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No. Title 

1 Title Page - Acoustic and Vibration Testing 

2 'Questions to be Addressed 

3 Test Objectives 

4 s..)c" Present Test Plan , 

5 External Sound Pressure Levels 

6 The Mission Module Problem 

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7 Capabilities of Some Existing Acoustic Facilities 

ASD Sonic Fatigue Facility 

9 EK Proposed Acoustic Facility 

A Possible Approach - Mission Module Acoustic Testing 

Acoustic Test Facility 

Development Testing 

EKC Acoustic Facility Schedule 

W.yle and DAC S-M Facility Mod Cost "--e41.14.4.41t-1 

Qualification Testing 

Acceptance Testing Considerations 

17 Typical Acceptance Vibration Defects 

18 Acceptance Testing 

19 Low Level EKC Facility 

20 Conclusion Chart 

21 Alternate 1 

22 Alternative No. 2 

(a) Mission Module Structural Arrangement 

24 Alternate No. 3 

25 Recommendations 

Bl L.-- Acoustic Qualification Test Schedule Alternatives 

B2 Special Test Vehicle for Dynamic Qualification Test 

B3 Alternate No. 4 

B4 Noraircoustic Generator 1 

55 LTV-Electropneumatic Transducer 

B6 Historical Data on Other Programs 

B7 Testing on Other Programs 

B8 EKC Acoustic Facility Schedule 

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QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED 

o WHAT SHOULD THE OVERALL VIBRATION/ACOUSTIC 

TESTING PROGRAM BE FOR MOL? 

o IS THERE A REQUIREMENT FOR AN ACOUSTIC FACILITY 

AT EKC FOR MOL? 

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TEST OBJECTIVES 

o DEVELOPMENT TESTING 

ENGINEERING TEST TO PROVIDE COMPONENT ENVIRONMENTAL 

DESIGN AND QUALIFICATION TEST DATA, AND TO VERIFY 

STRUCTURAL DESIGN 

o QUALIFICATION TESTING 

PROVE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE FOR EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT 

WITH MARGIN 

o ACCEPTANCE TESTING 

PROVE PARTICULAR ARTICLE IS BUILT TO SPECIFICATIONS 

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LM TMB I CQAB LM TMB COM, 

DEVELOP. 0 

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(EKC) 

VIBR. 

AND 

ACOUS. 

VIBR. 

VIBRATION & 

ACOUSTIC 

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ACOUS. 

VIBR. 

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ACOUSTIC 

ACCEP. 0 ....... VIBR. 

ACOUSTIC 

(EKC) VIBR. VIBR. 

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THE MISSION MODULE PROBLEM 

o THE EXCITATION (REF: SAFSL 10003) 

o THE TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION PATHS 

IA' FRAMES AT Al & A2' HINGED STRAP AT B 

INTERNAL ACOUSTICS 

o VIBRATION TEST? 

REQUIRES: TEST FIXTURES FROM SHAKERS TO ATTACH PTS A1 A2& B 

- EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL MODS AT ATTACH POINTS 

A DIFFICULT TEST DESIGN PROBLEM 

o ACOUSTIC TEST 

SIMULATES REAL ENVIRONMENT 
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CAPABILITIES OF SOME EXISTING ACOUSTIC FACILITIES a77 

LOCATION SIZE EQUIPMENT 

TEST LEVELS 

(OVERALL) *PROGRAM 

..-....-„, 

ASD, DAYTON 150,000 ft3 

(42 ft high) 

PURE TONE 

SIRENS 

162 db 

'QUASI' RANDOM 

AIRCRAFT FATIGUE 

DOUGLAS, 

SANTA MONICA 

10,000 ft3 

(30 ft high) 

ELECTROPNEUMATIC 

TRANSDUCER 

158 db 

RANDOM 

MISSILE & SPACE 

VEHICLES 

WYLE LABS, 

HUNTSVILLE 

100,000 ft3 - 

(36 ft high) Of 

155 db 

RANDOM 

SATURN 

NORTH AMERICAN 

LOS ANGELES 

9000 ft3 

(22 ft high) 

it 160 db 

RANDOM 

JPL, ' 

PASADENA 

1000 ft3 

(14 ft high) 

 ti 154 db 

RANDOM 

SPACECRAFT 

NORTHROP. 

HAWTHORNE 

170 ft3 HIGH PRESSURE 

AIR MODULATOR 

165 db 

RANDOM 

SPACECRAFT 

COMPONENTS 

MARTIN, 

DENVER - 

5 74 ft 

(5 ft high) 

RANDOM SIREN 166 db 

'QUASI' RANDOM 

TITAN 

COMPONENTS 

MSC - NASA DUCT SHROUDS ELECTROPNEUMATIC 

TRANSDUCER 

169 db 

RANDOM 

APOLLO 

VEHICLE 

CONCLUSIONS: DOUGLAS & WYLE FACILITIES REPRESENT CURRENT STATE OF ART. 

165 db REALIZED ONLY IN SMALL CHAMBERS, OR BY SPEC. TECHNIQUES. 
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O DESCRIPTION 

• LARGE ACOUSTIC CHAMBER (70X56X42 FT) - DOOR 16X16 FT 

• SOUND EQUIPMENT - 36 PURE TONE SIRENS - "WARBLED" 

THROUGH 50 CPS FILL 1/2 SPECTRUM 

BELOW 2400 CPS; 1/20 SPECTRUM ABOVE 

- AIR SUPPLY - 310,000 CFM @ 14.6 PSIG 

• INSTRUMENTATION - 72 ANALOG DATA CHANNELS--> 342 CHANNELS 

BY (10X30) +42 

O DEFICIENCIES 

°. DOOR SIZE 

• RELIABILITY OF SIREN EQUIPMENT (FATIGUE FAILURES) 

• NON CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM - POOR SIMULATION OF ACOUSTIC 

EXCITATION 

• DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - CUMBERSOME 

AND TIME CONSUMING 

MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR MOL TESTING 

• INCREASE DOOR SIZE 

• PROCURE NEW (ELECTROPNEUMATIC TRANSDUCER) RANDOM 

NOISE SYSTEM 

• PROVIDE HIGHER PRESSURE AIR SUPPLY 

• REPLACE DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH 

DIGITAL SYSTEM 

• IMPACT 

• NEW FACILITY EXCEPT FOR MODIFIED CHAMBER - COST 

APPROXIMATELY 3.7M (152/165 LOCAL) 
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EK PROPOSED ACOUSTIC FACILITY 

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REVERBERANT ROOM 

ACOUSTIC LEVELS 

RUN =RATION 

ACOUSTIC HORNS 

AIR SUPPLY 

APPROXIMATE COST 

32' x 42' x 60' 

152 DB REVERBERANT 

165 DB DIRECT RADIATION (12' LONG) 

2 MIN. AT FULL POWER 

CONTINUOUS AT 7 DB DOWN 

4 NORAIR MK VII REVERBERANT 

30 LTV 94 DIRECT RADIATION 

57, 000 CU. FT. STORAGE @ 130 PSIG 

12,000 CFM/ 3000 HP AIR COMPRESSOR 

$4. 9M 

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152 db 165 db 

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RATIONALE: THE A-FRAMES FORM THE PRIMARY TRANSMISSION PATH 

FOR RESPONSE EXCITED BY THE 165 DB ENVIRONMENT 

o PROVIDE A BASIC ACOUSTIC EXCITATION OF 152 DB OVERALL 

o ADD HORN ARRAYS TO EXCITE A-FRAME MOUNTING POINTS 

TO THE SPECIFIED LEVEL OF 165 DB OVERALL 

THIS APPROACH MAY REDUCE EKC FACILITY COST TO $3. OM 

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o ACOUSTIC TESTING IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE ACCELERATION 

LEVELS RELIABLY THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE 

o SEGMENT TESTS ARE TECHNICALLY SOUND BECAUSE OF THE NATURE 

OF ACOUSTIC EXCITATION 

DEVELOPMENT TEST SHOULD BE RUN AT QUALIFICATION LEVELS 

o TEST PLANNING SHOULD NOT COUNT ON THE USE OF EKC FACILITY 

BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN BRINGING IT ON LINE 

IN TIME AND MAKING AVAILABLE TO DAC 

o TWO CANDIDATES EXIST: 

WYLE AT HUNTSVILLE 

DOUGLAS AT SANTA MONICA 

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• EKC ACOUSTIC FACILITY SCHEDULE 

MM DEVELOPMENT 

DESIGN 

CONSTRUCTION , ACOUSTIC TEST 

INSTALLATION & CI-ICKOUT 

1 DEC. 66 

I. f i 1 I 1 1 24 i 1 

3 9 12 15 18 21 27 30 

MONTHS FROM GO-AHEAD 

15 MAR. 1 JUN 

ORIGINAL SCHEDULE 15 FEB. 

• 1968 

SOURCE: BRIEFING BY DAVID SMITH, EKC - 28 NOVEMBER 1966 

EK TWX DATED 18 NOVEMBER 1966 STATES: "LONG LEAD ITEMS 

(COMPRESSORS) FOR THE ACOUSTIC TEST FACILITY WILL 

DELAY SHIPMENT OF DSMM UNTIL 15 JUNE 1968." 
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11, 

WYLE DAC 

MODS (LM & MM) MODS (LM ONLY) 

EXCAVATE CHAMBER .08 NEW BUILDING .40 

6 HORNS (EPT-200) .13 3 HORNS (EPT-200) .06 

9000 CFM COMPRESSOR .15 SHROUD . .05 

MODEL TEST PROGRAM .04 INSTRUMENTATION .25' 

AIR SYSTEM .03 ENGINEERING .23 

MECHANICAL AGE .12 AIR SUPPLY .01 

$-1.00M 

ENGINEERING .54 

$1. OOM 

LM AND MM 

3 HORNS (EPT-200) .06 

COMPRESSOR .22 

LINES .01 

ENGINEERING .09 

. 38M 

GRAND TOTAL $1.38M 

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• COMPLETE LAB VEHICLE QUALIFICATION APPEARS DIFFICULT 

SEGMENT QUALIFICATION TESTS WITH PROPER INTERFACE SUBSTITUTES 

CAN ESSENTIALLY PROVIDE SATISFACTORY TEST 

• DEVELOPMENT TEST PROVIDES GOOD STRUCTURAL QUALIFICATION, 

BUT ONLY GROSS COMPONENT ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION 

• WYLE FACILITY REPRESENTS MOST DIFFICULT LOGISTICS PROBLEM 

FOR LM AND MM 

• MODIFIED SANTA MONICA FACILITY COULD BE USED FOR BOTH LM & MM 

WITH LEASE LINE CONNECTION TO AGE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH 

(USE THERMAL VACUUM AGE INTERFACE UNITS AND VIDEO LINK) 

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e TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT 

e PRE- AND POST-CHECK WITH ARTICLE SUBJECTED TO 

FLIGHT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT (LIKE 1 MIN) 

• LOWER THAN FLIGHT LEVEL VIBRATION TESTS WITH CHECK 

FOR INTERMITTENT FAILURES DURING EXCITATION 

(UP TO MANY HOURS) 

• MAJOR PROBLEM IS CHECKOUT TIME (SUMMARY CHECK OF MOST CIRCUITS) 

o LABORATORY MODULE 15 MIN > t < 60 MIN 

• TMB 2 MIN > t < 10 MIN 

• COAB 1 MIN 
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TYPICAL ACCEPTANCE VIBRATION DEFECTS 

o LOW LEAKAGE RESISTANCE, NOISE IN RECORD PATH, 

W81 CABLE REPLACED 

o THREE SCREWS ON HEATER CONTROLLER AND TWO SCREWS 

W1--S- -O 

rat 1 

ON TEST BOX CONNECTION LOOSENED IN VIBRATION - REPLACED 

o INTERMITTENT CPL-3 OUTPUT - WIRE WAS INTERMITTENT, 

OPEN AT LUG 

o LOOSE CONNECTING ROD ON APERTURE MASK ASSEMBLY - REPLACED 

o SCREW AND WASHER LYING IN CAMERA - BELIEVED DROPPED 

DURING ASSEMBLY 

o CAMERA ROLLER EXCESSIVE END PLAY - REPAIRED 

o PIVOT STUD BACK OUT - REPAIRED 

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ACCEPTANCE TESTING 

• AT LEAST "LOW LEVEL" TEST MANDATORY AT SEGMENT LEVEL 

• SOME TYPE OF COMPLETE SYSTEM TEST NEEDED FOR REASONABLE 

ASSURANCE OF FLIGHT READINESS 

• SEGMENT ACCEPTANCE TEST ON MM NEEDED BEFORE SHIPPING 

• "BUNGEE SUPPORTED" SYSTEM TESTS USING SMALL SHAKERS AT 

INTER-SEGMENT POINTS APPEAR TO BE FEASIBLE 

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o ACOUSTIC FACILITY 

REVERBERANT ROOM 32' x 42' x 60' 

ACOUSTIC LEVEL 140 DB REVERBERANT 

RUN DURATION CONTINUOUS 

ACOUSTIC HORNS I NOR IR MK V 

AIR SUPPLY 1200 CFM/300HP AIR COMPRESSOR 

APPROXIMATE COST $1.8M 

o VIBRATION FACILITY 

TEST LEVEL 4G.RMS (RANDOM) 

SHAKERS 2 C-210 SYSTEMS 

AMPLIFIERS 

EQUALILERS 

CONTROLS 

LABORATORY SPACE 

APPROXIMATE COST $1.4M 

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CONCLUSION CHART 

• ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT TESTING NEEDED. 

• SEGMENT LEVEL ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION TEST HIGHLY DESIRABLE. 

• LOW LEVEL ACCEPTANCE TEST IS A PRACTICAL NECESSITY AT BOTH 

SEGMENT AND SYSTEM LEVEL. 

•• LOW LEVEL ACOUSTIC TEST OF MM APPEARS TO BE THE SAME COST 

OF VIBRATION TEST. 

• HIGH LEVEL MM ACOUSTIC TESTS SHOULD USE LOCALIZED HORN APPROACH. 

IF LAB MODULE QUALIFICATION IS PERFORMED, THE SANTA MONICA 

FACILITY SHOULD BE MODIFIED. 

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SEGMENT COMPONENT 

SYSTEM LM TMB COAB LM TMB COAB 

DEVELOP 0 ACOUSTIC* ACOUSTIC* 

VIB. & 

ACOUSTIC VIB. 

VIB. & 

ACOUSTIC 

QUAL. 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT 

ACOUSTIC* ACOUSTIC* VIB. & 

ACOUSTIC 

VIB. VIB. & 

ACOUSTIC 

ACCEP. 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT ACOUSTIC* 

VIB. 

VIB. VIB. 

VIB. & 

ACOUSTIC** ACOUSTIC 

*'TEST AT SANTA MONICA 

** TEST AT EK (LOCALIZED HORNS) 

DAC EK 

SPECIAL QUAL. ARTICLE 15. OM - ZOM ACOUSTIC FACILITY $2. 1M 

TEST MANHOURS . 4M TEST MANHOURS . 4 

SM FACILITY 1. 4M $2. 5M 

ACCEPT. TEST .5M 

17.3M - 22. 3M 

TOTAL COST 19. 8M - 24.8 

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FULL DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING 

SEGMENT QUALIFICATION TESTING ON LM ONLY 

*TESTS AT DAC SANTA MONICA 

• SM FACILITY MOD 

O TEST MANHOURS 

O QUAL. LM USING 

COMPONENTS FROM 

QUAL. PROGRAM 

O ACCEPT. TEST 

$ 1.4M 

. 4M 

15. OM 20. OM 

.5M 

• LOW LEVEL $ .90M 

FACILITY 

• TEST MANHOURS . 40M 

O USE QUAL TEST -10. OOM 

MM FOR FL. #7 

(SAVING) $- 8.70M 

$17.3 - 22. 3M 

TOTAL NET COST ge, $8.6M - $13. 6M 

19 

SEGMENT COMPONENT 

SYSTEM LM TMB I COAB 

DEVELOP 

QUAL. 

0 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT 

r 

ACOUVI'IC* 

ACOUSTIC* 

ACOUSTIC* 

VIER. 1 

VIBR. 

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VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT 

LOW-LEVEL TEST 

AT ONF 

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DEVELOP 

SEGMENT COMPONENT 

SYSTEM LM TMB COAB LM TMB COAB 

MO Oa I= ACOUSTIC* 

ACOUSTIC 

AT EK 

■•■ 

VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC VIBR. 

VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC 

QUAL. •■• MI, Ott OD WO INt 

ACOUSTIC 

AT EK 

VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC VIBR. VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC 

ACCEPT. 

LOW-LEVEL 

INTERMITTENT 

VIBR. TEST 

LOW-LEVEL 

VIBR. TEST 

VIBR. 

EK 

VIBR. VIBR. VIBR. & 

ACOUSTIC 

. ACOUSTIC 

AT 

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*TEST PERFORMED AT SANTA MONICA 

DAC 

ACCEPT: TEST: .5M 

TOTAL COST';;;.' $2. 61.1 

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RECOMMENDATIONS 

O SEGMENT LEVEL ACOUSTICAL QUALIFICATION TESTING SHOULD BE 

ADOPTED UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM FOR MINIMUM 

RISK. 

O LOW-LEVEL ACCEPTANCE TEST FOR WORKMANSHIP AND FUNCTIONAL 

CONTINUITY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SEGMENT AND 

SYSTEM LEVEL. 

CONTRACTOR ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND SCHEDULE IMPACTS OF 

PROPOSED ALTERNATES SHOULD BE OBTAINED. 

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7/1/ 69 

L. M. ASSEMBLY 

FV - 3 

151 SP. T. V. C/ 0 SP. T. V. I 

7/15/69 9/1/69 10/15/6 

COMPONENT C/ 0, SP. T. V. ASSEMBLY 

SP. T. V. 

COST 

STRUCTURE 2. OM 

COMPONENT C/O 1. 5 

NEW ASSY. STAND 0. 5 

NEW COMPONENTS 6.0 

FABR. , C /0 & TEST 

OF SP. TEST UNIT 5. 5 

TOTAL $15. 5M 

Note: (1) Extra assembly stand required to keep present production schedule. 

(2) Checkout of new LM might delay launch of #4 by 4 to 6 weeks. 

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wgs- Itro 

fl 27 

INSERT QUAL. ACOUSTIC TEST INTO CURRENT SCHEDULE PRIOR TO QUAL. THERMAL 

VACUUM TEST 

PRESERVES ORDERLY SEQUENCE OF QUAL. & ACCEPTANCE TESTS 

PRESERVES LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF ACOUSTIC & T/V TESTS 

SLIPS LAUNCH SCHEDULE ONE MONTH 

ABOVE PLUS SPLIT QUAL. THERMAL VACUUM TEST 

DELAYS QUAL. T/V AFTER ACCEPTANCE, SPLITS QUAL. T/V 

PRESERVES LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF ACOUSTIC & T/V TESTS 

NO SLIP OF LAUNCH 

ADD QUAL. ACOUSTIC TEST AFTER QUAL. THERMAL VACUUM TEST 

PRESERVES ORDERLY SEQUENCE OF QUAL. & ACCEPTANCE TESTS. 

REVERSES LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF ACOUSTIC & T/V TESTS 

QUAL. TESTING COMPLETE PRIOR TO FV #3 SHIPMENT FROM HB 

NO SLIP OF LAUNCH 
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NO SEGMENT QUALIFICATION TESTING 

SEGMENT COMPONENT 

SYSTEM LM TMB COAB 

DEVELOP. 0 ACOUSTIC* 

I 

VIBRATION &

ACOUSTIC 

QUAL. 

LOW LEVEL 

VIBRATION 

CHECK 

--- --- --- 

VIBRATION & 

ACOUSTIC 

ACCEPT. Low LEVEL 

VIBRATION 

CHECK 

VIBR. 

VIBRATION LOW LEVEL 

ACOUSTIC LOW LEVEL 

ACOUSTIc AT EK 

* TESTS AT SANTA MONICA 

SUPPORTING COST BREAKOUT: 

DAC EK 

FACILITY MOD 1. 4M FACILITY .9M 

TEST MAN HRS . 8M TEST MAN HRS .2M 

DELETE ONE -10. OM (Savings) ACCEPT. TEST .5M SET HDW 

$2. 7M - 8. 9M (Savings) 

TOTAL COST •'`-' -6. 2M (Savings) 

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HISTORICAL DATA ON OTHER PROGRAMS 

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GEMINI 

QUALIFICATION ACCEPTANCE 

COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPONENT SYSTEM 

VIBRATION 

ACOUSTIC NONE VIBRATION NONE 

(GT-3 VIB) 

APOLLO - VIBRATION* ACOUSTIC* LOW—LEVEL 

VIBRATION 

(PARTIAL 

STRUCTURE 

TEST) 

NONE 

— _ 

206—I VIBRATION NONE VIBRATION LOW-LEVEL 

VIBRATION 

206-11 VIBRATION NONE 

— 

VIBRATION NONE 

. 

* THEORETICALLY DETERMINED LEVELS 

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PROGRAM 

SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

QUALIFICATION 

w)-ks - Iwo 

ri ACCEPTANCE 2 WEIGHT DEVELOPMENT 

Mercury 2. 7 K Flight V A V 0 

Gemini 8. 5 K Flight V V V -Future programs 

will 

Apollo 

Command & 

Service Mod 27 IC A 0 0 - GE proposal 

all up 

LEM • 36 K A V 0 0 - Acoustic taken out 

Future programs 

will 

206-I 1. 7 K (partial) V V 

206-II 4.6 K (partial) -V V V 

Saturn V 

S-II 50 K 

Aft Interface 13 K ) Flight A V A V 0 

Fwd Skirt 8 K 

V = System Vibration 

A = System Acoustic 

SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 
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EKC ACOUSTIC FACILITY SCHEDULE 

CONSTRUCTION 

INSTALLATION ti CHECKOUT 

MM DEVELOPMENT 

ACOUSTIC TEST 

DESIGN 

3 6 

1 

27 30 

T -1 

15 MAR. 1 JUN 

15 FEB. 

1968 

9 '12 15 18 21 

ORIGINAL SCHEDULE 

SOURCE: BRIEFING BY DAVID SMITH, EKC - 28 NOVEMBER 1966 

EX TWX DATED 18 NOVEMBER 1966 STATES: "LONG LEAD ITEMS 

(COMPRESSORS) FOR THE ACOUSTIC TEST FACILITY WILL 

DELAY SHIPMENT OF DSMM UNTIL 15 JUNE 1968." 

SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 17H3- 

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