the extremely large machinery in Building 103, •

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fadliess in Building 102. and £.ita Crux testing facilities. etc. ft

was ac:moudedged that the basic 7=Kr= would be accomplished before

any additional facilities were shcadulad to be amenable. A general -

diecuscion followed and Mr. Imirie stated he would like Mr. Don Jackson

to look into this after the briefing. Factors covered included production

requirements and differences between facility costs for three. four and

five vehicles per month. Mr. O'Green was excused from the presentation

at this point.

7. In presenting the Programming and fiscal section. Colonel Kucheman

gave the responsibilities of the Agena D Program Office and those of

the using program office. Ho stressed the fact that the using program •

would pay for the vehicles at time of delivery, defined as "the month of •

acceptance (DD 250) by the Axone D office." He stated that the program

office would incrementally fund for the optional and mission peculiar

equipMents which would be procured under the mission peculiar contract.

It was stated that at the present time, consideration was being given to .

the possibility of procuring and stocking selected items of the optional

equipment under the Agena D contract and that a decision-was expected

on the procurement procedures in the near future. A discussion followed

concerning what was being tautened in the Agena D on the•production line.

It was stated that just a basic Agana D would be produced and /Would be

customised only to the extent of selection of a PM/TM or PAM telemetry

system before acceptance. Mr.0011111110 stated this was not our pre.

seat experience on current booster programs and that no doubt the

request for additional program modifications would creep into the pro.

duction line. He was assured that installation of optional and mission

peculiars on the Agena D line was not planned; however, we could not

prey judge the future. Certainly it was our intention to make every

possible effort to preserve the standardised agena concept. •

r 8. Colonel Kuchernan reiterated the SSD intention to effect program

peculiar mods, systems test and launch under the individual LMSC

contracts for each program. At this point both Mr. Meyers and Dr.

Chary* pointed out that this approach was contrary to their understanding

of the Standard Agena concept. They both stated that they wanted all mods

to be made under a single contract. and proposed using the Ago ► contract.

9. An extended discussion of the responsibilities of the Agena D and

other program offices ensued. At first it appeared that Mr. L. Meyers.

Mr. kart.. and Dr. Charyk had misunderstood the basic concept of the

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Azona D. As it turned out, they were thinking of an extension of the

concept wherein the Agana D cor.tract should be responsible for the

procurement optionals and mission peculiar equipments and program

mods. Their concern stemmed from their apparent des . . one

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pointed out that this was General Ritlando s responsibility

mission program directors wore individually responsible for the •

optional and peculiar items selected to accomplish their individual

missions. Further, it was pointed out as a personal opinion, that "to

deprive the program office of this responsibility was contrary to our

organizational structure and would render the program office impotent."

.10. As a result of the exchange of comments and the general opposition

voiced by the SSD representatives and General Smith, Dr. Charyk

apparently modified his position and stated that if it were not feasible

to have the Program 662A Directorate fulfill this role, a single point

of contact to work with the 662A Program must be established.

General Smith voiced the opinion that it should be the AFPR and

Colon vain pointed out that General Ritland and Colonel gain

Evans now serve this capacity.

Dr. Charyk directed that Colon advise General Masud

that he desired that an SSD management plan or the procurement of

optional equipment and mission peculiars be provided him when the

pre-negotiation was brought to Washington for his review, (tentatively

19 January 1962). The management plan should consider both technical

and contractual responsibility and clearly spell out the procedures to

be utilised to preclude the recurrence of overhead and personnel cost

being shifted among USAF programs by LMSC after prograin adjustments,

i. o., Program El. Dr. Charyk cited several examples where it bad

apparently cost additional funds to delete launches and cancel programs.

It is obvious that the requested plan cuts across all SSD programs using

the Agana stage and therefore should be a well thought•out and coOrdi•

noted document.

Colonel _next showed a chart giving a detail comparison

between the 17 November 1961 ROM (39.9) and the firm proposal, as

received 15 December 1961 (39.6). He indicated where the changes

were. He advised the group that a pre-negotiation briefing was planned

for 19 January 1962 at SSD and invited the interested members of the

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Air Staff to attend. This would be SSD's compliance with 14q USAF

message A.FSDC-F 82350. After a brief discussion. Dr. Charyk

stated that because of the wide interest in the Air Staff on this contract, it was his desire that the 19 January briefing be given in the

Pentagon.

14. At this. time Dr. Charyk indicated that he had an 1100 appointment

and requested that the recommendations be presented as 'briefly as

possible. This was done and after reviewing the four recommendations

Dr. Charyk indicatcid agreement in principle and requested•Mr. Lew

Meyers and Mr. Don Jackson to stay and review in detail the fiscal

aspects and facility requirements.

15.. The meeting adjourned at 1110 hours. There was several

favorable comments made concerning the presentations by the attendees.

16. Immediately following Dr. Charykls departure, the portions of the

briefing pertaining to funds and facilities weal again reviewed. Mr.

Jackson, after numerous questions, indicated he was satisfied with the

facility package and that he would recommend approval to Mr: Imirie.

He commented that the production rats of 4/month was appropriate and

that facilities to permit a production rate of 5/month was logical.

Colonel Kucheman reminded him that a decision on the package was

needed as soon as possible in order to permit the appropriate enabling

clause to be inserted in the .21 and -68 contracts. Mr. Jackson left

to consult with Mr. Inds-ie. Mr. Meyers continued his inquiry into the

fiscal requirements for long lead follow.= buys. After inspecting our

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method of determining these fuccia he attempted to draws comparison

using Colonel technique and planning factors for Atlas to

prove the point that the FY 1962 requirement for was

excessive. Using Mr. Meyers factors, the need was computed to be

4111111111111E At this point the meeting broke up with Mr. Meyers

requesting t the long lead fund requirements be recomputed and

re-submitted. Mr. Meyers also indicated he planned to recommend

the follow-on contract be funded with 200 series monies. It was later

learned that Mr. Hoover disapproved this recommendation.

A telephone call was made to SSD (General Greer) to relay the

result of the meeting.

At 1410 hours Colonel Kuchernan and LtCol Keeffe Were requested

to meet. with Mr. Don Jackson. A discussion followed which lasted

approximately one hour covering the results of Mr. Jackson's meeting

with Mr. Imirio. Mr. Jackson indicated that Mr. karts wanted to

threaten LMSC with second-source procurement and/or work out some

incentive fee formula which could be used as a lever to control the contractor. It was pointed out that the whole proposition of second source

had boon thoroughly studied and reviewed by both Dr. Charyk and

Dr. Rubel with the conclusion that second source was neither feasible

nor desirable at this time. We assioted Mr. Jackson in preparing a

written memorandum to Mr. Imirie pointing out what had occurred.

In the memorandum Mr. Jackson recommended adoption of our recoil..

mondations in detail. Mr. Jackson additionally recommended that the

teat equipment inventory and industrial reserve of machine tool be

thoroughly reviewed to attempt to reduce the cost. .4

19. Colonel Kucheman requested LtCol Keeffs to prepare a message

summarising the results of the day's activity. Departed Pentagon at

1530 hours. 1

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1. On 3 January 1962, Dr. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force,

was briefed on the status of Program 662A. During the course of this

briefing, the fiscal requirements for the basic (-21) and follow-on

(-68) contracts were described in detail. The follow-on contract

requirements had been computed, assuming a production rate of 5 Agena

D's per month. Mr. Meyers challenged the magnitude of cost. ($1611)

and asked for a detailed justification. It was explained that if the

production rate were adjusted. downward to 4 vehicles per month, as had

developed•in the discussion, the long lead-time requirement would be

reduced to $13K. After subsequent discussion, Mr. Meyers requested

that we recompute this requirement and have it available when he visited

the West Coast on. 9 January 1962.

. • In the intervening period, approval of the recommendations concerning organization, management channels, production rate, number of vehicles to be procured, and facilitization for a production rate of 5 per

month was approved by 11q USAF. So funds were provided, however, for

it was indicated that they would be forthcoming by a separate message.

A follow-up conversation with Lt Col Keefe revealed that Hq IBM was

in the process of releasing a message citing both reimbursable funds

and Discoverer Program money to meet the fiscal needs of Program 662A.

I requested Lt Cal Keefe to enjoin the Air Staff not to dispatch the

message until I had an opportunity to discuss our requirements with

Mr. Meyers.

On 9 January, Mr. Meyers, Hi 113AP, Col Pugene Phillips, Hq DCAS,

and I spent about an hour going over the fiscal requirements for .

Program 662* and specifically discussed the following points:

next point discussed pertained to the technique of t‘mding,

he degree to which reimbursable funds* would be used. Pointing

out

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fthe advantages and disadvantages of mixing programmed. funds and

reimbursable fUnds and analyzing each, I Made the recommendation that

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e. The subject of banding the facility requirements cane Ups and

I-pointed out that the monies necessary for facilities were additive

and ware not provided for in any of the fiscal requirements cited above.

Specifically, I pointed out that we needed aaiti to an •

we fully expected to be able to reduce this cost below

enabling clause in the -21 Contract (not to and that

the requested limit. Mr. Meyers asked Col Phillips to check-out the

legality of negotiating the enabling clause without actually providing

funds uhich could be obligated. As I understood his question, he

wanted to establish whether monies legally twat be set aside to cover

the.fUll extent of the enabling clauses or whether only the actual

requireeent need be covered at the time the expenditure was approved.

Furthers he indicated that Ng MAP was anticipating that the total cost

of fe4litization• of Agena D would be reduced to a total cost between Y) making maxim= utilization of industrial reserve machine

t equipment currently available as a result of numerous

Government contracts recently having been terminated. Col Phillips .

acknowledged that he would check out the legal question concerning the

enabling clause.

. I summarized the meeting indicating that:

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c. That Col Phillips, assisted by the Program 662A Office, would I

prepare the schedule against which using programs should. transfer

funds to the Agena D Program 

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to amortize development cost*.

. d.. That a unit cost oi'llper vehicle would be .utilized until i•

R & D cost for the Agena D was amortized.

e. That the requirement fo or the follow-on (-68) contract

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Mr. Meyers and Col Phillips acknowledged my summary, and I suggested

that the results of our meeting be reviewed by Gen Greer. Mr. Meyers

indoried this recommendation and made an appointment with Gan Greer. i -

In the meeting which followed immediately, the results of the conference described above were given to Gen Greer and Col Evans by

Mr. Meyers, Col Phillips, and myself. I specifically pointed out the

following: (1) the difference in unit cost proposed by Mr. Meyers;

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1. The authority to modify the Discoverer complexes at Yan g ors;

AFB, T5-1 Pea:Land 754 Pad 4 and 5, to the Agana D ronri. .L-uion

was received on 4 Dec 61. The launch schedule calls for the first

Agana Diaunch in June, 1962, with Mona D launches each month thereafter.' Lhge is currently under contract .for the necessary IMSC Changes

. to the lainch complexes, and it is now necessary to place the Douglas

Aircraft under contract to accomplish the changes required by Douglas-

,* • based on criteria supplied byline. In light of the short time span

. to accomplish these Changes prior to the first scheduled Mena D launch,

it ii imperative contractual action be taken immediately with Douglas

0) as a sole source contractor.

2. It mould be impossible for any other contractor than Douglas AirGran to accomplish thomoditications in the short time span required,

for the following reasons:

Complex 7S-1 and 754 were constructed by Douglas.

The complexes are maintained by Douglas.

•he engineering and drawings are available at Douglas.

The modifications to the launch complexes are to equipment

designed and built by Douglas.:

e. Douglas is the only contractor familiar enough with the complexes to be able to start work immediately and thus meet the launch

schedule.

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developed over the years of the Discoverer Progress much of the engineering and work has been done on an informal basis. This information
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Agana D Performance Data

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1. 11:0erloralr.r.ce information-on tha Agana D must be considered

as preliminary at this time until completion of manufacturing

effort on the first vehicles. The parformane parameters are

safloicatly like the .Agena B tharporformance analyses for that •

stage can be used: Errors would appear only in the burnout weight :.

i • of the Agana D stage and totals based on it. I

Z. The following performance is available from Atlas4gona D

At 90 mlile Circular Polar Orbit. •

launch vohicles.

Without Restart . With Restart

'-! .00011 propellant!

Ird CC 0.0a wt 6750 . 6500 1

.- Propellant & residual wt. 110 . 310

t; s *able wt 6640 6190 .

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: Azona D wt 1500 1500 !.

Available wt for mission peculiar 1

oquiprnont 5141 4690

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The possible variation in Age= weight fawn; that shown in the table is

+ 50 pounds. Variation of perigee altitude causes an inverse effect on

payload with a loss of 200 pour.ds in burnout weight in changing from

90 to 120 nautical Miles perigee. Tho effect of eccentricity is to de•

creazo capability 50 pounds if .005 is desired. Variation of payload

with orbital inclination is'frorn a 100 pound increase to a 300 pound .

decrease over the tabulated numbers as inclination varies from 50 pro••

grade to 130 retrogrado. Both numbers depend on method of achieving

the orbit, so they must be considered oatimates..

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3. OrW.r.1 lifsgsaa is very sons:the to altitude and eccentricity

is the =•s apealfla:1 Ida as r..c.ch as as ander of magaitede

va..-lan.an in life fro the lowest :a o highest perigee altitude.

The specific =unbar of orbits eat the ve.V.ele would melte 1. also

'sensitive to latitude of Wend= for those lFnft,dlife whits. An

appro:dnastian of the life, no better than 50% 'accurate at this dine.

is 27 orbits for the 90 nautical injection and 230 orbits for the

120 nautical silo caul giving life of 1.6 and 13.9 days respectively.

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MIDatORANDUbt FOR RECORD

Information was received this date through LtCol Keeff*. Hq USAF.

and Cape Santora (=CBS). to the effect that a BA for 31.4 million

dollars of reimbursable P-630 money for Agena D (662A Program)

is being mailed this date. These funds are on Budget Authorisation #38.

dated, 23 January 1962. from Hq AFSC.

SIGNED

HENRY B. KUCHEMAN, JR

Colonel. USAF

Deputy for Agena
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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: 18 January 19 January Agena D Briefing

1.- In response to,Wiq USAF messages of 5 and 11 January. cite

AFSSV-EQ 90915 end AISSV-E0 92056, Colonel Fletcher, Mr.

Silberman and I briefed MajGen Mitchell, Colonel Nudenberg and

Colonel Obsess, .Hq AFSC.- on 18 January. MajGen Thurman, Map=

Hosiitisple. • BrigGen Smith and members of the Air Staff at 0900 hours

19 . January; and Dr. Charyk. Mr.knirie. Map= Thurman. BrigGen

Smith, BrigGeb Curtin, Mr. Warren, Mr. Lew Meyer. and Mr. Don

• Jackson at•1100 hours on 19 January.

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Gesteralltitchell received the briefing without criticism and

appróved it for presentation to the Air Staff. General Mitchell

acknowledged that he understood that the AF position which had been

established by Hq SSD was the "going-inn position and, therefore,

Oubject to change . by negotiation. ••Additionally. he complimented the

Division for diligently striving to comply With the Hq USAF guidance

for . the fee formula: I requested MajGen Mitchell to relay his comments to General Thurman via telephone since he would not be able

to perionally attend the meetings scheduled the following day.. He

indicated he would be glad to convey his comments to General Thurman.

No members of the Hq ATSC procurement staff were in attendance.

It win explaisted that the "SSD' organisational arrangements" requested

by Part VII of the 5 January Ilq USAF message had. been deferred as

a result of LtGen Estes call to MajGen Holsapple on 17 January and

would not be presented' to the Air Staff or Dr. Charyk..

General Thurman reviewed the Pre-Negotiation in detail, asking

many questions and making several recommendations. His reaction

and comments are summarised as follows:

.a. General Thurmanindicated surprise that the presentation was

a. pre.negotiation briefing, • stating that-he bad expected to hear "what

had been negotiated with Lockheed." Colonel Fletcher explained that

wirwere ansdouir to receive their guidance and comments before rather

than after-the-fact In order that the negotiation could represent their

views' and still bs negotiated in Los Angeles. General Thurman

acknowledged our reasoning as being sound and appropriate.

DED AT 3 YEAR EITE.:WAIA

SIF1E0 AFTER 12 YEARS.

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b. Ms imalleated serprbse lam iambs* list Se lint OW

asides was scheihdea ter Leal assembly acceptance test es 1$ Aped

ea& ceemeseeted that he thaught Bret delivery sad set first leanch was

in.June. la the ensuing discassioa. be at first appeared to gated=

the wisdom of coadaulag oa the CPIF approach to the contract. ladi•

cadag that he would like to "ruminate over" the approach pending

the briefing to Dr. Charyk.

c." He recommended that the same "floor" be established for

"schedule," as would be negotiated for "cost" and "performance"'

criteria, i. e.. -1%. This bid the effect of changing the minimum fee

to 4% across the board in the SSD position. He then complimented

the logical approach being proposed and approved the briefing for

presentation to Dr: Charyk indicating he would be: present. General

Holzapple bad no specific comment or criticism.

4. As in the case of the previous two briefings, the briefing to

Dr. Charyk was preceded by a status report. The items covered in

the status report were as follows:

NASA reaction to the 15 January Agena D Design Review .

generally favorable, fulfilled Major NASA design objectives, detailed.

comments expedted in two weeks.

Financial guidance under which SW was funding the Arms. p

This material was reviewed in detail. The presentation resulted in

expressions of amusement and the comment "that this was the first

time any R&D program had been conducted 'without funds'. " The

comments. were jocular in nature. Mr. Meyer explained the necessity for the actions being taken. Dr. Cliaryk indicated concurrence.

Subsequently. LtCol Keeffe indicated that we could expect to receive

.a Budget Authorization for the required- 31. Ski FY-62 reimbursable

funds by 22 January 1962. (5ce Are NO

c. The third status item consisted of 's brief review of the actions

• taken {add contemplated) by the Program Office concerning industrial .

facilities.. (*.intention to negotiate an enabling clause of 4.449M in •

the -21 contract was pointed out. • It was explained thatwe hoped to

rednee'the actual fund requirement to not in mice** of 2.0M by acqui-

. sition of mach_ 

tools and test equipment through the industrial, re-

. serve r01404- aition. Dr. .Charyk nodded concurrence: It is underStood that Mr; Don Jackson has prepared a PA protecting our 4.449M

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releirosseat for facility funds. I was not informed when we may

aspect to receive official notification of l4 USAF action, however.

Colonel Fletcher. as previously. then *resented the prenegotiation briefing incorporating hiajGen Thurmang s guidance. At •

the point in the briefing where "product improvement" funding was

analysed. Mr. Meyer raised the question as to exactly what was

intended by "product improvement." This question precipitated

about a 15 minute discussion on whether the Agena D was to be

"prodict improved." Our intentions were thoroughly discussed and

analysed. At first, Dr. Charyk appeared hostile and Mr. Imirie and

MajGen Thurman commented that we were already planning Modifications to die "Standard,Agena. I explained the used for continued

studies of our known weaknesses and emphasised that we desired to

improve the reliability of the Agana D over that which I personally

expected to result from "production engineering" the Agena B.

Specifically, I pointed out that the rapidity with which the design had -

to be frosen made it mandatory that we re-package and utilise many

Agena B qualified components without improvement. Additionally, •

that the proAuct improvement efforts would be a level of study effort,

rigorously controlled by funds and further that all , items to be studied

would receive prior concurrence by the Air Force Program Office.

It was pointed out that none of the activity under this section of the

contract would receive incentive fee or produce hardware in time for

inclusion in the basic contract. After this explanation, Dr. Charyk

acknowledged the need for what is in our contract with the provision

that it be rigorously controlled and that the first 12 vehicles be made

as nearly indentical as possible.

There was considerable discussion over the incentive fee formula.

General Thurman gave a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of

CPFF versus CPIF and recommended CPIF. Dr. Charyk approved

the SSD pre-negotiation position and directed that we. proceed. As he

was leaving, he commented in passing that he anticipated that this

would be a "hard position" to negotiate.

T. General Smith left the room with Dr. Charyk and later returned

to inform his staff, Colonel Fletcher, and me that Dr. Charyk and

Mr. Imirie were complimentary in their remarks to him concerning

both the briefing and the recommended position. The briefing was

concluded at 1245 hours.

SIGNED

HENRY B. KUCHEMAN, JR

Colonel, USAF

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1. Reference your rota, 25 Jet: 62, same auVect. The imvostiLeticia of 20 CPS problem cc DLCCOTOECT flichts- called for additiceal

instmexentation to be installed on coven flizhte. The first four of

these bed the Instrimentation installed in order to obteia data

neceosery to define the problea mnd determine the extett of same.

This data,. and the results. of the separmte teats run by 11M/Rocketdyne,

ipliceted-that a modification to the LOX pury Inducer vould reduce or •

: . ellminete the =illation.. I •e last three flizhte of the Group

utilized the added• instrumentatioa to InVestisate ceveral suspect

credo, and to determine the- effect of the Indueer Modification.

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. . 2. As y1171i wall krtov, the. inducer modification had to effect on the

woblen oscillation, althou,sh Rocketdyne believes it has resulted in a

=other runnins amine. Becalms the problem continues to exist, erne

atudy . gro4 has requeetecl'tzat additional instrizatatat:on be

carried on three more Discoverer flichto. Essentially this projcam h is

on.execrimental one designed to identity the probable eau= factors.

Bo cuarentea of results ern be made, hovever, it is very possible that

the data obtained could provide a possible' cOlution for the problem.

This office rear :lends that you autherlre•the installation of the

additicco1 14ctrumentation conale.orin it from the viewpoint of elimina-

- tinG a pot=tial problem area. Your decision, of course, must be

booed on ,other factors,. such as the'deleterioue effects on the llama

vehicle, pagload requirements, extent of the Discoverer proaren and •

costa ( the last three. installations cost about 0,500 per bird, not

includJ4to TU1 013,000) which is OTZ). Therefore our bud:A estimate

is $17,500 each, and $52,500 total for three.

3. Request that you inform this office as soon as possible of your

declaim on vhetb.er or not you desire to continue the investication of

the 20 CPS problem.

• ROBERT L. 3=e3

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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Discussions with •Mr. OsGreen and Staff. 13 February 1962

1. Subsequent to the Pipeline Meeting, I met with Mr. 0•Greenand

discussed in some detail the following subjects with the resilts or •

agreements reached as follows:

a. I requested the status of:

The Agena B versus Agin* D Cost Comparison Study

requested by telephone on 8 February 1962. Mr. Shoe:their indicated

that the first cut of this study would be available 14 February, and

that the latest systems run for the Discoverer vehicle indicated the

total expenditure of 28,000 rnanhours.

The Agena B versus Agate D Performance Comparison.

Mr. Larry Edwards indicated that progress was being made; however.

the material was not yet available.

(3) The Phasing Plan for transitioning from the .11 Contract

to the .68 Contract. Mr. OsOrson indicated that his plan was not yet

completed. that he was still working on it. and • at it would be die.

cussed with his staff immediately following lunch.

b. I indicated that it was ms; feeling that the negotiations were

"bogging down" and that I felt it necessary to establish what course

of action LaiSC recommended we follow if an impasse were reached.

Mr. OsGress indicated his desire to have a meeting with Mr. Silberman

and the other members of the team in one last/effort to reconcile our

differences. The meeting was scheduled for 1300 hours, 14 February

1962. I pointed out very directly to Mr. 0143reen that the Air Force

negotiator had been and would somata to be Mr. Silberman and that

my presence in the meeting was not to be raiscontrued for 1. in no way,

intended to take over the'negetiatiens at this date. Additionally. it

was pointed out that if we were unable -to reconcile our differences,

that I Mt it was necessary to inform our respective chats of command

because the passage of time had • definite influence on the appropriate.

ness of the car feature of the 41 Contract. At 1830 hours I contacted

Colonel Harry Evans at SSD and informed him of the potential stalemate

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and ass ?leas sad sotessestog eat be give eoeskievados ue etbat pre.

caderes I Should fellow if no propose was mole tesaecrow.

npla idscassog the fcasiXlity of ro•energkdas the Kelly Jelseas

zonamittes to review the, prozzass made to date and to make reeest•

zzencinUons to rude the remainder of the program.

c. A discussion of the Evens* ad hoc committees on test philosophy

vex Zilli the Agana D concept followed. It was pointed out that the questions

.posed by the creation of the committees had organisational as well as

technical implications and that I desired to have the Lockheed Agena D

staff provide me with information with which to respond to the questions

being asked by the AFSSD program directors. Specifically:

Why is the DD-250 vehicle acceptance test acces

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using program must subsequently run an integrated systems test? '

To what degree can optional equipment be installed on the

Agena D "standard', assembly line?

(3) Can using program ascent guidance . cards be utilised in the

"standard" Agena D systems complex. i.e.. 0•3. C4. and facet If

not. what changes are necessary to permit the inclusion of this require•

moat?

d. What portions of the acceptance teat need not be repeated in

the program integrated systems run? Considerable discussion ensued

pertaining to test philosophy. etc.. and Mr. 01 0reen summarised by

requostins that Lockheed be directed to study the problem for approtd•

maul", one month and submit their findings and recommendations to

Aran. He acknowledged that many of the comments of the AISSD

program offices wore valid but cautioned that the course of action

which we were to follow had to be carefully and thoroughly thought out

or an of the potential gains of the Ages D could be lost. I countered

this comment indicating that it was my personal feeling that all of the

LMSC Program offices had known since 7 November 1961 that the

Agin*. El was to be integrated into their respective programs and that

they should have taken the initiative and already identified the answers

to the questions being asked: rurdter. I requested Ms. ("Green to

discuss the problem with Mr. Hawkins and for Mr. Hawkins to contact

Colonel Evans directly relaying the LMSC position. I subsequently

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phone. I do not know the results of the discussion. however.

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sa. Mier bildbr ► A. =ajar 2•3:sioa of the attessese was spurt deeming

amelly visit amylase& the l'proceet.package,," Mr. Joe Masora

was detailed to prepare a memo for nu at results of tide meeting.

Basimlly. it was concbsded that for the vehicle procurement package.

the psi:slaw things which wore necessary wore the engineering drawings

and the acceptance or test specifications for all components of the

Agana D to Include Agana. B, Agana D, and the sub•contractor items.

In connection with this discussion. the subject of configuration control

was reviewed and the necessary Air Force regulations subsequently

given to Mr. Gordon Tiguet by Colonel Fletcher for inclusion in the •68

Contract (AD-13) to the Air Force Program Office, the procedures by

which configuration control could be implemented.

f. Lastly, the subject of cost and manpower control was discussed.

I made a request that ColonalTletcher and I be given weekly statuSin• -

formation pertaining to actual expenditures and nunpower. Mr. 01Green

countered this request,. indicating that it was company proprietary in= •

formation and that our DD-1097 should be our management control

document. This resulted in a 20 minute discussion pertaining to the

soundness of the Anformation contained in the DD-1097 and an analysis

of the accumulative commitment 'and expenditure chart used in the Pipe•

line meeting. I pointed out to Mr. O'Green that his control chart was

in error, that in factJanuary 31 revealed that the

Agana D Program wa 1\k aided against the original

ROM projection, and & on y cost projection curves had been

changed. Subsequent discussion with Mr. Phillips and Mr. Anderson

revealed that this was in fact true and that thi current cos•projection

curve reflected the planning used by Lockheed in their IS December 1961

definitive quote. Against this curve, the end position for January re• •

.presented approximately $1.5 million under the target, The future tech- •

nique of presenting this information for analysis was discussid and

agreed.

HENRY B. KUCHEMAN, .JR

Colonel, USAF

Director. Program 662A

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ICISCO=DC tit=OD 26 February 1962

=MT: Staff Visit of Pam .1= Ritiand and Mr Kelly Johnson

Gen Mislead and Mr Johnsen visited the *gene D Program Office, LMSC,

this date, to accomplish an on-the-spot appraisal of the progress being

="de and the IBC approach to the design of the Agena D.

Gen Ritland and Mr Johnson began their inquiry byaquestion-andinswer session, singling.out first, the undersigned, and second, Mr O'Green.

They requested that I present, in my own words, the current status of the

Agena D Program. A summary of the material which I covered is contained

in the outline which follows:

Design. I reported that technical briefings and design reviews

had been accomplished with appropriate echelons within NASA and SSD/

Aerospace. To date no derogatory or critical comments had been received

from either DOD. or NASA sources. It Vas my impression that the approach

being undertaken by LMSC, as it was understood by potential future users,

was favorably reacted to. Naturally, any agency which was forced to

accept a "standard anything" had reservations because they were unable

to control the design. Ignoring this fact, I was encouraged by the lack

of comment by anyone that we had failed to satisfy their requirements.

I pointed out that NASA. was currently reviewing the lateit schematics

and that we were promised the final position, i.e., the Agena D, within

a week or ten days. The recent SSD ad hoc inqu iries into the Agena D

concept were described briefly; I indicated that I did not know the results.

Gen Ritland commented that it was extremely important that the Agena D

concept be preserved and that the program offices not be permitted to

distort the concept at this time.

Impact of Reduction Program. I reported that Mr O'Green's

staff had found it necessary to essentially redesign their initial configuration twice in the period of time from November to date. This acts-..

vity in itself had resulted in compression of an already compressed or

accelerated schedule to the point that I was concerned that supporting

tests, which were necessary to qualify ccaponentb before flight, were

being forced out of phase with production of flight articles.

Secondly, because of the delay which had been induced, the cost associated with repackaging the Agena D would be adversely affected.

I reported that the current weight was estimated to be 1278.6 pounds for AD-1 and 1265.9 pounds for AD-6 egainsi a dry weight on orbit target

weight of 1326 pounds.

c. Hardware:

(1) Functional Test Mockup (FSMU)/C-5. I indicated that the

PDS and the C-5 Complex had been kept on schedule and apparently were

proceeding satisfactorily. No major faults or corrections had been

reported:to the Air Force Program Office.
tZ; 7;4 1%;.1-Lt AJ4caW.11. CPTVA) had been given

.7.7.1 r:116:4; lantlweekatIcr. ronnizted of two burns and confirmed that

the Orifice Pressurinsticm System hpparentLr was working satisfactorily.

Detailed test data Lai Lot as yet been reduced or analyzed.

The Structural Test Vehicle (STV) and Thermal Test Vehicle 

(T1V) have been fabricated and, though late, were now in test to date.

NO results of the test had been reported to me.

AD-1. The installation and test of AD-1 had slipped approximately four days; however, the final assembly period was still scheduled

for the 3-16 March period which preserved the original target for AD-1.

I was concerned about the availability of the hydraulic package (Lear

Mark III) which was scheduled for 15 March delivery for installation in

AD-1 and concurrent qualification test. I pointed out that this hydraulic package was being developed by Lear for the Lockheed'Agena B organization and being incorporated into the Agena D. This procedure was in

conformance with the ground•rule requiring that the most reliable components available be integrated into the Agena D. I mentioned that the

backup Agena B hydraulic system (-11) was being prepared to maintain

schedule if the derated Lear package did not meet expectations.

Pertaining to the Barnes Horizon Sensor, I indicated that I had reservations concerning its potential performance, based solely on the fact

that engineering data had not yet been acquired to confirm that it would

function as advertised. I backed up this statement pointing out that

Midas flight (1202) had produced data which was encouraging but not conclusive and that with the exception of the Mercury shot (wherein et:6p°-

nenta or the Barnes Horizon Senior had been flown), no other engineering

tent data 1,11 the space environment was available. It was stated that

Projram I01 and Discoverer flight 1225/6 should produce additional data

prior to the first launch of AD-1. Additionally, that we were engineering an ATL backup design to cover Discoverer reqdirements.'

• (5) AD-2 and zUbsecuent flight items. I indicated that all

information known to me confirmed that AD.2and subsequent vehicles

were on schedule.

d. Berotiations. I simply stated last negotiations on cost were

deadlocked and that we had not rer.'hed the point where any discussions

on fee or fee formula had here initiated. Lockheed's counter offer had

been obtained last week (31.4 to 2).85); the Air Force had adjusted its

position from 25.5 to 28A0 for Items 1 and 2. Further, that I did not

feel that Items 3, 4, and 5 were a problem and that the difference of

opinion on Itema 1 and 2 was caused by the T-1 cost "model" assumed by

LMSC and the Air Force in arriving at T-1 cost. Mr Johnson inquired as

to my role in the negotiations. I explained that Mr Silberman was the

negotiator and the single person to wham the Air Force looked for this

function and that my role was to insure that he had appropriate guidance

on the techhical aspects of the Program. Both Mr Johnscin and Gen Ritland

agreed that fUrther delay was unnecessary and unwarranted in view of the

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SirSiLlo....lutiatlestights.t +Cat:dm:AT mtga (21 YebruarAas the deadline

for the cmaammatiomar :Apt:at:ems. •

Facilities. I reported that I had received information from.

IZhP which Indicated that the Facility Package, necessary tp give us the

Building 152 pos1re for the Production Contract, had at. lest been

obtained. I had received this information late Friday and that possibly

Lockheed may not yet knov it.

Planning on the Production Contract Drawings. rindicated that:

• (1) We vere now assured that suitable drawings, specifications,

and procedures would be forthcoming from the -21 Contract to facilitate

a fixed-price negotiation for the -68 Contract by 30 May 1962.

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We planned to use the Functional Test Mockup as a tool to

rehearse a DD-250 Acceptance.

Currently, Mr O'Green was exercising design control over

the Agcna D and that it vas any intention to establish Air Force configuration control procedures for the Production Contract.

g. Logistics. I stated that I anticipated that we would have a spare

part availability problem until the AD-5 time period. All indications •

were that the LMSC capabilities were being taxed to the utmost in meeting

the AD-1 thru AD-5 flight article schedule alone.

1. Need for Cocoonent Lr.orovment Proves. I pointed out (and gained

acceptance from both Mr Johnson and Gen Ritland) that the design of the

Agana had of necessity progressed SO rapidly that component engineering

necessary to obtain .9 reliability had not been possible in the time period

that had been allotted. In earjue.gment, It vas necessary to identity the

known veaknesses or the 4.es141ntuut continue to work on them until the .9 . .

reliability goal vas attained.

Followlog the interview with me, Gen Rutland net with Mr O'Oreen and

later with Kr Willis Ravklas to obtain their statement of the current

status or the Programs Kr O'Grecn later indicated tow that Mr Johnson

had taken him to task for not having produced "suitable production drawings" on the first go around and deplored the necessity for the CALAC

effort to get the drawings in shape ($330,000).

I vas invited to join the group for lunch among Oen. Rutland,

Kr JOhnsons*Kr R. Brown, WV. Ravkins, Kr D. Gribben, and Mr O'Green.
significant savings were. projected. This chart and presentation provoked

considerable discusaion and "analysis." Messrs Jack Shoenhair, Mr Gribbon,

and Mr Hawkins jointly attempted to answer questions and frequently complained that the comparison was unfair or that we were attempting to compare apples and oranges. The end result of this discussion was a recommendation by Mr Johnson that a .series of four charts be developed which

would more nearly compare apples with apples. Where this was not possible,

the differences between the Agena B configuration and the Agena D configuration should be clearly documented and coated out. Lockheed reqUested

additional time to complete this new look, and Gen Ritland concurredo.in

principle, and stated that it would be unwise to present the information

just reviewed in the format presented and that he would much prefer to

take a delay in time in order to get these important. considerations in

proper perspective. •

Following this discussion, Mr Johnson continued to "turn over a few

rocks" and brought into the open the. magnitude of the changes between

Lot I and Lot II. He concluded by strongly suggesting to Mr O'Green

that there not be any structural difference in the first 12 flight arti-,

Glen and that the . duplicating programs test the structural integrity of

Lot I and Lot II be combined and the Structural Test Vehicle Program

aligned solely to evaluate the Lot II configuration. Most of the detailed

discussion pertained to the Guidance Module and effect of design of interchangeability and produceesility. Next, attention was directed to a

design review of the hydraulic power package. Only general information

was available; however, the discussion made obvious that same of the

limitations of the current system which conceivably contributed to the

prob.em were not being corrected in the derated!design. During the above

discussion; Mr O'Green called in most of the senior members of his staff.

At approximately 1515 hours Mr Johnson asked that all present, except

Gen Ritland and myself, leave in order that we might talk with Col Voyles.

Col Voyles was requested to present the current status as he saw it.

He indicated his concern that the current design of the tank was not suitable for production and voiced his specific objection to the O'Green/

Xhcheman approach on the -21 Contract. When queried in detail, he could

not substantiate his feeling that "we would not end up in the position

to go into a Production Contract." Col Voyles was then excused.
7.. XS Jobzeca Um: statmartmoi t14 reg..1 t4 at be LIITUCT. eadammmns

Drown, Oribbco, and (Payees were t=ritini to rejota the group. Prior to

beginning she comm7r, Xr Zahm.som .114.--:mtsed the tank chimes which were

Undertow with Xr 0 1Grem, Gribbos, and 7r Brown. Smemarixing his

feelings, he stated Amec...ivocallix that tt was his recommendation that

the proven tank assembly not be ttm:cered with in order to save 121

pounds. After a modest asoratt of discussion on this point, Mr Brown

and Mr Gribbon concurred in the position stated by Mr Johnson.

Kr O'Green attempted once again to point out the motivations for his

decision to rake the change, and Kr Johnson concluded the discussion

by the summary statement: "Fred, I em not telling you to change your

design of the tank; .1 am recommending to you that you not change a

proven design for the sake of 121 pounds." The specific items which

Mr Johnson pointed out in his summary were:

Don't change the tank.

Jointly settle the negotiation by Wednesday night.

Keep all 12 flight items structurally alike. It is considered

necessary to have sane variance in black box configuration.

Redo the contract cost presentation (Agena a Discoverer vs.

Agene. D Discoverer) and resubmit.

Establish an adequate cost control system to permit the fixedprice Production Contract to proceed unincumbered.

Keep the Project Managers (meaning EISDAMSC using programs) in

line. In other words, don't change Agena D concept at this time.

•

g. Adequately fund the Agena D. It was pointed out that funding

was due to run out on 18 March.

Gen Ritland acknowledged his concurrence in Mr Johnson's summary and

recommendations. It is understood that Mr Johnson and. Gen Ritland are

to jointly submit a written report to. Gen Schrierver.

8. I drove Gen Ritland and Mr Johnson to the aircraft and, during this

. period, they indicated general satisfaction with the evidences of progress which they had seen; i.e., the hardware, morale, adherence to

Concept, etc. and despite their criticism of the specific items in the

foregoing paragraphs, they felt that we were complying with the spirit

and the intent of our charter.

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General E. A. Schriever

Commander .

Mr Force Systems Command

Andrews Air Force Base

Washington 25, D. C.

Dear General Schriever:

On 26 February 1962, Maj. Gen. 0. J. Ritland and Clarence L. Johnson

visited the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company at Sunnyvale, California,

as per your directive, to review the status of the Agana D program. We

undertook to review, briefly, the following:

Were the basic 15 operating conditions set .up for the Agena D

program being complied with by Li SC and the Air Force.

What were the major problems currently being encountered on

the progrim.

What were the areas of greatest technical risk.

What was the actual status of production of the vehicles.

S. What was the situation with regard to costs of the vehicle, with

seine reference to • comparison between the Agate D and the Aguas B

vehicles.

It was not possible, in the one day, to go deeply into these subjects, but

it is felt that • very useful review of the program was obtained, with the

following results.

BASIC OPERATING CONDITIONS 

It was felt by Col. Kuchentan, the A.F. project manager, Col. Jim

Voyles, the A. F. Plant Representative, Mr. Fred O lafson, LM$C

project manager, and Mr. Herschel Brown that both sides are adhering

very well to the operating conditions set up for the Agana D in the meeting

- with yourself and Dr. Charyk at Sunnyvale in November 1961. Morale

seems to be excellent and the relations between personnel appear to be

very good.

IS DOCUMENT BECOMES UNC

ON COMPLETION OF PROG

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la order of taveresibts. =Aral jyrast.te—sa aro:

Agree meat on a caw Tit If ; 811::. tae prossaira. cost.

Determination of the optimum: method of introducing special program peculiar and payload items into the standardised Agana at optimum

cost and at the proper time.

Development of reliable hardware in the areas of the fuel tank,

herisea scanner. hydraulic system, inverter, velocity meter and control

gas regulator.

Because of the compressed time schedule, LMSC was proceedlag with two different structural designs, requiring two sets of static

tests for each group of six of the first twelve vehicles. This procedure

would have resulted in a very late evaluation of the structural integrity

of the production units.

A tendency on the part of various A. F. and. NASA program

managers, ant including the Agana D manager. Col. Kucbmnan, to impose

changes In structure and basic requirements that are.not beneficial to the

basis Agsaa Din its original concept. This is particularly true of the

SAINT grasp.

6. Lack of a clear understanding by LMSC of the cost comparison

between the Awn II and the Agana D. in a form which would allow improved cost control.

We would like to discuss the above problems and certain recommendations

camellias' them. Most of these were discussed in the pre game of the

W1170 sad LMSC versional. but only on the basis of the recommendations

being tentative. until and It you direct that action bi taken out them.

DISCUSSION,

The Air Terse end the Contractor have been unable to agree on the cost of

the program for the first twelve vehicles. Intensive discussions have .

takes Owe over a period et • month. The Contractor complains that he •

is unable to agree on a step•irpetep approach to various contractual

matters because the whole negotiation is constantly stirred up with no 1121-

portal* progress being made. We believe that the neotiating group

could be helped considerably if Ctrl. Kuchemaa sad Mr. O'Green would

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Cemeracter also complains az.ot►t tae Lac: • a.: so.a• =az.= m cos: V. .11:.

be available in order for him to include corrections. tne aced lot will.: %.

will show up during checkout and the flight of earl; vehicles. This is a

normal and, in many cases, an expensive task. ., • did not have the

opportunity to talk to the actual personnel envtged in the negotiations.

On the problem of introduction of payload and certain program peculiar

elements into the production line, there seems to be no deem-at approach

that is substantially better than others, at this time. Ve believe that

this matter must be kept coostantly under reiriew, and that it Will work

out, as tins* goes op, if continuing study is given to each individual pro-.

gram and if the basic concept of the Agena D is not disturbed during early

production. There may be means of maldug a transition in the production

line to include various special items of equipment and thereby save overall time and cost in the long run, but it is not evident at this time how to

do it en all programs. particularly when certain security aspects are considered.

In an effort to save twelve pounds of weight, L.:USG had proposed reworking the Agana 8 fuel tank to change the gauge of the tank headers and

remove fuel tank baffles. They had proposed that the tank headers be

machined to within .. 0015". We consider this to be extremely difficedt

in productioa, and a net gauge redaction of .005" included at the same

time is not worth the gamble involved.

The basic weight picture on the vehicle appears to be good, altbouth it

took • major redesign late in the program to obtain their current weight

status. It appears that without reworking the Ageaa B tank. the vehicle

will still be 40 to SO pounds under the specification weight. In the

interest of reliability and cost, we do not believe this change is warranted.

The horizon scanner and velocity meter both continue to be in technical

difficulties. Col. Battle has instituted • backup program on the Barnes

unit with ATI.. There is still a question in our minds as to whether

there is sufficie:it effort being put out on the basic problems of the

horizon scanner.

The reliability of the Zell velocity meter is ;still questionable. There is

some indication that this unit is not required, according to 14r. O'Green.

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The problem. Ir. 4111P zomuazte.•tra• eler.:=4 szarad

It • had • considerable discussion regarding ice Lear hydraulic packs; e.

Steps have been taken to improve the Agana 3 unit designated as the

Mark It type by redesigning a considerable part of the unit, which is

sow designated as the Mark III type. Apparently three Discoverers hava

been lost due to hydraulic system failure. 1r. Johnson was not impressed by the redesign, in that the basic concept still involves an

acceleration from sero to 7,000 rpm in 2 to 3 milliseconds, with attendant

high leading on all parts of the hydraulic package. This unit will be late

for qualification and is a strong potential element for causing a program

delay and a vehicle failure.

Continual difficulty is experienced with solid state inverters. The most

intensive inspection and quality control procedures, as well as a basic

design review, are in order to attain reliable inverter operation.

The control gas valve was mentioned as a problem, which we know it to

be, but time did not permit a discussion of this unit.

Discussion on the reasons for late structural tests an the production unit

indicated that the first six vehicles bad a longeran arrangemett different

from the last six. This involved duplicate static testing, at considerable

cost, and resulted in a late static test for the actual production Agent D.

A study of the drawings involved would indicate it to be in order to take

immediate steps to make all vehicles alike structurally (and in every

other way possible). It is felt that, by an all-out effort. the revised

longerens can be installed in all vehicles and the static test article, to

attain this end. It should result in a much earlier static test on the production vehicle and better accessibility and lighter weight at the first

six articles. We emphasised to the Contractor the need for drastic control to insure that one type of vehicle be produced and that duplicate

testing be avoided, from all points of view.

It is important that Col. Kucheman, the WSPO on the Agent D basic

program, have sufficient authority to control the change requests from

the using agency which adversely affect the standardisation of the vehicle.

In general, however. it can be stated that there seems to be an increasing acceptance, on the part of NASA and other groups, of the over-all

concept of the program.

An effort was made to compare the costs of the Agana D vehicle to those

of the Agana B at a comparable stage of development. But the information presented by the Contractor was extremely involved and unclear.

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It is always hard to cozesez. to costs of sae airframe to 110044.4 t -

ewe Si tis an serous asetraneoas factors width always cocas into the

picture, but it is possible to do a better Job than ire were shown on

26 February. Te de this. it is necessary to Doke the vehicles at the

same stage on the leartdag curve, to separate out differences in equip-

, Z . meat and engine costs and to consider changes in labor and material

Alt s costs doe to inflation, when that is a factor. It seems apparent, after

inspecting progress in production on the Agana D. that the over-all cost

,j IL per bird =tat be less than that for the Agena B. The Contractor was

•

: • 1 •• asked to prepare data reflecting the above considerations for your early

review.

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444- RECOMMINDATIONS

I. I. The contract negotiating team of the Air force and the

save 12 pounds of weight.

An intensive effort should be carried on to improve the ape,- lefr

sties and reliability of the horizon scanner.

The hydraulic system package is a most critical item and it • itle

is in order to carry en a parallel study for other means for obtaining - i

reliable hydraulic power. It is probably necessary to make use of the :ff I

currently planned traits, but thee. will very likely be an everlasting v ,L)

'source a tremble.

S. The electrical inverter:and the gas control valve require the

77 most diligent engineering studies and qlsality control to insure their

6. There should be only ane basic structure developed for the

Aisne D, requiring one set of structural tests, which should be .

accelerated greatly.

- 7. The cost studies and, more importantly, the cost control on

I the Agana D should be evaluated and compared with the Agana E. The

problems of re-engineering, multiple testing of inadvertent changes

in vehicles, etc., must be controlled more closely by Contractor and

the WSPO.

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- Contr . actor should be directed to reach a settlement by 28 February 1962.

Where technical agreement has been reached between the WSPO and the

Contractor, these matters should be accepted by the negotiators without

further lengthy discussions.

2. The fuel tank should not be redesigned, as currently proposed.

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S. Fundbig of the Agena D on a time basis has been rather

tioturginal in two cases. It should sot be required that the Contractor

use his own funds to carry forward the program.

CONCLUSION 

• The..Maths of the Agena D program is good. The program appears to

be an iiichtidule and production of three vehicles well along. An additional .unit kiln checkout and appears to be coming along well. There is

every indication that schedules and costs can be met. There appears

to be an excellent relationship between the Contractor and the Air Force,

with both going all-out to make this a successful program.

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L. D. Root R. A. Anderson

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Satellite Requiromesta.

• fathouz.h the aubjeet letter contains; only a request for 811 • I.

estimate oZ cost, en Intent for DM to later subcontrezt to DAC isicd.

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ualece close.. coordination vith BSVX v mair.teined; 2nr exr.zpicip the.

3. .A etud3r of the to described could recult in explication or effort

fitz.tot of tort for the study inelsoles aevernl execs at we: either: '.. 3 • 1

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which is ascentially the cm..e cow.figuraticz co the boontor for Q.

taint vehicle doecribed Sr. VA work statraent.•

• Ie. Sir= the =quested coot eatimate is of Intermit to other 3f.., prognza. =vent ttat fZVX receive a sow of the DAC RON estS,:msto atittod to

5. Le Directorate for BIN XI has the capability to most offielently

o'ateln the subject at*/ from DX for UM tuul 3/41. Since this) study vould 1,4 or direct interest to =1, ecooldorable Irandodze end bonefit

mull result fro= the stsly bo1r,1 Inancaodo contractins col technical directicmo li SaU. It is ny dente cod position that LZVX

f.uLl hairs the natocamnt reaporailbility for the DX part of the

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v.• 2.. The vork.requircd'vill. be as foLloIrs: •

a. • Provide additional cables on Peda b emit 5 from the Pads to

the blockhouse. .

: • 'b. CbAnzze the plugs oci the General Electric cables 'on Pad 1 to

•• be inierchanceable with the cable* CA Pals 4 mil 5.

• •...• • Wire thelock-oui relays free Pad 1, Is, and 5 to their •

.....respoctive bleek..eumes on install svitcheu end lzdicatar liras on the

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f.:s4tify interface simulators at Santa Hon.tca and Vandenbera Air

ibree Dvec.

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3. • The work outlined in 'ft= a and b above le also required for PM 2;

hovever, DAC v113. accecaslish this Ito* under the -77 contrect" ea it is

nov vrittas.

Ile'vorl: on Pa 1 end associated XZ should be completed by Ause.3.962... •

The vork on Pods 4 'euvi 5 and associated MSC should be completed in tiro •

to meet the Discoverer 24-21/Aaena D launch schedule.

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(1) It hze boonAotorroiscd through preliminary negotiation

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than azy stua typo of contract tho requirements established by the

conditioas surrounding the procurement.

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(2) Sufficient pricing ir- =nation will be wade available

fr:at Ce...» derived from Contract AP 3-11690.21 to negotiate a

:pet-.Po target price.

(3) A firm fixed pric czu b: established at a point sub.

stantially in advance of ccsuract .:onspletion.

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(taco:tr.:13 cysts= is sdsquato for contract pica re-dstorsaination

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jr. 42-.4 in accordance with sp.21icstions and drawings prepared

ucdor rad) Contract AP 04(693)-3. This precarenteat data will be

avail:W:0 prior to preparation cc:: proposal. • The contract will /

also p..ovide for spar. pile an&. :ogiz:ic support.

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have Oct la•=z. establiated.

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and no competitive preposaie are obtainable.

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cootd ib insure protection of the irzerests of the government in • ..

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:.;:!.1-7••;'-.1.1:•... to other types of contract ouch at CPL? and fixed price with successive

••.:;:::•-•••.':C. •irgets, etc., and 110313 of :has° type appear as suitable as the .Type C :.

. - .••• • • • • . rip•aotormination. . • „ -•

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-• provision with the contractor on a 7PIF basis, subsequent to the

•• rice ro-deterntination. Since the situation with regard to incentives

* in•rogard to this contract is not suffIdeatly- clear at this time. no

• , authority for incontives is now rcquestod. If !law circumstances •

'• :• '•'" warsaateaddiUsaal authority tnay be . requestedfor use of an incentive •

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Ent 211111118111411100 In Mere able to coavinee than of the desirability of the

its ant•I saw feel that Lockheed is whole-beertedly with us in making

the impreemonts.

Daring the course Of our negotiations with UGC to secure necessary changes

is the System, considerable attention in =my quarters became focused on

the problem. The withdrawal of approval of the System reached the attention

of the Air Fore* and Navy at headquarters levels and generated considerable

criticism of DEC.from the top and intermediate levels in the two services.

Pert a.this criticism and lack of faith at headquarters level was justified,

pirtvis-*not: • In the . past several months Lockheed has told us that they.

feel:titer have been unjustly criticised and that their prospects for future

-haVe, been birdied because of misanderstrindings by Department . .of • •

•• .-.Difaiii*imiegillant. In order to be 'fair to Lockheed vs feel that all effort

' - dispel the mental liege that Lockheed cannot menage their :

44:,the :point that. they Continually hire an unsatisfactory Accounting

LOckbeed. has now sheen good faith in presenting . a. positive ?Inn •

ed•ve feel-it appropriate to give credit where credit is -due .

all pares involved that Lockheed now has a satisfactory system. •• ••.. • • - • ...ti .

effort in this area will be appreciated.

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UNCLASSIFIED

TABLE. OF CONTENTS

Foreword

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PrOgram Summary

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Program Objectives

Muter Schedules

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Financial Section

Individual Justification

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• i.. This document is submitted in conformance with AMC direction

• • .. 1 . ' ia 63 and TY•44 financial requirements submission in the.

• consolidated program guidance. •

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; • 2. .• Hq USAF hat directed that the R&D. effort on the basic Agona D

. ••• contract (AT. 04(695)41) will be amortised among the program 4sers.

No câmpcnsfl iiniaroyentent effort will be included in the fixed price

- . •••foi follow-on vehicles. • The 'component improvement program will •

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. be iiubMitied md justified separately and win appear as an Agena D •

• ifie'lieM In budget.

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4..Tbisplsr.vi.w.dbythSSSD Program Biadget Review

- Committals (PBRC) on 38 March 1962 and the Hq U8AF/Alr8 Joint

 Review Team (3RT). on 2 April 15:2 and received their approval. .

LKG5IIMAN.ZR.

. Colon USAF ' • •

Deputy r Agena

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•••• • 3. This•plin.iesubmittedIO provide for improved reliability.

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: • prodncibility. • Mission adaptability and serviceability of the pro.-

- .ductiaeAgebaa D. The accomplishment of this plan will reduce

-• • • checkout. requiremeats and production unit coats.

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_Reimbursable funds will be used to feed the Assiut D

program with program fends transferred to the reimbursable

amongst tapes Ageba D DD-230 delivery to the rifts propams.

. •

lig OSAT has directed that the R&D effort on the basic • • .• (7 04045)7211 coatrant will be amortised amens the program

assns.. No component improvement effort will be includid in

the Aced price for the follow-on veldtles.

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3. .component improvement program will be Submitted and

justifiedsSparately and will appear as an Agana D line item

Budget: • . : . . . •

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Aging D 0.4144naiiinpiovement Progam

Objectives

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1. The Primary objectives of this program Will be to improve

the 'reliability, mission adaptability, serviCeability..

prodUcibility of.the production Agana D.

2. With the accomplishment of these objectives, the- goal will

. be to reduce checkout requirements and production unit costs.

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1. The sasivalmak actiTity la space progeme .aerated Interest in

reasibiliteordillipting a ataskidlind AGM TAW& to portage the

nieiseeit awe* ltiestload common to all space programs. • Oa 30 June

1961.:tbs • OSlti • stendeudiaatioa atarbroaa authorised. This steady

proved techilcal feasibility, and ca 25 Aippat 1961 ud1D ems authorise& to develop and nanufacture twelve (12) "Standard Anne

. vehicles- vith a first !mach programed for January 1963.

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B. Program Objectives

The Wine Objectives of the accelerated ACENA D program are

two-fold: •

.a..,TO produce a more reliable standardised basic vehicle

capable of performing essential ascent and/or orbital

functions derived from common mission requirements or all

satellite system programs.

b. Teprovidi a fixed-price procurement source for

A01121 D Nehicles. •

.ftaccomplish these prime objectives the Johnson committee

basic ground rules have been *pigmented and govern the development of the ANNA D. In general, these ground rules apply a

streamlined AF/Contractor management concept and include a DX'

priority, reduction Lh tarsal procedures, inclosed area, and

extraordinary program management channels.

C. Contracts

The basic (Al 04699)41) contract provides for delivery of

12 flight vehicles, pins one DTV with the•first AGSM D launch

scheduled for June 1962. This contract also provides for the

,.necessary tooling to support a five-per-month production rate.

The follow-on CAP 04(699) L66) contract will provide produc-

' tic& line units at a rate commensurate with consolidated space

program requirements on a fixed-price basis.

UNCLASSIFIED

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2:'.-00170eiOber 1961 the Seeerable Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Under

Secretary of.the Air Force, appointed a special committee chaired by

Mr.'Clereice t. • Johnson to investigate.woys and means of providing a

more reliable . AGISIVon an accelerated schedule. This committee

recommendeCacceleration, and on 7 November 1961 Dr. Charyk add

Oemerall3.-A. Schriever authorised go-ahead on the present accelerated
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1. 510 imaeummed activity is specs prosems memermted latereat is

1aiSibllite0edmiign1as a stamlifedimed AWNS vehicle to perform the

• •.k asemessey.osseat Ommetlems um= to all wee pregemes. On 30 Jame

:496Lthe AGM stsmindinatiom study wee setherixed. This study

proved tednical feasibility, and as 25 At 3961 ma was authorised to develop and meaufacture twelve (12) "Stamderd

voldeles With a. first lauarJr programmed for January 1963.

4:Oiri7 Oitober 1961 the Hanornble Dr. Joseph V. Cherish, Under

Secretary of the Air Force, appointed a special cormdttee chaired by

Nr. • Clarence L. • Johnioei to investigate trays and aeons of providing a

more reliable AGM on an. accelerated schedule. This committee

recommended acceleration, and on November 1961 Dr. Charyk and

General B. A. Schriever ikuthorised gO-ahead on the present accelerated

'Scheduled: •.

B. 'FrOgram Cbjedtives

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•1.. The prime objectives of the accelerated AGENA D program: are

two-fold:

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. To produce a more reliable standardised basic vehicle

capable of performing essential ascent and/or orbital

functions derived from common ids:don requirements or all

satellite system programs. •

. • • • b. To provide a fixed-price procurement source for

AOESt . D vehicles. •

2. .• To accomplish these prime objectives the Johnson committee

basic ground rules hays been implemented and govern the development of the ANNA D. In general, these ground rules apply a

streamlined AF/Contractor management concept and include a DX

priority, reduction in foam]. procedures, inclosed Oral, and

extraordinary program Eugtessent channels.

C. Contracts

I: Thebasic (AF 04(695)-21) contract provides for delivery of.

12 flight vehicles, plus one MTV with the first AGM D launch

scheduled for June 1962. This contract also provides for the

neceisary tooling to support a five-per-month production rate:

2. libm follvo-on (AFO4(695)-66)'contract will provide production line units at a rate comeens• urate with consolidated space

program requirements on a fixed-price basis.

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3. FIXED PRICE PROCUREMENT

30 JUNE 1961

25 AUG 1951

7 NOV 1961

JUNE 1962

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control functions that include setaatica at hpirmalic red smamostie eastamls

sad wag ot pitch and year comma rates. Also, the programmer provides

snitching sigoals for firing sgabs for tillage sad retro-racist it:melon

calibrating telemetr3r, and tiring payined-InWtece ca=setar sealbe. 73;*

proposed development is for a solid-state digital device having the following

basin specitiestians:

Weight less than 22 pounds.

Size less than 450 cu. inches. •

Yl c. Average power less than 20 watts with peak power less than 50 watts

tram unregulated 28 volts dc source.

Timing accuracy of .001% + 10 milliseconds of the set time.

63 switching functions.

Duration of timing in excess of 36 hours.

Capable of being programmed from en external source both ground and

airborne.

h. Readout of programmed functiona.

SPACE PEMBA!' EFFECT: This is en essential item for the Standard Agena

since it permits flexibility in programming for many different missions. The

reliability end performance will be increased many told by eliminating the

mechanical !onetime]. items.

JUST1FICATTOE: The present sequence timer consists of a synchronous

motor driving can operated micro-switches through speed reduction gears. Tbe

timing capabilities are limited to 24 events over a period of 6000 seconds.

The present timer has, in several cases, jeopardized schedules because.of

difficulties involved in reprogramming the sequence of events at the launch

base because of mission changes, etc. The limited number of events available

an the present timers results in coibining several events an most switches

which represents a compromise as to the optima time for some of the events.

To alleviate this problem and/or extend the timing period several programs

require two timers in order to accomplish their mission. Therefore, a requirement exists for a more versatile programmer which can provide ease Lid flexibility of programming plus additional capacity. Estimated costs include three

qualified units for tests and evaluation.

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1. NCINICIANOM 711,04 Ocestrat Itleetr-slz s .; =Uzi% loxes.

2. ills eft 3. inCern:

b.MOICAMMIft The junction bares provide interconnection, switching,

Isolation and voltage division functions fc • the guldsmce and control egaipment.

The filattt control electronics accepts guidance commends generated by the Inarbtal Beferaneti-Pticksse and converts than into quantities compatible with the

reqpirensetee the pneänatic and hydraulic control e/ements. A series of switching; signals frog the prima sequence timer defines the modes of control system

operation. Belays control power supplied to the electronics pickaxe, and they

provide the on/oft connection signal flow to the pneumatic valve elements. In

addition, auxiliary circuits provide checkout, umbilical and telemetry functions.

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SPAM PROGRAM EFFECT: These units will simplify checkout and improve reliability.

JUNIIIICATICM: With the development of a new Horizon Sensor, a Mod IV IRP,

and a Yaw Indicator Modifications of the junction boxes, and the flight control

electronics are anticipated in order to accomodate the new or additional signals.

The -josiction boxes proviAe interconnection, switching, isolation power distribution, gain settles it:nations, and T/N signa l conditioning for the guidance and

control equipment while the flight control electronics accepts guidance commands

generated by the Ilds and converts these signals into quantities compatible with

the requirements of the pneumatic and hydraulic control elements. Modifications

are expected to be relatively minor in the case of the new IRP and Horizon Sensor,

i.e..impedance matching, etc. however in the case of a yaw angle input, the

primary jtmction box and flight control electronics will be required to accept

and correct for an additional source of error.

7. DATELOPMPNT TDIE: ifitonths 8. PRODUCTION BREAK IN DATE:

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REQUIRIDEINT FOR COMPCMENT IMPROVENEMT

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110NENCIANURE: 400 cps, 125 volt, 3 phase inverter.

SYSTEM 6488 3. PRIORITY:

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IIMIcEIPTICII: This unit is 400 cps, 115 volt, 3 phase static inverter

with Extended capability for phase load unbalance to fulfill the system

requirement for single phase power. The inverter is to weigh Jam than

17 pangs and to have power output in the range of 350 to 500 volt asps.

SPACE PROGRAM MIDCT: Will enhance the vehicle payload/adssion

capability by increasing the reliability and decreasing the overall weight,

size, cost end complexity of the power systems.

JUSTIFICATICe: The present system utilises both a 400 cps, 3 phase and

400 cps, 3. phase 115 units. Total weight not including wiring is in the

neighborhood. of 27 pounds; the proposed unit would be in the neighborhood

of 15.17 pounds. Volumetric efficiency would show a similar increase.

Although the cost of the new Wait would be slightly higher than the cost of

the present unit, total cost would show a significant decrlase due to the

elimination of the additional single phase unit. Pewer • total parts would

be required thereby increasing reliability.

7. DEVELOPMENT TM& 6 Months. 8. PRO/UCTION BREAK IN DATE:

90 Days after completion of

developsent.

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UNCLASSIFIED

IMMATURE: DC to DC Converters.

SEMEN: 64e8 3. .PRICSMTY:

DESCRIPTION: The present DC. to DC converter supplies regulated plus and

minus voltages to the Guidance said Control System of the Assn. "D". Proposed product improvement vauld provide for "state-of-the-art" improirements

of the present converter after expiation of testing covered under the present

contract. This effort would cover only the incorporation of minor design

changes realised by the improvement of piece parts, changes due to specific

problem areas, or significant requirement changes as a result of improvements

in the Ouidance and Control area.

SPACE PROGRAM EFFECf: As a result of expanded usage, better evaluation

and better parts the reliability of the units viii be increased. Provisions

made to Incorporate the requirements of NIL I 26600 "Interference

Control Requirements".

JUSTIFICATION: There is insufficient usage on the present units to

determine if specific problem areas exist; the proposed product improvementwould cover such areas as determined by experience with these units. Continued

piece parts improvements are being made which should be incorporated an a

scheduled timely basis. Further, product improvements in the Guidance and

Control area could result in requirement changes thereby dictating a change or

changes in the power ,supply.

DEVELOPMENT TiME: 15 Months. 8. PRODUCTION BREAK IN DATE:

Oct 63.

11. BUYER: Mr. E. S. Silberman 12. PROJECT ENGINEER: CaptA.R. Eileen

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NOMENCLATURE: Primary Battery.

SYSTEM: 6I. 3. PRIORITY:

It. DESCRIPTION: This battery has 16 silver proxide zinc cells and uses %`

potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. Battery mill weigh less than 110%

pounds and will have amp hour rating in excess of hoo.

'EWE PROGRAM SEEM: This battery will have improved reliability,

producibility without increase in costs.

JUSTIfICATICII: This battery will have as incrase In capacity greater

that 15 percent. The present batteries have a minus 3 sigma value of 8200

watt hours. This new development will provide batteries with a minimum of

70,000 watt hours. With the present batteries the watt haw spread between

is 3 sigma and nadnal watt hair rating is in excess of 10 percent, hoirever

with improvement in control of manufacturing of positive plates the watt hour

spread will be approximately 3 percent; thereby permitting a more accurate

forecast of power available for the Agana vehicle.

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Oct 63

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MUM 648E 3. PRIORITY:

DISCRIPEION: This is a:device which will detect yaw attitude deviations

and generates output signa/a Mach control yaw attitude ot the Agena.

SPACIPIEDQRAMINFECT: This unit will improve the capability of (Malang

desired orbits or trajectories. The yaw indicator will increase the capability

to analyse attitude data from Agena vehicles. •

JURTIFICAI2011: It has blooms more evident with each Agena launch, that an

accutate, independent, yaw attitude sensor is required. Presently available

equipment such as the Sun Position Indicator is either too inaccurate or as

with the control moment gyros is coupled into the attitude system in a manner

. which does not allow interpretation of the data. Luring ascent end an orbit

the yaw attitude of the Mena is controlled by a gyro compassing technique,

relys on the pitch and roll motion of the vehicle. Any in roll Horizon

Sensing will cause a yaw error which cannot be measured or corrected with the

present system. An accurate indicator is not only needed for readout and

subsequent vehicle motion analysis, but as a yaw reference input to the control

system.

DEVELOPMENT TIME: 18 Months. 8. PRODUCTION BREAK IN DATE:

1 Jan 64

11. BUYER: Mr. 14 S. Silberman 12. PROJECT ENC40000h Capt R.L. Stone

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5-14
UNCLASSIRED

REQU1REKIXT FOR COMPONENT IMPRO7ENEN:

NOMENCLATURE: Electro-explosive Device Range Requirements.

SYSTEM: 648E 3. PRIORTfl:

DESCRIPTION: This analysis design and development effort would

provide electro explosive devices (RED . ') capable of meeting launch

base requirements. DSC would conduct in-house analysismork, procure

samples of existing hardware developed for other programs and conduct

tests of this hardware. At the same time the Franklin Institute would

conduct tests of the present Arne hardware to determine.its capability

of meeting a 100 watts/sq. meter condition. Folloving this and depending upon the results a development and qualification program will be

conducted. The electrical aspects of the ZED's oil/be investigated

to determine the optima: design for lamp, 1 watt "No Fire" for each

type of ZED. Then tests will be conducted of the selected designs

to determine current vs fUnction time for various combinations of

temperatures and pressures. In additioti.Zruceton Analyses of the

designs for no fire, all fire, reccemmemied current, etc. will be

conducted. The electrical work will be followed by performance

evaluation of each type of BED to check peak pressure and

function time at sibient conditions for minims "All Fire" and

recommended "Fire Current". Peak pressure and function time will

be checked at low temperatures, high temperatures, after thermal

cycling and after altitude exposure. Auto ignition temperature

will be established and environmental tests conducted (acceleration,

vibration, shock, etc.) Following these tests, qualification and

reliability programs will be conducted.

Other vehicle electrical aspects will be investigated such as:

1) the possibility of a new battery deal& and qualification just for

ZED operation, 2) lengthening the D-timer, and requalifying it, to

provide for additional switches required by the added power in parallel

operation of squib actuated devices.

SPACE PROGRAM EFFECT: All programs will be effected when the range

requirements are strictly enforced. AGE will require modifications

to meet higher current requirements.

6. JUSTIFICATION: AMR has temporarily relaxed their very strict requirements

that all EZD's be capable of withstanding no-fire criteria of one amp for

5 minutes, one watt for 5 minutes and 2 watts for 5 minutes of real power

where RF attenuation is provided. Present information indicates that

compliance with these requirements will be mandatory 1 January 1963 for

all systems, with a waiver period extending to 1 January :364. WE is

also revising their no-fire requirements for all new vehicles and is

favoring the use of a specified range environment.

UNCLASSIFIED 5-15
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REQUIRENEW POR COMPONENT DIPROVERENT, Cont.

7. DEMOB= TDIF,: 14 Months 8. PRODUCTION 1MAX IN DATE:

Sep '63

(Note: 11-79 squibs should be

available sooner depending upon

how Agent D chooses to Amid that

work)

11. BUYER: )k. E. S. Silberman

SERDE

X-3911

12. PROJECT ENGINEER; Capt G.W. Watts

SSNAA-2

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5-16
7. DEVEDJIMENT DNB: 15 Months

9. COSTS:

111W

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costs are underminable at this time.)

8. PRODUCTION BRZAIC IN DATE: •

Unknown. Depends an probl:res

uncovered.

7r65

UNCLASSIFIED

REQUIREMENT FOR CCMPONENT IMPROVEMENT

NOMENCLATURE: Orbit and Nuclear Radiation Effects on Electro-Explosive

Devices

SYSTEM: 648B 3. PRIORITY:

DESCRIPTION: This invettigationyould.bedirected toward determining

the effects of orbit and nuclear radiation on electro-explosive devices

(EED's). The explosive effects will be measured at the time the

explosive device is to be irradiated such as 1) threshold energies for

initiation, 2) transient times of reaction. The explosive behavior

after beta/ removed from the radiation field viii be measured. The

Change produced in explosives as a result of.exposure.to radiation at

several dosage rates viii be considered. The explosives will be

irradiated and then the physical characteristics (tensile; strength,

etc), the. burning rate as a fUnction of time, the explosive•characteristies,

and the performance characteristics will be checked.

This will be a two phase program with Phase I as described above,

to determine problem areas, and Phase II to study the problems uncovered

during Phase I and determine solutions if possible.

SPACE PROGRAM EFFECT: By evaluating orbit and nuclear radiation effects

on EEDI s, redesigns or shielding may be established to increase the

reliability of RED activated functions.

6. JUSTIFICATION: Little information is presently available on radiation

effects on BED'S. Many orbit and de-orbit operations depend on their

reliable operation after exposure to radiation.

UNCLASSIFIED

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BUTER: Kr. Z. S. Silberman.

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12. PROJECT EtKIIMOIR: Capt G.W: Watt

EISRAA.-2

X-3913

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UNCLASSIFIED

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TOTAL COST: 1111.(Phase I only)

UNCLASSIFIED
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. PROJECT ENGINEER: Capt G.W. Watt

SSRAA-2

X-3913

APPROVAL:

UNCLASSIFIED

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TOTAL COST: OW (Thase I only)

UPICLASSOED.
11. BUYER: Mr. E.S. Silberman

SEINDK

X-3911

12. PROJECT ENGINEER: MO E.A. Lembeck

SSRAE-2

X-11013

APPROVAL:

UNCLASSIFIED

INEVIIEMSMT FOR COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT

NOMENCLATURE: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Smpport.

SYSTEM: 6488 3. PRIORITY:

DESCRIPTION: This is "on call" technical support Instrumentation

Laboratory to assist SSD and LMSC in guidance and control problems.

SPACE PROGRAM EFFECT: This support provides fast reaction capability for

Agana guidance sad control problems, and technical support to Space System

Division.

JUSTIFICATION: Since 1954, the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory has supported

the guidance and control effort of the Awns office through design of attitude

control systems, computer studisi for feasibility and system optisdnatico,

continual consultation in gyro and attitude control techniques, and active

participation in guidance and control conferences With LMSC. In addition to

lax* of an advanced engineering nature, MIT also serves to check results of

various. LMSC studies by taking an independent approach to the problem, using

acre complete and theoretically accurate. equations. Usually this is in the

form of computer analyses, a field in which MIT has considerable experience

capability and equipment. The Apse program should continue to take advantage

Of their demonstrated capability and'intimate knoaledge of the Agana vehicle.

The estimated cost of this support is $300,000 annually; the present contract

expires 31 December 1962. It is requested that the budget for FY 63 include •

$150,000 and future budgets include $300,000 each year for this continued effort.

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DEVELOPMENT TIM N/A 8. PRODUCTION BREAK IN DATE:

N/A

UNCLASSIFIED

549
9. PROJECT ENGINEER: Lt Col E. F. Blum

San

Ext 4141

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UNCLASSIFIED

8. BUYER: Mr. E. S. Silberman

SSROK

Ext 3911

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MIRK: 6483 3. PRIORITY:

4. JUSTIFICATION: General Engineering consists of the System Engineering,

Detail Design, and other engineering activities needed to:

Diagnose faulty behavior of the design as revealed in flight or on

the production line; then create, qualify, and phase-in appropriate fixes.

Introduce specific component improvement items into the total system.

Whenever flight results or production problems are judged by on-the-scene

personnel to reflect a deficiency in the Agena D design, it will be necessary

for Agena D engineers to enter the picture. end confirm whether a design (or

system) prOblem exists: Then, Where the problem is real, effort must be

organized quickly to change designs, documentation, or other factors to solve

it.. Design changes should be subjected to design review as well as to the

testing in the System Development Leboratory prior to (or, as en absolute

mini:mop concurrent with) their introduction into production. Many of the

changes will also affect documentation, checkout equipment, logistics planning,

interface with using programs, and other related activities.

In like fashion, as component improvement activities progress, their . impact

on each other and on the remainder of the systems requires careful analysis

and. coordination. Improvements that approach maturity must be sUbjeCted•to

design review and system testing to catch unfbreseen side effects before it

is too late. In some cases incidental changes will be necessary elsewhere

in the systan.to accommodate a major component improvement; these must be

identified, designed, and qualified.

DEVILMENT TIME: Continuing Effort

COSTS: 1

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TOTAL COSTS:
UNCLASSIFIED 3-20

8. BUYER: Mr. E. S. Silberman

SULK

Ext 3911

COORDINATION:

APPROVAL:

9. PROJECT ENGINEER: Lt Col E. F. Blum

SSW

Ext 4141

UNCLASSIFIED

RICIUMMENT FOR GIMAL INGINECUNG

INMENCLATURE: General Engineering

Sky 1: 648D 3. PRIORITY:

4, JUSTIFICATION: General Engineering consists of the System Engineering,

Detail Design, and other engineering activities needed to:

a.' Diagnose faulty behavior of the design as revealed in flight or on

the production line; then create, qualify, and phase-in appropriate fixes.

b. Introduce specific component improvement items into the total system.

Whenever flight results or production problems are judged by on-the-scene

personnel to reflect a deficiency in the Agena D design, it will be necessary

for Agena D engineers to enter the picture and confirm whether a design (or

system) problem exists. Then, where the problem is real, effort must be

organized quickly to change designs, documentation, or other factors to solve

it. Design changes should be subjected to design review as well as to the

testing in the System Development Laboratory prior to (or, as an absolute

minimos, concurrent with) their introduction into production. Many of the

changes will also affect documentation, checkout equipment, logistics planning,

interface with using programs, and other related activities.

In like fashion, as component improvement activities progress, their impact

on each other and on the remainder of the systems requires careful analysis

and coordination. Improvements that approach maturity mutt be subjected to

design review and system testing to catch unforeseen side effects before it

is too late. In some cases incidental changes will be necessary elsewhere

in the system to accommodate a major component improvement; these must be

identified, designed, and qualified.

3. DEVELOMENT TINE: Continuing Effort

6. COSTS:

T. TOTAL COSTS:
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NOMENCLATURE: Developmem*. :es' La*:ra%:r:

STSVX: 64e3 3. PRIORITY

JUSTIFICATION: A Development Test Laboratory, currently being established,

win be needed during this time period to support the continuing Agena D

engineering activity. Changes fount necessary as a result of flight failures

and/or marginal behavior seen in flight must be "qualified" in a wets' sense

before incorporation into the Agent' D production line. If this were not done

there vvuld be serious risk of additional failure due to unforeseen side effects

of innocent-appearing changes; furthermore, the production activity would be

slowed and rendered inefficient by the introduction of untested changes.

Similarly, substantial changes resulting from component improvement or other

value-engineering type activities should be validated in the laboratory befOre

committing them to production.

The laboratory will permit checking interaction of a given change with the

remainder of its subsystem and with other subsystems of the vehicle. In

addition; it vill afford an opportunity to check the interaction with various

payloads before they are frozen.

The proposed amount will support a cadre of laboratory personnel to maintain

the laboratory as a facility and to conduct tests at a "normal" level which

Program 648E has been directed to fund. Additional personnel may be required

under special circumstances; presumably supplementary funds would be available

from using programs to support major activities involving mission-peculiar

items.

DEVELOPMENT TIME: Continuing Effort

7.. TOTAL C

8. BUYER: Mr. E S. Silberman

SSHIEC

Ext 3911

PROJECT ENGINEER: Major J. Berne

SEED

Ext 3911

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MONOWLATURB: Mallabtilty Przersm

2. 8282111: 648B !. PWAT47.7:

JUSTIFICATION: A substantial effort will be made by reliability engineers to

upgrade the existing reliability of selected critical items. The engineering

design viii be reviewed for reliability adequazy and control and specific

recommendations viii be made. Attention will be directed to productiom operationi and the logistics phases to assure reliability achievement in reliability

engineers and also diagnose flight failures and ma/functions. Continual effort

'4 will be made on system failure mode analysis and changes will be expeditiOusly

processed. This is a continuation of the current reliability program.

Reliability will be a major factor in planning, management and engineering in

all component improvement. Reliability requirements will be established for

each new design consistent with the reliability objectives on existing designs.

Modified designs will be given reliability requirements where appropriate.

Emphasis on design for reliability will result in a mature design of hardware

suitable for production and use in the operational environment. Hi-reliability

parts and preferred parts will be used in each new and modified design and

reliability and design engineers will assure that s the parts are properly

_applied in the system. Prediction of reliability and measurement of achieved

reliability will be performed at pre-planned steps throughout the design,

*development and evaluation. Reliability engineers will work with design,

manufacturing and purchasing to assure control of reliability. This planned

approach is necessary to minimize subsequent degradation of inherent reliability

of the design due to variations in manufacturing, maintenance storage, transportation, and/or operational process. In order to mature the design as early

as possible, collected analysis and feed back of information to the responsible

action organization will be accomplished. The plan for demonstration of the

achieved reliability of each new and modified design will be implemented to

assure compliance with the requirements.

DEVELORGINT TIME: Continuing Effort

6. COSTS:

T . TOTAL COMIC

8. BUYER: Mr. E. S. Silberman

SSKOK

Ext 3911

9. PROJECT ENGINEER: Major D. Kennedy

SSNAR

Ext 4063

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NONZSCIATURE: Sancta Cr.z :es: Beze.S:71.cr•

SYSTEN: Ems 3. FRIINLITT

I. JUSTIFICATION: Tbi Santa Cr:u Test Base is used by DISC for remote tests

of a hazardous nature. Vesting of the rocket engine, ullage rockets

propellants cocplete propulsion system, pneumatic and hydraulic systems,

destruct devices, pyrotechnics and prima cord separation devices, is

accomplished at ;his test base. This, support effort is required to support

the flight test program and the produOtion line. Exploration of equipment

failures and/or redesign must be tested before incorporation in the production vehicles. All changes that effect equipments that require testing of

a hazardous nature will be tested at %TB. This must be done on the cogponent,

sUbsystaa and system basis in order to insure reliability improvement.

The effort proposed under this item will provide a 11.1.IIIMUM effbrt to support

testing that can be envisioned by preMious experience in flight failures,

design changes and to support the component improvement program as proposed.

SCE will Vie partially supported in TY 63 by the Agena B programs.

5. COST: .

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TOTAL COSTS:

BUYER: Mr. E. S. Silbtrman

STECK

Xrt 3911.

9. PROJECT =MEEK: Lt Col R. Le Beck

=AA.

Ext 3940

UNCLASSIFIED

5-23
COORDINATION:

APPROVAL:

De• ty for Engineering, 648B

Director

UNCLASSIFIED

1111401131113T Fa AWN= MD= sawn=

IONINCLUMEE: Aerospace Ground Equipment (AM)

MIN: 9183 3. PRIORITY:

JUSTIFICATION: Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) consists of tvo manual test

stations and one automatic test station. Each test station consists of

electrical and mechanical test equipment necessary to perform an integrated

system checkout of the Agena D production vehicle and certain selected optional

end mission peculiar equipment. AGE requirements during this time period are

. beeed upon two separate considerations. First, AGE gill be required to

acadmmodate the vehicle changes approved as block changes to the previous

configurations.. Such changes will require both nev and improvements or modifications to existing AGE. Secondly, nev test procedures and programming

for the automatic checkout equipment will to required. Test procedure changes

are required as a result of vehicle changes, use of new or improved AGE and

changes to existing procedures caused by improved testing techniques and

requirements. Automatic checkout equipment programming changes will be

required for each change of the test procedure as described by the test

procedure changes enumerated above.

DEMONIST TIME: Continuing Effort

6. COM:

TOTAL COSTS

Burn: Mr. Z. S. Silberman 9. PROJECT ENGIIDEER: Lt Col J. S. Plummer

BUM SSHD

Ext 3911 Ext 3911

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SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

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REIMBURSABLE FUND REQUIREMENT

FOR

6488 - AGENA D

2 APRIL 1962

DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS

NOT AUTOMATICALly DECLASSIFIED

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NRY KUCH MAN, JR.

Colonel, AF

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FOREWORD

I. This document is submitted in conformance with AFSC

direction to validate the FY-63 reimbursable funds required

to provide Agena D's to support approved Space Systems •

Division requliements.

Z. Hq USAF has directed that the Agana D program be funded

with reimbursable funds. The individual vehicle users will

transfer program funds to replenish the . reimbursable account

upon Agena D delivery.

3. Approval of this plan will provide for completion of the

basic R&D and 12 vehicle buy plus a 39 vehicle follow-on

procurement.

AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; %Aar, YEARS.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Program Summary

Master Schedule

Financial Section

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A. Authorization

The increased activity in space programs generated interest in

feasibility of designing a standardized AGENA vehicle to perform

the necessary ascent functions common to an space programs. On

30 June 1961 the AGENA standardization study was authorized.

This study proved technical feasibility, and on 25 August 1961 LMSD

was authorized to develop and manufacture twelve (12) 'Standard

AGENA" vehicles with a first launch programmed for January 1963.

On 17 October 1961 the Honorable Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Under

Secretary of the Air Force, appointed a special committee chaired

by Mr. Clarence L. Johnson to investigate ways and means of providing a more reliable AGENA on an accelerated schedule. This

committee recommended acceleration, and on 7 November 1961

Dr. Charyk and General B. A. Schriever authorized go-ahead on

the present accelerated schedules.

B. Program Objectives

1. The prime objectives of the accelerated AGENA D program are

two-fold:

To produce a more reliable standardized basic vehicle

capable of performing essential ascent and/or orbital

functions derived from common mission requirements or all

satellite system programs.

To provide a fixed-price procurement source for

AGENA D vehicles.

2. To accomplish these prime objectives the Johnson committee

basic ground rules have been implemented and govern the development of the AGENA D. In general, these ground rules apply a

streamlined AF/Contractor management concept and include a DX

priority, reduction in formal procedures, inclosed area, and

extraordinary program management channels..

C. Contracts

1. The basic (AF 04(695)-21) contract provides for delivery of

12 flight vehicles. plus one DTV with the first AGENA D launch

scheduled for June 1962. This contract also provides for the

necessary tooling to support a five-per-month production rate.

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line units at a rate commensurate with consolidated space program •

requirements on a fixed-price basis.

D.. Funding Guidance

Reimbursable funds will be used to fund the AGENA.D program

with program funds transferred to the reimbursable account upon

AGENA D DD-250 delivery to the using program.

Hq USAF has directed that the R&D effort on the basic

(AF 04(695)-21) contract will be amoritsed among the program

users.

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The FY-63 reimbursable fund requirements are based on a procurement

of 39 production AGENA D's on a delivery schedule as reflected on the

muster schedule Section 2-1. The long lead requirement of 21.880M is

to proVide for long lead procurement to satisfy Space System Division

requirements for AGENA D's during FY-64.

The schedule for reimbursement of the reimbursable funds as shown on

3-3 indicates a break even point at the 35th Agena D (23rd production .

vehicle) for amortization of the R&D effort on the Agena D. From this

point forward, the using programs will be charged the fixed price for an

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Item 1 - Twelve (12) Agena D vehicles in accordance with Exhibit

614-100, entitled "Statement of work,'Accelerated Agena D

program", dated 13 February 1962, incorporated herein by

reference.

Item 2 - Component improvement program in accordance with athibit

601-101, entitled "Component Improvement Program, Contract

AF 04(695)-21" dated 29 March 1962, incorporated herein by

reference. The Contractor shall provide the services and

material required under said Exhibit 6488-101 on a rate-ofeffort basis as follows:

In•House Effort

(In Man-Months)

1962

Mir A2E la Jun Jul Aa 2!2 Oct Nov Total

30 , 5 31 .5 33.5 37 .5 32.5 34.5 29 29 16 274

A tolerance of + 10% of the rate•of•effort is authorised

provided, however, that the total effort for the contract

period shall not be exceeded.

3 - Logistic support and spare parts in accordance with Exhibit

6408-102, entitled "Logistics Requirements", dated 1 February

1962, incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4 - Agana DiTitan III adaptability study in accordance with said

Exhibit 64011.100.

.PART II - DELIVERY

Item 1 - In accordant, with said Exhibit 648B.100.

Item 2 - In accordance with said Exhibit 6403-101.

Item 3 - As necessary to provide timely support of the vehicles

delivered under Item 1 above.

Item 4 Forthwith upon'receipt by Contractor of a duly executed

copy of this-contract.

2 AF 04(695)-21

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lbe place of Mal inspection, acceptance sad f.o.b. point for Item

1 sod 3 doll be at *stricter** least, Smaycale, California; and for

Items 2 and 4 shall be at Deadgeerters, Spec* System Division (AIPSC),

Attu MED, Air Force Unit lost Office, Los Assam ► o California.

Itelt 3 shall be narked for: Central Logistic Storage Area, Agana D

Spare Parts.

PART IV - COST

A. The target cost for Items 1 and 3

D. The estimated cost for Items 2 and

PARTY - PRN

A. The target fee for Items 1 and 3 i

D. The fixed fee for Itemi 2 and 4

PART VI - TOTAL SUE ALLOT2RD

le for psynent, and allotted to this

which covers all item and the estimated

will cower expires 30 Shy 1962.

PART VII - ?SMARR or BINS INFORMA210, 

No news release, public announcement, denial or confirmation of some

on any pert of the subject matter of this contract or any phase of

any program hereunder shall be made without the prior written anneal

of the Information Office, Office of the Deputy Commander for Aero-'

specellystems.

PART VIII - SECURITY SITS

Pursumat to parsers* 5..b of "Industrial Security Shansi for See.;

guarding Classified inforamtioe, the Contracting Officer any notify'

Contractor's responsibilities for security with respect to any work

being performed hereunder within the confines of a' and installation. Such modification shall be transmitted to the Contractor by the

Contracting OffiCer:by written notice pursuant to the clause of this

Contract entitled "Changes". If such modification results in an lacrosse or decrease of security costs under this contract, an appropriate increase or decrease of the target cost and fee hereunder.

Mali be negotiated and evidenced by a supplemental agreement to this

ccotract.

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AT 04(647)-291, AT 33(600-25557 and VOw 6108.4.

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Aerojet-General. Corp.

Sacramento, Calif.

Aerojet-General Corp.

Azusa, California

Facilities Contract Subcantract Item

DA-0/1-495-01D-1354 Mine Raciest.

Al 33(035)49926

AF 33(600-37850

XV 6144 U

Ay 33(035)-11378

NOWRO) 21443 (00)

Nov . 6104 U

Bell Aerosysteeke Corp.

Fairchild Camera

Inst. Corp.

Defense Products Div.

300 Robbins Isle

igassett, Lags Island

N.Y.

Minneapolis Honeywell

Corp.

2600 itlAgwny Road

Minneapolis, Minn.

Al 33(035)-41501i

AF 33(038)48896

Al 33(600)44973

AF 36(600)-4890

Rocket Ingines

Programer

AT 33(038)43692 Inertial

Reference

Padale

PART X - GOVISMOVNIUMIISERD PROPERTT 

The Government will furnish to the Contractor for . use in the performance of this contract the Oovernment-furnished property listed in

hxhibit 64511-103, entitled %averment-Furnished Property", dated

28 February 1962, incorporated herein by reference.

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A. The tuts end frOatiAteres or 4•16 ,0..im eastecet axe 116sed. cm the pram

'MUG to the Oatttraeter o: ememala rocilitirs. Vance are idearti•

es speelfically as peactiesIsle is the Mhodele; are or the

estimated east fists 1i-`both weds as Ca and by the extracttag Officers mew be enter tarnished to the Contractor directly

by the Governsents or the Contractor mew be authorised to acquire

theft at Covernosat expense. Ze parties agree to eater into a

separate ihcilittes contract, or to amend an existing facilities

-1) contracts as the case may be, under actually acceptable terms and

conditions, at the earliest practicable date. The separate radiities contract, or the. amendment to an existing facilities contract

!shall be in a fors prescribed by the appropriate sections of the

Air Force Procurement Instruction in effect on the date such facilities contract or amendment is executed. Such facilities shall be

provided on a no-charge basis in accordance vith the clause of .

this contract entitled: Tye of Government Facilities On a No-

. chap Basis". .

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B... It is agreed • that if such facilities are not provided at the time

and to the extent provided in • thc Schedule, an equitable adjustment. sthalli Upon timely .vritten request of the Contractor, be •

made in the terms and conditions of this contract to the eytent.

required by•the failure to provide ouch facilities. •

• C. The facilities refetenced in paragraph A above are machine tools,

related production equipment, laboratory• and testing equipment,•

'furniture and equipment, portable tools and =Aerial Matting.

equipment, and machinery and 'equipment litstallation coats, at an

estimated cost of $4,359,4po.00.

• PART nit - RIGHTS IN DATA 

•• ilia rights obtained by the Government in Subject Data are set forth

in .the Data clause incorporated in this contract, and nothing else- •

. 'where in this contract or in any documents incorporated by reference

in this contract shall be construed as in any any altering such

right4.

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PART 'at •- SEGREGATICH of COSTS AND =Dims -

The Contractor shall segregate all costs incurred in 'performing the

effort required by Items 1, 2, 3 and 4. • fte Contractor shall maintain

separate .job orders and submit seserato vouchers for the effort re- •

quired by said Items in a manner and format as agreed by the. Contractor and•the Contracting Officer.' The Contractor. shall pravide

separate •Finencial Status Report's of Contract (DD Form 1097) required •

under. this contract for each of said items.

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• Imcorecuration of as.nic Agre=ent 

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. a. All of the ClAuses of Sections A and of Basic A cct IL,. AP 33(657)-

.- 5032, dated 10 January' 1962, ere incorporated herein by reference and , •

shell apply in the performa 'nceof this contact.

b. The following Clauses of Section 3 of the above-centioned basic agreement

are• incorporated herein by reference and shall apply in the performance

of this contract, except as codified by paragraph c.below:

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N,2 Patent Rights . .

B.4- Data

3.6 Authorization and Consent

3.11 Ammunition end Explosive. Notarial Safety

B.12 Changes to Make or Buy Program (The referenced make or buy•program

is set forth in EXhibit 662A-104, entitled "Rake or Buy Exhibit",

dated 25 OctOber 1961, incorporated herein by reference)

3.13 • Safety and Accident Prevention

B.14 negotiated Overhead Rates .

B.15 Use of Government Facilities on a no-Charge Basis

. B.17 notice of Radioactive •aterials

B.22 Allowable Cost, Incentive Fee, and Payment (Applicable to Items . . 

1 and 3 only) •

B.25 Limitation of Government's Obligation •

B.26 Defense Subcontracting Small Business and Labor Surplus Area.Progrtaa'-

3.28 Material Inspection and Receiving Report

B.30 Stop Work Order

• 0. Clause B.22 - Allowable Cost, Incentive Fee, and Payment - is acended by

deleting parapaph (i) and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

"(i) The fee payable hereunder for Items 1 and 3 only shall be in...cc:lard-.

once with the tea formula set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto

and made.a port hereof. In no event stall the fee be greater than .:71

95, nor lass than 50, of the target cost; and within these limits' •

such fee shall be subject to adjustment, by reason of increise or'

decrease of total allowable cost for Items 1 and 3 on account of.

payments under the assignment reqUired by 1(1) above, and. claims •

excepted from the release' required by (f)(ii above."

2. Prior Instrumento Superseded •

This is the definitive contract contersilated by latter * Contract, date& 25 August

1961, and designated Contract AP 04(695)-21 and supersedes said Letter Contract 

and all Amend-sante thereto. Any costs incurred or payments made thereunder

will be considered to have been made under this definitive contract. V

Approval of Contract 

This contract shall be subject to the written approval of . the Secretary-or .

his duly authorized representative and shall not be binding =US • so approved.

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A. •The purpose of -this Dthibit is to state the target cost, cost sharing

umantsnaaand minIzan fee within the cost sharing limits and the.

incentive idjustment formula as negotiated under cost-plus-incentive-tee

. contract:AF 04(695)-21. . The Contractor's areas of performance which

will•be measured for incentive application under this . contract are:

'Cost

.EMlivery

3 Performance-,

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The target cost, target fee, and target price for Items 1 and 3 are:

Target Cost

Target Fee 7-2/30

Target Price

The incentive fee based on the cost incentive formula is *to•a

: redmagiemace or decrease adjust ont of 2/30 of the target cost.to'

C. The incentive fee based...von the delivery incentive formula is Limited

to aimuchnum decrease of 1-1/*of target cost to target .! ce, •

The incentive fee based upon the performance incentive formula is.

limited, to a maximum increase or decrease adjustment equal to 2/3

of target cost to the target fee.

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The total incentive is limited to the specific areas of the Contractor's

performance as follows:

ROTE: This Exhibit

consists of 3 pages

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CMS lerealtIbri • t/30 at WW1 OW%

ailsiny MOW • 1.2/3S et Writ east

artilentiot Iseesesue 21$ 4W tarot east •

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imams increase to to •sget fee • 1-1/3% of tarot cost

Total maximum decrease to target fee -.2-2/3% of tarmet cost

ceiling equal to 9% of target cost

Pee floor equal to %Of target cost

She: specific amount of incentive. fee applicable to the cost.incentive .•

- which. viii be either an increase or decrease to the target 

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. :determined on 'the basis of. a cost sharing ceiling of 115% ot the tirget

Cost and a cost. sharing floor of 85% of the target cost. •

B. The amount •of incentive fee applicable -to the cost incentive shall be

computed al follows: .

• astractor's percent

Increment of cost reduction perticipation in Cost

••• br cost overrun reduction or cost overrun

let 5% increase or deciease in target cost

2n4. 5% increase or decrease in target cost

3rd 5% increase or decrease in target cost 7.340

Total 15% •

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IV. Dummy PENALTY

A. The specific penalty fee applicable to the Contractor's inability to

meet the required delivery schedule is equal to 1-1/3% of•target cost.

The maximum reductioz to t:-.rzet fee for on.e delinquent item shall be • .

equal to .11124oft cet.t, reduction to tarot .

fee equal to 1-1/3:4 of tzrz,:ut. cos; for 100j. delinquency.

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B. The Contract= shall deliver Agena D vehicles as required by the contract schedule. It the Ciatractor fells to meet a delivery schedule,

the Contractor's profit (tee) shall be reduced as follows for each

delinquent vehicle: •

lixhibit "A" to -

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. The .penalties outlined are not Cu:illative. The mania* penalty for any

deli:up:ant vekinle i.s .1114 of target cost.

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A. The . specific incentive few applicable to the Contractor's performance : .

• incenti ve a total increase or decrease in the target fee. equal to

2/30 of the. tempt cost, computed as follows: . • •

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. - • • • An Air Force board shall be appointed to rata the Contractor's per- •

formence.• • This board -will submit its recommend:it:Loao to the Contraattng Officer, :within thirty (30) days after the 3nunch of the

last. vehicle produced under this 'contract. •

• The board the following criteria to rate the Contractor's

performance under this-contract:

a. Group I Ciiteria - Weighted 50

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(3) Ralf of checkout

b. Group u Criteria - Weighted 50%

Weight of vehicle

Ascent . perforionce

3. A Iota of evaluation points, from 0 to 60 shall be used, with the

target • established at 30 points.

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include the Atlas and gt..f..V.):1C1 Ciii .C::C111. procctlures and test philosophy. • t

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c. The type of ranc,o cupport provided at each location.

. • -d. Tha type of clteckout and . launch hardware at each location.-

. S. After the Survey. Team cor• plote their irr.-ectizationc at the launch.

sites they will return to th:.c corr.ple:: to analyze and evaluate their •

fir.dinse.' I plum on previdinz ym a roport of their investization by the

end of April.

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Major General 0. 3. Ritland

Commander, Space Systems Division rAFSC)

AF 'Unit Post Office

Los Angeles 45, California

Dear Oasis . •

1.. One of the major points made by your Launch Analysis

Task Force in a recent briefing to me was the impact on pad

time and costs attributable to lack of standardization of equipment •

and procedures. Lack •of standardization is conducive not only

to excessive costs, but also tends to affect the success of the

launching.

It appears. to me that differences in hardware, procedures

and organizational arrangements that relate to Atlas launchings

at AMR and Plat may be affecting significantly the degree of

success of launchings at these two locations. In fact, some

recent data which I have examined indicates a slightly greater

percentage of successful launches at AMR than at PM& In this

event, it would appear desirable to achieve, to the extent feasible,

a standard way of "doing business" which would be common to

the two locations and which would employ the best features of

the two current systems of operation.

In view of the above, it is requested that you arrange for a

comprehensive analysis and evaluation of this area with the

following objectives in mind:

a. To review all of the elements, including hardware, procedures

and organization, involved in the launch process at AMR and Plidit

for the purpose of deteradning significant differencea between the

two organizations.
To analyze and evaluate these differences for the purpose of

identifying those for which one of the alternate ways appears to be•

preferential in terms of the probability of success of the mission:

To determine on the basis of this analysis and evaluation whether

or not these differences should in any way contribute to a higher level

of success or reliability at either one or the other of the two launch

sites. (Effects of differences of national range facilities of AMR and •

P2 R. should be taken into account in this connection. )

d. To prepare recommendations regarding any standardisation

between the launch sites in terms of equipment, procedures. etc. which,

on a cost/effectiveness basis might appear warranted toward the objective

of higher reliability levels and further to prepare recommendations as to— ---

any additions in equipment or changes in procedure at the national ranges

which would serve these same ends.

4. For some time, a launch analysis task force has been in session to

examine means of reducing launch cost and launch pad time. It is

possible that the investigations mentioned above might be undertaken as

an additional task by this group. In any event, it is of vital importance

that whatever groUp conducts the investigation be so organised as to

conduct those efforts in an atmosphere of maximum objectivity. It is

requested that you inform me by return memoranduio of the general

plan of action which you contemplate and the approximate date at which

a meaningful study may be completed. •

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HO ES, JR.

Lieu at General, USAF

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Z5 April 1962

General B. A. Schriever

Commander • "

Air Force Systems Command

Andrews Air Force Base

Washington 25. D. C.

Dear Ben

Attached is a second review of the Agena D program as accomplished by Kelly.Zohnson and myself on the 19th of April. I believe

the report is •self-eaplanatory.

With regard.to the recommendations. I have already taken action.

Sieci#cal4".. t

(l) I have asked the contractor to present a definitive plan for

maiaging the follow-on production phase-under the -68 contract. This

will include identification of all key personnel that would be associated

with the program.

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It is my opinion that the follow-on Agana D effort should faU

between the imaagement approach for the first twelve and the standardised Air Force contractor relationship under normal production • programs. I am certain that if we make too many deviations from the

successful program we low have to a GI production program, costs.

schedule. and reliability will suffer.

The configuration control problem is a very difficult one but

must be clearly established and defined in the follow-on program as

eventually established under paragraph 2 above.

(4) . It VI& • imperative that the -21 contract with Lockheed be approved

by B USAF before 30 April 1962. Otherwise. the contract would have had

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FACE SYMBOL

BECOMES uricLAssur.ED

.VPOIi COMPLETION OF PROGRAM

COQIIINNATION SSG-89

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to bo. vs.opsited mime 6011 of the program deflate would haver been

euespied on a Isnot oenbraot at east time. Use ► estraordiaary Wong Ktiabames. and Per. Silberman sulked lite •eneract

. the Peniegeo and it bee -new been signed by Ur. ludrie. We

air bairn a CPIrdellidtive Pb... I contract with Lockheed.

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. . .(5). ..1 have seat Colonel Settle to Lockheed to satisfY himself

that Si tieWitiee'froin the standard Age= D to the final version for

34104144.7.*Ouding Optionsl and peculiar equipment, is under

". — • jitme time, I emphasised to Colonel Evans and

-Ilin71they.misst mist the June 28th launch date plus

schedule which follows. It is my opinion that the

the'Aieni D effort will be shown through Colonel Battles : . •

• Offfnit so far on the Agena D is certainly an outstanding accoststhie moment, • eight (8) months have been cut off the

the hardware is clean, costs to date are in accordance

contract schedule, and the checkOut time appears to he reduced.

rwould encourage you to spend a few hours at Lockheed

to ilds'ptogress.

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0. J. RZTLAND

. MajOr Gin sal. USAir

Commander '

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Rept of 2d Review of Agena D Pgm.

Orig and ice (SSG-88)

Copy to: General Estes

Colonel Kucheman

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General B. A. Schriever

Casamander . Air Ifirsuillyetems Comnand

Mena Air Force Base

WaehilitOn ZS. D. C.

. . Deai General Schriever

Reference: a. Letter dated Z7 Feb 62 to General Schriever

from Major General O. J. RitLand•and Mr.

Clarence L. Johnson. re first review of

Agana D progrim. •

b. TWX. SCGN 7-3-1edated 7 Mar 6Z for SSG,

General 'titian& I sin to Mr. C. L. Johnson.

• Oa 19 April 1962. Major Genera' 0. J. Ritland and Clarence L. Johnson

visitsid the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company at Sunnyvale, California,

is per •*sr directive; to make a second review of the status of the Ages&

program. The following coi:lents apply to our investigation made on

: that day. : •

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I.' The project operation is running very smoothly, with excellent

relationships between the Air Force and the•Contractor. It was stated bi

several key individuals that their relationships on this project were the •

best of any they bad encountered.

A. Morale on the project is good.

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ThO coat control methods, which are similir to those used by

Mr. Johnsen lido past, appear to be working well, as the project costs

are tricking nicely within the expected dollar expeaditurei which have been

pot upcontraibillly..

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: 4. - *et Agena •D has been accepted by the Air Force on

. •chimis Excellent cooperation was demonitrated by the Contractor •

 and • the•Ali Force in inepetitiai the bird, aid correcting' deficiencies amid.

: While all equilitnint eleMents bi Ude unit have not paisiod their formalised

qualification tests, this will have been .aecompliithed prior to the launch

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date sssi,. is generat. tale** equipmeat toes s Mee pasoad list* Limas but

the iermal reports Mee set bees irrlass5. TIM recommendatleas made in the tolerated letter have been

carried out well. Os our last trip, we were not given the proper information on the fuel task redesign regarding skin thickness and tolerance

margins. This situation was clarified, and we now have as differences

with the Contractor regarding the fuel tank redesign on the Agate D.

. b.• Recommendation 06 of the referenced letter cannot be complied

with, in spite of a good effort by the Contractor to do so. There will be a

strength improvement on the 9th Agent D by mailing use of the access

panels to the equipment as structural load-carrying members. This

candid.* came about by increased load requirements for several packages,

primarily 621-A and 403-A. There is no structural deficiency on the first

eight units for Colonel Battle' s projects.

MAJOR PROBLIDAS:

The major problems encountered during our study were the following:

1. While the agreed fifteen (15) operating points have been

scrupulously observed by both parties for the design and construction

of the first twelve (12) Aga* D' s to this date, there seems to be a

definite plan afoot to change these operating procedures to the normal

type of industry-Air Force operation on the follow.on contract for

thirty-nine (39) units. An error or a lack of understanding in drawing

procedures on the first twelve (12) units has led to a complete redrawing

program now going forward at the Lockheed-California Company. taking

the 350 drawings used to build the first twelve (12) birds and converting

them to 1300 drawings for the follow-on contract. The major cause of

the redrawing is the fact that the initial drawings did not completely

define a given part on one drawing, it being necessary to have several

different drawings in order to get all the information required to build

a part. This is certainly an untenable situation but, in our view, it could

have been corrected much more simply than by a complete redrawing

program, involving a cost of some $350, 000. We were told that the usual

configuration control would be re-instituted, but that the processes and

procedures developed for the first twelve (12) birds, as well as the

specifications for detail parts, would be maintained. We fear that a

change of management will be made at the same time, with an attendant

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loss of top level experience, which always results In higher costs,

delays, and various other types of major problems.

4. We are concerned that, while the first standard.Agena D

has been completed on schedule, there have not been sufficient prepare -

!ions made in building .104 for the incorporation of pseuds', and optional •

equipment and for checkout and launch. We encountered a much lower

level of drive and understanding of the problem in the checkout area

than was demonstrated in the first part of the program, under Mr. Fred

°lateen. We were given conflicting data as to when the checkout area

would be reedy and what schedule would be obtained for shipment to the

launch area. These problems were discussed with kissers. Hawkins,

Kearton, and 0' Orem*, and Colonel Sucher:last.

3. While many improvements have been made and good an**

has been taken to improve the reliability of the equipment items, there

is 110,810 question on the accuracy of the data shown us regarding the .

hydraulic system and the inverter. These items were discussed in

detail with those directly connected with the project.

IUCCObeiktf.NDATIONS:

i. Contractor should present alternative plans on how the folio/ton group of Agate D's is to be constructed and, specifically, what people

will manage what parts of the program. It is bard to see that a 'system

which will apparently reach a productive rate of four (4) birds per month

needs to be completely revised to go to five (3).

Z. Clarification is needed as to the Air Force position on whether

or not the original Mien (IS) rules used to develop the first twelve (12)

Agee& D's are to be continued into the production phases for more birds.

This was the understanding of the writers, but apparently instructions

have gone out through normal Air force channels negating this approach.

The configuration control problem continuos to be a nasty one

but it can be obtained, no doubt, within the management structure

currently existing by delegation of substantially more power to Colonel

Ruchernan.

While there has been ao time when funding has not been in

advance of requirements, it has been on a marginal basis and, if this

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osders for equipment and materials in an expeditious Manner.

LICS1C must provide better supervision, and direction to the

program when ills birds are transferrod from the coodeanco of ono of .

their Internal groups to another, to avoid the loss of valuable dm..

The Contractor, the Project Officer, and the ATP& are to

be commended for their performance to this point, which indicates

that the program ie as schedule, the first bird is fifty (50) paned'

usdorweight; and the coats are well in hand. Checkout dines for AD. 1,

as • prototype, are running from 1/Z to 1/3 those of the current .

Agana Wes so, obviously, a marked improvement has been made in

the design of tho bird. •

T. A complete schedule cad plan for a launch of AD-1 on Z$ June

should be prepared immediately and **seated.

Sineerely

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entries te• t4e. Dal 250 atiol oo. recta. ere

Cin • aproarrwezed derncitione to to * The re *submi tted by to the procrom office.

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cud mita noz:.:.2 uzz =a oz.o3pion of briefi. rz reel tax 2.4.11w4m..4, usszo:

=ins .prov..az.za voro lavitod to at a. •

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-gem o:-.Torto cm coz •vit w.ct r.ainter=oe =poets, hag reverted to

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Colouol, 1P..A1P.

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OM (Mem 4lbjestives ter PT 63

(ask Dm)

I. la may to your letter &tot 11) Airli 6t seissetlig the

dbisettoss at tits Apr 10 mem ter Pt 63, Z so bray to provide

hat et at le la the Sem Disestersas test alma/ be sesespliabed.

a. Ilitablisk as sameat Ilse Its* is the budget.

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.. b. Ilstrblisb suite polder segarias ail /Oat D vales pralpie

setiase is vablale sstitisatleas throvdt-tbe *MA Ildrectonte • •

to, treMee eilistsda • stsalsed, sierestile Mena foldele.

• 41. • ititt itor esesevalibesst at (•) deve eetstIlsb • modest

protest lipmeast 'ettert. to Improve-seliabilito, sdAS1411

. sirrisejollity• of Ike preastlas Apses D. .

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' . ispiett to tile erOetesilispos possible tie use of onsilable

setesstie.ebsslisal.ftrisemat to 'Mewl tin Immlia D as a legihm• Idea Ilse 'eligible.

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dere•Pses elm& Illvideset 11$ 404 sits: • • • •

• t. is Osejeastdoe iitti (b) *wet estsblist lbw vallsmete of •

masa ter esielgesetles tenser to .isslale detailed spssitleshiameart

oiler USW** materiel. .

s... It roespasell Mist mei at %bass liter sse wilts aims; tbas.

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It is tossesselsa *et items (a) ad (0). be seaolassei the mot

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or tee pr.:3ra= for: ;;"/O, 000, 000. It is

4-.at this Cyrz.-.1..i.r..ot .4411 L.: 0.7 the 1.; 121:1. type warn

The conti-actor wird. recr_ire the use of ev.istiaz co lioraroaat furnishod

Tt tb.3 ol2aion of the Proccritg Cont..-actinz

Officer at this prograrn is ‘..,p7.411cab:"... to 1 .-z:eke or buy' ao cr.,..1.:;-:.x.-

.12,1ated by the referenced Ann fh. 1:plcf-oent 2*.o. 2. e

It 13 reqUested that a :Mak° Or BUY aCIV:raVr LOa::61 OritabliShOCZ

:V to Chief, *Procarentent and Pred.,:otio-n Oirice, to revio.ri tho

:.o tractor's 'make or buy' pre:cram.

Acti:n to roach agracrn on: .-.:. the .:r.t.o.to or bay s exhilt is ca:zontin order to definitizo delinquo.-_:. /ut:er co:v.:rect. la the event

• yo-ir of:ico car.:ot dosizaate 6: b*.tra az., carly recicest

advico to that effect and GC• 0 EiratIZA:110.1st3 will La 1744e0 to

comply with. regulations with rec.....rd to 4.-nake oe bay'.

SIGNED

SUGitliZ. S. sazEraf.AN

L:--rocuria3 Contr.acting Oificor

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Agana D. Cptional "xkUipmont

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1. It is the intent of this letter to•clarify the policy regarding '

s., Agana D procurement of CV:fowl Equipment. As firm requirements

aro estahlisised by using program offices, authority to Procure those

items. will be *provided by way of thd follow-on -68 contract; to enable

*IelaC • tO take• advintage of lot procurement whonover possible. •

Z. Attached is a list of Agana D optionals to be procured b; the

Agana D office. This' list includes °CI:noted load•time and costs

as provided by your program office..

3. In order* to establish stability in this procurornent activity, it is "

requested that no change be made to the attached list without prior

notification of the Air rerce Program Director.

SIGNED

ILLNItY D. KUCHEMAN, JR,

Colonel, USAF .

System Program Director

Agana

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SSCM (LtCol 'Warren)

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cam:: se1.0.ict, dated 10 14ay 19SZ.

Z. 21:4 643/• Procratn fa proser.:Iy fended 'ander two contracts. The

-21 contract is the basic dalnitized contract and the -68 contract 1: .

the follow-ou letter contract. roth coati:tett: are identified on

Attachrnent 2 of the referenced docurncr.t se being underfunded and

will be explained separately.

Thhi task ;21 contract is .rre•orted ao underAsaded by 450, 000

In Novcs..abor 1961.

ao -21 letter contract v.v.:: icr.usd in Aquae 1961 vfith

eriginal funding obtained from .10..egps.me 660.1. 621A. and 493AL:.

tits cent act woo adequately fur.c..d by utilising program funds until

tesiti-naveneLar 1961.

Subsequent to raid-Nover..hor. the Agana D program was

placed on an accelerated schechtlo in conformance with inetractione

received from the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and

MI USAF. Siam) that date, there have bees two occasioas whu:uin

the co.:tractor's commitments approached the Air Force obligattoas.

A personal contact between the Program alrector and the Loci:heed

1.zeste. J Program Chico, this dates cesArtned our recollection that

at no time hen the contractor's commit.z.ents exceed At Force

obligations. The two occasions wherein the contractor's conarnitraents approached moneys oa-contract wore due tos

(1) In the first instance, failure of Hq USAF to issue a

covering 13/A in sufficient time tn, place the 1320:20`/C on contract any

sooner. •

(2), In the second instance, an adminietrative ruling by

bliC which prohibited SSHD from cblizattng more than 605i of

. appropriated funds while on a letter contract.
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Cz both occasions, however, ‘verz. able to apply -..ho.nocessary

4...x.:13 to the contract prior to is Auld exhaustion date. At

present time, 38. 614 have been obligated which should fund the -21 •

.contract thrazgh 2-.4 May. A .131:::chase lequest is being hand-carricd

tl...rouzh channels Which will place in additional 2.1)4 on contract and

extend the fund exhaustion date wail appr.cxi=ately 10 June.

c. On 30 .3.pr 1962, the signed definitizod -21 contract W0.3

delivered to LMSC and funds initiated to fund the contractor tarouga

F."1-62. There funds have not been committed duo to lig USAF redirection of funding policy. • The most recent instructions. received

fran lig USAF have been relayed'to Colonel %Vegan, your Office..

Thesa !nstri:ctioas havo the effect a: removing the.funding flexibility

from the Provrata Office at this time. Until further funding guidance .

cad authorizationarc received from 1Iq ALSC, there is nothing that a,

the Frozram•Orace do tour.. . rd relieving a potential underfunding

cituation, let alone fund on a quarterly`basis.

. "iho Tallow-oat -63 contract is, reported as underfunded by

4;252,000 in December 1961.

5. Reference is made to Paragraph La. of liq SSD letter subject.

Ir.:recantation by Colonel Phillips on Underfundins on Contracts, "

e.:.ted TI•iay 196Z. The policy reiterated by •neral Greer is

...own to the undersigsfed and has been scrupulously followed.

With the administrative delays induced by higher echelons of

command and by incremental fund techniques, only by effort far

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re't.ii:44poliCy or to the prO grint ground rules of the

..".zi4.0iiierated:Agena D. Both LUSC and the Air Force officially •

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a V.. : ' . . . .1.. ei . 0 OS 8 33 '! i fSt that to .datawi have •accomplished tho . progriro objective T.. ,..7.- ,..:Cf..stinieli. funding and I would llace to enjoin your continued su.pPort Ttistt:F

Vii=tti ,.1' ' . 'ta inure thit we complete the contract without the nocessity of • . 

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' blemishing this record. i4... :1 -

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HENRY B. KUCHEMAN, JR.

Colonel, USAF

Systems Program Director

for Agena •

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Ivnr.liOP.ANDITIel FOR RECORD

Moderniumtien ef Indeetrial :realities Bell Aerot.7 -.s

- CcInpany

..... . I. On this eazte, a conferencs w.-13 conducted to determine the ncces:ary •

4- • % . .,:-...- and proper action to be.. taken to allocate :unto to Zell Aerosystetws

Company for the modernization of data acquisizien and reduction facilities

.-. .. used in the production and test of Agena D roc:tet engine XLR31-11.4-9

(roll./.1odel 8096). In attendance were:

Colonel Henry S. Ruch4man, J.

System Program Direc:er fvr Agena (SSN)

Colonel Joeeph.*L. Campbell

Director of Civil Engineering (ESN)

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Colonel Joseph 0. Wog.=

SSD Comptroller (SSC)

LtCal kobert. LeDec.::

Chief, Astro Vehicle D:vision - Agana -.(SSIlAA)

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it was concluded that the objectives ef the moderakation program were

conformance with DOD policy end would ultimately result in savings

to the Air Fore°. Additionally it wan established that the project could

be funded from moneys under the central of the SSD Comptroller,

Colonel Wogen. Roth Colonel liuchernan and Colonel Campbell agreed

that the project should be approved provided klq AnC/USAY approved

Colonel Wogoa'o method otfunding.

2. For the record. Colonel Kuchemau explained that from the long term*

point a view, the overall benefit to be derived from the modernization

of these facilities and the impact on't!..e overall Agena program were to

the best interests of the Air Fortis and should be pursUad. The informaden received from LIASC on 15 btay,62, see attached MemorandUce for .

ilecord, • same subject dated 15. may 62; was furnished to Colonel •

Campbell and Colonel Wagon. Additionally; it was Pointed out that in
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t,.%* rasaradon the racility Annex ior tha Agana D Program Plan.

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-..?*•vt="•:- •ao- ‘'.. moneys were provisioned to fundsub-contra.ctors of. 141:SC .1751-.• • 7..--• -• fir-any purpose. In recognition. of this fact, it was stated that no

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•••• .•: oneys had been provided to the Agana D Program office Which ware • oriidnally intended to undirwrite the subject project. In order to over-

. • • come.this..deficiency, it would be meet:m=47y to augment the Agena D

• progrard office budget by that amount of Money necessary to fund LOU.'

"Detail analysis of the funding• reveal tBz: a cost saving of $284, OCO had .

....beta effected daring the r.egotiation of the Agens D Facility Contract •

*Id theca :noway* could be applied together with $129. 000 id be derived

frian•fu.ads under Colonel Irogenis.contrcl, thereby providing the •:

. ';'-$413,0d0 necessary to finance the project.

3. The following additional information was discussed:

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a. Boll alleges that it dill Indeed negotiate a lower engingprice

based on their a:mi.:ranee by the USAF that the modernization facilities ••

in question would he furnished. *1-loweVeri, no explicit.recognition of .

this factor was evident in the Ages& D en.gine negotiations. •

b. The negotiatioi on the part of Zell Aorosystem Company to

gain these facilities was done separate and apart from LNISC

facilitisation. '

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•• . ROBERT X. LE BECK

Lt Colonel,. USAF

Chiefs Astro Vehicle Division

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Memo for Record same

cut dtd 11, May 62

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1..*-One of the basic philosophies a tact Azeta D Program which arcs

.• aro•Ourrently-ireplemendng is segregating of the production .

'effert for the 39 •e-Melee (-68 contract) from the technicai st.rpprt

••• and Cernionentrernent. • The -oil contract is well under way.

Noiir tiiniStd begin work .= the support contract in order that

tb.e.contract can be def.initLeed in an orderlynsanner..

'2.. It is •requeeted that you formulate a work statement for the .

t.edalical support contract in order thtt we can request LMSC for

•:st prOpoial in' the near future. Fo •malir.ing that work statement will '

also aid in determining the or:Antr:1= relationship inter:a-14 ..• „. and-with LliSC.•

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3. it is desired that yoit proVide the above work staters-sent no later

.than. 31 May 1962.

HENRY B. KUCHMMAN,

Colonel, .9sAr •

.•.; System Prop..= Director for Agora

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MESSAGE CONTAINED IN REPORT CN AGEN.A. D CONTEACT

DATED 18 MAY 62 RECENTLY FURNISHED YOUR' 110.

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TIES MESSAGE IN FOUR PARTS. PA "' *" 1. THE FUNDING .

•• GUIDANCE IN THE REFERENCED A.FSC L1ESSAGE IS

' .. .ACK.NOWLEDGED AND WILL BE FOLLOWED IN SUBMISSION OF

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represent a reaocna'elo ectinta::: of program requiremente, it will

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tie ct...ntractor's activities. 7.1±; will require tao full• time of one

qualified individual to audit the cor.tractor's provisioning records

and review the provisioning recommendations. .

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name of the individual who will 1...3 res2encible far accomplishing

titis action. We w ll take action to .;rovie.o tha dosiznatod individual

access to tho Agent D area.

SIGNED

P..-ZNRY B. !SIMI-MI.:AK JR.

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2. The basic Vehicle makes ms4mum use . of previously developed

AEcna Vehicle equipm41:1,• incerporates modular construction, .

which divides into the folloWing azscnblies: forWard section%

propellant-tank section, aft section, and the adapter suction.

The Agena D can be meted to the Atlas or Thor first stage • booster for leuneh at I or AMR.

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i. The prim objectivet --" 1;ens .D prcgrem

b.. To provide a fixed-Trice procurement source for Agena D

vehicles • with . a production capacity of fiVe vehicles

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1. Currently,. the prograu is progressing on schedule with the

first three Agana D'S delivered c:n orbefore scheduled

delivery date. Manual system testers are on line with

FACE (Factory Automatic Chechout Equipment) on schedule

to . support the follcw-on production rate. • .*

2. Significant milestones include - first Agena D delivery . •

16 April 1962; definitized basic contract :a April,19621

first . launch 28 June 1962; cost proposal follow-on contract

15-june 1962; first productien delivery September 1962.

Peri II. 'System Description.

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Dszcription of System Eituants:

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Concept:

The design concept of the Agene D is to provide a program

office with a standardised ascent or orbital vehicle that

is .reliable, easily adapted to program requirements, and

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in recogeition of tho urgene7 attached to the eatisfectory

aecareelistment of the accelerated Agana D program, certain

etraordinary and unueual technical and centractealrabOdmships sere established tith the contractor (MSC) and

rigorously adhered to by both the contractor and-the*

governeent. In gmmerel these gretind reps apply a strean,.

lined Ailcontractoratnegracnt concept and include a DX

priority, reductive in fomal procedures, exclusion area

in atich to perform J.-..7.e werk, end • extraordinary program -

manager:ant channels. To insure cempliance by both parties,

theselnuned rules" is re =ado a preamble to the contractual'

work statement for the accelerated Agena D program. For a

=ore detailed descripidon and procedures, refer to Part II

of the ebbreviated pre,:ren plan, program 662A (64CB) dated

22 December 1961.

Objective or Capability.

The prime objectives of program 6143 rare to design, develop

and produce a standardiacd second stage booster capable of*

" e.t-and or orbital functions

design objectives include accessibility, 7%.* 4 j

;reducibility and nahemumhemm use of already cualified . Age= B components. In a design of Assam D space • was cast aside for...J.-LA.0n peauliar functions and related

conponents. Thus, a standard 'second * lease booster, basically

simple in design, and capable of performing these nissiona, • has been established. This vehicle has built-in adaptability.

for advanced cemponente u:Lthout changeln.basic design of .

structure. A ItoduLtr aon,:ept is amployed, in addition, for

flight and miasion equirnent. Vehicle equipment has not

been co-a:ins:led with paylOade and pay:1=d peculiar equipment

or with additional vehicle equipment. nacessary • for a • • particular suasion. This prey.= also provides as a

primary objectivo, creation of a procuremont package to

pe.--A.t a fixed price procur=ont and creation of a production

capability. of five Ages: Vs per r.c.h.

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no is ca.pt.ble of vieldm3 the horizon from •

either the horizontml. or• vertical pesitions and thus, will

acc..odate horizontally or vehicle as well as

rICSO up or none do= vertically oriented vehicles. The

Et? has the MG roll uro. for '..:mproved yaw control on

orbit for horizontally oriented vehicles. For the vertically

oriented 'vehicles the. ?aa 2ver ire '411 perform the gyro

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The two Ennuil system: test' complexes. (C-3 and C-5) have

beta modified and ars on -line to support the basic Agena D

develoment contract. They %.•ial. be used as back up to the

Factors Automatic Checkout 'Equipment (PACE) being developed

to support the follow•on prodUction rate. This test equiprent will test and chccimut the basic Ager.s D for .

to • the usirz program; at this point the program .

ass=es responsibility for .additional eqld.psent'installation

and test to launch. Although the Ap;onn D program reopen- ' • sibility ends upon :win:uproar= acceptance, the design'

concept and test philosophy developed greatly influences ••

the i=1*:' in uhich using prograta conduct additional. tests.

Consistent 4th the vehicle -design concept of interchange .

ability and easy acceso, the test and checkout equip:lent

will . not-have diagnootic capability below the module/blank- • box level. A• malfunction of a major piece of vehicle .•

equipment 7411 require a plug-i.n type replacement the

rem/function unit. This teat philosophy uill also be . :

utilized at the launch base.

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6. Booster/Power Plant Raquirw.ents: .

The boater adapter supplied as part of the basii 1.7;w:a D

is compatible with the Thor IX421; as optional equiFmnt, a

booster adaptor kit is available to mate the Agana D

the Atlas booster. The Main engine for the Agana D is a

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22 Eov 61 and . AFSSC7Ma 9G915 dated 3 Jan 62, t separate

contracts have been estslaishad to a43omplish the stated

objectives of the: accelerated Agana D program. The basic

development/enAneerin- contract (AF 04(695)-22) provides

the :necessary en4neerIng capability and industrial 'pass

Zor the design, development, fabricatica, assemb..14r,

qualification and teat of tyelve prototype Agana D nicht

vehicles with initial dslivery to support a 2e Jura 62

first launch. This contract U23 dofiniticed as a CPI?

*contract in coaformano.1 with guidance received frau 1-10 USA?

on 26 April 1962. Equal weicht vas given to cost, schedule

and performance for of fee.

Most= Chart:

Standardization Swady -ao June 1961

Initial.Go-acad 25 Au 1961

Accelerated Go-Alto:0 , 7 roc 1961

Pros= pica apprwal . :11 Jan 1962 •

Contract approved SI USAF 26 Apr' 1962 --

First Agana D De/ivory 16 Apr 1962

First 14.unoh • . 2C June 196.2

Letter contract for production' le Dec 1961

First production Acens D • delivcry 12 Sept 1962

Associated effort.

The basic ELID contract onca:::tesed all rcquirezeuto.for

complotoredosip and t.,ualification of Mena Dlishie.p.

It authorities the fabrication and•use of development too'_JJ

such as the Propulsion. Tout vahielO :Itch was utilizedt6

proof test the orifico.pressue -Ilan 'system and the dual

start capability of the rockat. engine, the structural. test

Vohiclee which were utilized to tmeurrant.313

. forward equipment rad: and aft structures and the thermal

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D. Proposed Ammentatien.

The ba.sie contrtct else:7revides for creation of L.

provarement pecicage roxylreZ to•perait a fixed price

procurement-and the crestion of arzoduction capebility

of five vehicles per :tenth.. The folloumn Letter Contract

-was let on 18 Dec / 61 and hdi been established:to support

en•initial.d err oe production l gena D vehicles at

a productiOn rate of four vehicles per nonth. This procurement package consists ease.- ti of the Detail. Nodal

Specification, Vehicle Lacer:tame Test Specification, cad '

Engineering Drawinge to defino the iteMunder procurement,

Hard Tooling, - and a ns:: =EC facility (Building 152)'to

.menufacttre the vehicle, and Configuration Control to insure

recurring quality. Thu proeuetion rate will be adjusted

to satisfy the using propi..... requirements.

1-4 USAF has directed tlidt no co=onent improvement effort

would be included in tho fixed price for follow-on vehicles.

In conformance ulth - this direction en Agena D ccmponent

improvement progr= waasubritted mad justified separately

during the present budnet cycle. This program uill provide

for improved reliability, producibility, mission adaptability

and serviceability of the production Age= D. For further -

detail information en this program, refer to MUDDED

package, tea.-Agee D, 62-40502, dated 2 April 1962.

Funding

1. The reeuired fending for the basic EaD contract, the

present production contract and the c=ponent improvement

proms are listed below. Kr, funds prior to PT-62 wore

utilized.

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?Re:CRAMMER TO ALLOW A YAW RATE. THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT THE

SA:11E MODIYICATION PRESENTLY BEING MADE ON THE DM21 PROGRAMMER.

52:;A PROGRAM VEHICLES.

CONTROL PROGRAM SATISFIES THE LMSC LOADING CONSTRAINTS /TABLE II,

,v, ,) THE K::70RMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR.THIS PARTICULAR MISSION AS

WTED IN TABLE III.

T:;::-CONTROL PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN TABLE I DOES NOT ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM

vz1OCITY C.APABILITY OF THE DSV ••20 BOOSTER BECAUSE IT DOES NOT -

RLPRZSENT OPTIMUM TRAJECTORY. THE RESULTANT LOSS OF VOLOCITY, OF • COURSE, RE?RESENTS . A REDUCTION IN PAYLOAD CAPABILITY AND/OR • PAYLOAD • MARCIN, • *I

" THE INITIAL YAW SATE nuns THE VEHICLE PITCH PLANE WITH THE LOCAL

VEITICAL. TFZ. ANGULAR DEVIATION ACQUIRED DURING THE SIMULATANEOUS

PITCH • AND RCLL MANEUVER WHEN YAW IS EXCLUDED IS APPROXIMATELY MINUS

:f.5 DEGREES A7.10 SECONDS AND IS- REDUCED TO MINUS 2.5 AT 90 SECONDS.

EiEVIATION HAS A MINOR AFFECT OR VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND

ACCURACY. DJI-: TO PROGRAMMER LIMITATIONS THE SAME YAW RATE WHICH

CORUCTS in PITCH PLANE ORIENTATION MUST BE USED TO ACHIEVE ANY.

PROGRADE IXCLINATION CHANGES DESIRED,./I.E. INCREASED PAYLOAD

CAPAB ILITY/. THE USE OF A YAW RATE WITH THE PITCH AND ROLL RATE IS •

AN UAECESSARY LIMITATION ON THE VEHICLE PAYLOAD CAPABILITY IN AS

MUCH . AS IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE ANGLE OF ATTACX nPDYNAMIC PRESSURE n

HISTORY • EXPERIENCED BY THE VEHICLE. • • /e96c

THE ANGLE CF ATTACK•DYNAMIC PRESSURE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE WILL PE

ALTERED AS NEW DATA DEFINING VEHICLE CENTERS OF PRESSURE, AERODYNAMIC

COEFFICIENTS, AND CENTERS OF CRAVITY BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTROL

PROGRAM 1):71.JED IN TABLE I C8' PINED WITH THESE DATA WILL NOT .

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POUNDS/SQUARE FOOT IN THE 15,000 TO .ta,aoo FOOT ALTITUDE

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DEFINE CONSTRAINTS OF T.=`-LE II FOR THE DSV-2C VEHICLES.

DAC .CANNOT 0DERsTAND TYE ANILICApILITY OF THE CONSTRAINTS LISTED

IN TABLE II :)R THE DSV-2C iLIGHTS, IN THAT WE MUST ASSUME THAT THE

ACENA D STRUCTURAL LIMIT: :• ST AT LEAST BE EQUIVALENT TO THOSE

nEQUIRED. FOR THE ACENA 0 :;!PROUD. .

THE IMPROVED MFORMANCZ CAPA"I»ITY FOR THE OSV-20 POOSTER AND 114E

INCREASED KIS:;I0:: FLEXIBILITY 7CR FUTURE FLIGHTS ACHIEVED WITH THE

CONTROL PROGRAM OF TABLE IV SHOULD *E USED TO EVALUATE REALISTIC

CONSTRAINTS FOR DSV .IC VEHICLE FLICHT MODES.

DAC RICOGN/2%, THE SCREDuLINC MILLMS EXISTING FOR THE FIRST 102

PROC RAN FLIGH7 MD THEREFORE REQUESTS AN IMMEDIATE REPLY CONCERNING

THE DESIRED 132 MISSION AND VEHICLE CONSTRAINTS TO BE SATISFIED.

THESE DATA ARE REQUIRED TO GENERATE TVE BOOSTER NANCE SAFETY DATA TO 1E

SUPPLIED TO . L:.:GC TO MEET TI'S AMR RACE SAFETY DOCUMENT SCHEDULE.

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ALTITUDE . /ANGLE OF ATTACH/ /DYNAMIC PRESSURE/.

/FEET/ DECREE POUNDS/SQUARE FEET

0•15,000 2000

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2 FOR PERTURP:D VEHICLE PLIGHT EXCLUDING EFFECT OF WIND VELOCITY,

WIND SHEARS AND GUSTS.

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.ROOSTER APCCEE VZLGCITY /INERTIAL/. 11,300 FPS

--POOSTER APOGEE INCLINATION 79 DECREES

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Comp=cnt improv=.ezt Zrier=.5 MajCsen ard.

D. Ch*.ityk

I. In cc:dor:name with lie; UV-7 mescage AFSSV dated 18 June 1962,

a Component Improvement and Ace= D Statue Briefing wasWart°

MajOen rUttand (Hq A:7SC) at 1100 hour= Ar.d. to Dr Charyk (SAFUS)

and the below listed individuals iron: the Secretariat and Hq USAF at

1600 hours, 25 June 1962.

2. The personnel in attendance at the. briefing to Dr C.haryk w

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Secremry kairie; Mr Williams, representing Secretary Mchfillan's

office; Ifir Levi Meyer, AFBAF; Col Phil Mart-, Col Roberts and

Col Keeffe, representing Hq USAF (ArSSV); Capt McCartney,

representing Hq AFSC; Mr Fred O'Green„ representing LMSC; and

myself. 4

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3. The proposed Age= D Component Improvement Briefing, together

with a Status Briefing, prepared to be given to the Unmanned Launch

Vehicle Panel of AACB on 28 Juno by LtCol Keeffe, Hq USAF, was

reviewed by MajGen Ritland. He made numerous: constructive recoznreendations concerning the sequence and technique of presenting the

Component Improvement Briefing to Dr Charyic and approved the

program for presentation. • • •

4.- The meeting with Dr Charyk was convened at 1600 hours. After . a brief introduction by Col Keeffo, who outlined the purpoie of the

briefing as 'to satin ./ the SAFSP directive for a review by Dr Charyk

o the proposed Component Improvement Program and his subsequent

approval or disapproval thereon prior to funding or proceeding

contractually, " Col !Cuc.heroan was then introduced and initiated the

briefing by first giving a brief status report of the progress made on

the Agana D Program from 17 January to date. This status briefing

indicated that (a) the first 4 Agana vehicles had been delivered on or

ahead of schedule; (b) that AD-1 was on the launch pad at Vandenberg

AFB, scheduled for launch on 27 June (one day ahead. of schedule);

(c) -and that all Components of the Agana. D vehicle would have passed /

formal qualification tests prior to first leunch. Dr Charyk seemed

extremely pleased with the progress that had been made oa the Ayala D

to date.

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Prezram was a misnomer becauze .f.r.nds world be rectuisted

the course of the brief—. 1-z colt:red not only the Compose :•

I=provement requirements but t:-.0 fund requirements for all

Vehicle General Support at LMSC. The material presented is outlined

on the briefing charts referenced below and was presented in the

sequence delineated: 1, 2, 3, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 5. 4, 6. ' 7, 8, 9,

10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, and 41.

6. The aspects of the briefing which Concerned the management

philosophy and approach recommended by SSD were thoroughly discussed. The discussion among Dr Clsryk, Mr Imirie, Col Neeffe,

and myself, which clearly identified the General Engineering Support

requirements as !that• amount of effort necessary at LMSC, Sunnyvale, \

to accomplish sustaining engineering support of the Flight Test Program/

and the CoMponent Improvement Contract". At the point in the presentation when the specifics of the.C.omponent Insprovenient items were to be

described (Charts 17 and subsequent), Dr Charyk acknowledged that he

understood what we were attempting to do and deferred detailed discussion of each of the items in the interest of conserving thus.

Mr. O'Greeziwas.then excused from the meeting, and the financial

requirements summary and recommendations were presented (Charts

38 and subsequent).

7. Throughout the briefing 1:1LC*%nryk and Mr Imirie discussed and

elaborated on the approach rece=mended by SSD, Mg AFSC, and Hq

USAF. He specifically directed that the following Actions be taken:

That all fiscal requirements for Reliability Tests which

supported tho Production Contract be broken out, identified with

the Production Contract, and costed thereunder.

That the Component Improvement items, together with any funds

which were earmarked for follow-on R&D, be brokisn out,, identified as

Advanced .Development per se, a.id funded 'as a separate Agena D line

item. Dr Charykcomrnented to Mr Moyer that as long as this item did

not tiatly exceed $5 million, he felt that funds should be made available to permit continuation of this activity. •

c. He further directed that all of the General Support fund requirements b3 prorated among using programs by increasing the unit coat of

the delivered product.-- Agena D. •

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. • *face and there I discussed the iinandal status of the Agena D. I

made known to Mr Meyer the urgent aced for the 1 July increment of

fUndi for both the -21. and -68 contracts; pointing out that I would be out

of funds on the -21 contract on 1 July and on the -68 contract. appro:ctrriatisly 17 July. Further, I described to Mr Mayer the affects of the.

recent. directives from Hq AFSC and Hq USAF which changed the basis •

of funding for-the Agana D. Mr. ' Meyer countered my comments politing

out.that it was. hiabelief that SSD, in submitting their Financial Plan •

for all;programs for FY 63, had included a fund requirement of $2.1

. Million per Agents Should this infoimation be factual, there should

be sio fund problem generated in following Mr Hoover's directive next•

year.

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10. Following this discussion, Mr Meyer explained his remaining .

problem in clearing the reimbursable fund concept, and I placed,hinl

in direct contact with Mr Griata (SSE) and Mai Jack Albert (SSV) •• because his proposed solution involved utilisation • of Agena B funds.

HENRY B. KUCHIEMAK JR.

Colonel, USAF

Syctern Program Director for Agena

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on 25 June 1962 on the Agana D Program: •

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Dr. Charyk Col Marr .

Mr. linirie • Lt Col 1Ceeffe

Mr. Myers • Col Roberts '

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Col Kucheman was assisted by Mr. O'GreeniLMSC) during the technical part

of the briefing. Attached are copies of the briefing charts used by Col 1Cuchemai. The briefing was approved.by Gen Ritland.before it was presented to• . - • *; . 1.1

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payload area. Dr.. Charyk used the "Life Boat" pogrom as an sample. ' Her

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. •,•• • a desire to have the Agana D Program Director monitor the mission peculiar .

equipment to assure the basic purpose of the Agana D program of stsndardbeatiOn.

. • Was not endangered. Col Kucheman noted the point and shad this could result

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AP will fund far the modification of Alat Complex lb.

SSD has the autbOrity to pretend vith plans for the modification.

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lands meessary for this conversion have boon regaostea through WM.

These Amass though not yet available, ere expected in the near future,

iteqesut your arise take assessed action to obtain appropriate •

direction and °entracte@ ammo tor Aeons tasks assimilated vith this

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zyz-c".= of configuration con.h.ol an the Aea D Theo ,

viii continr.e. on the vehicle Voroushout its life as veil as

. • e:lui9zents inotalled under a:int:meta couh•oLled br SEE. Proc.:02

1.tm- jt awl .the payload instal er provem .offf.ce contcaatz will the rosponzibility of the remetivo poi office. It iz obvious that tho ohm procoduro lo oak:tory in order that the

AzC? 1i.3LG =wan a atandard rcoduotion artielo and3itt1fl e.

Laval of raliabil.ity. • .

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t S typo of aeration. If so, zzi co:isttr =cords era desired for DOS chould be notified by 20 July 2$G2. .

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The 5.12D for Acona is estalgishim confizuration sad control,

proccattha, as outliaca Sa V= 3754, on the Agana D vehicle.

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The 4:00.1.tuo conekturction one tutcro *Macao to tha vohiclo

bo direct concern to your promo. 71=0f= it is ocoontial

that you In.vo roprocontation on the Corticuretion Co:4=a Boor&

3. = initial operating prottedurca Gra proem:Sly being vritton raid

viii be l'orvarded to you at an carry date. It io hoped that vithin

a ntsco:.ublo loaCth of tiro, proce.vroc

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loc.. routiza :vaulting is a nisir.a. aetivo participation reverting

to a mice/ Notion,.

is. It is ravened that the =8 real, etrini =her, a your

doa:natcd, :::or sal alter ate archer ta torvarded to Lt Col 0. L.

Aucelach, Cle.,1 24 stsca 2649, TA S951 by 3.6 .My 62 and confirm%

in «: it.:.: co that colleable order ety be out. • I

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proccdures, as outlined in AV..= 37544 on the .Agona D •chic/e.

The bzce-Line configuration end future acmes to e..e vehicle

vill ba of direct concern to your ;r1= 4 . Therefore it is ocsontial

that you have representation on the Ccrfigure.tion Control Board.

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3. =1 initial operating procedurcs era presently being %vitt= cal

vill be forwarded to you at an early (tete. It ishojed r . that vitbin

a mason:031e length- of tile, proceCnrcr rill beam firmtand ;tore or

lees routi= resulting in a, ninirsn. active participation reverting

to a review function,.

b. It b requested that the ank, eerial nurber, of your

designated der end alternate ninber be forwarded to Lt Col G. L.

Auerbach, E3de H-i•1tosta 2649, Ent 75951 by 16 truly 62 and confirend

iu vrit•-%%- co that sapliceble este= ray be cut.

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Czionel, USAF

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Colonel, UTAP

System Fragrant Director for Agana.

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.11C N.. 1 ississd 1 

Title: Dave12:- - c. Modulo

2.'s"-...:ated curt: $2r=

Pro..../ recaiw.

Negotiation no: Ackszted before 1 August.

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CCN No. 2 zed 1 airy ..

11.1das 2-.1dirootion

Estimated cost: $490, 000.

Same status as No. 1, above.

CCN No. Izzued I May 1962.

Title: Discov....r.Jr Research Flight Test to Obtain

Infra Red Dasa.

Esti:mated cost: $106, 000.

Awaiting contractor's, :roposal.

CCN No. 4 Issued 3 May 62.

Title: 3-900 Elimination, IRP, and Flight Control

3-Box Patch Board Block Revisions.

Estimated cost: $60, 000.

Awaiting contractor's proposal.

CCN N.. 5 This CCN number was issued on or about 24 2.: -I 62

and pertains to adapter extension modification which

is covered by the contractor's ECP 21-12. No CCN

has been issued as yet, however, this proposal, is

presently being revie. ..ui by Captain Fiebelkorn.

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CCN No. 6 Issued 26 Jun 62.

Title: Agena D Acoustic Noise Test.

Estimated cost: $46, 050.

Awaiting contractor's proposal.

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4. rot= of your ex=oloo as a oprI1t,43:=1. for ttwe.or

aim bo painted out that space activities of tba U.B. 1.-iLt

b.svo increased tr=radously by the Was your pleas reach fruition. • ..

The trc.chiaistaatvark toy In beige; is at tlass arerleadad. • You can •

readily sea that, if foroigs pourzu are in a pooltlea to launch

Lesallites =der o auspices co r o1a:Mast:a to cu,PlY trackLa?, teallit.tea*at a time Vasa vs eel 4cast Word it. lbur Mesas .

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' • • • • .2. : • F.eferencei.is =del.* 64E3 geh3y Prog:-..= Progress and Status

-:. P.epert. tior. Kay, dated 14 &me 1942. There is no clisrge in Agana D .

•St.,:re.ge requirements,-- litnich schedules, p•odr.ctiem and _delivery

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.r:derericed report. ' =art is. cezrently =den* to identifr etunding

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. of' tticire prototype. vehicles. It is •:. proven objective that the flight.

.. . c.: ;erience gansd.during the letnich pi' these prototypes will be fed . •-

-1,-ck 5.....:o the piroduation of subsoquant models. Primary emphasis is:

:•.• .ing ...I: zed on. the thorough and critical mialysis of all flight • data, i.

s .:ec:-...:•:.:. or unsuccessfUls. of c.*: host the. initial. four vehicles. • i

. '.E . Is :L.: Lzing • acoccplished. for t:•.4 first flight. As of. this report, : .• .V...e f:::::..i., five Agena• D vehicles Lave been accepted by the Air Force.

AZ-1 was successfully -. 1r.unched en 27 June. • AD-2 has been• delivered..

' to Vandenberg AFR. and is =storming preparations.for launch 01- . .

..29' Jkily. AD-3, .4, and -5 are in varying stages of modification to •

the Edecoverer configuration or in systems test in Building 104, j J. :

Lockheed,anuovvele. Vehicles AD-6 snd• -7 ere in the final phlaiii • of Agana D* vehicle acceptance testing and are Scheduled for delivery •

. to the Air Force en-17 end 2t J'u1y, respectively.. AD-8 has been

asitmbled• and'ib in . 'initial rick test'. AD-9 through AD-12 are • - approximately 50%. through the zanufseturing process. This latter ' . .

•-•group..af vehicles has on extremely critical delivery. schedule tthich. • must bo carefully nonitorcd to avoid the. possibility of slippage.. The

.laitt. vehicle under contract (AD U) is scheduled for delivery to : the •

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fir t wod.r..-tion oce...-ect SdL hs d=vz.ttr.r.tcd &wing the no= c:

Avait when it: the first tine, they willhe roruired to process fa=

wedeln 'Avouch the =szts3. systr...3 t..=t =Omen In apxamir.sitely

ons-ihalf the time per vehicle by have d=onstrated to date.

- (2) PrcdUction schedule. The pro&ction. rate has been . -

established as -four vehicles per canth with the exception of rovoiler

where it- has been reduced to ..three.

. • •

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(1) Basic FAD: contract a ciA1.4251ra. This is the first • CPI?:contrrctixstween the Air Force ar.d de.finitized : .

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and issied *On 1 . May. td.th a scheduled- completion date. of 30 Ilevesbei ,

...adept •fOr the negotiationis of CCU l e ocóssioned by changing require- .

••• Manta in Other progress,. i.e., the addition of the 239A reliability

prep= when they dropPed . it for. find Consideratiorn,..the !backup'

sir for DiscOverer, etc., end. the r.coustical test on the

ruftcrivis-Which• occurred Lbsequent to _the definitization of the

Bost propos43.. - It is mutually served bett.een Lockheed and the Air

•• Porte that this contract Will be torzinated on 30 Wavanbor. . 

• (2) Production contract 04162§1-68.. This is tho fixed

price contract which is to be nerotiated utilizing the 'production

paskag: consisting of drswiags, seasificaticns and precodUres

evolved Lige: the AP .04(695)-21.contract. for the procurzsent of .

. 1 chinese 'copies' of• the Agana D. Thu cost proposal tor. this contract

w4s received on 22 Jen* 1962. This propsal, is currently under study .

1.-,••• the • AFSSD staff. Fait findings are scheduled. for 26-2T Jul 7 with .

n•aeotiations scheduled to begin as coca atterieard as the Air Force • :

.*. pre .negotiation position can be formulated and approved. In general.,

. this proposal. has impressed the ?roam office es being responsive,

core thOroughly done than has been our experience in the put, and

. offering a total Unit target price for hraidwaro which is considerably . -

below the 171.te RCK qUote of 1.311, bantered about .134 Edvember. AMID • • analysis thus far indicates that . oven this price his some negotiable

• • Aopects regarding wege rates, .msterial charges, etc. Beyond these

finsnci4 aspects it is mandatory that through the negotiation preemie

. a thortrzei underotanding be established with E-23C, Sunnyvale, concerning

' the Intent and . procedures 'Which Will govern the administration of this .

type contract. • . •

• •

(3)- Advanced Develeemcs. contr set A? 04(6951-191. 741.o:contract •

bill provide for general !maligning support of theikgena D and compon=t

. tarrovement as:necessary. Oa Canponent Improvament•Progrrz. • • wee pre:rc ated to Cenral RitlanUend Dr.. Chia.* and7WiTafeid":"VbSD •

has been r.dvin'USAF, that this Wert ihould be .

called 'Ad.vznoe Development', • and that. 5.4K dollars 'Is' being added to

-thi PT-43 Agana D line itam• te par4t .the. FAD aspects to be *mined.

•

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to th, a:161.4 d • •

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the .'-cm:Simirc doll.trs

avoutz!...:: .17-s ::::11X4 :Li' be GUALtud DM= the tease; praaws

er4t to tbc cc= the wednetion Acme D. ha

 o,fontivs•cf twit cc:tract tz..= zeatoral,7 astiblished id

r.7. is c=tir-pl....ted tbat all etTr.;es tt the tsg=s D sr.hseoncnt to •

?*.: ...:t =1= will be demicr.al, d...Tolopt..!, tasted sad ctvalfied is the DTF

rezi*e the facilities of the Devz.lof....sr.t. Test laboratory prior to Bratof en Ea. The drevirzz, speoiticrtiom, and pcocect.ror. evolvedt.V.s r.ormor str:42A then be revieucd by the lir Force Conticurati:4 • Comtr.:2.- Board,. together vith the cast: proposal and rczu-car.dcd• cffectiVity If the Beard appr.tha the proposed chant°, e,chak:s.woulti

ner,setirt..oci on the AF Ws(695)-a pectuctica contract. It.. is conceivable:- .

that • tho 1.4.z.te ;Iasi*: of al ct.m1.4ezplatt.•d 1; us can be coordinated •

to minimize the effect en the production .. work at:toe:net . • • •

currant]: scheduled to be negotiated on 30 &V. The Concept of this • contract is coctrwely toporttat for, -for the first tire, it provides- the

Space Systems Division and the Agana 5. Progrra Director with the 'reqUired

ccatroctusl instr=ent as necosea.-1 P.I..nde for the orderly Iscprovenant

undating 'of. the .Agana -space:vehicle: Since the Agana is the heart-. . •

or 911 of the priaary DOD apace p •over-a it is essential that the ..

2214, 'aare required, perforzance of this stage be kept in • •

phase hith the using .'progrimi requires oats.' It was 'envisioned that this

-typo effort would be frugally maned end adednistared essentially.

:.e. a level of effort typo contract.' 1n' addition, the gen.Fral.-engineering:

support type activities, i.e., the operation of the Devolocat Test. . • Lebo: ;.tort' and Santa Cruz Teat F..;:se,•the analysis cf.:flight test results,

raiability prozrela for the. Advanced Developsoat *gran. end the prelim-. •

:ton contract, cad such other special studies and =porta as would be ---.* •

1.squired, would it administered through this 'contract. • . In view of the •

.::::regoins, it is considered apprapriate'that this contract be a OFF' • contract. Bowyer, the possibility.•of writing a.,.CPIF• contract-.

:hoed Iro thoreuelly investigated. •

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or Orovare contract . AT 04(69049.

utilize the Agrze D. vehicle Nunn as. an aectiiit

oos or. Tha idagree of modification or addition is 'considered to bo • -

:..elative3.y minor. In View. of tk:is fact*. mac firoposeitinvl AFSSD • s " • approved the adoption of Tlen././,:•vbich woe a proposal that the Agena D.

vohicic: furnished• for these- programs, be converted end • checked out to • •

the progrrm peculiar configJratizn in the tame IKSC facility (Building

15:4 which is planned to .be utilized for the production facility.'. This ••

addition:a ectivIty•is to be loti*-lina r and will entail (a). the addition •

rxrd/or deletion of optional and procrer... peculiar equip:anti., (b)•the .

z.-.dification of the nanuni test ocaplexes • C-3 and C-5 to accept the *.

p:Nigrr= peculiar Program potadiar rcquirements, and (e): the' complete

cyster....s testa of the codified bcoster. At the time this philosophy "•• •

was adopted by 351),*contractual pfvvonals were in the process of being •

sulmitted. to support the aforeciontionedprograms. In order to more . . • ..

effectively mister these eontraets and to as unnecessary •

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.(i) Essentially the Aeon:: D has reached the Zrozon design.

sttts, Within the next ?3-45 digs the template s pro:a:at/on package

. are:.anfbe available. -At this time, sufficient inrcenation is on hand

to permit Lockheed to sub...t the f. 4..i.ed price proposal. The Lockheed

Program Director has accepted the el:a/tette:: to study in detail the

.perfonlance at the initial tour flights, in order to evaluate the

effectiveness of the design and establish confidence limits for the • •

. equipment. is contemplated that any marginal perfoznance • or .

potential merginal performance will be Identified as a- result of this

activity and necessary corrective action cycled beck to update the

. •fpreduction i *Package. AD-1 deliverer cad flight413 

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5titute • comaktjats"of the deveiopm- prc rnype vo3R.represents

. the final-Wftwn . r1W-Ws-etrthtined forward. and att_ece,:ipa .

- -meat =eke and the addition of the Type V telemetry end Mark X inverters.

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swag them it axectat traeo •

be grad lute Matz:at= pro:rorte &WISP t,a

Of the aetlYLV rove.. r4 stria:.: poctemoll

Jekkempisseid by the rwpansibfalti.= tbtt b.111 to tss3 to tba

Prokx* Director =tar 3:4:rm 11 . 'Me ;crtEact

-• *s4mppert which these per: is coda i.e., device,

4*.iiikaitentitesti.ousliticatic= ..tmatreture .. of proco-vx.- 7.1colior

" *and•itirOct miesion suppo.-:. ss=Arad, will be1.vol•e4

Cinitimit:and.arranged in such a wrzor that it will bi g atristnred

the appropriate p:ogr.-m offace. I:: this name: arxtnua

`!s utili=aticn of the MSG. vehicle tezze.nitettion cam be 'Insured. e:o date

...00i ;421A hes•reached the ha=1:14ce =taps with a swp1=untal

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0114-1:tsOisiced. Ohave) • vehedulad for negotiation en 3 !".brat. It is antoseplated • irtigiinleerM will adopt this contractual approach during

4VE:**ilefk the cloUriis 

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(6) KloilltOTIMICO andsonair contract. To round out the rusponsibilitios of the Agena Program Director, it is prop000d that maintaranca

ropoir contract and pescibly'eA AG3 contract be written an a MIT

. • - (2). Confiroiratien Control. .0.-:Ifiguratice control is a nerd.

. ;task for Space. System IDivision pu.somel. It is being establis•ed.

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'auracperefr.=• wall • dis -•

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4.•,•'4!;4-. 47':-.:Z'-' • •- ;. . . NJ, LiAuneh servicesszortr.cte. In order to fin the responei-.

'"T-1-7.;t.t"•,.-,: • bility . for all Agin:* problems ur4e • ono orgonization„ the :In for Argun

..Will take, over the responsibility for the /141 .1aench services . contract

nd-as. soon' is it is. negotiated, phase into the 12:3/ contract. The AL:: • . . • contract. it .schectiled fro be'defiatisud cr.rly September, whila the

•• -currently extittirig P R ccntrect 411 not requi...e renegatiation anti l

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all prcbability :t. will booms nocassars to

11134 iipability ones the maolide • of this oporsti..zt is

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JUL 1 8 1962

Evaluation of zamparztes• Aorosp...co . -

SSI) Programa izter-ort Control Symbol (RCS)

rbidiagemory):

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harittn id a Strike-Impact Report for Lockheed

t.. c14.tiiiiiiiiny as it effects SSI& Contract,: AS 04(593)41 and •

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RY• KUCHICNIAN, . JR. •

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S. General re:markt:

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13, . Test Site and Launch Schedules.

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ATTN F A SHELLY DEPT 53•18 NR D KELLEY SUNNYVALE CALIF,_

A K J CRAY DEPT 62•40 SUNNYVALE CALIF

A PAULDEN DEPT 62-60 SUNNYVALE CALIF

E CROWTHER.DEPT 62-40 SUNNYVALE CALIF

J CLAUSS DEPT 72-25 BURBANK CALIF LMSC

I . ATTN ArSSD SSVXE INGLEWOOD CALIF

) IN REPLY REFER TO-- A2-260-S/WT-26 ATTN C G MCCEACHY

y SUBJECT..PRELIMINARY WEICHT DATA FOR DSV •2C/AGENA, TOTAL VEHICLE

THE FOLLOWING DATA PRESENT PRELIMINARY WEIGHT, CENTER OF GRAVITY

AND MOMENT OF INERTIA DATA FOR DSV-2C/AGENA, TOTAL VEHICLE. THE

APYLOAD DATA WERE .

FOR PAYLOAD 622As THR_DRY

OBTAINEDFROM BOOSTMSC TUX A047376, DATED 6-2-62,

BAIA AR PRELIMINARY. THE PRO ••

PELLANT LOADIN‘ 1$ CUMPuTED USING NUMIN

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AL PERFORMANCE VALUES FOR

THE MB•31___BLOCX II ENGINE. THE DSV-2C BOOSTER USES RJ• 1 FUEL WITH

AND ASSUMED DENSITY OF 53.17 LB/FT3. A DENSITY OF 70.80 LB/FT 3 IS

ASSUMED FOR THE OXIDIZER...THE PRESSURIZATION GAS AND .LUBE OIL

.` • VALUES ARE CALCULATED USING NOMINAL RATES AND ARE BASED ON THE

:L BURNING TIME OF THE NOMINAL MB-3, BLOCK II ENGINE. •

SOLID PROPELLANT BOOSTER BURNOUT OCCURS AT 39.5 SECONDS AND SOLID

PROPELLANT BOOSTER SEPARATION OCCURS AT 65.0 SECONDS. WEIGHT,

CENTER OF GRAVITY AND MOMENT OF INERTIA DATA ARE INCLUDED FR THE

BOOSTER AT VERNIER ENGINE BURNOUT, ASSUMING THE MAIN TANK RESIDUALS

TO BE IN A FREE-FLOATING STATE.

451 40; • j • • .

ITEM WEIGHT- LBS

RJ-1 FUEL

TOTAL PAYLOAD 17,391

' DRY WEIGHT OF LIQUID BOOSTER 6,846

TRAPPED PROPELLANTS 423

PRESSURIZATION GAS 434

UNUSABLE LUBE OIL .53

,RESIDUAL PROPELLANT /0.4 PCT RESIDUAL/ 400

0(0

VEHICLE AT STAGE I VERNIER ENGINE BURNOUT .

/156.68 SEC./ 25,547

VERNIER PROPELLANTS BURNED 75

nigcLE AT STAGE I MAIN ENGINE BURNOUT

/147.68 SEC./ 25,622

LIQUID .PROPELLANTS BURNED /FROM 65.0 SEC. TO B. 0..

R U STILL • THERE PL "RGR Rift WHERE . SHALL START

AFTER LIQUID PRPELLANTS - HURNED ETC

VEHICLE AT STAGE I MAIN ENGINE BURNOUT

/147.60 '7EC./ 25,622

LIQUID PROPELLANTS BURNED /FROM 65.0 SEC. TO B..0./

LIQUID OXYGEN 37,220

FUEL 18,269

LUBE OIL BURNED 41

PRESSURIZATION GAS OVERBOARD 95
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0010.41 SSW 15,310

MUSS PIIIIMILUMS MOO Ti

max AT SD I MU ooRoOOT

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E. Limo nommen SOWED MOO 0.0 SEC. To e. 0

RI STELL•TRERE P1. "MR RSAAEU vial. A START

- AFTER LIQUID PRPELLANTS BURNED ETC ...T

11•••nn 411

VEHICLE AT STAGE I MAIN ENGINE BURNOUT

• /147.68 SEC./ 25,622

C) LIQUID PROPELLANTS BURNED /FROM 65.0 SEC. TO B. 0./

LIQUID OXYGEN 37,220

FUEL 18,269

LURE OIL BURNED • 41

PRESSURIZATION GAS OVERBOARD 95

VERNIER PROPELLANTS OVERBOARD 37

. VEHICLE AFTER SOLID BOOSTER SEPARATION /65.0 SEC/

81,284

fC BURNED OUT SOLID BOOSTERS /3/

g /INCL ATTACH FITTINGS ON BOOSTERS/ . 5,562

LIQUID PROPELLANTS BURNED /FROM 39.5 TO

EC: 65.0 SEC./

1 • LIQUID OXYGEN 11,805

FUEL 1,470

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BE OIL BURNED 13

PRESSURIZATION CAS OVERBOARD 23

4ND VERNIER PROPELLANTS OVERBOARD 9

VEHICLE AT SOLID BOOSTER BURNOUT /39.5 SEC/ 104,166

SOLID PROPELLANT BURNED 22,278

LIQUID PROPELLANT BURNED /L. O. TO 39.5 SEC/

FUEL

LIQUID OXYGEN

LUKE OIL BURNED

VEHICLE AT LIFTOFF

PROPELLANTS IN MAIN TANKS AT LIFTOFF

LIQUID OXYGEN

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100,062

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VEHICLE AT VERNIER ENGINE OURNOUTIFIKE •FLOATING MAIN TANK RESIDUALS/

391

LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 1oo.6

NORIZONATL CENTER OF GRAVITY 132.1

VERTICAL CENTER Of GRAVITY 100.0

PITCH MOMENT Of INERTIA 503,371

ROLL MOMENT Or INERTIA 3,677.1

TAY MOMENT OF INERTIA 503,341

VEHICLE AT VERNIER ENGINE NUR

LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY

HORIZONTAL (13 OF GRAVITY

VERTICAL CE1•FER OF GRAVITY

PITCH MOMENT OF INERTIA

ROLL MOMENT OF INERTIA

YAV MOMENT OF INERTIA •

VEHICLE Al NAIN ENGINE r e -vut /0.4 PERCENT RESIDUALS/

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LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 100.1

) HORIZONTAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 136.7

duk VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 100.0

. ..) PITCH MOMENT OF INERTIA 515,407

ROLL MOMENT OF INERTIA 5,686.7

YAW MOMENT OUINERTIA 515,400

..- VEHICLE AFTER SOLID BOOSTER SEPARATION

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. LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 100.0

' HORIZONTAL CENTER OF GRAVITY • 359.7

.---Fgaranggin? MOW" 1 053 69R.°

VO ROLL MOMENT OF INERTIA 6:743.3

I . YAW MOMENT OF INERTIA . . 1,085,053-

r. VEHICLE AT SOLID BOOSTER BURNOUT

LAT: : -AL t . OF CRAVITY 100.0

.HOHIZf)4TAL C..; Lk OF GRAVITY 380.8

VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 100.0

PITCH MOMENT OF INERTIA 1,239,381

ROLL MOMENT OF INERTIA 12,544.9

D YAW MOMENT OF INERTIA 1,239,377 •

VEHICLE AT LIFTOFF

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LATERAL CENTER OF GRAVITY 100.0

HORIZONTAL CENTER OF.GRAVITY 409.3

VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY • 100.0

PITCH MOMENT OF INERTIA 1,592,790

ROLL MOMENT OF INERTIA 36,468.3

YAW MOMENT OF INERTIA 1,592,785

ALL Co WS ARE IN DACO STATIONS IN INCHES AND ALL MOI ARE IN SLUG •FT 2.

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1. .,.."41,11 3-1M as raviced strozaca the ir.pr.rt=ce or minimIsinz

c=:,etitive procuromenteby recAriks r-rpovel of such procure:mats

at a level. higher than the conuractins °Meer.

- 2- Procure=t2tPle4 fer_111/4:0=-11 Lea paw: anted to 'the Under \

Secre.ary of the z Ace; AcAstnnt Secretary, liaterial; Anzletaa.'

Seer::tary, R&D; kolka.v*i Calzera Fol7nzvortat;.. General. Hitchell; General 1=1 var.icis a.r their staff.

let?preneatationa were Made 2.7 rk:ArTher.....19.53. and. outlined tLe tonic ;

concept for the Amapa iuloajoractsaws,re-n- .t -"•7

meat or the progrou. Iii prescaztationo were approved, and Lo:::hep

and Space Company vas selected as the contrz.etor.

a 2o/lov-on Asa= D• coLtract for lone

ur,pat .1elivery require:mats eatablieled

an-.1 TIM is.SiA Zt is therefore

tract with 1:.= on a non-colDetitive.b9zia

. . a. Thin contre.e...or ias cr.tr.ted a capability to produce the

Aso= natal-lite vehicle, thrctuh co:Ain:nue 112:0 effort over a periot

or five and a half yew, :12t: ex-pendltures or =any au.toos of dollars

Of public

b.. The delivery rood:Nu:cats or the Govern-neat for kens D

vehicle:, are ouch as to dw..ond mextcrum prozrz:z acceleration.

c. So other contract:1r could coaceivab/y acquire the necezectry

know-how and. production capabi"..ity wit.hc •-. the duplicate expealiture

or lar6e sumo of moucy, end could not, in auy event, ;cod= the

Age= D vehicle in the time required.

. The contractor in pro ,::air prod:mina the Azena D vehicle end

thin is a natural follow-on to the priai contract.

4. in view of the above sta.tai cireuestcacea, a co:..-jetitive colicitation

le preeludod, since MI thu only known contractor tbat can meet requir=eate. '

SSIDOCIes

H. F. PEE2t CE

30 Jul 62

3. cubject contract Jo

leaa ttmo ratariale to moot

1.- by 2:: TIC{ AMU 65176

proced to place this con`

:or the rolloulaz rea,zoaz:
$. 1,=:=1.1.7 ti tl.n.-aZore rug: r.;t1h.. -g.tr.a.m.= ASZI 3-1itn to

luvezal i6th Cr.* taklaier, procar.tzea. oa a nonecovatitiva

E.F.32=1. • -.

.Contrnoting Officer

izt Ini (824/Col Fletcher/MD 32k) af:

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'Me arm:rot:mos outlined in th, tunic letter .ostablizh the inp.•actionbility of a competitive at thin tine for &vas D vohialoo.

There :ore, I concur in the plan l'or L ion-cogpotitive procurw.ent

to 114C.

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Coloa,a, 113AP

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Management Techniques 20

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D. Vehicle Acceptance Procedures 25

Summary Conclusions 28

Unique Accomplishments 28

Lessons Learned 28
20 August 1942

FOREWORD 

In conformance with directives received from Hq USAF and in

recognition of the urgency attached to the satisfactory accomplishment

of the accelerated Agena D. Program, certain extra-ordinary and

unusual technical and contractual relationships were established with

the Lockheed Missiles & Spice Company, Sunnyvale, California. It

is the purpose of this report to record these relationships, to analyze

the effectiveness of this unique management approach in light of the

results obtained to date and to present summary conclusions.

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forced reeegnktisn by AFSIW of the net "salty for redacts* cost awl

increasing flentbility throegh standardiastioo of the Agena stage.

In order to establish the technical feasibility of this approach. on

30 June 61, the Agena Standardisation Study was authorised. The

results of this study were favorable and after approval by Hq USAF

and DOD, on 25 August 61 the U. S. Air Force awarded Contract

AF 04(645)-21 to the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company for the

design, development, and production of twelve Agena D satellite

vehicles which were to be standard in nature and capable of being

used with a minimum degree of change in various satellite programs.

First launch was scheduled for January 1963.

On 17 October 61 the Honorable Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Under

Secretary of the Air Force, appointed a special committee chaired

by Mr. Clarence L. Johnson to investigate ways and means of

providing a more reliable Agena on an accelerated schedule. This

committee reviewed the approach proposed under the standard Agena

concept and the capacity of the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company

for accelerating the approved schedule. It was the conclusion of

the committee that a more reliable standard Agena could be produced

to support a June 62 first launch provided that extraordinary and
accord with the accelerated schedule and within the allocated

szansnal technical and contractual relationships were established and

rigorously adhered to by both the Contractor and the Government.

The nsanagement principles proposed by the Johnson Committee

were reviewed by Hq USAF and approved as the basis for program

management. In general, these ground rules apply a streamlined

AF/Contractor management concept and include a DX priority,

reduction in formal procedures, exclusion area in which to perform

the work, and extraordinary program management channels. To

insure compliance by both parties. these 'ground rules' were

actually made a preamble to the contractual work statement for

the accelerated Agena D program.

The prime objectives of the accelerated Agena D program are:

I. To produce a more reliable standardized basic vehicle

capable of performing essential ascent and/or orbital functions

derived from common mission requirements of the following programs:

budget.

2. To provide a fixed-price procurement source for Agena D

vehicles with a production capacity of five- vehicles per month.

1. CONTRACTS 

A. Background. In compliance with guidance received from

Hq USAF (Reference Hq USAF messages (1) AFSDC-F 82350 dated

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90915 dated 5 Jana en two separate contracts have Nees established

to accomplish the stated objectives a tae accelerated Agena D

program. The basic development/engineering contract (AF 04(695)-21)

provides the necessary engineering capability and industrial base

for the design, development, fabrication, assembly, qualification,

and test of twelve prototype Agena D flight vehicles with initial

delivery to support a June 1962 first launch. This contract also

prcvides as a primary objective, creation of the 'Procurement

Package' to permit a fixed price procurement and the creation of

a capability for production at the rate of five •Agena D vehicles per

month. The follow-on production contract (AF 04(695)-68) has

been established to support an initial delivery .of 39 Agena D vehicles

with an initial production rate established as four vehicles per month.

B. Development/Engineering Contract 

1. General. The Development/Engineering Contract

(AF 04(695)-21) was written originally to support the standard Agena

program authorized on 25 August 61. In order to accomplish the

objectives of the acceleration, however, the management approach .

to this contract was completely reoriented on 7 November 61. In

essence, the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, in response

to Air Force guidance, completely reoriented the organization

responsible for management of the vehicle design, fabrication,

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assembly, mid test which was ,. beset to support Q. production of

the Agana B. From the outset it was recognised that it would be

necessary to assign one individual across- the•board responsibility

for all phases of the Agena D program. Accordingly, LMSC proposed

the creation of what might be considered a company within a company,

establishing the Agena D program office having complete Ager.a D

responsibilities and reporting directly to the Vice President and

General Manager, Space Systems. This organizational approach

was dramatic and effective. As much as any other single factor,

it has been responsible for the quick response time which has been

demonstrated in the performance of LMSC to date. The basic R&D

contract was definitized in such a manner that it encompassed all

of the requirements for the complete redesign and qualification of

the Agena D vehicle. It authorizes the fabrication and use of development tools such as the Propulsion Test Vehicle which was utilized to

proof test the orifice pressurization system and the dual start capa.•

bility of the rocket engine, the Structural Test Vehicles which were

utilized to concurrently qualify the forward equipment rack and the

aft structure, and the Thermal Test Vehicle which was used to verify

environmental acceptability of the design. Additionally, a Functional

Test Mockup and necessary wood mockups were furnished. In

addition, twelve prototype flight articles will be produced, qualified,

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and checked oat under this contract. and prostates. has been nude

for the production of a Development Test Vehicle. The DTV

serve now and in the future as a means of installing, qualifying, and

where necessary, hot firing, program peculiar and advanced development modifications in support of all programs utilizing the Agena D

• stage. In addition to the above, it is a requirement of the -21

contract that a manufacturing production capability be established

which will permit production of Agena D vehicles at the rate of

five vehicles per month on a fixed price contract.

2. Incentive Features of the Contract.

In conformance with DOD policy, it was established.

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from the outset of the -Agena D program that the research and

development phase was to be contracted as a Cost Plus Incentive

Fee contract.

The features of the negotiated incentive formula

for computation of fee are as follows:

Division of Fee: Equal weight will be given to cost,

schedule, and performance (1/3) each.

Costs: Based upon a target fee rate of 7% for

cost and a contract target cost of $31, 713, 746, the Contractor will

receive $739, 987 if the final contract cost is $31, 713, 746. If the

final cost of the contract is 5% more than the target price, the

Contractor's fee will be reduced by $31, 714; if 10% more, it will

be reduced by Si, 428; if 15% more, it will be reduced by $116, 283

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and checked out under this contract, and provision has been made

for the production of a Development Test Vehicle. The DTV will

• serve now and in the future as a means of installing, qualifying, and

where necessary, hot firing, program peculiar and advanced develop

ment modifications in support of all programs utilizing the Agena D

stage. In addition to the above, it is a requirement of the -21

contract that a manufacturing.production capability be established

which will permit production of Agena D vehicles at the rate of

five vehicles per month on a fixed price contract.

2. Incentive Features of the Contract.

In conforniance with DOD policy, it was established

from the outset of the Agena D program that the research and

development phase was to be contracted as a Cost Plus Incentive

Fee contract.

The features of the negotiated incentive formula

for computation of fee are as follows:

1. Division of Fee: Equal weight will be given to cost,

schedule, and performance (1/3) each.

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unique features of the negotiated incentive fee relates to the payment

of the 1/3 fee based upon performance. The Contractor proposed

and the Air Force accepted the principle that the Air Force would

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An Air Force board composed of representatives

of the using programs and the Agena D Program Office will be

appointed by the Commander, AFSSD, to rate the Contractor's

performance within 30 days of the launch of the twelfth prototype

vehicle. The board will use the following criteria: 30 points for

(1) Reliability, (2) Program Adaptability, (3) Ease of Checkout;

30 points for (1) Weight of Vehicle, (2) Ascent Performance.

Additionally, it has been mutually agreed between

the Contractor and the Agena D Program Office that should failure

to qualify all components of the Agena D vehicle prior to flight of

each of the prototype vehicles delay the flight of any vehicle,

suitable adjustment of the performance fee will be made. This will

be the first time that the Agena vehicle will be contractually required

to have all components qualified for flight prior to flight.

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Contract AF 04(695) 66 :s i=enied to be a producttor

contract, wheseunder fixed-price redetermanable procurement will

be accomplished on the basis of a procurement package developed

under Contract AF 04(695)-21. This procurement package consists

of a detail specification, an acceptance test specification, and the

required vehicle drawings.

It is planned that the management of the 68 contract

will be in compliance with standard Air Force production procurement regulations and that although it will not necessarily encompass

all of the military specifications associated with standard Air Force

procurement, it will satisfy completely the intent of those specifications.

c. This production contract will utilise directly the

engineering output of Contract AF 04(695)-21. There will not be a

redesign for production required since the AF 04(695)•21 contract

will result in documentation of a qualified production configuration.

This configuration will be considered a frozen configuration, and

configuration control in accordance with AFSCAt 3754 will be

enforced. Changes to the configuration will only be made with Air

Force concurrence and will require contractual amendment to effect

any changes.

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1. How it relates to the - 21 and - o8 cortracts. As stated

above, the -21 contract provided twelve vehicles, but more insportaint it provided for the technical effort necessary for tLe redesign,

development and qualifying of the Agena into a standard ascent

vehicle -- the Agena D. The technical effort under the -21

contract has already been significantly reduced and will be completely phased out by November 1962. Inasmuch, as the - 68 contract

buys "chinese copies" of the Agena D developed under the -21

contract, no provision for further redesign and development will

be provided under the -68 contract. In fact, it has been specifically excluded in an attempt to preclude changes and increase

reliability and reduce vehicle coat. The production build up

occurs concurrently with the development effort under the basic

contract, and without an Advanced Development Contract an

engineering void will occur in the LMSC Agena D organization

if all engineering effort is allowed to be terminated at the conclusion

of the development/engineering (- 21) contract on 30 November 62.

It is recognized that deficiencies will be discovered for which

additional engineering effort and possibly redesign will be required;

state-of-art advancements must be adapted to the Agena D and

qualifiid prior to being incorporated into the Ages D production.

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This is where the "follow on R&D" or advanced development contract

fits into the Agena plan. An appropriate level of effort will be

provided under this contract to maintain the required level of ,

engineering support to the using programs.

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U. PROGRAM GROUND RULES

A. Ground Rules. To accomplish the Agena D program the

Johnson Committee basic ground rules have been implemented and

governed the development of the Agena D. In general, these ground

rules apply a streamlined AF/Contractor management concept and

include a DX priority, reduction in formal procedures, inclosed

area, and extraordinary program management channels. These

ground rules are as follows:

A DX priority is assigned to the Agena D Program.

The engineering system shall be simplified, requiring

only those drawings essential to tool, build and service the vehicle.

50% final configuration freeze shall be accomplished

by 1 December 1961.

Engineering and management level personnel for

Program 3-01A shall be located in an exclusion area immediately

adjacent to the tooling and manufacturing area.

A rapid drawing release system (24 hours maximum)

from the project engineer's approval to the manufacturing group

shall be established.

Funding shall be adequate and timely.

7. Technical directive meetings involving large groups

shall not be required. Air Force personnel shall work in close

liaison with the LMSC Project Engine.: so formal meetings are not

required.

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approval is tun precluded. (Pursuant to clause A-37 of the contract.)

9. Air Force approval of . vendor selection shall be furnished

on-the-spot at Sunnyvale. When single source procurement is

necessary, justification of such action will be kept on file.

L\z, 10. Tooling shall be of the simplest type that will achieve

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interchangeability as stated in the basic Agena D specification.

No tool drawings or outside approval of tooling will be required.

• 11. Interchangeability on early Agana D's will be limited

to major structural and equipment items. Doors, for instance,

may require trim to fit.

12. The AF Director, Program S-01A, and the LMSC

Program S-01A Director shall jointly review the specification

problem and agree at the configuration conference to reduce the

number involved to the minimum compatible with the minimum

requirements for the construction of the Agena D.

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M. ORGANIZATION

A. SSD Program Office. A small streamlined Air Force office

organization was established, This office consisted of eight qualified

and experienced personnel that were assigned with primary duty to the

Agena D program. This organization was configured to accomplish both

contract administration and engineering tasks associated with the

development of the Agena D, reporting directly to SSD command level.

The function * of each organizational element is as follows:

Director S-01A - Directly' responsible for the overall Air

Force management, (plans, organizes, coordinates, controls and directs),

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all efforts of functional agencies and industries participating in the 5-01A

Program. Reports directly to the SSD Commander.

Deputy for Programming, Procurement and Production -

Responsible to the Director, S-01A Program, for programming, procurement and production of the Agena D and its supporting AGE/STE.

Programming Branch - Responsible for establishing

Agena D program requirements based upon the official Air Force

Integrated Launch Schedules published by SSD; providing budget information to program offices pertaining to fund requirements for Program S-01A

and for availability of funds for release to the contractor.

• Procurement and Production Branch - Responsible for

• all aspects of the preparation, negotiation, definitization, release and

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management of contracts for Agena D, and responsible for production

schedules for Agena D vehicles, optional equipment and spare parts;
for Agena D production progress surveillance; for facilities, inspection

and acceptance.

3. Assistant.to Director for Engineering - Responsible to

the Director S-OIA Program for planning, implementing, and surveillance

over the engineering of the Agena D and its supporting AGE/STE.

Aerospace Ground Equipment Branch - Responsible

for the Air Force management of contractor's engineering efforts during

the design, development and test of Agena D Aerospace ground equipment

and special test equipment to insure the technical adequacy and timely

delivery of the equipment to support Air Force programs. Also responsible

that vehicle test 'philosophy and procedures and the checkout equipment are

.compatible and will, during vehicle test, provide adequate technical data

to permit acceptance of the Agena D vehicle.

Electronics Branch - Responsible for the Air Force

management of contractor engineering efforts during the design, development, and test of Agena D guidance and control and electrical power

requirements to insure the technical adequacy and timely delivery of the

equipment to support Air Force programs.

c. Astro Vehicle Branch - Responsible for the Air Force

management of contractor engineering efforts during the design,

development, and test of Agena D structures and propulsion systems to

insure the technical adequacy and timely delivery of the equipment to

support Air Force programs.

B. "Relationship with APR 

1. In recognition of the urgency attached to the satisfactory
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en*raorillaary and marassial tenthancal and cenaractual retabeenhipe we

required. Consistent with the principle that the design. masi4icture.

and test of the end article within the critical program schedule could

only be achieved through an unencumbered working relationship of

engineering, procurement, inspection: manufacturing, logistics and

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support personnel, both the Air Force and LMSC Program Directors

have authority to make 'on-the-spot' decisions both technical and

contractual. With respect to contract administration, specifically

identified tasks were monitored by selected Individuals as set fcrth

in a Memorandum of Understanding between the SPD and the AFPR.

2. The LMSC engineering and management personnel were

located in an exclusion area in Building 151, immediately adjacent

to the final assembly and checkout. The S-01A Air Force Program

Office was located adjacent to this Agena D area in an exclusion area.

Access to this Air Force office is available to using program personnel

from both LMSC and the Air Force without interfering with the LMSC

Agena D effort. Liaison with the LMSC Agena D activity, by and on

• behalf of the Air Force and contractor personnel during the contract

period, is confined to a limited number of designated personnel who

have free access to the entire activity at all times. Air Force access

is restricted to the S-011‘ Program Office personnel and designated

personnel from the AFPR Office. No other Air Force personnel,

other than those specifically approved by. the Air Force or LMSC

Program Director, are permitted access to the Agena D exclusion

area.

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3. The mewls ass of Me. Aso leave Phase RepreeenaatiVe Mee

were utilised on a streasnlaned basis to ea rryzag egg contract admataistrotion functions to assure satisfactory mention of the Agana D Program.

Acting for and under the control of the Director. Program S-01A. the

AFPR made decisions relative to the SOU Program which were binding

upon the contractor. Selected individuals from the AFPRO have been

designated contact personnel for their responsible functional areas.

These designated individuals have free access to USAF Program S-01A

personnel and access to the exclusion area as necessary to perform

the task assigned.

C. LMSC Management Organization 

1. The contractor has placed the full support of the Corporation

behind the Agena D Program. Within the LMSC Space Systems Division,

he has established the Agena D Directorate, with broad and allencompasssing authority. This authority includes full control over

operations which are normally organized on a plant-wide functional

basis, including mansfacturing. The LMSC Agena D Program Director's

organization and his functions and responsibilities are as follows:

Basic Objectives: Develop, design and manufacture

the Agena D vehicle, establishing management controls over all aspects

of the Agena D program contract.

Functions and Responsibilities 

(1) Serve as the principal representative of Space

Systems Vice President and General Manager with the customer in

negotiations and commitments for the Agena D Program.

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Perform the complete systems engineering and

reliability function for the Agena D Program. including the direction

and control of all systems design, flight sciences, and test planning.

Perform all vehicle engineering for the Agena D

Program, including all subsystem dilsign for airframe and installations,

• propulsion, internal electrical systems, guidance and control, and

selected communications and control equipment.

(4) Design or provide the technical direction for the

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• design of Agena D checkout equipment.

Perform Agena D systems tests.

Manufacture of the Agena D vehicle, including

electrical, structure, and final assembly in accordance with Agena D

drawings and specifications. Provide production planning, tooling,

and production control. Direct and control any manufacturing services

required by the program.

Plan, establish, and maintain an effective

inspection system to provide compliance with the contractual and

design requirements of the Agena D program.

Establish a procurement system to provide for

the analysis of material requirements, the procurement of material,

control of inventories, and the receiving, storing, and distribution

of incoming shipments.

(9) Establish and maintain a management control

system encompassing both program controls and administrative

controls for the Agena D Program.

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Z. In addition to the foregoing responsibilities which have been

delineated and agreed upon, the following were established as firm

requirements of LMSC relative to the management of the Agena D

*Program.

The Contractor shall operate and maintain a logistics

system which will insure the availability of spare parts and the repair

of generated reparable..

The accounting system will provide for the segregation

and reporting of basic vehicle development, product improvement, and

logistics costs.
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IV. MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES 

A. Cost Management 

1. LMSC Internal Budgets. The Air Force has established the

incentive features of the contract in an effort to control cost and schedules

and to insure performance. The effectiveness of the incentive features

of the contract pertaining to cost immediately became evident when the

Contractor established his Program Cost Accounting System. In order

to delegate and fix management responsibility and authority, each of the

major department heads, i. e., Systems Engineering and Reliability,

Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing, Inspection, Procurement, and

Administration have been given individual operating budgets and overtime allocation. These budgets are reviewed weekly by the LMSC and

• Air Force Program Directors and are tracked against individual

organizational allocations and master program milestones that should

permit the Contractor to stay within costs allocated to the program.

Experience to date has indicated that this method of high-lighting and

controlling cost has permitted the Program Directors timely access

to information which forewarns of potential overruns. This information

has permitted corrective action to be taken in sufficient time to keep

expenditures within the budget. It is significant to note that at this

point in the program, approximately 80% of the costs have been

incurred and program costs are still tracking an expenditure curve

which will result in the Contractor completing. the contract at the

target cost established during the negotiation.

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ARNIM O ilitessaidasig *taw% at wart* Dimwitstor t qle t

it became necessary for the Arms D Programa Office to 4.40So the

Contractor to establish a specsal acme:gist system for the Agera D

program which would satisfy the Air Force Auditor General requirements for the CPIF contract. This has been accomplished•to the

satisfaction of the Auditor General and should permit the most

accurate cost accumulation-vs-vehicle production thus far achieved

at LMSC Sunnyvale. The main problem with the pre-Agena D accounting

system at LMSC related to the pool charges, which were utilized to

fund common or centralized facilities and services. It had been the

approved techr.ique to pro-rate these costs among appropriate customer

contracts. In large measure, this accounting system limitation has

been overcome by the straight line organization created by LMSC for

the Agena D program and the fact that the LMSC Program Director

has been able to negotiate with the remainder of the Corporation for

services provided outside his control. The cost accounting system

which has been established was mutually evolved among the Contractor,

APPRO, local representatives of the Auditor General's Office, and the

Air Force Program Office. The breakdown of the accounting system . -

is in sufficient detail such that the problem of cost analysis for the

follow-on contract should be measurably reduced from that of previous

development contracts negotiated with the Lockheed Missiles and

Space Company.

3. Air Force Auditor General Representative. In order to

insure Contractor compliance with the agreed procedures and the
proper interpretation of the cost accounting system to support the CPIF

contract, the Agena D Program Director requested and was assigned

early in the program, a full time reprebentative of the Air Force

Auditor General's Office as a member of the Agena D staff. This

individual has had access to all cost information as it is accrued and

is in a positiol to' keep the Auditor General, AFPR, and Program

Director informed of the Contractor's compliance with the agreed-to •

procedures and his current fiscal status at all times. In addition,

at the request of the AFPRO, ACO, PCO, and Program Director, he

has conducted special investigations and studies as required.

B. Program Control Channels. 

1. In order to avoid the necessity of special reports and

briefings by the Contractor to the Air Force Program Office during

the course of the accelerated program, the LMSC Program Director

extended to the Air Force Program Director and his staff an

invitation to attend the weekly' internal Lockheed program management

meetings. This has become the accepted management tool of both the

LMSC and Air Force Program Directors for obtaining a weekly status

report on all features of the program. The 'pipeline meeting', as it

is called, is held every Tuesday morning at 0800 hours and consists

of a detailed discussion of the following:

Action items carried over from previous meetings.

Significant accomplishments since last meeting.

c. Proplems which have arisen during the reporting

period.

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Items which must be accomplished to stay on schedule

and within costs.

Review of technical status.

Review of subcontractor procurement status.

Review of logistic status.

Review of qualification program.

Financial and manpower status.

The attendees at the meeting consist of the members of the LMSC Program

staff through management division level and such additional representation

as may be required to adequately answer questions in connection with

presentations which are to be given. The milestone technique of program

control is utilised with every mayor segment of the program receiving as

detailed review as is required. The presence of the Air Force Program

Office at this internal LMSC management meeting has been a unique

advantage for the Program staff for it has permitted the Air Force team

to participate in the decision making process for all major issues that have

arisen to date. Normally the Lockheed Program Director runs the meeting

and gives the necessary administrative and technical direction to his

staff in a manner that might be considered more appropriate if Air Force

representatives were not present. It is common practice for the LMSC

staff and the Air Force program team to present technical and administrative issues and differences that require mutual decision for

resolution. By this technique, it has been possible for the Air Force

Program Director and the LMSC Program Director to resolve differences

on the spot and thereby, expedite the provarn objectives.

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C. Technical Manatement Interface 

1. In establishing the accelerated S-CIA Program, two of the ao

Johnson Committee ground rules had a marked effect on the internal

LMSC exchange of technical information and the AF/LMSC technical

working relationships. These were as follows:

"Engineering personnel shall be located in an

enclosed area immediately adjacent to the tooling and manufacturing

area.

"Technical directive meetings involving large groups

shall not be required. Air Force personnel shall work in close liaison

with the LMSC Project Engineer so formal meetings are not

required." •

. 2. The LMSC Agena D engineering staff was selected from

the existing, experienced LMSC engineering personnel. This staff

was moved to an enclosed area which required a special pass to obtain

access. These measures were taken to permit the: proper concentration

of effort and to eliminate interruption by Non-Agena D personnel. A

special liaison group was established to provide information to the

various using programs.

3. It was realized that the normal Air Force technical

direction and monitoring efforts would be ineffectual and time consuming

for such a rapidly moving program. The Johnson Committee rule,

number two, was written to require a type of modified operation. A

team of highly qualified Air Force officers from Air Force Space Systemr10
*Division were assigned We respseas:Inalor ILItt.usig we diem ma*

team spent a major portion of their Lam :a residence at LIASC (approximately three days per week) and worked very closer with the LMSC

engineering staff. Members of the team attended a large number of

the technical and policy meetings, assisted in the discussions and in

arriving at decisions. By being present during these formative

discussions, there were minimum delays in obtaining Air Force

approvals. Personal contact with all engineering personnel was

fostered. The Air Force had complete access to LMSC internal

correspondence, calculations and engineering data which was a substantial assistance in monitoring the development program.

4. Although the S-OlA Program personnel spent a major portion

of their time at LMSC, the program team was normally split between

their AFSSD and LMSC offices. To eliminate delays, a direct phone

line was installed between the two offices. This provided a rapid

means_ of communication and has proved very effective. Formal

correspondence and paperwork has been kept to a minimum. Internal

LMSC engineering reports, design reviews and analysis have been

used throughout the program. Formal agreements have been recorded

as memorandum of understanding or memorandum for the file.

D. Vehicle Acceptance Procedures 

1. The team concept of acceptance as used on Agena Bs has

been instituted for the Agena Ds. It is planned that after the detail

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specification, test specification, and test procedures have been approved

. Ift4 and thoroughly tried out the acceptance of vehicles will become the

responsibility of the Air Force Plant Representative. In the interim,

however, the Acceptance Team currently consists of three members of

the AFSSD S-OlADirectorate, one of whom serves as Chairman, two

members from the Air Foice Plant Representative Office (Quality

Assurance), a member from the Air Force using program office, and

a member from the LMSC using Program office.

2. Acceptability of the vehicle for delivery to the

Government is determined by review of the test results during the

assembly process at the rack and module level, and during final system

test, and through physical inspection of the vehicle. A final integrated

system test is made prior to acceptance of the vehicle. This test run -

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simulates a representative ascent mission and exercises all equipment

to be used in the vehicle. The data is then processed and made available

for review by the Acceptance Team. An acceptance data table (Table 5)

is completed for ease of review. Also, the vehicle log is provided which

gives a complete story of the vehicle from beginning of assembly until

it is offered to the Air Force for acceptance. After completion of the

• system test and analysis of the data, the vehicle is thoroughly inspected

by the LMSC inspection organisation, which is followed by the LMSC

engineering staff inspection. After working off all discrepancies, it

is turned over to the Air Force for physical inspection. The engineering

members of the Acceptance Team and the AFPR (QA) Inspectors then Ito

inspect the vehicle.

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3. After physical inspecton of the vehicle and review of the

data, a formal acceptance meeting is held. At that time, an LMSC

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letter certifying the vehicle's acceptability to applicable design and

specification is provided, signed by the LMSC Agena D Program

Director. The meeting is held primarily to provide answers to the

Air Force on mg/ problems, omissions, discrepancies that have been

uncovered. The acceptability of the vehicle to the terms of the

contract is determined at this time. Should the vehicle be unacceptable,

a detailed listing of discrepancies is formally provided to LMSC for

necessary corrective action and subsequent reoffer of the vehicle.

The contractual aspects of the incentive fee pertaining to schedules

has been formally documented by memorandum between the LMSC

Program. Director and the Air Force Program Director.

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. V. SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS 

A. Unique Accomplishments. Following is a listing of significant

'firsts' which will be accomplished under the Agena D contracts:

First CPIF contract between LMSC and the Air Force.

First CPIF contract to be negotiated in which the performance

fee aspects are adjudged unilaterally by a board of Air Force officers

upon completion of the flight test program.

First AFSSD procurement of spares to a definitive list.

First development program in which all components will

have been formally qualified for flight before first night.

First 'procurement package' for a space vehicle.

First program to incorporate semi-automatic checkout

equipment in system test.

First. 'fixed price' procurement of a space vehicle.

First formal Configuration Control Board established for a

space program.

B. Lessons Learned. The following may be cited as lessons learned

to date through the •CFIF development/engineering contract:

The incentive features of the contract coupled with the willing

acceptance of the challenge of the accelerated schedule by the Contractor,

in large measure have been responsible for the high motivation and

unusual productivity of the Agena D program.

Without question, the incentive features of the contract have

contributed. to increased emphasis on cost control by the contractor and %AA..
resulted in all scheduled debvertes being met thus far.

The reimbursable concept of funding the production contracts.

for Ifoosters and stages is highly endorsed for it permits an orderly

production flow to be established, economical lot buys and fixed price

contracts to be negotiated, configuration control to be effectively

exercised, costs to be held down and, in general, better management

to be exercised.

The paradox of the relaxed formal documentation requirements

• and "skunk-works" approach of the accelerated program to the stringent

controls necessary for effective management of a CPIF contract make it

difficult for the Air Force Program Director to satisfy both objectives

without compromise. In large measure, through the close working

relationship and cooperation of both parties, it is believed that this has

been accomplished.

Future CPIF contracts would be facilitated - in the negotiation

phase - through the use of a more definitive work statement than was pre- .

pared for the Agena D program.

The accounting system evolved for the CPIF contract

indirectly should result in more accurate costing for all LMSC programs.

g. It has been established that through a close working relationship

with the Contractor, it is possible to eliminate the requirement for many

reports, meetings, etc., and, in general, reduce documentation. This

has not been accomplished without personal inconvenience to members of

the Air Force program team who routinely spend three to five days per

week on •DY. Should other high priority programs adopt the Agena D

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approach, it is recommended that PCS be considered as a possible means

of eliminating this objectionable aspect.

h. Configuration Control is a mandatory prerequisite to

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effective standardization of design and should enhance reliability and

quality control.

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including spares and optionals, plus a pro-rated share of lagistic-: • '

rapport, storagd, repair, and general enginesrincaupport associated ••• with tho . Agena D production proven. It also provides the long lead .

. funds roquirod for 13. additional vehicles. . . . •-

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Air F.nte Agenal) office. This rer.drernaat list for i.2.-lividual• sista .

...:•••.: .. progratas will not lx) cisT:nged v...".'hout prior approval by this office. : . ... :.•;'.7,,..:t...

1.2V.C.: will provide the optional Itizs t3 satisfy acing program require- •• •:'...:... -.-',..,.

. rzer.ts bancd on current date table ge:c.;dtgas. within the limits c..-..tablietted -..•.;,.:.•;;•:1?' .; : .:„.,:;•,?....1.,.....!:;.„ in E::::rait. B of the -64 contract. Thu ucins progranx require:jaunt data ...!.. .; -i...::•!:: ....

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date table schedule as prograns-....:-.:5.1-.•:-.!..4 • .. •

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. ' . ada..In a close liaison should be catatlizhed betWcón your. ethedutig.

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';• :.•-•••:-.-- • ... : - Suntmaritini the evoltition'of the Agent D frmel4Ttes front actelerated • • • •-• - • • -• - ... .

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-. - •• . • ...,. 'concept V.r.i..s established and the L. A. i-ad .7.A. wore issued to covcir......-....-... • - -•-•;:-.'• :.: •••••••.•-..:.• . : ......,

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. • • • separately by the Agena D office at innacd an an Agena D line items. . • .• . ..-:-.•;: • ...::....

All prograrn users would prOgrara funds to transf.or to the reimbursable -. • ...'•.;:-,':'.•

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. account in the fiscal year of DD-2O diatintry using $2.114 vehicle • . - - ...•

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3. On 29 May 62 Hq ArSC useroare (SCC.113 -29*-5-141) revoked the .

*aboita-nacenticin.ed fu-ding guidance and established the following ground

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••••• Enelosure: (a) Program Management Paper

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1. In accordance with the request made during our discussion:A in

.General Estes' office an September 20, 1562, we have prepared a so-called

"White Paper" covering the management, engineering, and centre/ procedures used

in the successful acecoplisl=ent of the S-02A Pro=em. These comments are sub- .

witted for whatever help or applicability they nitr,I:t have toward other programs. We. have only described those functions which were sivaficantly different from

those .used on other proms that we have had at !MSC. It should be emphasized

that the contributions to the success of the program depended on the interrelations

of both the Air Force and MC efforts.

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2. ' would like to emphasize what I believe are three of the more

Important factors Which contributed to the success of the program. •

a. Clear-cut and short communication channels to a LIM level of

• final authority. •

B. Encouragw..ent from this level or authority resulting in a high

degree of enthusiasm„ cooperation, and integration of the MSC

and Air Force Program teams.

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c• The support of the Projectised Program by a major industrial

organizatioa. •

3. We recomize that poet of the procedures used in the 8-01A Program

appear to be of the "For Motherhood - Against Bin" type, but as ye all recognise,.

' and as simple as it z:ay seem, there is no substitUte for good management effectively

used. Dr. Charyk said this so very Yell in his Colorado Springs address on August 15 --

' I "Our' ability to apply these simple =Zia! 'singe answers', 'clover solutions' •

'original ideas', and 'realism' ... into practice be a major factor in determining

oar place in the military technology rola.°

=REED MISSILES & SPACE CCMPANY

L. Eugene Root

President

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Of coosiderable ivortnuce to the s=usstal s000srlIt.hrt-nt of

the 8-01A Program was the high derma of enthusiasm with which the prozrzr.

vas initiated from very higb levels in the Air rave and DOD crearizaticas.

• . autreordinory, short and Glair obannela of cocatEsiceticas in the Air Force

were established by direction from the top central authority to WI= both

the IMO and the Air Force Program Li:vectors could obtain ultitsate

decisions in both contractual and r.olicy ratters :wording both the technicel and fir-ant:dal aspects of the program. Extremely co:I:potent and

highly inspired program directors were appointed for both the Air 1 OrCe

and lockimod. fmth ciireatcrs were givitn the oonfider.co of end tie

support of all hitter amasstont levels. Authority was given then

(greaten% to cox itto verbal, "ordathe•sspot" agreements, which were later

trona/04d into technical and contractual requirements. A bizb dozno

of mutual twat and cooperation tetween the directors contritztted =tali

to the oneness of the program. This mutual trust was oncendorcd ;err VioLLr

because of the "skunk works" approach. This attitude gave the Air Pore4

representatives a certain devoe of freedom with regard to jultificatten

for cvondituvo of cow:ram:at Pads that i a not normally evident in other

pro:rano. :rep interphone of information and discussion Of each °times

problems esietcd throiOt intezration of both the /dr Force and the

Lockheed m.v.ngement teams abetted by the physical location of Air koree

personnel ultidn the Lockheed engineering area.

Careful consideration was given for inclusion within the L'..33

Proms Lirector o s organisation those functions which .contributed directly

to the traccessiU1 achievement of the objectives without tmnocessary
4b,Sle1alat mazIngt ZO24 Ilasettersa ssst aevaantssee• to sue

eves tieek* pase1/4.4:setlea toss -,1=lieeds the objeetilies et the prima*

mead rat lave been obtained witteut ths to saxertetse Ajar

incactrIal ervedmaticn of 1.r.1:3 with all its e=empsaying centralised

faailtties.

The biadect practical level of pricritr consistent with the

imeortance at the procrs.e, in .thie case a N-112 was assip,ed and

rigidly enforced: Availability of thie high priority gave proper =pleas

to-..-ard the proilsioa of sufficient materials and ma.^power to **Wave

cocrletion of objectives. The Air /or= perscsnal with the respond-

' bility for technical and financial controls worked in extrecely close

liaisce with their L.v3C counterparts so that formal owetines were not

required. isy being assigned to the Asps eralceed Work area the individuals

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had almost daily eatt4ct with each other in a continual. review of problems

and their solutiens as veil es being isolated from centinual outside

contact by interecteds but :cozy-contrituting parties. The Air Force did

an outstendinz job in protecting the program from technical 'erectile

=settees and visitors; involving groups of• portass or education of individuals

of 1.1...ted contributory efforts thus preventing interference with the prodmctive efforts of individuals assigned to the prommt. DM likewise

prevented Interference by relieving the Prep= Lirector of any of the

less significant Asturias meetings; and nornal. report/AS functions.

Beth the Lir Force and 1J130 ?roman &tractors. their menege:3=t

staffs, and er.4necring organisations were loadad within a closed area

adjacent to the meaufacturise Mal assembly facility. Laces* to the

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ocr:ia Itt3 i;i:.33 menus: ble=na all elesanta

of the or:xi:mica wee emocurszed and lreermlity Of es=ateatien te.s a .

key zeta. Ths encloswe of the ;zoi.rest por=nel tas provided to diaecoraco

case:: v:::-.Itera and was highly secoaaaftil in the socompliemnt of this

objective.

;4)11..le funding was adocmate to prevent excessive buctat fluctuations,

it S:33 not provided in accordance with the original plan; however, -next.

bility of budget tnrts allowed in both the intertranmfor at Anus and over-.

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Um expenditucz to prevent costly delays pending approval of higher

authority. •

An early determination of objectives* reqtd.renents• and description

of work was amead• upon and perforce:um requirements were delineated

prior to the major design effort. Program schedules and milestones were

established early in a tight but timely; eeherktlo for both engineering

and =menet:wing accompliohmants. This effort was a group pativitv

including mays if not most* of the selected management teams both IMO

and Air Force, and at least the senior'annagers and representatives. .

The hir Force team and MC managers aid senior mangers instated

in the preparation of basic promos liCOl so and nezotiations for funds to

accon2lish their assigned tasks. 1.1130 managers were given clear aseimrcnt3 of the indgets negotiated in both macazats and men-rated tics spans

upon the coRtlaticn of contract negotiatimns. They understoodheir

direct reeptraibility for their adherence to thew limitations to the

sar.o degree of 'aphasia as was placed upon thea for the successful

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eampatib/o with tte Items of toes :teal iempecultIllty is wear to previdet

esr noway.

Air fords approval of v=e-.= malcetices =4 satiate was ebtained

"en-the-spot". tith key perammel intimately involved In the declaim=

stioesaititLli:' such selasticas. The technical Air }sore. perm:on:lel Imre

free to sit in bidders' confereaseco • technical necotiatiens and denial

review mectiel,-e, end they did co whenever possible.

The :dr roma waived requirements for detailed, formalized

engineering reports and based their analysis and approvals on the sans

basio engineering rer.erts utilized by the LIM dodo organization.

Copies of them reports were mailable, if not distributed, to Air Force

roprecontatives merely for, the asking and no limitation was placed on

the ntmater of carries or the cirailation of IrC Is, nom notes* stress

notes, or dositn notes. •

the Air • oreo waived requirements for formalized SU Specification

oavliczoo of Owings and equipment greifleations until after the final*

izaties of the design. red-lined drawings wore used extensively mtth

Air rem° approval of the caolloted vehiele based on the suococaful

socomplistment of a system test.

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Prevran is the fact that the prograa objectives were based on eseentially

a redesign of on existing apace vehicle whose charsctarlitics were relatively

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fixed, rather than a conplobily r.r4 design with all its =scented developmalt efforts. etrq of the Knit:manta utilized in the. 3-C1A Program were

used directly scant the 3-01 Pro ;ran with little or no design change. The

=denim of 3-01 oquipncnts that were required, borovera was accomplished.

through a syttesc approach rather than a subsystems approach by a high

dogroo of coordineticn between engirwrinz grcum.

The denim philosophy or cdocopt teach detailed the limits and

Dot the objectives for the dosip to provide a yardstick agiinat which

prooced varietions were aloamsred vas °conceived. approved, aid widely

distributed for the infornation of all can erred in the fore of an advanced

vehicle dozeription.

The test philosophy uhich dictated the criteria to which the .Z.Ial.:72

was to be qualified. evaluated and accepted bias likewise widely disserdnatod.

in .a.)ite of the urgency of the promano . 11111 qualification of all covonents

wau required and a minima of deviations were allowed deviators against

criteria entabliehed in the test philosophy.

The acceptance philosophy under which the equipaaste wore purcli••odo

tested and vehicles delivered was clearly. defined an tailored to the

objectives of the prozrea tbrotwh the issuance of clears well-defined teat

plans. .

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ha al= of 'gra eacinwrit: ee-r=irztion as asrefts22,y rust:toted

to mtn3.-= escr.mtial cf people in ord=. to Imp the limos of

co:r=ication short cad to facilitate tho use of verbal corzuLiet % ations.

Additional manpazor, when reepirods use. dram from the central onenaering

orgsurtration for temporary uco.

A toss snirit was engenderod by wor'sdng together toward a recognisably

difficult sohedale and the creation of a protectivo atmosphero by establish-

• mont of a closed area rostricting unnecessary visitors or intorruptions;

Engimeerinz poraonnolwero directed to maintain r:.pid and adequate COMMtli•

cation between theloolves and the manufacturing orcaninations which were

phyd.caily located in close proximity to brine about a fne interchange

of it 133C, information and rapid r000lution of problems.

Sinco ongtmering deoits contains a considerable anount of techaoal

judge:mats it vas decided to organize the doeign function into two separate

groups, to provide, a check and balance of the dosages botwoen systems sad

subsystems. A sy...teras ongins•mire group was responsible for the conceptual

docip. of the ovatall vehicle ;yet= and interfaces. This group maintained

the "Advanced Vohtclo krocription", issued tost plans and controllod the

qualifications acceptances and evaluation testing rest/ran:nits. A second

for group of ereineers did the detailed decign releasod for nanufacturings

coordinated subountractual effort° and prepared individual equipment

specifications subject to the approval of the first jroup's reliability

analysis. •

Sxtensivo use of ongineering mockups end tost vehicles was made . for

functional compatibility and qualification tasting at prototne and pre-production
hart:aro. is totos there wCIM thr:3 irc.:.17.tp.1 :2 car:1.1w=

nap and fiTe tcot vehicles, iv:arcing a L.Irzclap=t lest %M ales o.

Rusotiocal Itookns a d./..c teat vaM.e.13 and tvo sir=t=a1 test vehicles. -

Tho initial ene.r.eerinz armd.ng system %nis :101:33. 21.31.fied reqr.iring

only those drawings eaSential to tool, builds mut service the vehicle. An

internals rapid release drawing Gist= was established within the engineering

organization to provide rapid handling of released drawinga and cAck

response to revis.to.ns and charges to the shop. A system of craving control

was established which created a limited n.mter of "controlled drawings*. .

Curing the early phases of the prove= it ::as possible for an engineer to

rakes chence by rod-lining the *controlled drawinza* without true ccnsuming

procothrea of formal drawing change releases. aratracturing organizations

wore cautioned fwd.:Rot the use of other than "controlled drawings" in the

fabrication or east:ably of bsr‘trare. Dosim freeze was not achieved as

early as originally planned due to certain clarification . of using prom=

objectivzo which resulted in structural. ci=ges and certain functicmpl

equipment inadequacie3 diac:overed during final assembly checkout and filet

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of the fire'. feu vehicles. As planned, the :SL Specification draldnzs

were prcoaced as roan as the design had boon Anson and were done on the

basis of a reLdrom program from the earlier "skunk rka . drawings. Initial

tooling uaz of the simplest type to achieve program objectives.. Although

full interchmlbsability was not obtained early in the peome.ms tho design •

Incorporated the provision for such'izterchangeability based on the

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required until dodge maturity had beset achieved with the release of

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Pre;rma namtca. rid es`..trareadUzm-.1::: 20 of a start

tanstito of the LC: direster. orz.skst.ton rziesolmcd COatisonche of

relmar4d amd ==tecturir.3 zatraalms as well C3 cokkatety sad

fins:mita scat.= of the operating orgoalnetiw.3. a..rdmiszrativo,

badt,-etary, emel hareem:a cchadr.le3 ware atm:I:sad and pan ished

in a balletn to provide -stanazora a maa=e of their performance.

P.oprogr=ing of objectiveo was onlY•perAtted tbrcu. sh the preparation

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.•- schodulos against the original achodule end ros:icetablo actions by all •

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ittpel.ine meetings wore bold wathly, cttended by 311 managers •

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tin key managerial teem, as well as responsible representatives of the

major supporting °medications of 1.;:i3S. Xer.bwe of the Air Force prozrem

office -Jere in attendance and no atterapt wan =de to minimise the problaso

or the. evidences of poor performance on the part of say individual. The

Air Fordo pro ran OraCer3 worked with.and contributed to the nasolution

of progrza problems in • detailed, direct and daily contacts with LZSC

mans ern. Ihe format of these meetings consist of a brief review of the

• progresa made, a review of &tutus (both contractual anis hardware) and

specific atotements of problems and actions required. The reporting

methods were brief, but concise, in both budget end technical problems.

Solutions and resolutions of problems were clearly established when er

poosibie in this meeting with extrecaly. few °sceptic:SF cOnsisting of

those problems which bad to be referred to the bi31er central authority..

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lames and eiseat assicn=nto wale n:leat as ;robin= recaltic In sr c=3,7

revolution.

mid control was tuintainod by all nanaterz, both Air Force and

1,:als in the ti-sly closure of their ancitmod tasks. Enginecrlsc

were' not allowed to Igo .doferrod and douir.o wore frozcnas soon as they

satisfied the program objectives. Continual visor improvonentas barevar

desirable, wero not Generally allowed.
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Cyst= Itozcza Director tor Agape

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Thia i3 a fixed thrtrzt engine vith starting sad restarting

xeccopliched by =pv171328 electrical pow to the etas

power relay toad the turbine starter igniters

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:bait ;fact= 290 see (riei= szarrateed)

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Davaloie sites leasth 83.0 inches tosatered eras the nounting plane to the

thrust cheriber norzars extension exit.

turbine-a Darla° Dry Weida: 1.95.0 lbs laeloling thrust elusabel•

zezerablyr notxle extensions turbine pep asc=blys

enesto 11101132tr MOW Installation.

Vet Veld*: 307.0 lbs •

Est girtze Chet-.11a. or Aszably t.•el:M: Thrust ehreber ormenbly (less nozale

extensioiismi&t Ow) • 0.0 lbs. Maps extension

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(n) AU empcxients 1181133 at:trig:DI polar operate en &a war in the

=am of 19.5 to 3).5 *zits • ith a rxrdrein ripple mister* or 500 nv.'

(b) oemir.* has a &hal tepri:xUltys hosievers the taps et gimbal • apt= is datemlnel by the vehicle marteateaur. • .,witts; •

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ray c.702.11ed to soccoplash a fast shut doss atter the Initial period

ne opsratico of a duel. bum S.1.1.t.

No. • e: l Data:

D. .1.*.tere have bean 1 14. nichts mina this casino. Of then flights had.

rto . casino operations Living a total or 60 oast= starts. The

cac024 ex..1ze cl9ornt2 of cne flight ins wisuacessibl and is the only

this maw, vbas avec. as opportueity. has failed to °panto.

b. to me.as rellahiLit.y pros.= established • ralialstlity of mt.

15.:awl: i Feclunvo rinlarkas

a. 11.=2,:or of WAlicela roottrld In a launch rebicliAl

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(3) Ono fo; hid' pressure •lit.rvat same.

(•) Cr.'s for kids prose= %tall.= .

(j) Ws: Lbr ale:tried eovreo. This one %oda is all probeibLtIV be •

cotgued ulth the =An vehicle eleatriee/ silkiest

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14 crenfAxat =Yeas. lice is recalled Oar the map lip seat salty

dreieev. /cm uses a Vacate tube irith a kilo use.

b. ' 40 dais of pral• :ach eloVaatti titskare .rgevired.fer thisplepulales. system.

e. ‘:ho mr,tne hes a shelf Ws of two poen prodded that after the fires it reOCIVOS a complets fisehion.

4. The XL.V.14.14 schwa has bees atr.fied to the XFAL•SA•11

cauftleamtica ty several Moor uodifieaticse. The Eels an Wag

Sa the inabine exhaust duet dodos. Zs WO the Dell

tereqrste= &maw vas euthorieed to aladitly the MAModdiOl to meld* ft:cm:Wits dating (xu 4.81113)1 reseving the grew* solid yeepatteat

..Itarting contiorntion on provide starting by divest *pities of the rmalluits In the pa garerstor.

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elarg.r.:4 th* course a tris AC•1 daselcconst. It is recognised

4C.9-1 eryczcvser.t relrece:, is a rceeideblo task, dila miasma

sociations to cc:W.0Tc the crjti=o twits" to met'Air

rec..a..-cncat.o. It is azrees issecsmsce to these po - =Lem will radar-ate prQLs3a ese. is oetisteaterr mimno* •

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Cortecratiom Itr terzittios. Callas *Isolated MC

C. either Etz2rwiez ratacttlag obeagos to the abominator

olvald else be itted.

iblutzitS313,1ty Tke follovirs deateetation Is to be salseitteds •

G. miztmim.tbiliti 1'1 ccoozeta LI= liar AC4/ is to be . •

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tv.t.V.i, nne:.:4340,7 =erteresoe On) • It these an matraateal

razartiing the timely pm:.mices amd submittal or an or rn dommentstics, this anise *bale 1 bs 3111bI. lbe

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1. At t:-Le directiOn of Hq USAF. a presentation was made to Ng ATSC

on 9 Oe:ober. and to Wq OA 10 October. Subjects covered were

Agena D production contract and Agena Advanced Development funds

requirement.

3. The presentation as shown to you on 5 October was approved by

General P.itland and staff. General Thurman permitted the presentation

as prepared to be made to Dr. Charyk and Mr. %this. During the

presentation to Dr. Charyk. General Thurman expressed his resersia-

:ions relative the lack of a provision in the contract for Contractor

penalty. General Thuriaan asked for and was given by Mr. Imirie the

authority for approval of the -68 contract. On 11 October. General

Tharroin through General Keeling issued instructions to General .

Powell to delay manual approvr.I. A letter with guidance as to action •

to bi taken has been written to SSD.

3. The funds for the Advanced Development of the Age= were not

released by DDR&B.`. Dr. Charyk directed that we relate the component•.

improvements to individual program requirements. I am endeavoring

-zo do this although it is contrary to the Agent D management philosophy

provioualy approved by Dr. Charyk. • I plan to return to USAF within

two weeks. You and General Evans will review the material to be

presented. .

SIGNED

HENRY M. FLETCHER. JR.

Colonel, US A7

System Program Director for Agana

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ACTION AFSC FOR SCGN. COL NU DENBERG; INFO CSAF FOR

AFSSV-EQ. COL KEEFE. REFERI:NCE (1) AGENA D PRESENTATION AT Ha AFSC AND HQ USA:` BY COL FLETCHER ON

9 - 10 OCTOBER 1962. (2) SSH MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT

Fon SEPTEMBER, DATED 12 OCTOBER 1962. IT IS REQUESTED

THAT YOUR HO PROVIDE REQUIRZD AUTHORITY TO EXTEND

THE AGENA D PRODUCTION THRCUGH JUNE 1964. THE

CONTRACTOR IS PRESENTLY CONTRACTUALLY COVERED BY

Ll..-TTER CONTRACT AF 04(695)494 TO PROTECT LONG LEAD

RZCUIRL:e1ENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 22 VEHICLES AT 4

VEHICLES PER MONTH WITH LAS': DELIVERY SCHEDULED IN

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17 1 5 1962

OCT 1962

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SIGNED

2 HENRY M. FLETCHER, JR.

Colonel, USAF •

System Program Director for Agena •
S5D 1.03 ANGELE3

1943. TIE 12 LT.ONT.3 LEAD TIME REQUIRED TO

PROTECT OlLERLY 14;,'ON-LNTERRUPTED AGENA D PRODUC•

TION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY 8Y

JANUARY 1963 FOR VEHICLE DELIVERY IN JANUARY 1964.

TO AVOID ANOTHER LETTER Ct3NT.RACT IT IS REQUESTED

THAT YOUR HQ EXTEND THE AGENA. D PRODUCTION THROUGH

JUNE 19:-.4 NO LATER •THAN 22 0.:TGBER 1962. THIS %ILL

ALLOW OH TO NEGOTIATE THE COMPLETE FY-63 AGENA D

REQUIREMENT ON AF CONTRACT AF 04(695)494 IN JANUARY

1963 IN COMPLIANCE WITH HQ GUIDANCE ON LETTER CON.

TRACTS. DELAY IN RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY

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NECESSARY TO AVOID A LETTER CONTRACT. sea /0. v,
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Ec:2*.::zaz'zi= P:'-727re.l.aa of the becle letter. Precent pleas are that

(BAC Z4o3c1 £3247) vill be idantified as the

bezIo angina for the Acaaa, vehicle. Rovevers only the

(bazic AD 13's) dcliverel as Ocothi Tirget Vehicles vill have

Z:".-L1-13 installed at delivery.

F.e.74,:x..nce pare. lb of the beat: letter. At this tine MI ins boas

cconit contractucl.1,y to enif of the changes dictuased In the

it-.1.vt= Gtatus Paport 14ectiag h.314 at MUSD en 2 October 3.962.

is pzted that E•ZA be recyzatel to review the list of possible

Cizeurced to enteraine tk a ne:ecsity for evy at these chances

1.1c:at tImir prozr= rcwirnaents.

It £t rintleipacts1 that a d.evicica be nede coscarang the

1-:::pove:ac-atc to be Iscorperatedlato 140:ns D by 1 amber 1962.

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criteria directly. The rcau3.t is that all criteria Nolan& ecabila - i :. ;•.%

a thetzr.or 0.3 psi for. uncorttlaty. 8-01A eateries imialidin this

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1. Rai:Irene* is made to SSH letter dated 4 Jun 62, subject: AFPR

Surveillance of -.68 Contract Spares Procurement and AFPR reply

RViRloaqi.) dated 22 Jun 62.

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significantly, and this office considers it appropriata•to outline again

the areas within the purview of the Air Force Plant Ropresentativo 'a

Office where SSH will expact support.

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-21 Contract. Analysis and recommendations regarding the

revisions to tho priced spare parrs list. Surveillance of LMSC •

logistics management to assure Cult assets available from the -21

contract c.ro properly applied to requirements of the -68 follow-on

production contract. • .

-68 Contract. Continuous surveillance of I./4SC actions to 7

establish and maire734 accurate requirements computations in support

of the spares buy. Analysis and roc:maul:dation' regarding the

revisions to the priced spare parts list. Supervision of LMSC

integration of logistics actions bestwe•sn this contract and the

on production contract.

c. Repair and Storage Contract. Surveillance over 1.11SC \

house rtatintcnanco and modification activities and sub-contracting )

efforts in support of this contract. Analysis of LMSC proposals

leading to fabrication and/or purchase of bits and pieces to support

fao maintenance and modification effort. Supervision of LMSC

storaga of•the 5-01A vehicles.

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re:40%•nd by using programs to aszn20 that LMSC returns these items to

the spzreS inventory or to the sub-contractor to provide reuse to the

beet 1=e:74sta tho Air Force and that proper control of those items

is main,tained.

.- • All S-01A Contracts. SUValalanCe of LMSC managsmaut actions

in the %vs-rehousing, stock control. disposal and related materiel control

functioas supporting thitiprogratn.

4. Your comments and/or concurrence of the above objectives would be

appreciated.

FOR THE COMMANDER

SIGNED

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Colcnci, USAF

System% Program Director for Agana '

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SSD Prars.eazant SM Pzeduction Pzzecd.wo S. 32, dated April 1962,

sal AM 3-102(c).

• It in propoced to ward the Zsekhsed Aircraft Corporatioa,

Lc-Ache:Ai Itisr.iles and Sc pac C y, Sunnyvale, California •

.;.:•.--atract.pr the repair, znintor.:..z.co and storage of As D vehicle

ixirtas and vehicles for the :.'allasties reasons:.

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asceallnz and deliverinz Itair..s. k re IrMalan and associated spare

parts to the Air Force under a ;reductive contract.. . . • As . directed by hiGher witnority, the rate be delivery of

P • ana vehicles exceeds the uce rate, and vehicles mutt be stored.

Thin require=ent is co that vehicles vill to available tor insediate.

use for priority, special, or emergency . program. • t. •

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coalition La the scar area or adjacent arca to the manufacturing

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space in a new facility, expretsly desigatid.for the Agent D productioa :: .. :

for Utz wrpose. Thin area -is ccapietely suitable to the peculiar ... . •

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transsartecs, specSal hteLirm tools oa. fixtures, facilities, Its.,

tmuld tt roquired. go expensive containtow or-transportation is

require:4 -Izen the ardstinG Lockhaet:. facilities are utilised. Also,

as ativ,cts to the tardvare can be animated, in that coaraintostions

are =Ira direct vitbin.one consony than it would be betveea two

compandes. go additional Air Force porsouneL are required to monitor

thin prow4cr. at. Lockheed.

h. Consideration vas given to the possibility of fo.U.as on requirasents

Loin;; procured on a competitive basis and continuing consideration along :

these lines will be made.

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immediately. . Tine is not available to create • training priigran or

...to establish the required facilitiem, handling equipsents . and procedure*

at another locntial.

6.. Selection of Loctheed Missiles and Space Company as the contractor

for this effort is therefore!. consid....ired to be in the best interest of

the United States Coversnent.

SIGNED

RERRY M. FLMCRirgt, JR.

Colonel, .USAP

8-01A Space Project Directbrate

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1. Reference SSZ Policy ►iemora:Idurn 122. Agana D Optional Equipment

Procurement Policy, dated 25 Jars 1962 (attached).

Z. The A5e.na D program office hue the responsibility of insuring that

all optional equipment is designed, developed and qualified to be corn.

petiole with the Agena D vehicle. U re-engineering of any airborne .

satellite control hardware becomes necessary to insure cgimpatibility

with the Av= D vehicle, the procurement decision for that item will .

be resolved on a case-by-case, basis bstween SSH and SSZ.

The eciccted satellite control opticnal equipment procured through

$50, such transponders, decoders and transmitters that mate with

adapter kits procured through the Agena D office, haveimdergone

considerable re-design since the inception of the Ages* D.. These

changes have bean made =diatom/1y by SSO in response to using

program desires, with the Agena D office reacting to stop procurement

and/or re-design of adapter kits and AGE. The Agena D C&C adapter

kits are procured under the production contract and assigned on a

first in first out basis to satisfy using program requirements. Changes

to CZ& equipment procured throu4h 350 without complete Agana D

review servos to negate the advantages pitted under Agena D standard

:nation.

-• It is requested that all changes to C&C optional equipment be

processed through the Agana D Configuration Control Board to insure

compatibility and orderly improvement to the Axons D.

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HENRY M. FLETCHER, :R. 1 Atch

Colonel, USAF SSZ Policy Memo 122

System Program Director for Agena dtd 25 .Tan 62

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Th.: 7Y-63 Agena D costs for NASA programs has .bees established

as J. (reference attached SS/IX letter. SSU.1352 dated 11 Sept 1962.)

These costs are based on Date Table 19C dated 26 July 1962. Based

on established SSG policy (policy memorandum attached). program

funds allocated to support this ef:ort will not be reprogrammed due to .

changinz program requirements without SSG approval. 4

The revised Agena D requirement schedule for Gemini reduces -

your program's requirement for Ageaa D's from 9 vehicles to 8 vehicles

by elimination of the DTV. The first four Gemini vehicles fall into the

Y-63 funding period with 2 vehicles 1.3M and 2 vehicles 0 .61‘ for

a total of 3.814 for FY-63. A

The total Agena D costs for CI. 8 vehicle Gemini program will.be

3.3? in 7Y-63'and 6. 6M in FY-64 for a total of 10.4M. This 10.41

provides forlhe total costs-of 8 Gemini vehicles including spares and

optionals, plus a pro-rated share of logistic support, storage. repair,

and general engineering support associated with the Age= D prodictioa

progra.rs. These costs ara based on NASA furnishinethe model 8247

multi-restart engine with Agena responsible for modification and

iastallatios on the S-01A vehicle.

S. The total FY-63 NASA program funding requirement to support

NASA Hyena D requirements is e.2101 broken down by program as

reaicted in the referenced letter attached. It is requested that these

funds be made available as soon as possible.

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FLLTCHER. JR..

Colonel. US..6.7*

System Program Director for Agena

'Yr:RACED AT 3. YVR IiVTEZIALS;

DECLASSE::!:, _2 YEARS.

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SSG Policy Memo

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Zanziszle. Cal:oral&

Utter -14.EC/A.,)64Ter., Dept. 6l.4S, Mr. IL L Keenest

:4 LI. M. da:ed 2i October 1962i subjects S.01A Vehicle

Phi/oso2hy.

The rcallonstvenesta of LW:7Z in establishing the requested firet•la

first-out essizt=eat of S-•1A %chides In an scheduling exercises is

to be coattner.ded. By invienu Elting this assignment policy we insure ',

ace:::st storage obsoleadencs end provide for orderly delivery of .

v4hicles to satisfy *stag program requiresnenta. SSH acknow• -

ledzc.: that deviations to this ?meetly:Ise will, at time", be required .

;IC :3 Fccullar program requirarneats. These deviations will be

aubj..-ct to concurrence of WEL

5:capons.* to LhfSC recornriandations in referenced correspondent:a

ars as follows:

a. Par. 3(a) Sdli concurs in the ageism :unto' AD•13 to

Vehicle 4501. •

:-. 1:1er. 03(b) - Due to corietnplated schedule acceleration for

r• rc.:,zaztt tft2 which would increase the ricuirensest for non.TAT

vehicles :to attion should be balsa at this thus 'to retrofit AD•1. AD•12,

4D-10. ezti AD-17 to TAT coniksuration. The storage delay in assigning

vehicles AD..14 and AD-27 to Atlas boosted programs should be con.

ciliated in vier+ of retrofit costs involved. Tits costs and modification

spans for rat:oat:4n S.01.4's to TAT is presently being prepared by the

Lasscgsz s-ol A ofeanisatioo and will be available if future action,is!

required in this area. %.•%

. \ .. c. Par. i 3(c) -43F1 concurs im the requirement to detscrains the n.,

detrimental ell'ect. if any. whiz:h eatitt occur to vehicles in storage. *'• .

It it felt that this effort will be a eonation of information presently on • ..

kand such as seal life and past storage experience. This effort will be

?art of the susMininz eagiattreng effort under the 491 contract.

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4. It should be noted that theta are no contemplated lot structure

chanzes to S-01A vehicles presently on contract. This standardisation

will eliminate the program coats and schedule impact refereaciod Is

Painsraph foUr of your letter. Any chassis required as to S•01A

design deficiencies will have to be corrected across the board to

enable the S-OIA vehicle to peTfOrm as specified.. •

SIGNED

HENRY M. FLETCHER, JR. Copies tot

Colonel, USAF

System Program Director for Agana • LMSC (Mr. Shoeuhair)

AFPRO (Cdeal's)

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Fixed TI aga Becket Carrier Problem 8 Norarber 1962

Tockheed Itissiles & Space *maw •

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eunakvale, California

1. In reviewing ECP Lil-68-10, laxlification to the !The Becket

....Carrier Assembly, it beams apparent that the current procedure of

installing the fixed %Maga rocket carrier in final asseafilY should

be , r4-4xereined. At present, 1113. vehicles are scheduled to be

'deliver ed With the fixed ullage Sockets installed. However; it now

appears that . a large number of the vehicles will be flown without

. these units installed.- To meet delivery schedules, this would

. require the =Me. acturing- of a large number of units that would

subsequently be scrapped, since the rallsge rockets will bi deleted

from the ii.vroved vehicle versa cot.

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2. The following investigations are requesteds

a. Determine whether the fined tilage roaket . carriers can be

installed at the base with no trouble. ifoull it cause ilignment

effort, best done in balding 152 or Building 10/4? If they can

be and there aro no alignment problem, these can becalm optional,

equipment or items shipped separate for bare installation.

. b. Determine how many units are required of the old and new

'type carriers (this should be coordizated with SSD). It is proposed

that the old item would be used tip on mission where they are satisfactory. The nor type only v‘,..ertt required, until old ' Items expended.

Dcrteriine whether it is cconasical to complete aces of the

units now being held incoapleto ut CALAC, considering returns fres

-21 Contract, -68 Contract, and :Tares.

Prepare an I:CP to ilanufaotare the new type of carriers

required sod ream-lend the new evproach to be used, specification

changes, contract changes, etc.

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'WARD P. BLUM

. Lt. Colorant, USAF

System Program Deputy Director for Agana

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Rell,sett t therity to :mead Defklasadas Date and to

Oblige:a Additional Funds • Letter Contract AF 04(693).611. Agent D

I. Authority is me:wasted to er.te ad the delis:Liti gation date and increase

the ob/igatioa oz Latta. Contract M' 04(695)-6$ with

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Liockheed MiSsils and Sklar.* Company,

Sunnyvale. California, for the St indard Ages* D Proved".

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a. Stead the defizitization k4ste to 30 December 1962.

SIGNED .

H. F. BECKER

Contracting Officer

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2. Ilicizzr-I.0 is meads to year Xev 62 Wear. Proposed btanaganteat

Agraez.zet t'eureen NASA and At, Faroe, and anaphora eemanatton

Col Bran:lel-A:Try-LC*1 Smith 9 3ov 1962. KASA's proposed ameage•

meat wt.:clement, if understood comedy, asks for the following:

Control of launch effort.

Contractual control of launch capability and Agena D modifications.

• c. More voice in development of basic Agent D.

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d.- Miscellaneous. - Vehicle cosign review, evaluitioa of test,

acceptance, post flight analysis and rework of reliability and quality .

aseurance programs, plus program monitoring.

Summarizing, NASA wants complete control of its own projects and

a voice in any other program that uses NASA funds.

Sa3 cannot object too strongly concerning NASA's desire to control

that. own program, since they have justified their own funds. However

it should be pointed out that coordination of the programs will be

extremely difficult (exparience his shown it to be difficult within

SSD alone) and that duplication and wasted contractor manpower is

most certain to result. Since it is impractical to have two directors

on a single program SSH can only entertain NASA direction on the

basic Agcna D program through the medium of the Configuration

Control Board (CCB).

• For your own information SSH has agreed to NASA representation

on the CGS; they have been invited to design reviews, they sit on e

the acceptance team and they serd representatives to meetings on

ac YLR 31 engine and the secondary propulsion System.

ROY 0. SMITH, JR., U Co!, USAF - Executive Officer

System Program Director for Agana

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HENRY /I. PLETCHER, JR.

Colonel. USAF

System Program Director for Agena

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24es:. Anthorl=tina Au. fatter ear COP4(60)-a33 NOV I 6 1962

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1. Parziwzr.t to the authority vented in the Chief, Office of Procurement

and Potion, request authorization for the issuance of subject

Lotter Cent:cat inctment based on the justification of essentiality

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Contractor's: 2= and Address:

Lockheed. Aircraft Corporation

ilissilea and Space Company

P.O. Z= 50.4

Sunnyvale, Califorala

EA:micas end iupp1iea necessary to provide anematntain capability

tor lal.sachire vehicles in accordance with Work Statsment (as revised .

9 octot‘v 3.9S2) attached.

c. Requirod Perforaracc - 30 Decanter 1962 through December 1963.

Soto Contractorwill to precluded from increasing his asupows, beyond

that carried under Contract AP OL:(695)-52 1W Apia Una& Services at

PX:1 az of 23 Decembcr 19r42.

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Total Eatirated Costs e23,000.000

Requested ObligationLimits $128300.000

Ar.ount to to instantlrobLtgateds $1,500,000 .

Any anticipated Ausing prob3Aed No.

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Rursuant to 10 (1.3.C. 230(11) attaahedhereto to cover ProsIrems 1163, • 4

ZeBJ, 69LK, 21:4 162 and MA. So difficulties are anticipated.

SSERK/es

W. R. TRIPP

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4. Jr...t.t:ication: The interests of ilaticoal Mimeo diorted that

the Cbrarn.m.s.? dvas a blea-La; sonsitesnt se that work ash to

ca=nac:: 1=3::iatundiy. Zrz,otlattos of a detiaitivo esstrast is emaieloat

ttne to :hat: the .wcz=nt is not possible. So other type of °outran

is sadtahlo. 6%?ecific :ea= as sf.3y wooer exists and vby dasertere Tree

tar.. 2.1 =ma-saint; prow:thaw

**aoconsary follow, includies details of

vhca ths. off. at activity vas first made snare of the reqpirosent and

but V..tat t or =cans:

(1)EiSlot,' letter doled 27 July 1962 transferred iroeuresent and

administratioa . regoasibility ilc • Rid Launch Capability to BM. Two .

insets- later .complate transfer of ell files and docusentsvonneeted vith

the require:mat van' completed.

Work Statcimst nazo4lattons bassi 3 August 1962 and continued

istornittently to 9 O:tobcr 102 at which thee the last revision vas

caved tkiva. Tho Contractor's v.= cost proposal vhish vas originally

schadulas or lbut-nizsloa 3 Oatotar moo due to Mork State** Changes,

slipped tvico, and finally raccivoti at AMID 1 llsvoiter LA.

Fact tialiki was co.sdustod 8 through 10 Nováiber 146.12.

(4) Dates taxa the Aare pingAdeloo in roseivieg audit latoraatioas

cal I:VOA= COrAWCW:: vitt scho,ailik; aegatiatios prim, support, Contract

nok;otiatioaa cannat toast J DocoolAr 4$2.

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D.144:1;;C: 2fi2 fam diato eesereeteet 00Vere. alteelcOnt

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