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Deputy Director, MOL 

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MANNED ORBITING LABORATORY, SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE (OSAF) 

AF UNIT POST OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90045 

8 JAN 1968 

SUBJECT: MOL 

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Monthly Management Report, 25 Nov-25 Dec 1967 

is the monthly report of significant events, 

1967. 

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1. On 8 December 1967 Dr. Flax was briefed by the contractors on 

the revised schedule. The schedule, constrained by fiscal year 

funding limitations, was developed by the associate contractors 

during the week of 4 December. A meeting between the MOL associate 

contractors and the Air Force was held at DAC on 13 and 14 December 

to implement the decisions resulting from Program briefing to Dr. Flax. 

At this meeting agreement was reached on a revised detailed program 

schedule and on quantities and need dates for items of exchange 

hardware. It was also decided to hold a meeting at GE during the 

first week in January to resolve any differences on data exchange 

items. 

2. The SPO has initiated Pro ect U rade to establish and document 

as soon as feasible a vald, well define , integrated total program 

that can be priced, negotiated and managed. A top level block flow 

diagram has been prepared as well as descriptions for most of the 

blocks. Effort is continuing to finalize the top level flow and 

associated descriptions. In the meantime, preparation of the second 

level flow has begun and should be readyfbr presentation by 

8 January. The second level flow is necessary for implementation 

of Project Upgrade. Timelines for the second level should be ready 

9 January. The project output will be: 

a. Validated program requirements 

b. System Package Program 

(1) Program baseline 

(2) Management road map 

c. Contractor, Program Office and Government Agency roles and 

responsibilities and agreements 

d. Contract work specifications (consistent, compatible and 

coordinated) 

(1) For 15 January unpriced supplemental agreement (S/A) 

(2) For June upgrading of unpriced supplemental agreement 

(3) For June Request for Proposal for remainder of program 

3. Itek and Goodyear are each shipping an Image Velocity Sensor (IVS) 

breadboard unit to GE in January 1968 for evaluation and competitive 

testing. 

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4. On 14 December, GE presented a "Make or Buy" briefing on the 

Thermal Door (Sliding Mask) for which it has responsibility. GE 

plans to manufacture this item at Valley Forge Space Technology 

Center versus the alternative of procuring the hardware from DAC. 

The SPO did not oppose this "make" recommendation from a cost or 

technical standpoint. 

5. Data Corporation was redirected to provide 20 hours of airborne 

training for astronauts in target acquisition and recognition. Also 

the capability of providing both 70mm and 35mm target material is 

being provided. 

6. The final review of the Support Module Study, Phase IA, was 

held at DAC on 4-7 December 1967. The associate contractors 

presented the results of their studies to define a configuration 

for Phase IB of the Support Module effort. Results of the meeting 

were considered satisfactory. 

7. On 6-8 December 1967, a group of FTD analysts were briefed on 

the MOL/DORIAN system and the Model 608 Target Deck at WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio. Their support in specifying S&T essential 

elements of information (EEI's) was requested in order that the 

Model 608 will reflect as nearly as possible what the collection 

requirements will be for the DORIAN system in the 1971-1973 time 

period. Discussion of tasks to be accomplished and various 

deliveries to be made by the people from SAC and FTD led to agreement of a schedule for these actions through the end of January. 

8. TRW has completed and delivered twelve studies required in 

the development of the Mission Planning and Evaluation (MP&E) 

software. The results of these studies are being analyzed by 

the SPO/Aerospace for inclusion in the Preliminary Part I 

Specification documentation for the MP&E software. 

9. Test and Operations Effort for CY 1968 - Agreement was reached 

between DAC and the SPO on the scope of the Test and Operations 

effort to be performed by DAC in CY 1968. Specific contract 

revisions incorporating these agreements will be included as part 

of the supplemental agreement to be issued by 15 January 1968. 

10. The GE AVE Software Specification (CEI MOR 802) was approved 

during the month. This is the first operational software 

specification to receive approval. All operational software 

specifications, except for MP&E, should be completed early in 1968. 

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11. A Contract Change Notice (CCN 72), which incorporated GE 

requirements in the DAC executive software control system, was 

issued during December. In addition, DAC CAR 060, for deletion 

of redundant programs from the DAC contract, was approved and made 

ready for signature. The remaining step in solving the AVE executive 

software problem is to delete the executive from the GE specification. 

A CAR for such action is in preparation. 

12. The GE management level simulation briefing presented to the 

SPO on 1 December revealed that simulation program cost estimates 

have increased considerably over the last available information. 

A more detailed presentation was requested from GE in an effort to 

determine the cause of these increases. As a result, a simulation 

requirements and cost review briefing was presented by GE on 

13 December. 

13. A copy of the revised T-IIIM Air Conditioning Proposal has been 

received and is being reviewed. Through a scrubbing of environmental 

requirements, a $1,000,000 cost saving to the Program has been 

realized. The SPO is taking a final look at the proposal to insure 

that all excessive requirements have been deleted. 

14. A Program Management Review was held jointly between the MOL SPO 

and T-III SPO with the booster contractors (MMC, UTC, AGC, ACED), 

A go ahead was given to MMC for a 15-week study to determine a fix 

for the POGO problem. Contract negotiations are presently under way 

for the Phase I study. 

15. SPO personnel directed the checkout activities and participated 

in the validation of the Gemini B Abort Engineering Simulation at 

Ling-Temco-Vought Corporation in Grand Prairie, Texas. The checkout 

was completed and simulation runs initiated on 13 December. 

Completion of the simulation runs is scheduled for the end of 

January 1968. . 

16. The Advanced Planning office has been active in SAMSO's studies 

of the proposed Satellite Control Satellite. This system would 

provide continuous real-time communications between satellite 

and ground stations with a data bit-rate of up to 100 mega-bits per 

second. This system is intended to be operational by 1972. 

17. An interface document sign off system has been proposed by the 

SPO. The new system, which includes SPO/Aerospace technical 

approval of interface documents at regularly scheduled meetings 

with all affected contractors, will greatly speed up contractual 

implementation of these documents. A meeting will be held in 

January to discuss implementation procedures with each contractor. 

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18. The MOL CCB dispositioned 68 ECP's; 20 were approved; 5 were 

disapproved and 43 were deferred for further evaluation. The major 

cost bearing ECP's approved by CCB action totalled approximately 

$100,000 credit based upon non-negotiated contractor estimates. 

19. The T-IIIM CCB dispositioned 83 ECP's; 31 were approved; 11 were 

disapproved and 41 were deferred for further evaluation. The major 

cost bearing ECP's approved by CCB action totalled approximately 

$316,000. 

20. Supplemental Agreement 24 for $3.479 million which definitizes 

10 CCN's was sent to EK for signature. This brings the total amount 

on contract with EK to $264.4 million. 

21. The financial statement for this reporting period is as follows: 

a. Of the $228.4 million FY 67 funds received, $228.4 million 

has been initiated. 

b. Of the $240.0 million FY 68 funds received, $238.4 million 

has been initiated. 

22. MOL manpower status: 

AUTHORIZED ASSIGNED DIFFERENCE 

*OFFICERS 125 137 + 12 

AIRMEN 9 7 - 2 

CIVILIANS 100 74 - 26 

RIGHGRADES (34) (22) -(12) 

CLERICAL (66) OIL -U4) ... 

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*MOL Flight Crew included. Six attached officers (4 Navy/Marine 

Flight Crew, 1 SAC and 1 MAC are not included). 

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