NRO APPROVED FOR 

4* 

POSSIBLE UTILIZATION OF MOL HARDWARE 

FOR LONG DURATION BIOASTRONAUTICS TEST MISSIONS 

11) -sEcREfspEcllA EEL 

RELEAS 1 JI5ILY 2016 

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AVAILABLE , 

FOR MISSION EXTENDIBLE 

EQUIPMENT TUNNEL 

ACTS THRUSTOR 

MODULES (4) FUEL 

CELLS(3) 

10.0' 

He TANKS 

(3) 

SPACE FOR LO2 TANKS (6) 

CENTRIFUGE LH2TANKS (6) 

`---AVAILABLE 

FOR PAYLOAD 

LH2 TANKS (2) 

LO2TANKS (2) 

ACTS FUEL 

TANKS(4) 

AC TS PRESSURANT 

TANKS (4) 

VI% 72. Ot 

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ETR 

INTEGRAL LAUNCH DUAL COMPARTMENT LABORATORY 

(CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE) 

CONFIGURATION 

o PERFORMANCE 

TOTAL PRESSURIZED VOLUME (SHIRT SLEEVE ENVIRONMENT) 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR CREW 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

AVAILABLE UNPRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

EXPERIMENT PAYLOAD CAPACITY (ETR, i = 28. 50, 180 N M CIR) 

(WTR, i = 80°, 180 N M CIR) 

ELECTRICAL. POWER (AVERAGE) 

MISSION DURATION 

2, 000 FT3 

1, 200 FT3 

.600 FT3 

et.. 700 FT3 

ev5, SOO LB A. 4,000 -LB 

:k 

90 DAYS 
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APPROACH TO INTEGRAL LAUNCH EXTENDED DURATION 

30 DAY 

MOL BASELINE 

(80/180 N MI ORBIT, 1=800) 

90 DAY 

EXTENDED DURATION VEHICLE * 

(180 N MI CIR. ORBIT, i=80°) 

• PROPULSION 

PROPELLANTS 2,000 LBS 1, 450 LBS 

.TANKAGE 4 FUEL + 4 OXID. 4 FUEL + 4 OXID. 

• PRIME POWER 3 FUEL CELLS 6 FUEL CELLS 

• 1, 650 WATTS 1, 650 WATTS 

• CRYOGENICS 

FLUID (L02, LH2, LHe) 1, 330 LBS 5, 320 LBS 

TANKAGE 2 LO2 + 2 LH2 + 1 H

e 8 LO2 + LH2 + 4 H , e 

• PERSONNEL PROVISIONS 

FOOD & PERSONAL GEAR 148 LBS 445 LBS 

• SUBSYSTEM SPARES 160 LBS 410 LBS 

*DUAL COMPARTMENT LABORATORY 

J 
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MISSION DURATIONS EXCEEDING 90 DAYS 

(RENDEZVOUS) 

SEW SPEU HaBLEI 
•••1111.• ..•■• OMEN. MOM* 

.•■■• 

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U4A-a PAL COMPARTMENT LABORATORY 

SPE Ar ELIE itiqg WHS-231 

Page 5 of 41 .4.'\ 

• INITIAL LAUNCH CONFIGURATION (2 MAN OPS) 

• -1 

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RRV#1 RRV#2 

• ON-ORBIT CONFIGURATION (4 MAN OPS) 

RRV FUNCTIONS LABORATORY FUNCTIONS 

0 ACTS PROPULSION • LIFE SUPPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

• PRIME ELECTRICAL POWER • ACTS - REFERENCE 

O LIFE SUPPORT EXPENDABLES • COMMUNICATIONS/DATA 

0 EXPERIMENTS • BIO-MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

• SPARE EQUIPMENT O EXPERIMENTS 

S2Tal Mir 
TANKS (4) 

CREW TRANSFER 

TUNNEL 

CTS PRESSURANT 

D -WIPE= ERIBA *.200 WATTS AVAILABLE FOR EXPERIMENTS 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

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o CONFIGURATION 

4 N DUAL COMPARTMENT LABORATORY D SLPIL 1-1.6kg WIGS-23`1 

Page 6 of 41 

DOCKING MECHANISM 

(PASSIVE) 

DOCKING MECHANISM 

(PASSIVE) 

(CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE) 

AVAILABLE FOR 

MISSION EQUIPMENT 

CTS THRUSTER SPARE 

MODULES (4) PARTS 

ACTS FUEL 

TANKS (4) 

 72. 

LH2TANKS (4 

LOz 

TANKS (4 

10. 0' 

AVAILABLE FOR 

PAYLOAD 

PERFORMANCE 

TOTAL PRESSURIZED VOLUME (SHIRT SLEEVE ENVIRONMENT) 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR CREW 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

AVAILABLE UNPRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

EXPERIMENT PAYLOAD CAPACITY (WTR, i = 80°, 180 N M CIR) 

ELECTRICAL POWER (AVERAGE) 

RESUPPLY CYCLE 

2, 000 FT3 

1, 200 FT3 

600 FT3 

950 FT3 

5, 700 LBS 

2, 000 WATTS* 

60 DAYS 
0 CONFIGURATION DOCKING MECHANISM 

(ACTIVE) 

(CONFIGURATION AND PERFORMANCE) 

0,2 ACCUM. 

TANKS (4) 

10.0' . 

LH2 TANKS (5) 

. ACTS FUEL AVAILABLE FOR 

LO2 TANKS (5) TANKS (6) PAYLOAD 

 43. 5'? 

6) PERFORMANCE 

ACTS THRUSTOR 

MODULES (4) ACTS PRESSURANT 

TANKS (6) REW TRANSFER 

TUNNEL 

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UNPRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

EXPERIMENT PAYLOAD CAPACITY (WTR, i = 80°, 180 N M CIR) 

ELECTRICAL POWER (AVERAGE) 

RESUPPLY CYCLE (TO SUPPLY 4 MAN CREW) 

2,000 FT3 

10,000 LBS 

2,000 WATTS*` 

60 DAYS 

*200 WATTS AVAILABLE FOR EXPERIMENTS 
ROV DISCRETIONARY PAYLOAD 

(60 DAY EXPENDABLES) 

ETR = 10, Z00# = 28. 5°, 180 NM CIR) 

WTR = 5, 7004(i = 80°, 180 NM CIR) 

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RESUPPLY V CLE DISCRETIONARY PAYLOAD 

ETR 

i = 28. 5°, 180 NM CIR E-1 

P. 

10, 000 

0 

›.4 

f31 co 8;000 

(4 

>4 fq 

4tC - 

,4 

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frl 6 000 

WTR 

= 80°, 180 NM CIR. 

60 70 

RESUPPLY CYCLE TIME4-0DA 

*DISCRETIONARY PAYLOAD = BOOSTER CAPABILITY LESS GHT OF LOADED RRV 
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9 /16/ 66 

WHS-231-.4%.\ 

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O MOL BASELINE VEHICLE 

......-- I \-• 

I- - --- \1 

I \ 

I.... I 

PRESS. MISSION 

O RENDEZVOUS ENITIAL7 

(RPM 

COMP T. MODULE 

16•IMMINIMMO ‘01MID 

• GEMINI LABORATORY 

I B MODULE 

I 

r 

DOCKING ADAPTER 

-14 

PLANE 

UNPRESS 

GEMINI COMP T. 

B 

, CREW TUNNEL 

DOCKING SYSTEM 

 (PASSIVE) 

2 PLACES 

DOCKING PLANE 

A 

MODIFIED 

MISSION 

MODULE 

O RENDEZVOUS RESUPPLY VEHICLE 

(RRV) 

DOCKING SYSTEM 

(ACTIVE) 

HANDLING 
RENDEZVOUS 

RESUPPLY VEHICLE 

(RRV) 

POSSIBLE CREW 

TRANSFER FROM 

SUBSEQUENT RRV'S 

INITIAL LAUNCH RENDEZVOUS 

LABORATORY VEHICLE (Fa V) 

2 MAN DUAL COMPART D ENT LABORATORY CONFIGURATION 

(COMBINED MISSION) 

NRO APP 

• RELEAS 

ED FOR 

1 JULY 2015 SPEliJA HAWILlik WHS-231 

Page 10 of 41' 

RENDEZVOUS ORBITING VEHICLE 

(ROY) 

RRV FUNCTIONS 

• CREW TRANSPORT VEHICLE 

• ACTS PROPULSION 

• PRIME POWER 

• LIFE SUPPORT EXPENDABLES 

• DATA RETURN SYSTEM 

1111 SUBSYSTEM SPARES/REPLACEMEN 

R.I•V FUNCTIONS 

• LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM 

O ATTITUDE CONTROL REF. ELECTRONICS 

O COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA HANDLING 

O ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

PERFORMANCE DATA 

a HETI .iN_ 
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Page 11 of 1 RET SPECIAL HANDLING 

2 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT LABORATORY 

CONFIGURATION,AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 

(COMBINED MISSION) 

• CONFIGURATION 

107' 

P-OSAO 7,Al 

101 'OM I 

tit .0= Op 1 1 

DOCKING & SEPARATION PLANE 

RESUPPLY VEHICLE RENDEZVOUS INITIAL',VEHICLET 'I _:T.. 

. . . (RIV) 

• PERFORMANCE DATA 

TOTAL PRESSURIZED VOLUME (SHIRT SLEEVE ENVIRONMENT) 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR CREW 

AVAILABLE PRESSURIZED VOLUME FOR EXPERIMENT EQUIPMENT 

R. I. V. iEXP.: PAYLOAD CAPACITY (i = 96. 4°, 80/180 NM) 

ELECTRICAL POWER (AVERAGE) 

RESUPPLY CYCLE 

2,060 FT3 

1, 200 FT3 

210 FT3 

3, 000 LBS 

I, 950 WATTS 

60 DAYS 

SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

CLO-]000 9-27-66 
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3E 

COMBINED MISSION OPERATIONS 

SPECIAL HANDLING WHS-232 ***464 

Page 12 of 41 

TYPICAL WORKCYCLE FOR A NORMAL DAY 

SUBCYCLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

2 2 2 2 

REST/SLEEP 

PAYLOAD OPERATIONS 

A A A A 

2 

Z1 Z1 

1 

x 

DAILY SEQUENCE LOAD # 

UPflATE EPHEMERIS A A A 

(+ WEATHER, PROGRAMMING CHANGE4?) 

P/L ACTIVITY 

AREAS 

CREW REQ'D 

FOR P/L OPS 

READOUT 

CREW #1 

CREW 

2 2 2 

•■■••••• 

41111111•••••■ REST/SLEEP 

• 11•1•11.11••■•11 

• 

POSSIBLE TIMES AVAILABLE FOR CREW TESTING AND VEHICLE HOUSEKEEPING 

CREW #1 

CREW #2 Z7Z1XXXXX:EfICIZOLVizcz* 

SPECIAL HANDLING 

CLO-100J 9-27-66 
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POTENTIAL BIOASTRONAUTICS TEST PROGRAMS 

LAUNCH 

4 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB 2 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB 

DURATION 

(MONTHS) 

ON-ORBIT TEST DATA LAUNCH DURATION 

(MONTHS) 

ON-ORBIT TEST DATA 

1 

1 & 2 2 2, 2, 2, 0 2 1 &2 2 2, 0 2 

3 4 4, 4, 0, 2 4 .3 4 0, 2 4 

4 6 6, 0, 2, 4 6 4 6 0, 4 2 • 

5 8 8, 2, 4, 6 - 5 8 2, 0 6 

6 10 10, 4, 6, 8 . - . 6 10 4, 0 2 

7 12 ' 12, 61 8, 10 12, 6, 8, 10 7 12 6, 2 - 

8 & 9 14 0, 2 

10 16 0, 4 2 

11 18 2, 6 - 

12 20 0, 10 4 

13 22 2, 12 2, 12 

TEST DATA TOTALS TEST DATA TOTALS 

1 MAN X 2 MO. 

1 MAN X 4 MO. 

2 MEN X 6 MO. 

1 MAN X 8 MO. 

1 MAN X 10 MO. 

1 MAN X 12 MO. 

5 MEN X 2 MO. 

2 MEN X 4 MO. 

1 MAN X 6 MO. 

1 MAN X 8 MO. 

1 MAN X 12 MO. 
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COST RANGE SUMMARY - WTR 

INCREMENTS ABOVE MOL BASELINE* 

PROGRAM 

NONRECURRING 

COST, M$ 

RECURRING 

COST, M$ 

TOTAL** 

COST, M$ 

• 60 TO 90 DAY BIOASTRONAUTICS TESTING 

• 2 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB 285 332 562 

(INTEGRAL LAUNCH) 

YEAR BIOASTRONAUTICS TESTING 

• .1 YEAR PROGRAM 515 466 981 

4 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB 

(INTEGRAL LAUNCH) 

• 2 YEAR COMBINED MISSION PROGRAM 299 97 396 

2 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB 

(RENDEZVOUS) 

* 2 MANNED AND 3 UNMANNED LAUNCHES PER YEAR ASSUMED FOR BASELINE 

FOLLOW-ON PROGRAM 

** NOT INCLUDING NASA PAYLOAD ELEMENTS 

M.00k1,101 
MONTH FROM 

PH II ATP .5.21 22 23 24 39 4C41.4 4 44 45 

At • 

46 47 48 49150 5 1 

• 

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W146 .. 231' 

J • - 

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22612i2812'i 3C31 32 3: 3435 343 

MOL BASELINE (REFERENCE) A A 

LAUNCH FACILITIESLACIVATIOAd 

VEH. ENGG. QUAL. TESTING 

1st M/ AM I—FAB 

1st AM 

ASSY IINSTL 

L FAB 1 ASSY II & Clot 

1 

1 

INTEGRAL LAUNCH-DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB (90 DAYS) I 

DES. MOD/TEST ....)- DES.„---"— TEST I 1 

1 st NASA FLT VEH. L FAB ASSY jI & C 0 11 

ADD'L LAUNCH FACIL CONSTR. .-1------- ACTIVATION 1 1 

1 

4-MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB (RENDEZVOUS) 1 

• : LAUN1ZH 

DES. MOD/TEST DESIGN TEST 

52 5 5 555653 

0 

ADD'L LAUNCH FACILIS4>CQIIS_T 

RRV UNMANNED FLT. TEST 

1

st MANNED RRV 

1

st MANNED RIN 

1 I 

1 I 

OD 2-MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT LAB (COMBINED MISSION - RENDEZVOUS) 

ESIGN 

)CONSTR„..-- ACTIVATION 

RV UNMANNED FLIT. TEST 

18t, MANNED RRV 

18 ` MANNED RI V 

FAB ASSY I & C/O 1 

I FAB 1 ASSY f i& CLQ11 

ESIGN MOD/TEST 

DD'L LAUNCH FACIL 

D TEST 

UNMANNED 

LAUNCH RV 

LAUNCI1 

111 V 

LAUNCI4 

I LAUNCH 

RI V 

<>LAUNCH 

UNMANNED RR'si 

I FAB I ASSY II & C/OI 

MONTH 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

il

lFMUM 

CONCLUSION 

• TEST DURATIONS UP TO 90 DAYS APPEAR POSSIBLE WITH 

MOL INTEGRALLAUNCH APPROACH 

• MOL RENDEZVOUS APPROACHES PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY 

FOR LONGER DURATION TESTING 

• COMBINED MISSION APPROACH APPEARS PROMISING 

BASED. ON PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS 

-sEeespE3 HAA RI; 

WHS-231 

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41 

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INTEGRAL LAUNCHsprAL 

2 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT VEHICLE WEIGHT SUMMARY 

(90 DAY BIO- TEST MISSION) 

0 

UC PC#1 PC#2 SM 

GEMINI B + CREW AND EQUIPMENT 6, 500 LBS 

O LABORATORY (DRY 17, 180 

UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT 3, 240 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #1 4, 660 • 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #2 2, 170 

SERVICE MODULE 4, 550 

• WEIGHT MARGIN 2, 560 

0 RESIDUALS 400 

O EXPENDABLES 7, 220 

PROPELLANT 1, 450 

CRYOGENICS 5, 320 

PERSONNEL PROVISIONS 450 

TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT 31, 300 LBS 

(T-III M, i = 80°, 180 NMC"/ 32. 6 K) DPL")1.3 K 

TARILIIHR- 
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,PC#1 PC#2 .sm 

NAN II M, i = 800, 180 NMC no 32. 6 K 11; 1 "" 6K 

4 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT RENDEZVOUS INITIAL VEHICLE 

WEIGHT SUMMARY 

(1 YEAR BIO- TEST MISSION - 60 DAY RESUPPLY) 

0 

0 

GEMINI B + CREW AND EQUIPMENT 

LABORATORY (DRY) 

6, 500 

15, 820 

UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT 2, 940 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #1 4, 720 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #2 2, 300 

SERVICE MODULE 2, 680 

DOCKING SYSTEM 500 

WEIGHT MARGIN 2, 680 

0 RESIDUALS 360 

0 EXPENDABLES 3, 920 

PROPELLANT 1, 000 

CRYOGENICS 2, 620 

PERSONNEL PROVISIONS (2 MEN, 

60 DAY INITIAL LAUNCH REQ. ) 

300 

0 TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT 26, 600 LBS 
rr 

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WEIGHT SUMMARY 

- W1-1-8431 

Page 19 of 41 

SM 

I 

O GEMINI B + CREW AND EQUIP. + RENDEZVOUS RADAR 

O RESUPPLY MODULE (DRY) 

UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT 

SERVICE MODULE'SECTION (INCLUDES SPARES) 

WEIGHT MARGIN 

O RESIDUALS 

O EXPENDABLES 

PROPELLANT 

CRYOGENICS 

PERSONNEL PROVISIONS 

O TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT 

M, i = 80°, 180 NMC 32. 6 K) 

60 DAY 

RESUPPLY 

90 DAY 

RESUPPLY 

6, 600 6, 600 

3, 250 3, 250 

4, 340 7, 980 

1, 520 2, 250 

375 545 

2, 335 2, 715 

3, 225 5, 940 

590 890 

22, 235 LBS 28, 170 LBS 

DPL 10.4 K 
mAtioury 

DPL0.13. 5 K 

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PERIL Hi r` 

2 MAN DUAL COMPAR ENT LABORATORY COMBINED MISSION RIV 

WEIGHT SUMMARY 

(WTR, i = 96. 4°, 80/180 N. MI. ) 

UC PC#1 PC#2 

O LABORATORY 12, 450 LBS 

UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT, , 3, 540 

(INCLUDES FAIRING TRADE & DOCKING HARDWR) 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #1 2, 175 

PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT #2 4, 665 

WEIGHT MARGIN 2, 070 

O . MISSION MODULE 

MISSION EQUIPMENT 

MODULE STRUCTURE 

WEIGHT MARGIN 

O RESIDUALS 

11,500 

7, 600 

2, 000 

1, 900 

390 

V/I4S-'n1 

Page 20 of 41 

O EXPENDABLES* 

PROPELLANT 

CRYOGENICS (1000 WATTS AVG. ) 

2, 740 

2: 000 

740 

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O TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT ^ 27, 080 LBS 

\,%.... * PROVIDES UP TO 40 DAY ON-ORBIT LOITER TIME 

(T-III M, i = 96. 4, 80/180 NM ^-130. 6 K) 
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RENDEZVOUS RESUPPLY VEHICL - ECOMBINED MISSION 

WEIGHT SUMMARY 

(2 MEN, 60 DAY RESUPPLY) 

SM UC 

O GEMINI B + CREW AND EQUIP. + RENDEZVOUS RADAR 6, 550 LBS 

O RESUPPLY MODULE (DRY) 10, 330 

SUPPORT MODULE SECTION 4, 925 

UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT 3, 605 

WEIGHT MARGIN 1, 700 

O RESIDUALS 910 

O EXPENDABLES 

PROPELLANT 6, 340 

CRYOGENICS 3, 000 

EXPERIMENTS & DATA HANDLING 

{ 1, 860 

480 

PERSONNEL PROVISIONS 300 

11, 980 

O TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT 29, 770 LBS 

(T-III M, i = 96. 4°, 80/180 NM'' 30.6 K) DPL"O. 8 K 

prrAK. NiK1OURP,„,. 
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9/ Lb/ 00 

WHS:- 2 3T 

FUNCT DISTRIBUTI 

ORBITING CONFIGURATION 

IN Page 22 of 41Th 

.3 

RRV FUNCTIONS 

(STORAGE END) 

o CREW TRANSPORT 

(STORAGE) 

RLV FUNCTIONS 

o LIFE SUPPORT 

o ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 

o ACTS - REFERENCE 

o COMMUNICATIONS/DATA 

BID MED EQUIPMENT 

o EXPERIMENTS 

RRV FUNCTIONS 

(ACTIVE END) 

o CREW TRANSPORT 

o ACTS - PROPULSION 

o PRIME ELECTRICAL POWER 

o LIFE SUPPORT EXPENDABLES 

o DATA RETURN SYSTEM 

o EXPERIMENTS 

* RENDEZVOUS LABORATORY VEHICLE = V. LESS GEMINI B SPEcia NKIMHP.) 0 SPARE EQUIPMENT 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

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4 MAN - DUAL COMPARTMENT CONCEPT 

POSSIBLE RENDEZVOUS/RESUPPLY OPERATIONS 

TIME LINE FUNCTION 

(DAY) 

CREW CONFIGURATION 

0-60 LAUNCH ROV & OPERATE 

• N 

J 

cczn IRRv4 

c<r i1, A TRRV 11 0>3 

<r-Fro1 

60 LAUNCH RRV #1 

RENDEZVOUS WITH ROV 4 

DOCK & OPERATE ROI/ SYSTEM 

120 t LAUNCH RRV #2 

RENDEZVOUS WITH ROY 

SEPARATE RRV #1 & STATION KEEP 

DOCK RRV #2 ON P/L COMPARTMENT 

SEPARATE GEMINI #1 & RETURN 

DOCK RRV #1 ON ROV /GEM I. F. 4 

OPERATE ROV SYSTEM 

180 LAUNCH RRV #3 & SUBS, 

(REPEAT RRV SEQUENCE) 

ELLA 

( V \ 

1\ 

ptItV j 1>3 

TRRVI2 1>3 

SAME AS RRV #2 CONFIG. 
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TITAN III M PERFORMANCE DATA 

IPSECREI MEM Page-24 of 41 '-'‘... 

200 

190 

180 

170 

z 

160 

fzi 

150 E-I 

E-1 4 140 

130 

0 120 

<4 110 

100 

90 

\ INCLUDES 600# 

\ FOR P/L SELF 

INJECT 

LAUNCHED FROM WER 

90° ORBIT INCLINATIONDIRECT ASCENT INTO CIRCULAR 

ORBITS 

CIRCULAR ORBIT CAPABILITY VIA 

80 N. MI. CIRCULAR ORBIT. AV FOR 

TRANSFER AND CIRCULARIZATION 

SUPPLIED BY PAYLOAD. 

PAY •AD Isp = 280 SEC. 

LAUNCHED FROM EIR 

28. 35° ORBIT 

INCLINATION 

8022 24 2'6 2'8 3b 32 34 I36 40 

gr,,a7 /7, 17 r.riT 

1 L't1P101 .1 1' Fijklg; 

PAYLOAD - 
RRV MM 

..•■■•■••■ 

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"r NIP iNiffilP MVP 

ESTIMAT ELECTRICAL POWER 

.„ 

ESTIMAT E

M1 

(WATTS) 

0 2 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT VEHICLE - INTEGRAL LAUNCH 

1650 WATTS 

100 1000 350 200 

0 4 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT VEHICLE - RENDEZVOUS (BIO TEST) 

..-- 

RRV IN 

STORAGE 

.., I 

I RRV EINTION n 

.... 

100 1600 350 250 250 100 

0 2 MAN DUAL COMPARTMENT VEHICLE - RENDEZVOUS (COMBINED'MISSION) 

100 250 200 900 500 

2000 WATTS 

1950 WATTS 

L 
62. 3 LB/DAY 

47. 6 LB/DAY 

5. 0 LB/DAY 

46.5 LB/DAY 

8. 5 LB/ DAY 

169. 4 LB/ 

Priz"39fAn 

NRO APPROVE _f_11)R 

RELEASE ytJLY 2015 

2 MAN INTEGRAL LAUNO,H - BIOASTRONAUTICS TESTING (180 N. ML CIR. E. 0. ) 

PROPELLANT 6. 7 LB/DAY 

CRYOGENICS 59. 1 LB/DAY 

PERSONNEL PROV. 5.0 LB/DAY 

TOTAL 70.8 LB/DAY 

4 MAN RENDEZVOUS LAUNCH - BIOASTRONAUTICS TESTING (180 N. MI. CIR. E. 0. ) 

60 DAY 

RESUPPLY 

90 DAY 

RESUPPLY 

(LB/DAY) , (LB/DAY) 

PROPELLANT 12.6 12. 6 

CRYOGENICS 53. 8 72. 7 

PERSONNEL PROV. 10.0 10.0 

TOTAL 76. 4 LB/DAY 95. 3 LB/DAY 

• 2 MAN RENDEZVOUS LAUNCH - COMBINED MISSION (80/180, i = 94. 6°) 

PM. 

VEHICLE EXPENDABLES RATES 

A ti 

Page 26 of 41 

PROPELLANT 

CRYOGENICS 

PERSONNEL. PROV. 

DRV'S 

FILM. 

TOTAL 
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SECRE prri,PAl [Lai 

TIME FOR CREW TEatI 

WHS-231 

Page 27 of 41 

TIME (MAN HRS/DAY) 

• POSSIBLE TIME SPANS REQUIRED FOR CREW TESTS 

• BIOMEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION TESTS 

4 90 MINUTES PER MAN PER DAY 

CERTAIN TESTS ARE SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 

4 SOME TESTING REQUIRES BOTH CREW MEMBERS 

3.00 

• GENERAL HUMAN PERFORMANCE TESTS 1. 00 

J 60 MINUTES PER MAN EVERY OTHER DAY 

4 TESTS ARE SELF ADMINISTERED 

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONING AND EXERCISE .50 

TOTAL 4. 5 MH/DAY 

• ESTIMATED CREW TIME ALLOCATION 

• MISSION OPERATIONS 

• LABORATORY VEHICLE OPERATIONS/HOUSEKEEPING 

• GEMINI B (MONITORING) 

• CREW SUSTENANCE 

16.00 

4.00 

25 

20. 00 

TOTAL 40.25 MH/DAY 

• AVAILABILITY OF TIME FOR CREW TESTS APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENT 

• 4.5 MH/DAY REQUIRED WITH 7. 25 MH/DAY POSSIBLY AVAILABLE 

• DAILY SCHEDULING OF TESTS REQUIRED 

NI TESTS DEPENDENT UPON INTERVENING TIME SPAN 

4 TESTS REQUIRING PARTICIPATION OF BOTH CREWMEN 

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SYSTEM 

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CAPACITANCE PROB 

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PRESSURE 

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HEATER POWER 

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INNER SHELL 

PERMANENT VACUU 

EXTENDED SURFACE 

- HEATER 

••••TEMPERATURE 

SENSOR 

LEADS 

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SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS 

LO2 LH2 

I. D. (IN) 31.8 38.6 

O. D. (IN) 33.8 41.6 

WU (LB/HR/ TANK) .367 .0466 

WV (LB/HR/TANK .183 .0303 

CAPACITY (LB) 571. 72.7 

VENTING @ DES. 130. 100, 

PRESS. (DAYS) 

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PROBABILITY OF RE'C'EIVING SOLAR FLARE DOSE 

1.0 

1968-72 

mime 

0.1 

PROBABILITY 

- OF RECEIVING 

• DOSE ?,:.50 RAD 

PROBABILITY OF REC,EWING_ ?50 ?.—• _._RAD_. DURI,is1G i 

1972-78 PERIOD IS APPROXIMATELY ZERO 

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TRAPP D PRADIATION DOSE IN MOL 

o YEAR MISSION 

o 90° INCLINATION 

) o 200 N. M. ORBIT 

o 1968- 70 

FRC PERMISSIBLE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE = 5 RAD/YEAR (RBE = 1) 

ACUTE DOSE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE DETECTABLE 

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS = 35 - 50 RAD 

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METEOROID CRITERIA IMPACT ON LABORATORY STRUCTURE WEIGHT 

STRUCTURE WEIGHT PER SQ. FT. OF SURFACE AREA VS. ON-ORBIT DURATION 

1. 5 Lbs/Cu. Ft. polyfoam insulation between inner and outer skins included 

in penetration calculations and resulting structure weight. 

Laboratory length = 28 Ft. 

Laboratory diameter = 10 Ft. 

Minimum inner skin thickness for structural integrity = 0. 06 inches. 

Probability of no penetration = 0. 995. 

Orbit altitude = 105 N. Mi. 

Inner and outer skins spaced 2 inches apart." 

Total thickness includes an addition of 0. 008 inches to account for frame structure. 

Results reflect a factor of 1.5 applied to total thickness. 

INNER SKIN THICKNESS 

< 0. 06 Inches 

?...■ 0. 06 Inches 

0 40 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 

ON-ORBIT DURATION - DAYS spErm MANDL! 
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VEHICLE PROVISIONS FOR CREW TESTS - LONG DURATION MISSIONS 

• BIOMEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL 

EVALUATION (P-12) 

WT. (LBS) 

PRESSURIZED 

VOL. (FT3) Ay. PWR. (WATTS) 

• PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS 250 5 26 

EQUIP. 

• RADIATION MEASUREMENTS 45 2 15 

E QUIP. 

• GENERAL HUMAN PERFORMANCE (P-11) 

• CONTROL/DISPLAY EQUIP. 36 1 1 

• PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONING AND 

EXERCISE TESTS 

• MECHANICAL AIDS 40 •• 

• INTERNAL CENTRIFUGE 400 236** 2 

TOTAL 771 LB. 246 FT3 44 WATTS 

* WT. DOES NOT INCLUDE ATTITUDE CONTROL PROPELLANT REQUIREMENTS 

** VOLUME REQUIRED DURING OPERATION 

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"ARTIFICIAL G" ALTERNATIVES 

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• ISOIVLETRIC.:EXERCISES 

• MECHANICAL AIDS (SPRINGS) 

TRAMPOLINE, EXERCYCLES) 

• 

• INTERNAL CENTRIFUGE 

• EXTERNAL CENTRIFUGE 

• ROTATION OF VEHICLE 

VIA CABLE AND COUNTERWEIGHT 

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"ARTIFICIAL G" APPROACHES 

METHOD 

SYSTEM 

COMPLEXITY 

WEIGHT 

PENALTY 

DYNAMICS 

PROBLEM 

ISOMETRIC EXERCISES* NONE NEGLIGIBLE NONE 

MECHANICAL AIDS* . NEGLIGIBLE 15# - 50# NONE 

INTERNAL CENTRIFUGE** MODERATE 400# MODERATE 

EXTERNAL CENTRIFUGE EXTREME 800# MODERATE 

CABLE lk COUNTERWEIGHT EXTREME 2500# EXTREME 

* PROVIDED FOR IN MOL BASELINE PROGRAM 

** PREFERRED APPROACH FOR LONG DURATION AND ADAPTABILITY TO 

MOL MISSION 

(.1ift‘9, PlIg4lilit 11141 . 

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COUNTERWEIGHT: 

(BALLAST) 

BALANCING 

MECHANISM 

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INTERNAL CENTRIFUGE CONCEPT 

MOTOR DRIVE 

SUPPORT STRUCTURE 

• WEIGHT PENALTY = 400 LBS. PLUS ATTITUDE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS 

FEMAL IKANE_.fin 
W = .20 REV/SEC 

1.0 1 G> = . 30 REV/SEC 

= .45 REV/SEC 

RADIAL 

DISTANCE 

(FT. ) 

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I ERNA L CENTRIFUGE 

ACCELERATION & ATTITUDE CONTROL FUEL CONSUMPTION 

• FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR SPIN 

CYCLE DURATION - 600 SEC. 

• SPIN/DESPIN 1.0 

• GYRO COUPLING 0. 3 

TOTAL 1. 3 LBS. 

.25 .50 .75 1.00 1.25 

ACCELERATION (g's) 

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MOL HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR ROV 

SECTION CHANGE 

GEMINI B 

PAYLOAD COMPARTMENT 

ADD SEPARATION INTERFACE FOR RESUPPLY VEHICLE. 

120 DAY STORAGE CAPABILITY 

ADD DOCKING INTERFACE (MECHANICAL) FOR RRV 

.REMOVE MOL MISSION CONSOLES, MODIFY AFT DOME 

FOR CREW TRANSFER TUNNEL 

REMOVE ALL MOL EQUIPMENTS EXCEPT ATMOSPHERE 

SUBSYSTEM, LIGHTING, PERSONNEL PROVISIONS, 

AND INTERCOM SYSTEM; MODIFY AFT DOME FOR 

CREW TRANSFER; ADD ADAPTER STRUCTURE TO FWD, 

END. 

MODIFY MISSION MODULE (USE AFT 21.5' AND ADAPT 

FOR ATTACHMENT TO AFT PRESSURIZED COMPARTMENT), ADD CREW TUNNEL, ADD AFT DOCKING 

INTERFACE (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL); ADD 

ONE COMPLETE SET OF BASELINE CRYOGENIC TANKS 

AND ONE FUEL CELL INSTALLATION, ADD REQUIRED 

POWER DISTRIBUTION. 

LAB UNPRESSURIZED 

COMPARTMENT 

FWD. PRESSURIZED 

COMPARTMENT 

AFT PRESSURIZED 

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ACTS ELECTRONICS 

PROPULSION 

COMMUNICATIONS 

COMPUTER 

MALFUNCTION CORRECTt 

CONTROL 

STRUCTURE 

LAB & SUPPORTING 

SUBSYSTEMS 

GEMINI- B 

MISSION PAYLOAD 

TOTAL 

21 

108 

. 998 -- 

. 994 84 

. 9835 

. 998 112 

• 928 25 

. 988 50 

. 9998 10 

867' 410 

. 982 

.- (2) 

.853; 410 LBS. 

EPS FUEL CELLS 

DISTRIB. & CONTROL . 998 

ECS L.SUPPORT/ATMOS CONT. .982 

THERMAL CONTROL .9998 

RELIABILITY ESTIMATES spErAL 

EMD INTEGRAL LAUNCH RENDEZVOUS 

2 MAN - DCL 4 MAN DCL 

(90 DAY) (60 DAY CYCLE) 

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2 MAN - DCL 

COMBINED MISSION 

(60 DAY CYCLE) 

SPARES Wic-S17)ARM-VrT. 

SUBSYSTEM R")LBS. R(1)LBS. 

SPARES WT. 

R(1) LBS. 

.999(2) 

.994 

.9999 

. 999 

.996 

. 989 

. 9989 

. 944 

. 991 

.999 

18 

94 

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44n 00 

72 

IMO VW 

98 

21 

44 

8 

.9988 

.994 

.9999 

. 999 

.996 

. 989 

. 9989 

944 • 

. 99! .991 

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20 

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98 

21 

44 

8 

.91 

. 988 

355 

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.023 

. 988 

357 

OD en 

.907 20 

scar 355 LBS. .411. 377 LBS. 

400 

(1) RELIABILITY WITH MANNED MAINTENANCE 

(2) MISSION PAYLOAD NOT INCLUDED 

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