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PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS 

D. R. HOWARD 

8 JANUARY 1968 

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FIRST-ROUND PROGRAM DECISIONS 

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o REPLACE 114E - UPGRADE 113T 

o SM EFFORTS MINIMUM JAN THROUGH JUNE, 1968 

o NO PERFORMANCE TESTING IN 100% 02 

o ONE CITE PLUS TV SUPPORT AT HUNTINGTON BEACH - (DELETED IN SUBSEQUENT 

PROGRAM CHANGES) 

o MODAL SURVEYS ON DTS AND NO. 6 ONLY 

o NO LMQTV ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION 

o COMBINE EK 30-DAY QUALIFICATION WITH LMQTV 

o TWO-POSITION SLIDING MASK 

USE ULE; SUSPEND LOUVER DESIGN ; POLISH ONE CERVIT 

o REFURBISH TEST ARTICLES FOR NO. 7 MAIN OPTICS 

o ELIMINATE THRUST TERMINATION TESTS ON 120-INCH MOTORS 

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o INCORPORATE LOW LEVEL VIBRATION TEST ON EACH LM 

o REDUCE COMBINED GE/EK TESTING AT EK 

o ELIMINATE ONE ATS FROM 114 

o NO ARBITRARY REDUCTION CIF TELEMETRY POINTS 

o DO NOT INCORPORATE ROLL-RATE BIAS 

o SIMPLIFY HEART RATE RECORDER 

o MAKE EK DYNAMIC TEST A TYPE TEST ONLY 

o ELIMINATE EK LM DYNAMIC DISTURBANCE SIMULATOR 

o DELETE REDUNDANT MMTS OPERATIONS & INSPECTION 

o DELETE EK DYNAMIC TEST CAMERA 

o ELIMINATE GE DEVELOPMENT & QUALIFICATION BASE SHAKE TESTS 

o ELIMINATE SYSTEM ENGINEERING DATA FROM GBQ 

o USE PRESENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GEMINI B PROCEDURE 

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o ASSEMBLE LV AT HUNTINGTON BEACH (BASELINE) 

o PUT VAFB OPERATIONS ON 5-DAY WEEK 

o INSTALL MOST AGE AT VAFB BEFORE FLIGHT NO. 1 

o UTILIZE EDCTU FOR LV SOFTWARE VALIDATION 

o REDEFINE FLOW TIMES 

/ MM AT EK 

/ LV AT HUNTINGTON BEACH 

o DELETE REDUNDANT MISSION MODULE GROUND-CONDITIONING TESTS 

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SECOND -ROUND PROGRAM DECISIONS 

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TOTAL 

THROUGH 

ITEM 1968 A 1969 A 1970 A 1971 A 1971) 

o CHANGE FLIGHT NO. 2 REQUIREMENT -1.8 -7.5 -8.2 -5.8 -23.3 

o REDUCE 10010 BY 1/2 -2.1 -13.0 -11.0 -1.1 -27.2 

o SHIFT LMQTV -5.0 - 20.0 +8.5 + 20.0 +3.5 

o ELIMINATE GIGS -1.8 -4. 9 -8.4 -5.8 -20.9 

o AF GEMINI TRAINING 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.9 -1.7 

o REDUCE ATS RESOLUTION 10% -1.0 -0.8 -- -- -1.8 

o ADJUST SCHEDULE - 23.0 +1.0 -- + 22.0 - - 

o MANAGEABLE ADJUSTMENT - 38.0 + 38.0 -- -- -- 

O TOTAL - 72.7 -7.5 - 19.6 + 28.4 -71.4 

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o CDRL REDUCTIONS 

o DELETE BLAST SHIELD 

o AGE TO NON-CEI ITEMS 

o MISSION SIMULATOR SIMPLIFICATIONS 

o SYSTEM EFFECTIVENSS SCRUB 

o EMI TESTING REQUIREMENTS REDUCTION 

o VAFB AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS REDUCTION 

o USE DYNAMIC TEST STRUCTURE FOR LM/MM STATIC TESTS 

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O REVISION IN SCHEDULE ALLOWS USE OF 113T FOR EK 

ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TESTS 

O 114E 

WAS TO BE PRIME EXCEPT FOR DELETION OF STAR 

TRACKERS 

O 113T 

/ SHELL WILL BE ESSENTIALLY PRIME CONFIGURATION 

(EXCEPT FORWARD MOUNT STIFFENING) 

SLIDING MASK WILL BE PRIME 

TRIPOD WILL BE BERYLLIUM INSTEAD OF ALUMINUM 

AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR 113T 

/ THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE MADE PRIME 

/ DETAILED DEFINITION OF ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION 

(ORIGINAL 113T CONTAINED RESISTIVE HEAD LOAD 

SIMULAMION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT) MUST BE 

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SM EFFORTS MINIMUM JAN THRU JUNE 1968 

o DESIREMDBJECTLVE 

/ DEFINING SM SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID MAKING IT A DEFERRED ITEM. 

o PREFERRED PLAN 

/ PROCEED AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED 

o FALL BACK PLAN 

/ CARRY PHASE I EFFORT THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF CM'S. DEFER 

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ITEM NO PERFORMANCE TESTING IN 100% 02 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR EK 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION REQUIRED 

DISCUSSION o PROGRAM REDUCTION INVOLVES USE OF THE LMQTV 

TESTING FOR 100% OzSYSTEMS TESTS. 

o EK EFFORT WILL INCLUDE SELECTED COMPONENT 

TESTS FOR PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY TESTS. 

o COMPONENT QUALIFICATION WILL BE FOR 30 DAYS 

NORMAL ATMOSPHERE (70/30) WITH 5 DAYS ADDITIONAL 

TESTING AT 100% O. 

o THERE WILL BE NO COMPLETE DUAL QUALIFICATION 

PROGRAM FOR BOTH THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY 

MODE ATMOSPHERE. 

o 100% 02TEST MUST BE RUN ON APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS 

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*o CREW SAFETY ITEMS TO BE TESTED AT COMPONENT LEVEL. 

- COMPONENT OPERATIONAL EXPOSURE TIME APPROX 8 HOURS. 

o PURE 02 EMERGENCY BACKUP MODE TO BE DEMONSTRATED IN LMQTV TEST. 

- ALL LM COMPONENTS (DAC & ASSOCIATE CONTRACTPR) WILL BE SUBJECTED TO 

0

2 ENVIRONMENT. 

▪ LMQTV UNMANNED DURING THIS TEST. 

* AEROSPACE DISAGREES - OTHER 02 SENSITIVE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS UNSEALED 

BOXES SHOULD ALSO BE TESTED. 

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4L SURVEYS =ON TS AND. NCO, ;41t'L•'Y 

O PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS TEST WILL BE TO 

MEASURE LV FREE4FREE BENDING AND TORSION 

MODES IN THE ON-ORBIT CONFIGURATION 

O THIS INFORMATION COMBINED WITH MODE SURVEY 

DATA FOR THE MMFS AND MM WILL PROVIDE 

EMPERICAL VERIFICATION OF ANALYTICAL MODELING 

• 

O THE LV MODE SURVEY IS A ONE-TIME TEST SINCE 

THE FUNDAMENTAL MODES OF THE LV ARE NOT 

EXPECTED TO VARY FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE IN 

ABSENCE OF A MAJOR CONFIGURATION CHANGE 

O CONCUR WITH LIMITING SURVEY TO DTS AND FV #6 

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NO-1244TM ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION 

o DELETES THE ONLY LM STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS QUALIFICATION TEST. 

o DUE TO AGE UNAVAILABILITY, LM SUBSYSTEMS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL DURING TEST. 

o INCLUDED TRANSPORTATION CYCLE BETWEEN PRE & POST TEST C/ 0' S. 

o LM STRUCTURE AND MASS SIMULATED COMPONENTS STILL SUBJECT TO QUAL LEVEL 

ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT TEST. 

o PRODUCTION LM'S SUBJECTED TO LOW-LEVEL VIBRATION ACCEPTANCE TEST. 

o LM COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO COMPONENT VIBRATION QUALIFICATION TESTS. 

o REPRESENTS SOME TECHNICAL AND SCHEDULE RISK. 
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ITEM 

AFFECT ED CONTRACTOR EK, DAC 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION NONE, LOCATION OF LM SYSTEM TESTING NOT DEFINED 

DISCUSSION o COMBINATION ELIMINATES DUPLICATE TESTING. 

o PROVIDES MORE REALISTIC SIMULATION OF ENVIRONMENT. 

o REQUIRES MORE EK SUPPORT OF DAC LMQTV EFFORT. 

o REQUIRES MORE COMPREHENSIVE EK COMPONENT TEST. 

o DETAIL QUALIFICATION TEST PLAN HAS NOT BEEN 

WRITTEN BY EK; HENCE, EK MANPOWER, EQUIPMENT, 

ETC. CANNOT BE ACCURATELY DEFINED TO DAC. 

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O USE OF LOW COEFFICIENT MATERIAL FOR THE 

TRACKING MIRROR PERMITS USE OF TWO-POSITION 

SLIDING MASK 

O MAXIMUM SIMPLIFICATION OF SLIDING MASK CONTROL 

HARDWARE ACHIEVED BY SPECIFICATION 

VALUE FOR DOOR OPEN/ C LOSE TIME 

O PRESENT SPECIFICATION VALUE OF 6 SECONDS CAN 

BE INCREASED TO 10-15 SECONDS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT 

EFFECT ON RESOLUTION (4 2 LINES/ MM) . 

O GE SHOULD DETERMINE THE MINIMUM DOOR OPEN/ 

CLOSE TIME CONSISTENT WITH DESIGN OF "SIMPLE" 

DOOR DRIVE 

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ITEM 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR EK, GE 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION REVISE BASELINE MATERIAL FOR GLASSWARE 

DISCUSSION o BASELINE LOW COEFFICIENT MATERIAL, ULE THROUGH 

EK, CER-VIT THROUGH SAFSP WITH MATERIAL DECISION 

ABOUT MAY. 

o USE LOW COEFFICIENT MATERIAL FOR ALL TRACKING 

MIRROR, OPTICAL AND THERMAL OPTICAL TESTS, AND 

ALL FLIGHT MODELS. 

o INTRODUCE LOW COEFFICIENT MATERIAL IN PRIMARIES 

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

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o REVISE THE SLIDING MASK TO A TWO-POSITION DEVICE. 

o ORBIT PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS SHALL BE BASED ON 

LOW COEFFICIENT MATERIALS AND TWO-POSITION MASK. 

o NO OTHER PROGRAM CHANGES (POWER, WEIGHT SYSTEM 

TESTING, GROUND CONDITIONING, INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS) 

ARE INCLUDED WITH THE MATERIAL CHANGE. 

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WORK STATEMENT REVISION 

REFURBISH; ,TIST MDR NO 7 MAIN OPTICS 

EK 

APPROPRIATE WORD CHANGES THAT DELETE ONE 

FLIGHT MODEL AND SUBSTITUTE OAT, PLUS 

REMAINDER OF FLIGHT EQUIPMENT. 

DISCUSSION o THE OAT (OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND TEST) MODEL IS 

A CARRYOVER OF THE ORIGINAL COMPATIBILITY 

MODEL. WITH PROGRAM REVISIONS THIS MODEL 

WAS REVISED TO INCLUDE ONLY OPTICS ASSEMBLY 

(NO CAMERA, VISUAL OPTICS, TRACKING MIRROR, 

ETC.). ITS AVOWED PURPOSE WAS FOR MANUFACTURING 

DEVELOPMENT. THE TECHNICAL NEED FOR THIS 

MODEL HAS NEVER BEEN JUSTIFIED. 

o THE ADDITION OF THE REMAINING FLIGHT EQUIPMENT 

AND UPGRADING TO FLIGHT 7 EQUIPMENT WILL ALLOW 

EK TO USE THE HARDWARE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND 

SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT USE WILL ELIMINATE PART OF 

ONE FLIGHT MODEL HARDWARE NEEDS. 

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ELIMINATE THRUST TERMINATION TEST ON 120 INCH MOTORS 

o PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF TITAN 1T1M FULL SCALE THRUST 

TERMINATION TEST IS VERIFICATION OF MATH MODEL FOR 

FLIGHT LOADS 

o THRUST TERMINATION MODEL HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN VERIFIED 

BY 2-SEGMENT AND 5-SEGMENT TITAN IIIC TEST FIRINGS 

o A FULL-SCALE TITAN HIM TEST WOULD ONLY CONTRIBUTE 

TO CONFIDENCE IN THE MODEL 

o HIGH COST OF THE STATIC TEST IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH DATA 

TO BE ACQUIRED 

o EXTRAPOLATION OF THE MODEL FOR TITAN HIM DESIGN IS 

CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE BY SPO/AEROSPACE 

AND UTC 

DELETION OF TITAN II1M THRUST TERMINATION TEST IS 

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INCORPORATE LOW LEVEL VIBRATION TEST ON EACH LM 

o LOW LEVEL LONGITUDINAL AXIS VIBRATION 

o LM SUSPENDED FROM BUNGES 

o LM UNPOWERED DURING VIBRATION 

o NO MODAL TYPE DATA TO BE ACQUIRED 

o QE REWIRES POWER-UP FOR GE-AVE FfQTAIpMENTS AND INTERFACES 

o lia4C HAS NO POWER"-UP REQUIREMENTS 

o AEROSPACE DISAGREES - UNPOWERED TEST WILL NOT 

EXPOSE INTERMITTENT DISCREPANCIES THAT MAY EXIST. 

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ORIGINAL REQUIREMENT FOR MMTS BASED ON RUNNING 

AN MPSS LEVEL MISSION PROFILE AT EK 

O MAJOR ELEMENTS OF MPSS (ALL GE _AND EK AVE IN 

LM) NOT AVAILABLE AT EK AND MUST BE SIMULATED 

FOR MPSS LEVEL TESTING, REDUCING VALUE OF SUCH 

TESTING 

O ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR MPSS LEVEL TESTING 

RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN GE ELECTRICAL 

AGE AT EK 

DETAILED DEFINITION OF REMAINING TESTING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN GE AND EK 

O MISSION LEVEL TESTING OF LM MISSION PAYLOAD 

EQUIPMENT AT VALLEY FORGE MUST BE CONSIDERED 

NEEDS FURTHER. DEFINITION 

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ELIMINATE ONE ATS FROM 114 

O DEVELOPMENT TESTS SHOULD INCLUDE VERIFICATION OF: 

/ CAPABILITY OF SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE SIMULTANEOUS 

OPERATION OF BOTH AWE ARY TRACKING MIRROR 

/ ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION FOR BOTH 

O EITHER EDCTU TESTS OR 114 TESTS SHOULD INCLUDE 

ABOVE VERIFICATIONS. COMPLETE HARDWARE 

BOTH ATS NOT REQUIRED 

O RECOMMEND GE CONSIDER MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT TEST 

CONFIGURATION FOR ACCOMPLISHING VERIFICATIONS 

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DO NOT INCORPORATE ROLL RATE BIAS 

o ROLL RATE BIAS NO LONGER REQUIRED. 

o RATE DATA TO COMPUTER MUST BE IMPLEMENTED. 

ROLL AXIS RANGE INCREASE FROM . 20 TO .40 DEG/ SEC 

ROLL AXIS BANDWIDTH INCREASE FROM 1. 0 TO 5. 0 CPS 

o ATTITUDE REFERENCE IMPROVEMENTS (DYNAMICS & CROSS-COUPLING) 

ACHIEVED BY ECP 261. 

o RATE DATA MUST BE INCLUDED IN PROGRAM CONTENT. 
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SIMPLIFY HEART RATE RECORDER 

o HEART RATE RECORDER DELETED. PCM DIGITAL RECORDER STORES HEART BEAT 

INTERVAL DATA. 

o INSTRUMENTATION (BASELINE) 

▪ CONTINBOUS FOR EACH OF CREW THROUGHOUT MISSION. 

▪ HEART BEAT SIGNAL CONDITIONER/ DIGITIZER IN LAB. 

▪ HARDLINE HEART BEAT SIGNAL FROM GEMINI TO LAB CONDITIONER. 

▪ RF TRANSMITTER OR HARDLINE IN LAB. 

▪ DATA RATE <100 BITSIMIt. SW, Torr.AL 

o TELEMETRY 

• CORE BUFFER (NEW) - INTERIM STORAG.E (10 MIN) OF DIGITAL HEART BEAT DATA. 

• PCM MULTIPLEXER (BASELINE) 

▪ READOUT OF BUFFER AT 10 MINUTE INTERVALS AS PART OF LAB PERIODIC 

DATA OR DURING PAYLOAD OPERATIONS. 

r.- MULTIPLEXED WITH LAB STATUS TELEMETRY 

▪ PCM DIGITAL RECORDER (BASELINE) - RECORDS PERIODIC AND MISSION DATA. 

▪ DATA COLLECTION AT ALL SCF TRACKING SITES. 

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ITEM MAKE EKC DYNAMICS TEST A TYPE tkST ONLY 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR EKC 

WORK STATEMENT REVISIONS CHANGE TO MPSS TEST 

DISCUSSION WITH THE MODIFICATION OF THE ORBIT DYNAMICS 

TEST TO A STRUCTURAL TRANSMISSIBILITY TEST, 

THE PURPOSE OF TESTING EACH FLIGHT MODEL 

FOR DYNAMIC DIFFICULTIES IS SHIFTED TO 

APPROPRIATE COMPONENT TESTS OF THE DYNAMIC 

DISTURBANCE GENERATORS. THUS, A ONE TIME 

TEST TO PROVE THE ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE IS 

SUFFICIENT. THUS, THE STRUCTURAL TRANSMISSIBILITY 

TEST WILL BE RUN ONCE ON THE EK ENGINEERING 

MODEL. 

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ITEM ELIMINATE, ditarie DYNAMIC DISTURBANCE SIMULATOR 

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WORK STATEMENT REVISION NONE 

DISCUSSION o STUDIES SHOW ORIGINAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE 

LMDDS TO BE TECHNICALLY UNFEASIBLE. 

o HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANALYSIS FOR DATA LMDDS 

WAS TO PROVIDE. 

o TEST PROGRAM MUST BE MODIFIED. 

o USE THERMAL SIMULATOR STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT 

STRUCTURE. 

o INCLUDE SELECTED COMPONENT VIBRATION INPUT 

TESTING AT EK, GE AND DAC. 

o PROVIDE GE ANALYSIS OF EK TEST SETUP. 

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WORK STATEMENT REVISION NONE 

DISCUSSION THE MODIFICATION TO THE ORBIT DYNAMICS TEST 

ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THIS ARTICLE. APPROPRIATE 

TES 'ri OF EACH CAMERA MUST BE MADE TO VERIFY THE 

DYN4iMT;=!p DISTURBANCE CREATED BY THE CAMERA SYSTEM. 

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ELIMINATE GE DEVELOPMENT AND 

QUALIFICATION BASE SHAKE TESTS 

O ORIGINALLY GE PLANNED TO QUALIFY LOAD CARRYING 

STRUCTURE TO DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT BY USE OF A 

BASE SHAKE TEST 

O LENGTH OF VEHICLE PRECLUDES ATTAINMENT OF 

REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL VEHICLE HARDWARE 

BY USE OF A BASE SHAKE TEST 

O LOAD CARRYING STRUCTURE SHOULD BE QUALIFIED BY 

APPLICATION OF A STATIC LOAD EQUIVALENT TO THE SUM 

OF STEADY STATE AND PEAK DYNAMIC LOADS 

O CONCUR WITH ELIMINATION 

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ELIMINATE SYSTEM ENGINEERING DATA FROM GBQ 

BASELINE PROGRAM 

* METHOD OF PREPARATION 

o GENERATE SED FOR MANNED VERSION 

o DERIVE GBQ SED BY MODIFICATIONS 

o NOT NOW ON CONTRACT 

* SCHEDULE 

o GBQ SED TOO LATE TO BE USEFUL IN DESIGN OF CEPS 

o USEFUL FOR AFTER THE FACT VERIFICATION ONLY 

RECOMMENDATION 

* DELETE PREPARATION OF GBQ SED 

* VERIFY GBQ BY COMPARISON WITH 

o MANNED GEMINI B 

o HST 

o NASA GEMINI NO. 3 
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USE PRESENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 

FOR GEMINI B PROCEDURE SIMULATOR 

PRESENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 

* BASELINE DEFINED BY SAFSL EXHIBIT 12008 AND MAC E-734 

* E-734 UPDATED TWICE, FINAL EDITION INCORPORATES 12008 

PLAN B 

* BASELINE DEFINED BY SAFSL EXHIBIT 12008 AND MAC E-734 

* MORE FORMAL DOCUMENTATION OF CHANGES 

* COST $75,000 

PLAN C 

* A PART I AND II SPECIFICATION WOULD BE WRITTEN WITH MANY 

EXCEPTIONS .TO AFSCM 375-1 

* COST $280,000 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

* RETAIN PRESENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 

* PLAN C COST IS EXCESSIVE 
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PUT VAFB OPERATIONS ON 5-DAY WEEK 

o DAC EFFORT NORMALLY 5 DAY/ 2 SHIFT WORK WEEK. 

o AGE UPDATE AND CHECKOUT BETWEEN FLIGHTS 2 & 3 

WILL BE 6 DAY/ 2 SHIFT WORK WEEK. 

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INSTALL MOST AGE AT VAFB BEFORE FLIGHT I 

DAC 

o DOUGLAS INSTALLATION OF ALL AGE PRIOR TO FLIGHT 1. 

• ASTEG TO BE CHECKED OUT BETWEEN FLIGHTS 1 & 2 FOR FLIGHT 2 REQUIREMENTS. 

o DAC AGE TO BE UPDATED AND CHECKED OUT BETWEEN FLIGHTS 2 AND 3. 

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INSTALL MOST AGE AT VAFB BEFORE FLIGHT NO. 1 - GE 

o CITE HARDWARE INSTALLATION BETWEEN FLIGHTS 1 AND 2 

o CITE CABLING CONCURRENTLY WITH ASTEG AND CAGE PRIOR 

TO FLIGHT 1 

o CITE HARDWARE AVAILABLE AT WTR PRIOR TO FLIGHT 1, 

SINCE USE AT VALLEY FORGE COMPLETED IN TIME - EARLIER 

INSTALLATION WOULD HAVE ADVANTAGES OF EARLIER CHECKOUT 

OF CITE AND ITS INTERFACE WITH ASTEG 

o RECOMMEND GE CONSIDER INSTALLATION OF CITE PRIOR TO 

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o BASELINE PROGRAM 

BASELINE FLIGHT NO, 1 WAS GBQ SO AGE WAS REQUIRED 

PRIOR TO FLIGHT NO. 1 

MAC FIELD MANPOWER UTILIZATION INEFFICIENT BETWEEN 

GBQ AND FIRST MANNED FLIGHT 

PART OF SAVINGS FROM LVD/GBQ SWITCH WAS DUE TO 

ELIMINATION OF THIS INEFFICIENCY 

o RECOMMENDATION 

/ INSTALL SOME GEMINI B AGE BEFORE FLIGHT NO, 1 

COMPLETE INSTALLATION CHECKOUT AS LATE AS POSSIBLE 

o AVAILABLE FOR GBQ 

o NO INTERFERENCE WITH LVD OPERATIONS 

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trITI17r EDCTU FORtLV. SOFTWARE VALIDATIO N 

DAC 

o SCHEDULE AND APPROACH NOW ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS UTILIZATION 

o ACTUAL GE AND EK HARDWARE REQUIRED FOR EDCTU (MINOR EXCEPTION 

FOR ALIGNMENT SERVOS IN MMAS) 

o PERMITS INTEGRATED LM & LV TEST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 

o PERMITS INTEGRATED LM & LV HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY VALIDATION 

o PERMITS PARTIAL VALIDATION OF ON-BOARD SOFTWARE UTILIZING ACTUAL 

HARDWARE 

o STATUS 

/ EK HAS NOT AGREED TO SUPPLY ACTUAL HARDWARE OR DYNAMIC 

SUBSTITUTE 

/ GE INDICATES REFURBISHED DSS-1 AND STE TO BE SUPPLIED 

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UTILIZE EDCTU FOR favor asafaimmovairrioN EK 

EK, GE 

NONE (3 SETS OF EQUIPMENT ON CONTRACT LMQTV, 

RELIABILITY COMPONENTS, AND EK SYSTEM QUAL) 

ITEM 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION 

DISCUSSION o WITH THE EK LM SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BEING 

ACCOMPLISHED IN THE DAC LMQTV TEST, A SET 

OF EK LM EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR OTHER 

USE. IF THIS EQUIPMENT IS DIVERTED TO SUPPORT 

THE EDCTU, NO ADDITIONAL EK HARDWARE IS 

REQUIRED AND THE DESIRED EDCTU PROGRAM CAN 

BE ACCOMPLISHED AS FAR AS EK HARDWARE IS 

CONCERNED. 

o THIS APPROACH ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR ONE 

EG-10 (MM SIMULATOR) INTENDED FOR USE WITH 

GD-5 FOR AN ELECTRIC SIMULATOR FOR EDCTU USE. 

o COULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EK SUPPORT AT DAC. 

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O EDCTU OBJECTIVES SHOULD INCLUDE: 

/ INTEGRATED LM AND. LV TEST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 

/ AVE AND AGE SOFTWARE VALIDATION 

/ AVE HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY VALIDATION 

O HARDWARE FURNISHED BY GE SHOULD BE NEAR PRIME 

O REFURBISHED DSS - 1 HARDWARE CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY 

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ITEM REDEFINE FLOW TIMES/MM AT EK 

AFFECT ED CONTRACTOR GE, EK 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION NONE 

DISCUSSION o ONLY PRESENTLY IDENTIFIABLE REDUCTION RESULTS 

FROM ORBIT DYNAMICS REVISION. 

o MPSS TEST PLAN AT EK IS STILL i3EING REVISED AND 

DEFINED. REDUCTION IS ESSENTIALLY A MORE 

REALISTIC DEFINITION OF WHAT IS REQUIRED IN 

COMBINED TESTING AT gE„ 

o REDUCE THERMAL TEST TIME. 

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HUNTINGTON BEACH 

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o FV3 PRECEDES LMQTV THROUGH ASSEMBLY & 

o FV3 ASSUMES LONGER "LEARNING CURVE' LM 

C/ 0 CYCLES. 

ASSEMBLY & Cf 0 SPANS INSTEAD OF 

LMQTV. 

o LV LOW LEVEL VIBRATION TEST DELETED ON FV3 THRU 7 (CREDIT 10 DAYS). 

o LM LOW LEVEL VIBRATION TEST ADDED ON FV3 THRU 7 (ADD 5 DAYS). 

o MODAL SURVEYS ON DTS (OV CONFIG) & FV6 (LV CONFIG) ONLY. 

o LM Cl 0 TO EMPLOY TWO STEP CONCEPT--DAC LM AVE C7 0 AND INTEGRATED LM 

Ci 0. 
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DELETE REDUNDANT 90VTDITIONING TESTS 

O GE HAD PLANNED TO CONDUCT AN IN-HOUSE 

TEST OF PAD CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING 113T 

COMBINED WITH A MMAS SIMULATION 

O A COMPLETE TEST OF THE PAD CONDITIONING 

SYSTEM AT THE MM ,LEVEL IS INCLUDED IN THE 

THERMAL TEST PROGRAM 

O SINCE THE TESTING WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT 

VERIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR 

CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE GE TESTING IS NOT 

REQUIRED 

O CONCUR WITH DELETION 

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CHANGE FLIGHT NO. 2 REQUIREMENT (NOW FLIGHT 1) 

o CONTRACTORS PROPOSE AERODYNAMIC FAIRING ON TITAN III 

/ NO DATA FOR ORBITING VEHICLE 

o POSSIBLE ALTERNATES INCLUDE MISSION MODULE (WITH NOSE FAIRING) 

OR LABORATORY VEHICLE (WITH NOSE FAIRING) 

/ ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO STRUCTURALLY SUBSTANTIATE 

CONFIGURATION SELECTED 

o WEIGHT C. G. , AND MOMENT OF INERTIA 

o LOADS AND STRUCTURAL RESPONSE 

/ MINIMUM INSTRUMENTATION REQUIRED TO CONDUCT FAILURE 

ANALYSIS 

o STRAIN/TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS (ONE CHANNEL TIM) 

o RECOMMEND AERODYNAMIC FAIRING ON TITAN III MAKING THIS A 

BOOSTER TEST ONLY 
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REDUCE 10010 BY 1/2 

o TO BE ACHIEVED BY: 

/ FUNDING LIMITATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 

o LIMITING LEVEL OF EFFORT FOR CONTROL 

o ELIMINATE SOME TESTING AND DESIGN CHANGES 

/ INCLUDE SAFSL EXHIBIT 10010 IMPLEMENTATION AND FIRE 

DETECTION, FIRE SUPPRESSION 

o METHOD - TWO-STEP APPROACH 

/ STEP I - CONTRACTORS 

o IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY MATERIALS PLANNED FOR USE 

o DEFINE MINIMUM CONTROL 

o IDENTIFY SCREENING TESTS AND DESIGN CHANGES REQUIRED 

o IDENTIFY TEST REQUIREMENTS 

o SUBMIT FIRM PROPOSAL FOR RECOMMENDED DEISGN 

CHANGES AND TESTS 

/ STEP II - SPO/AEROSPACE 

o REVIEW PROPOSED DESIGN CHANGES AND TESTS 

o AUTHORIZE CONTRACTORS TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES AND TESTING 

o IMPLEMENT ONLY THOSE DESIGN CHANGES AND CONDUCT 

THOSE TESTS THAT MAY HAVE MAJOR SAFETY IMPACT 
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SHIFT LMQTV 

o TECHNICAL CONTENT OF QUAL CYCLE UNCHANGED EXCEPT 

FOR ELIMINATION OF LM ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION TEST 

o SHIFT MAKES LM 3 THE FIRST VEHICLE THRU ASSY & C/O 

o LMQTV TESTS FOR ASSOCIATE HARDWARE QUALIFICATION 

ARE RELATIVELY LATE 
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ELIMINATE GIGS 

o IN CASE OF OFF-NOMINAL INSERTION, GIGS 

REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL INSERTION 

o PROVIDES BACK-UP TO BIOS 

o DELETION WOULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE SYSTEM 

IMPACT 

o COST SAVINGS DOUBTFUL 

o RECOMMEND RETAINING GIGS 
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il STATUS 

o NOT NOW ON CONTRACT 

o DESIRED MAGNITUDE NOT DEFINED 

A RECOMMENDATION 

o ELIMINATE 

o DO TRAINING IN-HOUSE 

* MOL SPO AND TRAINING COMMAND 

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AF GEMINI TRAINING 

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o HARDWARE IMPACT 

/ REPLACES POSITION LOOP IN PITCH AXIS WITH RATE LOOP 

ELIMINATES DIGITAL PROCESSORS IN BOTH AXES 

PERMITS UTILIZATION OF LESS PRECISE POSITION ENCODERS 

o SYSTEM IMPACT 

/ GE CLAIMS SENSITIVITY TO BEARING NOISE INCREASED 

(0010% LOSS OF RESOLUTION) AEROSPACE DISAGREES THAT 

LOSS OF RESOLUTION WILL OCCUR 

SENSITIVITY TO ACTS FIRING AND TM SLEW DISTURBANCES 

DECREASED 

I ELIMINATES BACKUP MODE IN EVENT OF GYRO FAILURE 

o IF COST REDUCTION IS AS SMALL AS IT APPEARS, RECOMMEND 

AGAINST CHANGE 

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CDRL REDUCTIONS - DAC 

o DAC RECOMMENDS DELETION 

OF 148 ITEMS 

o AEROSPACE DISAGREES - 

RECOMMENDS DELETION OF 

ONLY 56 ITEMS 

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GE 

O SPO/AEROSPACE AND ;GE EFFORV _ _ _ 

IN PROGRESS TO REDUCE THE TOTAL VOLUME OF 

DOCUMENTATION AND DATA EXCHANGE REQUIRED BETWEEN 

CONTRACTORS WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE PROGRAM 

REVISION FREQUENCY OF MANY OF THE CDRL AND GFDL 

ITEMS IS BEING REDUCED 

O FORM 9's ARE BEING REWRITTEN 

/ TO REDUCE IN SCOPE THE SPECIFIC TASK OF THE 

CONTRACTOR IN PREPARING MANY OF THE CDRL 

ITEMS 

/ TO COMBINE RELATED DOCUMENTATION AND THEREBY 

REDUCE TOTAL NUMBER OF CDRL ITEMS REQUIRED 

O IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS WILL 

BE 111M 

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ITEM OBBIARIONICTI 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR EKC 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION CHANGES TO CDRL, F- 017 52 2- CH. 

o EKC SUPPLIED DATA IN CDRL PRESENTLY MINIMAL. 

o COULD DECREASE FREQUENCY OF MASS PROPERTIES 

STATUS REPORT TO REFLECT PROGRAM SLIP. 

o COULD COMBINE SPECIFICATIONS WHERE HARDWARE 

ITEMS ARE COMBINED. 

o PROGRAM STATUS MUST BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE 

FURTHER CDRL ,. ' 

REDITC7i0Nt eanti-3Th CONSIDERED. 

(SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING) 

DISCUSSION 
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o A FEW LINE ITEMS MAY BE DELETED 

- SUBSTITUTE INFORMAL CONTRACTOR REPORTS 

o SUBMITTAL FREQUENCY REDUCED ON MANY PERIODIC REPORTS 

- FREQUENCY MUST BE COORDINATED WITH THAT OF 

OTHER ASSOCIATES 

o EXACT CHANGES UNDER STUDY BY MAC 

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CDRL REDUCTIONS 

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o BLAST SHIELD REQUIREMENT BASED ON: 

/ DIRECT EXHAUST IMPINGEMENT OF SIX SOLID MOTORS ON CRYOGENIC TANKS, 

PROPELLANT TANKS, GASEOUS ACCUMULATORS, FLUID LINES AND EQUIPMENT 

/ CRYOGENIC TANKS - 300 TO 1000 PSI 

PROPELLANT TANKS - 300 PSI 

ACCUMULATORS - 400 TO 1250 PSI 

/ HAZARD OF EXPLOSION DUE TO PENETRATION OFHIGH PRESSURE TANKS AND 

EXHAUST INTO EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES 

o DAMAGE TO GEMINI B HEAT SHIELD AND MOTORS, AND TIPOFF. 

/ IMPACT ON CREW FATALITIES - REDUCTION FROM 10.66 TO 2.62 CREWS/1000 

o RELATED CASES 

/ NASA GEMINI 

o BLAST SHIELD USED - CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO MOL -- SOLID MOTOR'S 

IMPINGEMENT ON CRYOGENICS AND PROPELLANTS 

/ T FIRE-IN-THE-HOLE 

o NO BLAST SHIELD - THERMAL COATING ON LOWER STAGE FORWARD DOME 

o LIQUID ENGINE IMPINGEMENT 

o LOWER STAGE - PROPELLANT DEPLETED - NEGLIGIBLE PRESSURE 

o TEST DATA - NASA GEMINI 

/ BURNED THROUGH 0.09 FIBERGLASS IN 0.47 SECONDS 

o REPRESENTATIVE OF MOL CONDITIONS 

o RECOMMEND RETENTION OF THE BLAST SHIELD 
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AGE TO NON-CEI ITEMS - DAC 

o DAC PROPOSES ALL MECHANICAL AGE CEI'S TO BE DELETED, 

o AEROSPACE DISAGREES - REQUIRE 23 TO BE RETAINED (33 OK 

TO DELETE) 

o RETENTION CRITERIA: 

SIGNIFICANT/ CRITICAL VEHICLE INTERFACE AFFECTING 

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. 

IMPORTANT VEHICLE INTERFACE WHERE NO SIGNIFICANT 

SAVINGS POSSIBLE. 

IMPORTANT INTERFACE WITH ASSOCIATE CONTRACTOR. 
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O POTENTIAL COST REDUCTION BY RELAXATION OF SAFSL 

24004 giE ONT Gt A.,TION MANAGgthiENT PIAN BY, AEGLAS4IFICATION 

TO NON- CEI CONTROL FOR SELECTED ITEMS OF AGE 

O MOST BUT NOT ALL OF 20 CajgEcHANICAL AGE ITEMS 

ARE CONSIDERED CANDIDATES FOR RECLASSIFICATION 

TO NON-CEI STATUS 

O ONLY ONE OF THE 5 ELECTRICAL AGE ITEMS IS 

CONSIDERED AS A CANDIDATE FOR RECLASSIFICATION 

O SPECIFIC MECHANICAL AGE ITEMS TO BE RECLASSIFIED 

MUST BE DEFINED 

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A STATUS 

o PRESENT REQUIREMENTS 

LARGEST AND MOST COMPLEX AGE ITEMS ARE PRESENTLY 

SPECIFIED BY CEI 

o PREVIOUS NASA GEMINI EQUIPMENT 

o NEW AGE 

o ELIMINATION OF CEPS ON PREVIOUS NASA GEMINI EQUIPMENT ACCEPTABLE 

OPERABILITY HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED 

MINIMUM RISK FOR THESE EQUIPMENTS NOT UNDER CONFIGURATION CONTROL 

ELIMINATION OF ALL CEI'CONTROL ON NEW AGE NOT DESIRABLE 

HARDWARE NEW, OPERATIONAL SUCCESS NOT DEMONSTRATED 

MAJORITY OF NEW AGE INTERFACES WITH OTHER ASSOCIATE'S EQUIPMENT 

PROBLEM OF CONTROLLING INTERFACES 

o IFS ARE CONTRACTUALLY A PART OF CEI 

o GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS HARDWARE TO CEI REQUIREMENTS 

o IF CEVIS DELETED, THEN IFS HAS NO CONTRACTUAL STANDING 

RECOMMENDATION 

o USE IDENTIFICATION CEI'S ON SUBSTITUTES AND MAJOR NEW TEST AGE 

INCORPORATE IF SPECIFICATIONS 

ACCEPT TO IF SPEC REQUIREMENTS 

o NO CEI'S FOR EXISTING NASA AGE — AIIMEGEPT" TO irrePiriCeltitaRAMOWNIPd 

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AGE TO NON CEI'S 

GEMINI B 
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o RECOMMENDED ITEMS 

/ DELETE MOVIES, SMG OPERATIONS 

/ LEASE INSTEAD OF BUY LVPS COMPUTER 

SPO /AEROSPACE ESTIMATE 

FY 68 TOTAL 

.32 

2.66 

.91 

(-. 18) 

/ DELETE PORTIONS OF COMM. ECP .08 .20 

/ DELETE GBPS/LMSE INTERFACE .10 .25 

/ DELETE AURAL EFFECTS .03 .10 

/ GE REWORK EK EXCHANGE HARDWARE .03 .1 

FOR MDS 

/ GFE HYBRID COMPUTERS FOR MDS .09 .31 

TOTAL 3.31 1.69 

o SPO /AEROSPACE/ASSOCIATES AGREE ON ABOVE ITEMS FOR SIMPLIFICATION 

o A FEW OTHER MINOR ITEMS ARE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION 

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DAC 

RECOMMENDS: 

/ DELETION OF SAFETY COMPUTATION OF MATH MODEL 

NOTE AEROSPACE CONCURS - FAULT TREE ANALYSIS TAKES ITS PLACE 

/ DELETION OF ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 

NOTE AEROSPACE DISAGREES 

(AEROSPACE PROPOSES ALTERNATES - SCRUB OF CONTINGENCY EFFORT AND 

CURRENT PARTS ANALYSIS EFFORT) 

GE 

RE C3DMMENDS : 

/ NO CHANGE IN TASKS OR ANALYSIS AT THIS TIME 

/ MAKE MONTHLY EFFECT. REPORTS QUARTERLY 

MAC 

RECOMMENDS: 

/ NO CHANGE IN TASKS OR ANALYSIS AT THIS TIME 

MARTIN 

RECOMMENDS: 

/ NO CHANGE IN TASKS OR ANALYSIS AT THIS TIME 
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EMI TESTING REQUIREMENTS REDUCTION 

o MAC PROPOSES DELETIONS OF EMI TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR 

/ 7 NASA/GEMINI AGE ITEMS 

/ GEMINI SUBSTITUTES FOR LAB AND T -I I I 

o EQUIPMENTS INTERFACE WITH AVE AND ASSOCIATE CONTRACTORS AGE 

o PRESENT TEST REQUIREMENTS - TESTED AGAINST 64-4 FOR CONDUCTED 

INTERFERENCE 

o OTHER CONTRACTOR'S EMI TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR AGE INTERFACES AND 

EXCHANGE HARDWARE IS T 0 MEASURE EMISM'S 

o DELETION OF ALL TEST REQUIREMENTS WOULD IMPAIR ASSURANCE OF INTERFACE 

COMPATIBI LIT Y 

o RECOMMEND REDUCTION TO MEASUREMENT OF EMISM'S 
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ITEM 

AFFECTED CONTRACTOR 

WORK STATEMENT REVISION 

DISCUSSION 

IMMIX EV (OblIALSCX11211111101Milialeattit ION 

MMC, GE, EKC 

NONE 

o ITEM BASED ON INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF 

CURRENT PROGRAM ACTIVITY. ORIGINAL MARTIN 

ESTIMATE HIGH BECAUSE OF GE ICD. 

o AEROSPACE/SAFSL 14 EFFORT IN NOVEMBER 1967 

HAS RESULTED IN HALVING OF CCN COST. NOT 

YET TRANSMITTED TO MARTIN. 

o FURTHER REDUCTION OF AIR CONDITIONING 

FACILITY NOT REASONABLE WITH PRESENT 

OV REQUIREMENTS. 

SPECIAL HANDLING) 
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USE DYNAMIC TEST STRUCTURE FOR LM/ MM STATIC TESTS 

o ENABLES DELETION OF STATIC TEST STRUCTURE.(OR USE AS BACKUP FOR FV2). 

o MAKES RESULTS OF STRUCTURAL QUAL TESTS LATE FOR PROGRAM USAGE, 

• APPROX 1 MONTH BEFORE FV-2 FLIGHT, 6 MONTHS BEFORE FV-3 FLIGHT. 

▪ INTRODUCES TIGHT COUPLING WITH STATIC TESTING AND ARRIVAL OF STUFFED MM 

AT HUNTINGTON BEACH. 

o NOT RECOMMENDED. 

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• ,5 

CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR FAILURE OF FLIGHT 1 

o RESCHEDULE NO. 2 BOOSTER 

o PROCURE NEW FAIRING 

o REPEAT FLIGHT 1 

o ORDER A NEW BOOSTER 
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/ LVD NOW FLIGHT 1 AND GBQ FLIGHT 2 

• LVD NOT AVAILABLE FOR GBQ BACKUP 

NO TIME TO CONVERT GB S/C2 FROM GBQ TO MANNED CONFIGURATION 

BETWEEN FLIGHTS 2 AND 3 

o PROPOSED ACTION 

/ GEMINI 

BUILD S/C #2 IN MANNED CONFIGURATION PLUS WIRING, TRANSDUCERS, ETC. 

REQUIRED TO CONVERT TO GBQ 

PROCURE AND ASSEMBLE CONTROLLERS, TM, ETC. , ON PALLETS 

CONVERT S/C2 GBQ CONFIGURATION IF NEEDED 

• SLIP FLIGHT 3 BY 1 OR 2 MONTHS 

PROCURE EXTRA GEMINI FOR THIRD MANNED FLIGHT IN FOLLOW-ON 

IF NECESSARY 

/ BOOSTER 

- USE #3 BOOSTER FOR GBQ IF NEEDED 

- PROCURE ADDITIONAL BOOSTER IN FOLLOW -ON IF NECESSARY 

/ LABORATORY 

- USE EXISTING OR ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE 
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ALTERNATIVES FOR FLIGHT NO.. 2- BACKUP 

o 1 TO 2 MONTH SLIP OF FLIGHT 3 - GEMINI B CONTROLS 

LABORATORY VEHICLE ALTERNATIVES 

A. DYNAMIC TEST STRUCTURE CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL 

FLIES ACOUSTIC/ SHOCK-TESTED 

STRUCTURE 

NO LM BURST TEST IF FV-2 FAILS 

B. LIMIT LOAD STS ULTIMATE STATIC TEST OF FATIGUED 

(DTS ULT LOAD TESTED) STRUCTURE 

USE FOR FV-7 IF FV-Z SUCCESSFUL 

C. ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE EARLY FUNDING IMPACT 

(FROM SOFT TOOLING) STRETCHES DOWNSTREAM FLIGHTS 

USE FOR FV-7 IF FV-2 SUCCESSFUL 

o 7 1/ 2 MONTH SLIP OF FLIGHT 3 

USE LAB PRODUCTION LINE STRUCTURES ORDER ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE IF FV-2 

FAILS 

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FLIGHT TWO BACKUP ALTERNATIVES 

ALTERNATIVE COMMENTS 

A. USE SEPARATE STATIC AND DYNAMIC TEST 

STRUCTURES;: USE DTS AS FV2 BACKUP. 

o PRESERVES 5-MONTH INTERVAL TO 

BACKUP FLIGHT. 

o PRESERVES CORRECT PHASING OF 

STRUCTURAL QUALIFICATION TEST 

COMPLETION. 

o NECESSITATES BACKUP FLIGHT USE 

OF ACOUSTIC AND SHOCK TESTED 

STRUCTURE (DTS). 

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ALTERNATIVE COMMENTS 

B. CONDUCT ALL ACOUSTIC, SHOCK o PRESERVES 5-MONTH INTERVAL 

AND DESTRUCTIVE (ULTIMATE AND TO BACKUP FLIGHT. 

BURST) TESTS ON DTS; STOP AT LIMIT o PRESERVES CORRECT PHASING OF 

LOADS ON STS AND PREPARE FOR FV2 LIMIT-LOAD TESTS, BUT DELAYS 

BACKUP; IF FV2 SUCCEEDS, REMOVE ULTIMATE-LOAD TESTING 8 1/ 2 

SUBSTITUTES AND FLY STS STRUCTURE MONTHS (WITH RESPECT TO FV2 

FOR FV7. AND FV3). 

o AVOIDS BACKUP FLIGHT USE OF 

ACOUSTIC/ SHOCK-TESTED 

STRUCTURE. 

o REQUIRES ULTIMATE LOADS TEST 

OF STRUCTURE PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED TO ACOUSTIC/ SHOCK TESTS. 

o ELIMINATES ONE STRUCTURE IF FV2 

SUCCEEDS. 

o NECESSITATES TWO SET-UPS FOR 

STATIC TESTING. 
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FLIGHT TWO BACKUP ALTERNATIVES 

ALTERNATIVE COMMENTS 

o PRESERVES 5-MONTH LAUNCH 

INTERVAL ON BACKUP FLIGHT. 

o PRESERVES CORRECT PHASING OF 

STRUCTURAL QUALIFICATION TEST 

COMPLETION. 

o AVOIDS BACKUP USE OF ACOUSTIC/ 

SHOCK TESTED STRUCTURE. 

o REQUIRES ONE EXTRA STRUCTURE 

IF FV2 FAILS. 

o ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE HAS EARLY 

FY IMPACT (REQUIRES EARLIER 

START OF MANUFACTURE). 

o IMPOSES EXTRA DELAY (BEYOND 

ONE NORMAL LAUNCH INTERVAL) 

ON FV7 DUE TO MMFS FABRICATION 

LEAD TIME. 

C-1 USE SEPARATE STATIC AND DYNAMIC 

TEST STRUCTURES; ORDER ADDITIONAL 

STRUCTURE FOR FV2 BACKUP AND PREINSTALL SUBSTITUTES; IF FV2 SUCCEEDS, 

REMOVE SUBSTITUTES AND USE AS FV7. 

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ALTERNATIVE COMMENTS 

C-2 USE SEPARATE STATIC AND DYNAMIC o REQUIRES 12-MONTH INTERVAL ON 

TEST STRUCTURES; IF FV2 SUCCEEDS, BACKUP FLIGHT. 

PROCEED NORMALLY; IF FV2 FAILS, o PRESERVES CORRECT PHASING OF 

INSTALL SUBSTITUTES IN FIRST AVAIL- STRUCTURAL QUALIFICATION TESTING. 

ABLE FV STRUCTURES (FV 4 LM, FV6 o AVOIDS BACKUP FLIGHT USE OF ACOUSTIC 

MMFS, FV4 MMAS) FOR BACKUP FLIGHT / SHOCK-TESTED STRUCTURE. 

AND ORDER NEW STRUCTURES FOR FV7. o REQUIRES ONE EXTRA STRUCTURE IF FV2 

FAILS. 

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