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Cor,pOI·c.ct:LGl>. ... I\mencl1!l(:nt ·iJ!6, 11 Oe'L 5T. 

T. lilemo:t'gl'duUl 1'01' Col OdeI' f:co:u'. \'!DI'D J 8igw:.:(1 Col HeiJ.'l'Y TJ. }!;ve:Cls} subj: 

Gl).i.('t::,;:J.cc and, Control for U~; 29 I·lar 57. 

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9· HSGJ J::rO~(ll ComJT AF~DC to Comd:r Ali'.BJiID )I C:Lte HDZGl'T 'T \, E ...... .i·tv ... :J;J 0319)1-;5;7.,. 

10. ARPA OrdcT No, IT .. 59, 1+ Be]) :58, 

11. JillP*'I. Onler ITo. 17-597 lUl1endl!'Kmt lio. 1, 29 Sey 58. 

12. ARJ.?A Orcler No" IT ,,,59, .rnnertl~,b.nel/C Ho. 2) rr Oet 58~ 

13. ARPA Oriter No. 1'(-59; Amendment No. 3; 26 Hov 58. 

11+. Nt:w~y Mot!, 'bo Cmn.Cl.:t'? HADe, ;:',1.JlJj: :eng:1.ne DeH:i.grll;~·~:Lon; (';onf:i.:nna:t:Lo1J. of> 

11 De(~ 5(3. 

16. D1" from WYZMS to ]JKr;- subj ~ Hequest for CCN :Lor Corrt.J:ac:t; AI? oh (61:.7) '~9'T ~ 

15 J'all 59. 

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20. 1;'cr from IJoc1dleecL A:l:rcrai't; Corp to C;OrI10:r, Eg, :81'IJ:C ,_ su'oj: Contract No. 

AF' Ol,.(6I~'T)-9'T" Back-up Photov'ol-caic AF'U D0s:Lgn, 2 Feb 59. 

21. Nsg from Comdl',' flFBMD to Di:L~ecto:r~ l\.HPA .. 9 Ii'eb 59. 

22. Memor2,udul11 for Col Curtin from ').lDZHS,? snbj: PhotoYoltaic Solar Cell 

.~....... TlC-'sePT"c ... :..J..~~ .... 

h , lot:' .!.:..." l;'eb 59 It 

23. HemorandUlll for ]:.,tCol Battle from vlDZI{, subj: ])ua1 Bu:m J!ngi.ne CapabilHy, 

6 Ha:r 59. 

25. llilPil Order No. 17-59, .A:mend111ent No. h; 10 Apr 59~ 

26. ARPA Ord.er No" 17-59, AmenclJnent No.5, 13 A;J?r 59. 

27. Lt,r... Lockheeo. Aircraft Corp to Comd.l' AFBMD ,subj: .A:r.lsJ.yt:tc end. Stability 

Studies· of 'lW 117L ]'light Control Section. 

28. LtJ:' from Loch:heecl Aircral't Corp to ComdJ.~, AFBMD, subj: Contract AF OlJ.( Or'T)-97 

Solar APA Backup Y.cogrElm, 2 May 59. 

29. :lI1sg (C/Gp3) from Locldieed to LBJP E. El. Silberman, subj: Amendments to 

CC]\[ No. 23, 6 May 59. 

30. ARPA Order No. 17':'59;- AIJ!(~ncbnent No.6" 18 May 593 

31. HDZ 1'1emorandlIDl for mult;ip1e acldJ.'esses, subj: ARPA Order rr-59 (as amend.ed) ... 

18 May 59. 

32. Ltr from AFBlvlD (v,,1IY1'I£.1) to ]~BEH.. suJJj: Letter Contract Supplement.al 

p,greement 35 to Contract Ali' 04(6L~5)-65J Closed Loop Propel1au-t Utilization System, 4 Jml 59. 

33. AFBJlID report)' 'Gu1)j: Transit II Program Progress Report for May 1959 Jl 

8 J'un 59. .. '''-,-" --

34. ; Para h, H"~ekly Diary -ll th~ 113 June 59 :('rom BJlv1C (lliJ)" 18 Jun 59. 

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35. AllPA Order No. -17-60 .. Amendment No.8,. Project Co(le No: as indicated 

below', 1 ~ful 59. 

36. ARPA OJ,'del' No. 96-60" Project Code No .. 3600, 1 Jul 593 

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38. Msg :LrOl1l Lod::::heed. to Co:o11' 

Perforinance, 28 Jul 59. 

I'J.oiel 

39. lmZE 1.,0r to LB,J; JrJr. SJlbc:rtlu,u; sub,j:" r\:;r:eo:t:(;li:'~lCt! TICprOVelEeiT\; of' IlE3l-Bur5 

Engi.w;')) 31 Jul 

Vehi.cle) 'r Aug 

1+1" Msg from C¢mdl' to AF'S\{C} T 

)+2. Ltr from J.JOcl'J':teecl to Comdr J iill'Bl''lD, ;sub.,1: Cont:c'J,ct.No. AT!' oh(Orr)-347, 

Flight Termination Syst(,3::Jl At18,s Boo:;ted. VehicL:;s J 10 Aug 59. 

L~3. Ltr :from HDZEV to HDZSlrl (1v1a,j Callan), sub,j: MJnutes of' M:mAS FTVIG Flight 

Operations Subcommittee) 29 ;]\m 59, 13 Aug 59. 

h1+. Ltr from YTDZEV to myrCS (I,tCol ,Salzer) subj: Fl1ght Ter:mim,tion SY<:Jtem 

of Atlas 13oof3te1's J 18 Aug 59, 

l~5. AFBIvID report, subj: .Modification of AGENA Vehicle,. 31 Aug 59;1 SSe]? 59. 

1+6. Ltr 1{DZEP~ to vT'.JZSD, subj: Discoverer Ccq)sule Btltteries, 10 Sep 59. 

47. Ltr from HDZJlX} to \·mZR'r (CHIJt Vall Dusen)) subj; i3'rIJ Plau 165,·41" St;udy 

of Att:Ltude Senso:rs for GraGe MiSSions; l'T Se.1' 59" 

48. AJ.!'BBD (vIDZSM) Itr to vIDZE, subj: Reco;::nneuciations of I}lLSD,~CVAC VehicleBooster Configu.ration 1,1cet;:1.ng; 26 Sell 59. 

48a. HFH from Col Frederic C. E. Oier, sul)j: Dlscovel'er/Slu\'1OS/MIDl\.S/COMSA'I'/ 

AGENA Confiburations) 29 Sep 59,,' 

1~9., A.13'BBD report, subj: Modif:i.cation of AG.UIA VCJ.''':t:i.cl!;:'J 30 Sel? 59., 1 Oct 59. 

50. Nag from AFEMO to Lockheed, Cite HDZE 10-5-E, 5 Oct 59. (C/G:P3) 

52. Mag CrrE iIDZJ'::~lO-9-E, 9 Oct 59. / 

53. 

54. 

55. 

ARPA Order No. 96~60? AmencLment No.1; Project Code No. 360o,~ 15 Oct 59~ 

Ltr (UncI \·r/o C/OP3 ',a.tch) frOID vIDZJ.0Lto. WDPCR) [·ru])j: Space Progranl.s 

Status Hepor!;) 15 Oct 59} IV /1 Jl.tch.' . 

Ltr (C/G}?3) from vWZ:CV to ilDZ}) (Col Evans), l3ubj: Discover0r, MIDAS, 

Sa:mos, a.l.1C1CO}IUll Sat (steer) Confi€;'''UX'ation and, SehedJ..lle" 16 Oct 59" 

if/2 Atch' 1 C·lJ.",,·t S""g C'" Qvo~''''1'nS Pt'(·'lCr .... e-·s <1" f) it. "llq,.~t<' C "f' ,,,. ,. , ~ • ,. "...., ),1;" '-' ~" ,.> ,-._,""",'- -. 'cr' '~} '-. 1~. <-+" ,~, ,O.u. 'l[:;tu.. a'GlOnS; 

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Config·()~rat:i..on:::; J 13 Hoy 59, 

l,tr from UDZS to HDZJ.:i:, subj ~ 

Conf:tgu:ca:c:tcns; 1T Nov 59. 

31 Oct 59)l 9 lIfo\{ 

59· iU1I-\i\ Onle:c No. 96-60, AlUend~QeD.·t No. ~::) P:roject Code No. 3600) 3 Dee 59. 

60. 

61. 

62. 'G'J~ ·.L<'r·O·IJl A1i'f~lv<ID' Ti· .. ·IOld O··(.·..(.>l·.~;" j'T.l·"V"' FV-'b"· +·0 ("Dr-,,'Ir ./0W·C\J.'if'J·) . ~. kU',J"J... .1 .. ~~ ~'''' .. L.l.- ..... '-'J t •• ,1'<.,4 __ 1 f } v V ""1. ... \."'. ..1...10. J...,; 1, , 

for Coorc.Una:tion of Disco'vercr I:ngineering Approvals J 

Re:i)Ort, Slibj: Procedure for Coord.inating ApprovalG on 

t1oclif:Leat:Lons tOil,gena Veh).cle13 s;t J..Jockheeo.i3 ]l','),cllity 

s\..1.bj: Proced.Ul:"e 

5 J"an 60 J \T/l Atch: 

Engineering 

at 'If eJ.1<:ierib erg A.PB. 

63. Lt:C' from 'tTDZl'IE t.o i{DZY,j subj: Conta:'ol of Agene. Vehicle C'.nexl,ges follmring 

I\J? Acceptance, 19 ,Jan 60. 

6h. 

66. 

6'[ • 

68. 

70. 

71. 

AJ.1"'J3HD report, (C/GI13), subj: AGENP. Program Progresa He:port as of 

31 j-an 60, 12 Peb 60. 

libJ:' (c/GP4) fro:m A1ymm to .iUmC (p.Im) , aubj: Augmenta;tion of' PropulGion 

Pr0g!'c~, 23 ]'eo 60 .. 

Msg, Cite PJ.i'DDJ? 73993, 2~( Dec 60. 

Ltr from Lockheed. to Jl.l"BMD (ImZRE), ::mbj:. Stand.ardj .. :~ation. Provif:::ions 

in the l\gena Conf:i.gurations - Interllil Heport .. 4 11a1' 60 • 

.Mag (S/Gp3) from Lockheec1 'GO AF'B'HO, Cite UISD 39+768, 8 Mar 60. 

AFBMD report (C/G})LI.) JI subj ~ AGENA Program Progres~: Beport as oJ: 

29 Feb 60, 8 l~k.l..r 60. 

Al"Bl·ID LtI' (UncI Tr/o Coni'jGp3 Indorsement) to wDZJ:f, subj; Relia'bility 

rrestiD[s of JI.gena Subsystems by Air }i'orce i'l..genciea ~ 9 Mel.:' 60, 'IJ/1st.. 

Ina., s allle sub j § 5 Apr 6ci. 

l,tr (UncI \';/0 C /G·ph Atch)) sgd D. N. I\1\u'lJhy J Contracting Off1 cer ) 

to Comdr AHDC, 8u1)j: NASA Order No •. _S-).f60J.-C, f~3 IlleX' 60, I,r/atch; 

statement of Task, IT/l (C) At.ch, NASA Age.nG, IJClunch Schcclule. 

AFJ]I1J). (WDZT-l) Iier to multiple address" subj: Agena Vehic.Ie Captive 

Test Progralll" 11 ilJ;r 6o. 

13. AFJ3.MD Daily Bulletin No. rrl, 12 P:pJ: 60. 

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bcfo:ce J~011D.80D, Corr::i'fltt:!vee) 9 ~}UTh::; 19bC), ~~ attn. <50" 

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rr9 ~ \trOZr ~'L·t:t· ~0D i~I{DC (}(})~3·)." }Jt.t1J~i: .i>.ia,nt:;,e:E'::xUeJ.1t 1~el~\t:tOllf3 \li-tl'). i~}le :tr!~.Si~, CO;:lcel·n.'··~ 

ir.te; tIle TJ/iSA. j\gell~l IJ f,'T"cgX'DXil: ~UJ :.)'"Lll 60 <I 

80. HDZ Itx' to .i\BDC (mXill) J su:bj: NASA l\.&;ena n Program ... 16 ,Tnl 60. 

81. AtBl'Iill 

9 Sel? 

I'cr to ';JDZJ) (Col Evans), s'l:bj; AGeno. Chcckol):c Ph:Ll0,:;ophYJ 

82. ).IT.JIiA Itl' to 11DG":1.6; su.b~j: Ageu8. Checkout Philosophy;> 19 Sep 60. 

83. Ali'Bl·1O (HDH8E3) Ltl' 03/oT)3) to ;\:ROC (EJJlili)) [;1J.bj: Bequest :t'or Stucly.--

frtl8.~:j~AGGn8.1 B Launch ['rom .Al,1l\) 19 Sell 60. 

81+, 

85. \WG :Ltr 'co lIDZ-, sul::j: IJASA Ac;enCL :s Schedule) 8 nov 60. 

86. BI·iC (I...J3Z.Jn) Itr to JJoekl1eed A:i.rcl'/:'.f.'t; CO;C}?) ~nibj: Implercr.:mtatlon of 

New' Test Fhiloso:phYJ ])ISCOV1~Ht;J~ I'rograto., Cont.ract AlP 01) (61+'r) - 558, 

JB Nov 60. ) 

Be.!? 

87. liistorical report of the NASA Agena B .. Progl'am for 1 J\JJ. to 31 DeC 60. 

88. Ltr (s/Gp3) 8fsd Col Pau.l ,T. He:t'an to I,J!.:X (MJ~. Gibson)} s1J:bj: Agena. 

ConfiguX'.s:i.;:Lon, 3 Ja:n 61. 

89· I;MC (J:"BZ,JJ3.) Itr t.o Locli:.heed Cor])) 8ubj: :[jll])lewellta'(~ion of N'e\J 1'est 

PldloiJophy Dlscov>..'!:ce:c l?rognnl1 CO~1traet 0l.;.(61rr)··558", 5 ,Tan 61. 

Histor:Lcal Hepo:.ct.." (c/G:;?!.!) .. NAi3.A Age;)~~t' ;'1311 P:rogl'8Jl1) 1'{ ~TaXl 61. 

C1 .... J ... <f> 

60 

Mag from BlI1C to subj: Contract AT:' Olj.(61.1-'r)-558, Implcrn:;::n:t."rLi.on of 

NG'i·T Test Philosophy, Diseov8x'cX' P1'ogrO.l:fl; 3 lI'eb 61·;;-,····· 

93· I +1' ".']" .'] T"'C (Ll' .,', ... ')) , 1 " . ./v l. OD Di"J .JLnJl). l:O , l'I{"~irnnc~(l ~ ~ __ .. ,,_,1.) 

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~~~Q.tion. (;1::1d T?:cOCGciu:cl.:;G? Ih l~eb 61 .. 

AF'J3J·;j) Omz) LtJ' to 'viDiW u.rl'l HDG .. Dubj: ReBI'()nsib:LJj;:~:LeG 

Corpore,tion.l' 23 ].>'eb 61. 

97. Ali'DI\:J) (IWZY1\) :LtX' (UncI ,4 0 CI(JJ?l.~ Atc.h) toNc. Hob2:Ct. 11. ;;;h[::',(;1,; 

subj: '.l..'ccJ::miccl.l Date. on 1:;1'.2 i\E:ena Vd}:Lcle, 2L~ l"(;{) 61; 17/1 Acch: 

Tec]:}rl~j_cal Da'~~D~~ 

99. S,SD (S8ZA) Itl' t.o .hll 8~~:ZJ\ 8ubf:,ystcm h;rsonnel, su.bj: Discoverer EJ~f\. 

Approve,}. Procc;cb .. rr'esJ ~?h Jut 61. 

10(j~ MsS (C/G1)h) from 131\11'8 to 8;:30) i,ufo AF,SC ano. DeAS ) Cite still'S 92h~::;4.'1 

092008z Aug 61. 

102. 

103. Aeros1.!ace CorD :Ltr to Col JI. L. }i,'v8.lW J subj: St8.ndardiz,ing the A./?;ena, 

ILl Sei) 61. ~ 

10l.1. SEm (S8Z) Itr to C1:lie:t's of Offices tlu'o1).gh B:x.'anch Level} ~mbj: 

Deve1op1l1ent and. Ut.ilize.:l,lon of' the Agena, D" 18 Sell 61. 

105. SSD (SSZ) Lt:r to AerOS1)8,Ce Corp (Mr. Bre,\{er).'1 subj; St,mdu:nUzerJ. 

Agena) 18 Sep 61. 

106. Asst SeeretaI'Y of' Defense Memol'8.l1Cl1Jln for the Asst Secy of' Ali' (R&D)} 

.S1JJ)j: Sta:nd8.:n'1:Lzed Acena (c/oph)) h Oct 61. 

lOT. Ivisg (S/Gp3) from SAIi'S to SSD) info AJ'BC and DCAS) Cite 81-\.17 ,3 6826h) 

062221Z Oct 61. 

108. 

109. 

Sf:)D (m:;ZDIc) Lt:c to SSKIC" G\)b ci: i-l:uthorizat1on tOl' 'J:ype of' Contract)1 

9 Oct 61, 

Asst Secy of DefeDf32 l·lemm'f.:rll.cllml for ·thl':; ASGt Sec;y of Ali' .(H&])) (c/G-ph)) 

subj; :CitaD. III 1,a1..1!ldJ. Vch:i.cle Eamily) 13 Oct 6J_~_ .... c ..... _. 

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110. Com.J.l' Bubj; 

111. 

112. He!;Jo; sgd. Lrockvay ) .C'0l~ ASDt Elecy of Dei's CDDR&E, 

s~uJ)j: St~(itl(l(~~c(IizG(l .P' .. ge!l!:J, .t 21t oc·t 61 if 

115. lHi'SSV Itr (c/Ggh) to A£i'SC) Subj: st. eXld .. arcli zed. Agens Space Vehicle 

(l~ena D): 26 Oct 61. 

116. P.gena Office 111ission anel. Orga.'Liza"dolJ., Nov 61. 

117. DA£i' Memo for Ghief of Ste.ffj subj: Standacoj.z·:'2!ci Agene,.' 3 Nov 61, w/l 

Atch: Me:U10l'S.nduIO. for Director J DF:&.E;; 31 Oct 61. 

118.· SSD (SS~J.t\) Ltr ·to. Col :E,'vW.1S, ,subj: Item.s t.o be Consid.ered vrhen 

Accelerating the Agena B Sched.1J.1e" 6 Nov 61. 

119. SSD (SSZ) L,tr (S/Gp3); subj: Agcna "D,II 6 Nov 61. 

120. lockheed Itr to F. 'd. 0 tGreen) subj ~ Sl)llllilc:n~y o:f Instruc:cions .Issued 

by Dr. Charyk in Agena D Heetinr;;; 0:[' November "(: 1961, 9 NoV 61. 

121. Ltr) sub,j: Organizat:tonal Chaue;es ana. Person.uel Reassigmnents, 

13 Nov 61. 

122. Ltr to Deputies and Chiefs of 1'1ajor Staff Off:i.ces) subj: Project 662A, 

20 Nov 61. 

123. Lt.r to Deputies and Chiefs of Major Shu'±' Offices, subj: Est8:b1ish·~ 

ment of Project Off1ce 662.,.'\.) 20 Noy 61. 

12~. Yill'H (Uncl wio C/GpLf Al~ch)J Gubj; l",gena D, 20 Noy 61. 

125. Msg from Hq USlUi' to APSC .... :Lnfo SSD{ Cite AI)'SPM 90'(99, 222309Z Nov 6l. 

126. SSD L:t;r (c/Gp4) to Lockheed) s1,..ibj: Agena D Structm'a1 Criteria". 

21.f Nov 61. 

127. Ali'SC (scem Iil:ir (C/Gph) to SSD, su1Jj: Instructions on Standaxd Agena 

D Program, 2L~ Nov 6l. 

128. NF:R (c/Gp4), subj: A.gena "DII Confel'ence, 27 Nov 61, w/l Atch: Summary 

of Instructions Issued by Dr. Chclt'yk in Agena D Meeting ·011 Noyember r() 1961. 

129. Memo of Understanding from RliRM (JJ)(~kheecl IIFPRO) to Col Henry B. Kucheman, 

~28 Nov 61. 

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130. IJlsg (C/GI)';) f:com 

3019092 Hov 61. 

Sent; 30 Nov 61. 

132. Msg (S/ G.~) 3) f):'om 0,':;/0\ to A..!1i';:3C;> :Llfo D01\8.. ci t.e SlWS 83174, 042206z 

Dec 61. 

133. Omitt.ed .. 

13)}, SSG J.Jtr to Deputies 8x].(1 ChiE,,!'s of l'1Djor Staff Off;l.ces) subj: Deputy 

for Agena. 

135. SSD (SSZJ)B) J.Jtr (C/G:l?4) to SSG-D., Hubj: Agena D/DM .. 21 Interface; 18 Dec 61. 

00 Clem (S8("D\ T-'- .J.- . ~) ~0r ~o 

AgenG Program,. 18 

Operational Plan) 

APse (Gen Sch:1.'1ever) J s~:bj: Instructions on Stanclard. 

De(~ 61,vr/1,a:'cch: Program 662A :Man,agement and 

\{l/6 Atch. 

137. Ltr SSX-l Ltr to SSZ (Lt Col st:ro:chy)) subj ~ j\gena D Prograulllling Data, 

19 Dec 61. 

138. Msg from IHSC, Cite gmC AOT1763/6~2-41/100J 2(30030Z Dec 61. 

14·1. MB'R from SSX, subj: Briefing to Dr .CJlfWS'l;:, 5 J'an 62, (C/Gpl~). 

142. Ltr (C/Gp4.) from sr:m (SSX.D) to Dist.ribution, 8ulJj: Ii'1.md Require1'l.ents 

for Progr21J1 662..A, 11 J-an 62. 

1)+3. SSD (SSZDT) Ltr to ssvx (Mrs, 1'l,,:r:tlo1dh s"ubj: Bole Source J·ufrt;j.f:i.cation 

for Complexes 75-3 and 75-1, 18 Jan 62. 

142!.. SSD (SSXDf\.) Ltr (C/GpJ+) -to ssz:r"E (Hajor Loclu'y), subj: Agena. D 

Performal1C!e Data) 18 Jan 62. 

14'5. SSX l'1!}'R, 23 Jw.1 62. 

1it6. GSA 1v1FR, subj: 18 Janua:ry .. 19.,Janua.ry 'Agc13.aD Briefing, 24 Jan 62. 

Ih7. GSD (SSVXE) Ltr to SSZ;D (Maj Kiloore),; subj: Additione~ InstT1.unentat:Lon 

on Discoverer Flights J 5 J?eb 62. 

])~8. SSXD HFH, subj: Discussions I-Tith l1r. OtGreen Hnd Staff, .:1-3 ]'eb 62;> 

I J-!- li'eb 62. ,~-c<-=~:.. .. _ 

11+9. S8XJI. I,tl' to BSl., SSI; arlet SSV, fn.lbj: Agena D Advanced. Component Ii::npl~oveJJ~ents) 20 Feb 62. 

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15()(f l"f£'lJ\) (:yul)j: fjt,3,ff \r:i..si-\':~ or 

26 l,'d) (j2, 

151'4> L-'CI;.'1 sg(1 1·i:2~.:JC-f:;!J1 () ~ ~T 0: l<.i~t~:tftthl t).,u.ci c:LL.~J'.~e_'~lc.e I> ·JC;}::t.LtGOU. -tJo (J·e.n. JJ I.' I~., ~ 

Scl1.y'lf::\rel", 2r( I\~J1) 

152. Nf:5G :frora 1i.1:i'SC.. Cite; SCGW-28 ... ~2<~.l~6 .. 2819272: Fob 62, 

153. ttl' (C /Gglf ) C~C~~-! 

/.. ... I ... LJ a:nd. f;SZX; su"bJ: 

15)1. Ltl' (C/Gll3) :from SE\XD :('0 

2 Mar 6;::. 

Sc:hedule 

1 r"t: __ )0. 

157. Lockheed. :Gtr to J;Ji'SSD (flSZ) J subj:' Com.:pari.rc;olJ. of COi:,t;s ... ilgc-;n,a J3 VB 

Agena D) 8 Hal' 62. 

15 Q

v • SS'"D (i~,C!,'nn<:)]·.+"Y' \~. ,.~ ~...,_ tc') ~;c~m.l.:) (,r' J' '1" t) b" ('it 1 "CI"h J 'f> •. ~y \ £'JaJ • .fl Der' :; GU' J: u"UC Y 0:£ .. _ or ,i3;ona. .J 

Conf':Lg'\J .. :eat,j. ons , ]2 l·ia3:' 62. 

159. SSD (SSVXJ..i..i) Ltl' to SSVXK, suh,j: DM .. ,21 l-lgena D 'Pad and, AGE li1odi:EleatiUl1; 13 Ea.l' 62. 

160. SSD(i3SXD) L"cr to SfSi(} subj; Corri:;l'act A1!' oJ.f(693)""68, Heqllost for 

A.uthority- to Use l"ol'lL1 C Ptiee Re~·clet;erminat:lon, '22 62 .. (C/G..Q~-)' 

161. SSD (f)E~XD) Ltr to IJockheec1, BlJ:bj: Contrs,ct AF 01f~695 .. :21 - Incentive 

Fee Negotiations)1 22 J:-11a1' 62. 

162. HCHR (mvPJ:<i) Ltl' t,o MajGen o. J. R:i.tlcmcl) subj ~ Progress :J:..1ade in 

Improvements to H0..SC Accounting E1ysterfl~ 23 MaT 62. 

Report (B/G]?3) J svl<i: Space r3;y"i',~temH Dlvir:;j.on USAF' l\b:rldged PackDgo 

6)+"SB on Agena D ... 2 Jl,J)r 62. 

Heport (S/Gp3), sllbj; SOO U,SA"F Re:iJ.nbuTs[l,b1e Funcl Hequ:i.rement for 

648B·w}'lgene, D) 2 Apr 62. 

SSD (smI) Itr to m:;HP, sub."1; ReauireIJWn"li fo:c Componerrl~ Im:provGment 

Propulsion Advisor-y' Commit,Lee .. 2" l\J!l~ 6~~. 

166. Negotiated Contract AF Oh(695)·~21) 6 Apr 62. 

JBr. SSD U3SV) Ltr to DCG (IiCGen Efyl;,ei3): subj: Atlas Launches, at. lII:;},} and 

B;ff\; 9 Apr 62, 1..:{/1 Atch: Cy ltr from Gen Estes i.'Q .. -Geh.Hitlandp 19 Mar 62) 

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169. )',e1DO :for Ji':Llc J SLlt)j: 

:r?lf;;oJ 2~5 Apr (;~~. 

1'(0. ~Lt!x~) DC:CJ 

\'1'/1 Atcb,: 

Pgm. 

O. J. HJtL)'IlCl to Get!. D. A. 

25 

no 13lJj)j J 

of c~(l 11e"vJ.elr ol~ 

25 f<p:c 

D 

1('1. [)fm (i:iSH) I,-I;1' to B::;Sj m:lbj: Attel1elanc:e at l-1oci:Jrp,. C~CCI and :~mI Bo21:t'(13" 

27 .Apr 62. 

173. SSD (,'3f:3lm) Ltr to SSK, slibj: Con'G:l.'e.d .A1P Oll.(695)·~63 - Heviei'r of !Make aI' 

B'u"y' Program PUl'su8x.d.; to DCAS AD'PI SUl)plew.ent 2; 9 May 62. 

l'T4. liLli'H, sub;j: F':c-62 IncrelllC!J,tal }i'uI1cl:Lng of the Agena D contracts) ~. 10 M.3.:y 02. 

175. SS]) (SS1m) Vcr to IJoekhe::ecl; subj: 1',gen8. D Optional Equipment, 1~, May 6;~o 

176. i3SD (S[;.1HD) 1,"\:.1' to SSCliJ (LtCol vrarren), suoj: Und,erfunded Contracts, 

1)+ 1!l1:.W 62. 

1TT. I-ill'll, subj: Modernization of Industrial l i1 aci1i-c:i.cs :Bell '~C.'O"O'3Vs·t;"'ms 

CCY.GJ1.an-y) 16 l1e.y 62, vr/l Abcll: N£!'II i3alllG suJ:)j (1:t(l 15 May 6;';~T/;. ~t.~h) Cy l'I,sg to UlSC f'):om }Jell» no de:te. 

178. SSD (SOH) :Ltr to SSIm (LtCo1 Blum) J l3ubj: rJ:ec1m:Lcal Support Contract) 

21 :f\1ay 62. 

179. NABA Itr to }lon Brockway Hcl-i

.I:i.l1an.:> ca 21 Hay 620 

180. Asst Secy of' Defel1Ge ),.\emo:cand't.111l (}!'OUO) for the 8l:;cl'c-Gary of Defense fJJJ.cl 

NASA., subj: J)OD/NAf3A ligen:), D Agreewent, 28 gEl.y 62. 

183. OS)) (ssn) Ltl' to Al"PHO (Col VO',Y'leI3)r1ocl:..heec1) svbj: AFPH Sw.ve:i.11a,l1ce 

of.' -68 Contract 811 [1,1'88 Procm'ement.:r 1+ Jun 62. 

18)+. Hsg 1'1'0111 DCl·'ISF to f.1ED), in.!:'o MS]'PC .. Cj.te HOFA 12 .• 6-23, 12:Llj·08z Sun 62. 

185. J.Jtr (Uncl w/o S/GP3 Atcll), sub~i! Reg:Ll.est for Ird'ormatiop 'by the Space 

Technical Objectives Task Group, 13 Jun 62, .r/l .. Ai;eh:.:.6li8B Oum:w.ary 

186. £lIse; (C/Gpit) from DOll,glas .I\.:i.rcraft Co Inc, 15J)llj,;.;?z, Jun 62. 

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J8'( • HFHJ r;;qiD,j: CO:lJlJ?onent IJll};ll'OVGment Briefing to .t.Ta.jGcn Rj:Uand an(1 

Dr. Che,ryk, 25 Scm 620 

191. SSD (SSRDA) Ltr (c/Gp4) to multiple address" subj: Agena D opt;j,ona1 

}~quilX(nent Height Status ... 3 J-u1 62. 

192. 

193. 

195· 

196. 

197· 

199. 

200. 

201. 

202. 

203. 

204. 

205. 

SSD (SS\TZO) Ltr to SS:tIP.G, subj: Conversion of Alvffi Complex ll~ to aD. 

Atlas/Agena Configu:ration, 5 J'ul 62. 

SSD (SSH) Ltr to l11u.ltiple address, subj: i).gena D Coi1figuTa:tion 

Control, 9 Jul 62. 

SSD (SSH Itr to multiple address, subj: Configuration Control of 

Agena D, 11 Jul 62. --

CCN Status Contract 1'1]:;' 04(695)-21 As 0:1:' 12 July 1962. 

SSD (SSZDB Ltr to BSRGT and SSVX, sv:bj: P:rogral1l Designation Cha.nge, 

12 Jul 62. 

SSD (SSH) I,tr (C/Gp4) to ~3SG·~1 (Col vackland), suhj: International 

?-.cograms) 12 Jul 62. 

SSD (SSH)Ltr to AFSC (SOON Col Nudenberg), subj; '648B Monthly Program 

Progress and. Status Report Period Ending 30 June 1962) 13 Jul 62. 

SSD (ssn) Ltr to SSlm (Mr. Montgomery), subj: Prel:1JninC'.xy Impo,ct 

I!.'valuation of Impending Aerospace Industry Strike on SSD Programs 

(Reports Control &'ymbol (RCS) AIi'-XDL-N2, 1'1'/1 Atch: Heport. 

SSD (SSIlAA-2 ltr to 6593 Test Group ... subj: I.J~81 Rocket Engine, 20 J1.11 62. 

SSD (SSHAA) Ltr to Lockheed,. subj: Agena Multiple Start Engine Compatibili'l:,y "d:th DOD Nissions, 25 tTul 62. 

SSD (S81m) Ltr to ASD, subj: Request for 'l'ype Designatl,on, Agena D 

Vehicle .. 26 Jul 62. 

Msg from Douglas Aircraft Co Inc to Lockheed, 1 Aug 62. 

SSD (SSHKK) to SSH .. subj: An' oh(695)-194, Authority for Non-Competltive Negotiated. ProclLrement, 1 Aug 62. 

Msg from SSD to ARDC, cite SSH 2-8-1, 2 Aug 62."'..,.----=-- .:,<--

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2~06. SSD (SSILA.A) Ltr to LoctJ1ced. J suoj: Ageno, Hocket l!-;nginc Desi[!,rw.t.J.oES J 

3 Aug 62. 

20<" - 'F~)) (c)'~f.Tr<D) .[ '~'l' to r Ti'P'DO Locl'heea.' su"J" H.C· CI .• U·; ',r, {>Tn;ow.,'L·t; I"'('J~. ·(.Tel •.. _,i.(··.·I.,6, '-' <e_. '- '''' , ..J~~';r • J v. "-u.' . ~ \ , .0>.', ,k). _ ,,0.. -.,;.u _ ..,/ , 

Transporter, 3 Aug 62. 

20'1. SSD (f3f3H) :Ltr to multill1e address" subj: TechrLi.ca1 Manuals for J\gCl))2, Bj 

10 Aug 62. 

208. sm (8S111\1\:) Ltr to SSHR (Maj Harnes), subj: 'l'ransfer of Agena D Program 

Management) 13 Aug 62. 

209. M8g .• from SAFOI-3C Haj Noore for release 15 Aug 62. 

210. SSD (SSlIGD) Ltr to multiple address J subj: Auto-DRAPE Orientation) 

16 Aug 62. 

211. SSD (SSIlAA) Ltr to Lockheed, subj: EstablisblIlent of Agena-D Prel8.unch 

Conditions, 20 Aug 62. 

212. SSD (SSHAA) Ltr to Lockheed) subj: Agona Hultiple Stc1,..rt l;ngine Compatibility with DOD and NASA Program, 21~ Aug 62. 

213. Status Report on Agans. D (Program. S-OlA) Augus'c 62. 

214. 1'1sg from SEm to J.Jockheect, Cito.SSJ.I 27~,8-'33) 2'( Aug 62. 

215. Memorandum of Agreement, subj: Mar18.gei:.nerrt Ho1ationships Betv-reen SSHSSZI, SSZN, SSZK and LMSC, 5 Sep 62. 

216. SSD (SSillCK) Ltr to multiple add.ress) subj: Authorization 1'01' type of 

Contract; Contract jJJj' oLI-(695)-198, 7 Sep 62.1 I.r/J. atch. 

21'T. SSD (881m) Ltr to SSZ, subj: Agena D F'y-63 F\:lnding Requirements to 

Support SSZ Program Hequirements, 11,Sep 62. 

218. SSD (SSE) Ltr to SSVH, subj: Agena D Fy-63 FLmding Requirements to 

Support ,NASA ProgrillTI Reg~irements, 11 Sep 62. 

219. 11sg from SSD to CSAF, Cite SSH-13-9,-10, 13 Sep 62. 

220. Msg from SSD to AFSC, Cite SSH-13-9-11; 13 Sep 62. 

221. SSD (SSBJI.r'l.) 1v1l!'R to Capt George Yi. H~-:Gts" l'r Sep 62. 

222. SSD (SSI-I) J.Jtr to Lockheed, subj: Production of Optional Kits under 

the -68 Contract, 24 Sep 62. 

223. SSD (SSG) Ltl' to Socy' of the Air Porce (SAFJ.i'M») <9J~hj.:~_.J~'Y.-62 and J?Y-63 

Agena D Pu.nding Eeq~ire2Uents) 27 Sep 62 (S/Gl)3). 

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2i"~h. S8)) (SSlI) Lt:t' to subj: First Article Config1.u'atiion Inspection 

of f)-mA/13 .• JT·-I) ;Jep 6~2.l' 2B Sep 62. 

3"3) 28 i3ep 62. 

c~26. Lockheecl It1' to l;J:';SSD (DCC!A) J 81).bj: Marwgcment of the S··OlA ProgrcJ:mj 

1 Oct 62, w/l Atch: Progrmll Management., Paper. 

22'(. 1st I.nd (UncI \T/O c/cp4 Atcb.)" ,sSD to SSVSP, subj: JAq1).id Rocket Engine 

Data,l :) (let A.teh: J21gj.ne Data ell. art • 

c:28 .t?@J' (SmlGD) Lt1' to ]~ocklteed.) subj: Ground Rules for Managen:len:t of' 

the AO-1 System) 8 oct 62, 

229. 111sB, Cite SSII 12··10-23, 12 Oct 62. 

230. SSD'- (SSII) LtJ:' to SSli, subj: Agena Presentation, 15 Oct 62. 

231. IvIsg .. (c/GJ?4)" Cite SSli 15··10-28, 15 Oct 62. 

232. 1st 1nc1, SfJ1) (SSH) to SSVZR, subj: ./\gena D/Gerninl Configuration, t! 

16 oct 62.·' 

233. l1emQ1'andum to SSH (Col Jj'letcher), subj: S··Ol{-\. Requirements Basecl on 

T ... A.11 Boosted_ ,}Lt;]3iQno,} J~8 Oc·~ -62~ 

23~-. ssn (SSH) Ltr t,o .AFPRO. (Col Voyles)" L.ockheed, subj: AF'PR Log:lsties 

Surveillance of Progra,m S-01A" 19 Oct 62. 

235. 

236. 

23T. 

238. 

239. 

2[10. 

241. 

SSD (smm) Ltl' '(.0 ssvzn (HajA1bert), subj: optional Eg,.uipment Requirements 1'01' S-OL!\ Vehicles, 22 Oct 62. 

SSD (SSB:) Ltr to SSHKK) subj: Sole Source J'ustification, Contract 

AF 04(695)-221, 22 Oct 62. 

Msg; Cit;e SSB: 23-10-373 23 Oct 62 • 

SSD (S81m) Ltr to sso (Col Hectrick), subj: Agena J) C&C 01)tional 

Equip:merrl;, 31 Oct 62. 

S8D (SSlm) Ltr to SSVR, subj: Agena D Fy-63 Funding Hequirements to 

Support NASA, 1 Noy 62. 

88D (SSJ:I) Ltr to Lockhee(l, subj: 8-0lA Vehicle Asslgmnen:t Phllosophy, 

2 Nov 62. 

S8D (SSH) Ltr to Lockheed .• subj: Fixed Ullage Rocket Carrier Problem" 

8 Nov 62. '. -tf:,.,-:---.-.~~-:: ;..~_.'- _ 

S0JJ e"... (c>clIJ:nr) w},,)I. .\J~~, T-I-:-, ...Lll....:.l +Cl ..... .~ Trlu1'~l"-)e . >..1_ l! ... ~..... Ct ~l.:)r1.I~e~c ),.. .. .1. Ch) , " S'\l')" . . ~. J c: .1 R"'cue"t ....... :1.. ..:> I"'or' A,,·I-ol~orit·y- lot\. If .. \ ~ to 

Extend Dei"in:l.t,:L:r;.'?tion Dab.:'!. 1:1nd to ObliGate l\clditional }T'-unds .. Letter 

contract A.l<' oh( 695)-68, Agena D, 14 Nov 62. 

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248. 

250. 

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SSD (smr) vtI' to [)fWZ, 

ilgreemerri:;, 12+ Nov 62.· 

SSD (smUCK) l;er -'co mu.l:ei:ple 

Letter Contract ,As! 0)+( 695) 

fvJ.(1:ces8,,~ ~~'IJ:;Jj: 

16 Hoy 62. 

SSD (SSHGD) :Gtr to 6595 N.l'Vi (Col PeJ:T~Y}, SUb;),i ~ Umld,11cal 'lleat Philosophy' 

t1.11el B1wJ<:et Removal for SLV3/ S-Olll./Pa;o/load li'SV J 26 Noy 62. 

Nsg (C/Gpl~), Cite AFSSV-Kr~ 98986, 302JZTZ Nov 6::2. 

SSD (SSH) IJtr to Locl1::heec1, subj: First .Article Configuration InE~}?ect1on 

of S-OLA/19, 6-23 Nov 1962, 12 Dec 62. 

NASA Ltr to GenB. A. Schrj,ever, 25 J'8,rl 63. 

Contractor Performance EV'aJJJ,ation Report on AD' Contract AF' o~,( 695) -21} 

wi'th :Lockheed Nissile and. Space Comp81lYJ Suxmyvale .. C~llifornia, 

12+ Feb 63, (c/Gp4,) ~ 

251. Vcr sgd. Gen B. A. Schriever to Dr. HObext C. Seam8;ns, Jr.: 6 Mar 63. 

252. 

253. 

254. 

255. 

256. 

257. 

Space Systems Diyision USAF' S-OlA HanagE:ment Package} 20 J:0,SJ:' 63 (S/GP3). 

Nsg, Cite MSFA 16-1.~-35, 161'fOOZ Apr 63. 

SSD (SSV) Ltr to DistributIon, subj: Letter of Unc1erstancUDJJ Bet'ween 

NASA Le'ivis Hesearch Center and. USAF Space Systems D:i.vision :1:'01' 'I1T8nsfel' 

of NiliSA J:-\gena Contracts" 9 May 63. 

SSD (SSZAC) Ltr to SSZN and SP-206, sU:bj: Coni'ig'uration Co:n,trol 

lJiaJlage:L'flent of Program S-OlA Booster Vehicles, 19 Jun 63 (s/Gph). 

Msg Cite A1i'lHSTD ~(6993, Ull,d.ateo., and, ~11sg Ctte 10:.SFA 15-7-22, 1520457 

JUl 63. 

Ali'SC (:t-1Sl<'AH) Ltr to multiple adc1:ress, subj: Transmittal of lvIe:morandum 

of Agxeement, 20 Aug 63) i'1/1 Atch: USAli'-TllliSA 11emorand.um of J~ree1Ylent 

NASA Office of Space Sciences Agena I,aunch Vehicle Progn)))')} 9 Aug 63. 

Ss]) (SSVA) Ltr (C/Gpl~) to SSV, subj:_ lum'lla1 Heport of AchieYementfJ 

(3 Oct 1962 - 3 Oct 1963), 27 Bep 63. 

'-"--------,,25,9:--:DOD--I{ew(i'-:tieIease No~' 1396-63~ 21 Oct 63. 

260. .Msg Clte l~A 7-11-6, 0719:56z Nov 63. ",'.' 

261. -f:;"~-..,- -,< .;....., .. Sunnna.ry Report - Transfer of HASA Agena Prog1'ams froll JUi'SSD '1:;0 NASA 

r,eHC, 31 Dec 63. 

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26~~. (BElVA!.!: ]~t,l'to lIC]. A.Pf3C (YiSI'P,.), Gltl)j: f:)uJrmw.ry of 1'rans:fel~:('ed l\gc~na 

Program!::; J 3 J'an 6!.~. 

~:63. 88D (f3SVA) Ltr (UncI ' .. rio C/G]:;Lj. Atch) ;'subj :It:i.s~t6:dcaX Report: 1 Jul 1963-

31D,2cemb,;::t' 1963, Ii. Pcb 6h, v/2 A:ech. 

~?611. SSD (SSVAC Ltlo to SGVA (Col Blllln), subj: E:cection of Thor-Aguna in Prout 

of BuLLding A, 16 i1JlX' 6L~. 

c~6~i. J~3SD (SE>'\TJI,.) J.Jtr (c/G::?h) to SSl!lEf, sub:i: Hil3to~('ical Report, 1 ,JSJ1UEU'Y 1961+-

30 ,T\me 1961-/., 12 Aug 6hJ w/5 Atch: 1 (U); 2 (C); 3 (u) j 2,. (C); 5 om.:1ttect; 

6 (C). 

:266. SSD (SSG) LtI' (Unel l.r/O c/G:ph /rteh) to AHDC (DMSll' MajGen Hit,land), 

subj: Heccnt Agel1a JTlight :I?roblerns, 12 Nov' 6)~.) "vi/I atch: Proposed 

letter to Sec Hc£:1illan. from Gen Schriever J. vr /1 e:ceh. . 

26,[. ,SSD (SSG) 1Jtr (Uncl I.r/o C/Gp2f Atch) to All'SC (Gen Schriever, subj: 

Gene1'a:2.. D~'118.Jllics/Astrollautics Propos8J. to Ine:ccase SLV-3/Agena Payload 

Capabil:tty" 2rr Nov 64, 17/2 Atch; Atch 1 C/Gp1fo 

268. SSGA 1.;lemorancl'lUll for Generals Funk 811d Cooper (FOUO), subj: Request :for 

Authority to Baise Major .Agena SU0contractol's to Associate Btatus, 

10 Dec 61f. 

269. 8SD (SDK) J..i!;r (c/aph) to .A.FSC and. JIg, USl)F (in turn)) 8ubj: Request for 

DeterllLin,,1;cion 2nd Filldil:1..gG Pursuant to AFPI 3-"21h,, 25 Jan 65. 

2,[0. SSD (SSVA) Ltr (c/Gp4) to SSEH, subj: Historical Report" 1 J\l.l;)T 196J-~ -

31 December 1961f, 5 Feb 65: v/5 Uncl Atch. 

271. Gemini Atlas P..gena ~rarget Vehicle System, Mal1c1.gGrnent and Responsibilities 

l\greement beJcl-reel1 the Nat:ional Ae:ronautics and Space Aclministra'tiion 

Manned Spacecraf't CelYGer and '1:he Uni'ted states Air Force Air Force S;ystem.s 

Command., Sp8.ce Systems Divis:ion, l1a.r' 65. 

2/'2. SSD (SOOA) l\lB'R, subj: B:Lo!3atellite l'rogram -- Call from Col[;) Pickering 

ancL SIren of AMD) 9 Hay 65. 

273. Memorandum for Gen Funk, Thru Gen Cooper ... from Col llatfliltoll) subj: 

AdvancecL Life Support CapslLle" :2 Apr 65. 

27L!.. SS'D (SSK) Ltr (c/Gp~.) t.o AFSCand IIq-USAF (tn turn)} S1):bj: Req:uest :for 

Determination &'1d FincUngs PurSUal1.t to AIi'PI 3~214" 25 Nay 65. 

275. SSD (S8LO) Lt.r to .AFSC (scoo)} subj: Hcquest for OrganiZation Chonge -

Gemini Agcna Division (SSVAT), 29 JlJ~ 65. 

276. SSl) (SSVA) Ltr (c/Gp4) to SSEH~ su~bj: Histol·ical,:.I\epo;r::t .. :· 1 JanuaI'y 1965 -

30 June 1965, 9 Aug 65, "r/5 Atcll: Atch 1 (C/Gp1+). 

2,{7. liIsg Cite SSG 10111) 20 Oct 65. 

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subj: ]?:cogram 206·,Il Agena 

,:::Bo. Cite SSG 10125 :Nov 65. 

:2131. [lSi) (,SSVA) }:.,tr (C!GJ?4) to f.m<:itI)' subj: Historical RcpOJ."·JcJ ·H/6 AteJJ.: 

1. CU); 2. omitted.; 3 (u); L~. (u); 5 (c); 6. (u); 'T. (c), 8 Pcb 66. 

2i3i? SSTJ (WIK) Ltl' to AFSC and TJSflJi', subj: Rcq:u,est for Deter:minations 

and F:Lnd:Ll1gs lUTmwnt to f·JTPI 3-211+, 8 J'ul 66. 

283. SSD (8SVA) Ltr (Unel vr/o c/Gph AGchs 2, '4, 5 & 8), subj: Historlcal 

Report for the Period of 1 Jat11.1...-::trY' 1966 - 30 J\J.ne 1966) 29 J\:tl 66. 

28h. SSD (SS'V) IJCl' to 800S (Cen Hartin), Bubj: Agena Guidance and Control 

Sul)system Development, 1 Feb 6'r J (C/Gp3). 

285. SSD (SSVA) IiGr (Unel .,-r/o c!Gph Atch 2, 7, 8 (,; 9) to SSV} subj: H:tsJGor:i.ca]~ 

Heport, 1 J'ul 66 to 31 Dec 66,\ 3 Feb 67. 

286. DAti' Lt!' (C/Gp3) to SSVA;, subj: Attitucle Control Sy-stem Configuratlon, 

8 Feb 67. 

28T. DiU!, (SP··TB) Ltr to SSVA (.Major Bell), subJ: Stall.d.arc1 AgeD-a Allocation, 13 Feb 67. 

288. AF'HPJ.J (RIG) Lt1' to SSD (SfJGV/ColD. V. Miller), subj: AclvanccQ !lgena 

Development; 26 II/Iar 67. 

289. SSD (,SSVAP) LJer (S/G})3) to SSEI:l: (111'. McClellan) -' subj: Users of 

S·tandard. Agena Vehic10,T -Apr 67. . 

290. SSD (SSVA) JJGr to f3SV (Q'ollIamil:t;on)" subj: Improved Agena Development 

Program) 28 Apr 6'(. 

290a. Briefing Charts (S/Gp3), Report of Special Board on Agena Procu-'t'eIllent, 

s..J\li'SP) 1 1.1ay 670 

290b. 1'1sg (C/GP3), Cite SSJ 67""12; .21J. MsY-6T. 

290c. Hsg (C/GP)~')' Cite sess 22931) 2621112,6'[, May 67. 

291. S8D (SSV) Ltr to S.Al"SP (Gen Martin)} f:Jub,j: SSD Position on SAJ?SP, 

P".coposal for a nev! Production Mam-tgc.ll1ent Conce:p-~ ,for Agena, 2 J'un 67. ~,~ _. H~ .If',..... ..• _ 

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29)1., DA]? (81'--2) Ltr ( 

15 Jtl.n G'{, 

; Custc;mizecl Standard jl,.gena, 21 J\u1 6T. 

29T, NF'R sgcL f~l8,jnobe:('t F. C:t'(:ndorcl... subj: Imj)r.'ovecl iI.gel.18, Hequirements 

I\:Iecting.. 28 ~Tun 6,{. 

298. Briefing Charts on AgenlJ, D and Ii .Hanage.lil!:~nt Problems, 11 Jul 6'!. 

300. Prosra:m Plan, subj: Custc1m:l.7,2d stand,8):,d Agena, 8uPl)Ort EngineerIng 

Pro b'~ ",,".c;nl G..U P1C>)l1 .- C ~ J c:o,..,J_-·o·""t '"" L!. Ld. c.-N~.-' I I?'! _ Ju1 ~ 6'( - & 

301. Briefing C11arts.. ,Sll.l)j: Stccnd.al'cl Agena) 28 <-Tul 6T. 

302. &AH,SO (SYLvA) I..iGr to 3.:'dGS (Ger~ ]Vla:ctin)" subj: A,gcna D Contract 

Stn1.ctnre) 2 Aug 67. 

303. SAHSO (S G) Ltr (c/G1,LI) to 8i'.}?SP (Gen. M8.rtil1) subj; J.mproved Agena 

I"light Teut) 11 Au·S G'r •. 

30L~. DP,]' (SP-l) I~tr (c/G}?3) to S1'lG-2 (Geil. Cooper); subj: Improved Agena 

!i'll" gh+ JP",,,,.L 11, "u r,. 0{'7 ..L _ - l.l ..l- '-'~ v:; r P- -b I" 

305. SAI;1S0 (SI:W) Ltr to E:.'AFSP (Gen Martin), subj: Nel! Proo.uction Hanagement Concept for Agena) 22 Aug 61. 

30S. Dill" (SP-I) Ltr (c/G};)3) to 

30 Aug 67, 

(Gen CO(\:ger).. suJ)j: Dnprov8cl Agena) 

306s,. SAM.SO (SViG-2) Lt:c (c/Gp]) to Cl',JG.S (GenHartin, SUI)j: Improved 

Agena) T Sel') 67. 

306b. DiU" Un'··l) l~tr (f;lc;p3) to ~3t'.~G-2 (Gen'Coo:per)" suh<i: New Production 

:Managc:lUent Concept for Ageno"J B Sep S'(. 

30Sc. MemoranaJJ1Jl for Gen O'Uei]'l (C/G1,lj.) sgdJYIajGen Paul ~C. Cooper, 8uJ)j: 

Nevr Prod.uction liL2J:1wsement. Conc:e:l?t for Agena; 18 Sop 6T. 

30T. .MFR sgcl LtCol Allen ,J. Poo:r) sub j: C'uGtom Agena;~B:r:t.B:fing to Gen 

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311. DAt" I Lt:c (UJ;~!.cl \.rlo s/cP3 ]i:ceh) t(\-c-~~~--.J (VbCol v.)heeJ_er: 

s1;lbj: P~;en13, D I~ligl1.t S\)]nmar,T) 25 Jau 687 1--1' 1 f3eJnE: S\ib~j. 

312. DAl? ~J:.,tr to sll~bj: Ii'ina~l Agena Hil3toric8J. Heport, 1 J\11y- _. 

19 0 ,.,.· ' (,.~ n?:7 1 t- lh-, .. , (,08'. ~. 000 "-.C -'.7° , __ ) 'J:,-L 

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c1o,ted. 10 DeccllilK'J~' 19620 o I"~ 

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office })1'ovilUnG sCD,fi' DU.PJ?OTt. to -the DJ.1'(;ctm'. T'lle mm O:cgo.nlzc,tion 

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c1escl':LrxGion of the organizu:L.:LcJr!. 

'b. 'H1C HelllOrumlut1l of Ai:;rccmerrc) ~~l.11.\)CC:t.: 

bet,'TC::erl SEtH H~Sf3ZI~~ S;3Z~I(, snzx CLl}c~L IJ:4f~C; i1 dat·ell ~) 

areas of respollf:db:U.itlcr:; l')(;t\rccn. ·the :prograr.ls. 

c. Effect.ive 11.1 SClrLcELlx;J: 1962, the S-OlA De-coj.l Spcc:U:lcat:L:m I·ras 

a.pproved.. 'lhis clocument 18 the bash; for accepto.nce of S-01A vch:icles 

cmc1 is the 'basic sp0~cLnca;U.on, :from ITb:lch all :prog-rams usln(s the G-·OJJ\, 

vehicle prepare the:Lr dctaD, "peciJ'lce.tion .. 

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8-01A Vehicles that ,Jere stm:'eo'l after DlJ··250 acceptance; '(wuld 1)8 

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T~a Genini Atlas Ase~a target vahic has been assigned to 

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to accoD:lplish aU:itl.:Lde cha11~~i(;::;" Its stabilization systen'l, which El.ay functio.n 

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Hana:,scment Instruction (l';:G:) 2·,·8, 

2. Eq UEJAli' has directed tha,c tb,e [l-01A Program b(, fund.eel 

incl:'cmC!nca11y ·\·r:Lth uGing progrma fUllds. 'l'he individual vehicle 

users ty.'ansi'cX' program 'd.:~,'L,:·,':',r8 to fUlxl the U.SJ'I,F directed S···OlA 

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3. ']]::Li. S :pleJl is slJ:bm.ii:;-ccl:L to olycain .line item .. f'und:l.ng to susta:Ln 

the dix'cctec1 S-OH. prcliluctlon rl;lte during FY 6)+ cUld subseqll.ent 

yea}:s. 

4. 'rIli s 1)1a .. D W.1S rev·iel/ed. 1)y ,SSD BudGet Bev:i.cn,v· 

Comm:i.tt,ec (rHEC) on 13 March 1963 and. JIg UDi0?/1\Jr[iC Joint 

Team (,m'.I:) on 18 M.8.rch 1963 and received. their aPJrCOV8hL 

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A. Vch:i..cle Description 

~L. r.J:he S .. ~Olj~ if3 a s~t[3~llc1.a:c·d:Lzc(l scconcl ~;tc.:.,ge booster c~'t1Jnl)le 

of pcr:Conntng a val':J.ety of rmace lL1ssion~,. It i:3 capab:ic of :.1. ttp>--t!1il;g 

a "\-J1(le T[ll1,ze of ol'bit~al OJld f;J?2.C·8 tr~ljcctories ccnd. co.):), 1)c ·u~.c'c1 ~1~~:. ,:U1 

intermc::u.iate st2Jje l)oosccr" o:c as all or'bital vchj.clc. An cn,:;:Lnc l'(~ St:'1.l~l:. 

capa1)ility emiblcc, th(~ 8-01A to achieve IYx:ecisc c:Lrcular orbit,~, a.Ell 

perm:i..ts trajccto:cy Ch8D~r,OS :i.n ";plCC. It can also be p:coc;:rGumcd to 

accompJ.idl attitude chc'<J:J.gcs, 

2. ~[,he S-OlJ~ st[ibil:i..zatlon sy;;temy \·lfJ.ich J:lay I"unction ~v~t:Lvely 

or semi-activcly, prov:l.d.cs Vert:Lc8~· as \,;ell ai3 110rizontcLl stab:1.1:L::,[~t:Lon 

in orbital flights, Alternate adapters enaole the S .. o}J\ to H!;':, e:Lther 

a Thor or an Atlas as a f:Lif]t :',-[:;8,gC boo~>tc:l'. The S··OJ.1".. :Ls ~3. 3 fcct 1n 

length a11(l hafj e~ 5 foot d.ie:nete:t, It:. :ts :powereCl l;y a Bell clu:.:J.bm'n 

liquid. rocy,.:et cng:i.uc dcvc10:ping a ratecl thrur;t of 16) 0.00 }!ouncls ,r:Lth I). 

nominal thrus'G durati:Lon of c?ho seconds. 

B, Jmthori zat,ion 

1. IICl USAF £.1essc1.gc {(\l"SDC-F 82350) dated 30 November 1961 

author). zing 12 E2:D 1lehiclcs; 1)l'Ocu:cemc:nt pi:l,cltage) and a }?Toduction 

capaoility of 5 vehiclef.i 1l8T month, 

2. Hq USA,'" l;lessagc u.rssV-EQ·~90915) elated 5 JanuG.:ry 1962 

authorizing 39 l)1'oducti.on vc.~hiclcs at a 2~ vehicle/month :caGc. 

3. IIq USAF Mes:3age- (IV(ssv~·66l76) dated 18 ,July 1962 uuLhodzin{:; 

22 addj.tional l)roduction vehicles at a 4 vehiCle/month rate. 

~" IIq USA1" 1,1888<,1,.8(: (AJTSSV-EQ~11f-62-117) dated 29 Octol)(;r 1962 

authoriz:Lng 24 eilQltioHCl.1 Jrcoducti.on vehicles at. a l~ vehicle/month rate. 

5. Hq USiJ~ HesG;J.ge (l.fSYA~·9~1-12) dated 9 ,J,::..nuary 1963 c[w.ng:Lng 

the }!Toduction rate -'co 3 vel1:Lc.ler3 }Jcr month e:ffect,1ve In .JuJy 1963, 

6. rj:otal veh:Lclers au.thorized to date ';;;(l1.4[;,l 97 3 ... 0.11\ I::; \Ii th 

ile1iverios at :) vch:l.cles }JCI' ;lionth :f:rom J'u_ly 1963 through Dc t01)(;1' 19G):. 

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vrith a fixed price a[;scl::.ibly l:i.ne o:pc:cation. 'j:ilc P}'OUl~c:t:i.on }·;'Ctc c:m 

be Ch2..l1Scd o:n an oro,e:rly 'oasis \,:itll a f31x :r:,ontll lc~d. tir::':), 

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1. 1111(: ef.;t8.o1j~S}1Cd. f1..~D.c1iD.g :l)x·oeecS..\lreS for I)ro(:\lrcn~C:!lt c·r 

S-Ol1"i vchic~Les c-tncl l;:J.:urlcll sel~\rlCC;3) bnsed OYl }?1"ojcctcc1 l\:~ql~irc:;:c:nt~" 

:Lllcur :~rcal·:L~l costs tha,t }la\.re to be :[uJlucd \·;-lth UC:LD[:~ lJ:tocr~'L!ll do11:: .. !.~.~!'..~. 

r.rhese co~::;tsclo not charJSc due to pYOSJ:8J" :fJuct;uat:~ons cllJr:Lnc; the f:Lf;-

cal year? and as such l)(~come rchl.tivc:J.y f:Lxcd. costs. J\:~ procr~~.':iS 

arc aI)l)YOvod a1')(l funds relca,sed; these iclE'::c1tificcl (fixed coc;t) i'lm(h; 

[-),1'12 8~.locai~ec1 to support this effort. }'yomthis :i.n:i.t:L3.1 pyoc;r::u::a:i.nr: 

exercise any dcV':Lat:i.on ,",he overall SI)u.cc; act:i.v:Lty o.1')1':i.n2,; the f:Lcce.l 

Year (Le., r }.Jyor:e:ralll t'> ap.~)l'ov~),l) _ ;,:. fund l'810a80, ~,:.l" 

.... 1·"'0'10'0 '-"~<~l (· ... L) ) c~',nccl1ati(')n~";J 

etc.) reQ.u:i.res re-pyogran1m.lng ac,\:,:i.on. 

2. This managclllf2nt l"lackace' is 'be:Lng ,:;ubm:Ltted to id.entify 

the S~OlA vehic~Le al1(l launch 8i::1yv]..ces costs 'by :fi~,cal year to obtc:,in 

line i tern fUllding for these cost::;, 

E. l,aul1ch Services 

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rcq.u:Lrcd, to launch a]],d to l1H.1,intc:dn the ce,pab:l.JJ.ty to lmmch Progr8.m 

S-OlA space vehicle s at Vandc1Jl')cx'g J'dr :Force Base) Pac:Lfj.c l"ussiJ.e 

Hcmge and A'clantic I'Li.ssile Ha."1.ge. 'Ihis· ef:fortirlV'olve::) [~yGtcm tlJld subsystem checkout) servie:1.ng and launch of the SateJ.J.ite System and thoso 

assoc:Latcd activit,ies necessary t,o support this ei'fo:rt. such as: fl.GE 

maintenance) equi]?lUcnt mod:L:ficat:Lons) :cepol't s ancl dQ~;Ulllentation) "Blue 

Sui,t" train:i.ng, ~)pares p:cov1sioDj.:og) handling of l')ropcllants, cq.ui}}ment 

cali'bra;tion, SU1)ply) etc, 

are as 

2. Launch Complexes servicing ,the S·-Olli. flight te~3t vehicles 

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.. of) "the! 'btl-sic eq.rLi};r.1211t 011 a S~Go.no.ard.:L zcc.l "\re11icle enD.ole s 'tIle 8~",O:t.l\. 

to cl:LsrrLa,y a versotility Teot provi(le0. :i.n ot-he::.' vehic:lcf3 or in earlier 

A[~e:tl~1. TnodcJ.s.. ~'j.1i s iJ.l::P1~O'lCd. Cic S:LgD. s~1_r~]yljNf5_e s l~13...."!J.u.:fc·~c tl1rc;, 11)2.iD.tcn83'1c:e; 

launch PTC]:-'8Tatioll) and s:pac:e 0:p8ration. I 

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o:cbit~~:..l 2.JJQ sp.:1ce t:c·.:.~jcct.o::cies.. I·t C(:;'l1 J?c:Y..'i'or,l;l 2",:3 ELll irlt.c=cnl:~)(3..ia,t8 

st~;.f~8 oooster) or as an o:cbit~~"l vehicle:. !\.YJ. engine );'cstart cagabil:i ty 

8110;))18;5 tho S-OJA to ;J,ch:Levc }Yr'ec:ise) c:i..rctu,a:c o:d):!.t,s; or pc:c;·;}:i.ts the 

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~to aecorc])li,[3h utti_'Cl..1 .. o.e C[l[1:.:::gC::'; ~ It,.p ::~t~~l):i.liz~:;~-cioD. i5J.r~:lt,e1~lj 1il1:Lc:b. !l1'3.y 

funct;j.on actively or sein:L-actJ.ve1YJ J}rovic1es vertical as vel1 as ho1'5."-

zorrtO-l [;~t<'3.b::LJ_~~ z2"ti.on i:rJ. 0:-('1)1 t(:J~ ~el:Lg:rt:~) ~ j\1.t,e1'11D.:tc c;i(lc~.r)te:r' s e}):ablc tib .. e 

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1. S,·OlJl. j_ncol'p():c'o:Le.'} f1v\': ;:>ystcms thcd~ IleJ:'fo:cm the 'o2,sic 

veh:Lcle functions. These ~3ystemc. a::ce; :31x.".,cc:f:':ca,i:Je, propuls:Lo:n, 

eleci:,].'ical J guida.nce on()' contro].; a.nc'i. electronic s. j\ bTie:f cie:3criI)·(;j.on 

of· e·""~'n cyc'+"'lll ';s C011':·'n·i1"·~·:·1 l'y, 'Y;"">-"~.rn"',·;)'\-;c' 0 +hY'OU,r,'o .-::; v....... ~;; .~} V_,.k.. .~ ........... ,,_ ... .1. .. 1............ ft.., );:'<..J..? .... 0'0-" L .... L J.,~.i:> c:... 1.1 .... _ , .. Y .... t,...t ~ 

2. Spacef:tc)Jr"c;. The vehj.c18 sp[£cframe cons:Lsts of four ll1s,jor 

sections: for\·/c:..:rd.· section) tcmk scct:Lon; aft section; a.r..o. 'boo:3tcr 

adalytcr section. 'The s:paccfrmue :provideS the acrod.Y11(ll1llCancl :3tx'Uct:\.l:r8~1 

shape of the S-OJJ\ vehic.l.e 8J1d houses al1Cl. sUP:f?or-ci:, thc various vch:Lclc 

systein com,ponentf.3 3.neL j'[l.od,ules, 

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and }Yr."oJ!e112.~~rt:, :[r.ress\lrlzat:1 on. e(Ill~t.J?~':~,e}'rt w Tl1.e :fO:r."'"\'7aJ:Ct. sect,:1,.O~Cl ~:;",lso 

:provide:; mountill[~ p:co'-/:i.s:Lonc~ for- pay-Ioc,a "mel o:;)Gional eCJ.uipJ~lent,. 

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lx)rtion of th2 Ych:Lcle cxtc:c:i.or GU:l'i'a'.~e. 

c. ~~hc i:'.ft DcctJ.Orl 18 the struct"LJ.I'al l)o:rt~Lon of the 

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hiC;h load Ilc;o!,dy aCCe:3S to all p,:,u:'t,s of the en[~:i.nc;) plmnb:irl£jJ 

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(1. The 1)00;~b::~J:' ada}ycc:r sl.C~ct,ion J"~, the :1.ntc:rconnect.ing 

'3truct1..1TC "bc't;\,'scn th(c: ,'teh:Lcle and a fi:rst·<jtgg(~ ·boostGJ:~. 1:'1':1. or 

to i3CparcL"Lion of the S·-OlA. f:conl ·the :LL:;·:::i:; (~ .. star;e bo()::.;-l~cr dm;i.n({ ~ 

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ret:cograd.c l'ocl;:.etG 'l!h:~.c:h effect 01:' the ~) .. OIA vehicle 13.na. 

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enclosed 'by exterior Ji.. vehicle sel:f··"destruct system. is also 

installed j.,n '()1e adapter section. 

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mar:Lly of a rocket :3.JJd V8TioUG> (:c..'::,:}'j'orwnts \'Ihich support engine 

oJx:rat:Lon 5 ..1'1 developi,r:g a rated th:(u;::;t of' 16) ()OO IJOunds. '.Ehc eng;im~ 

has rste,:rt) :3h\J.t.d.m·m a.:cd :cof3tari:; capa1)j.li'Gy and :Ls d.es:tgned. for 

a nominal thrust dUI'c,~tl()n of 21-1-0 second.s. 'l.'he })J'olx;llants ut:U.:.Lzed 

for enc;inc ollC:;:r'ation 8.:C8 UJJ.symct£:tl':LcaJ .. d:i.methyJ..J'l .. Jr<lrazine (nIX/En as th-:.:: 

:fuel and :Lnhfb:i:ced :ced nit.ric acid ( ) as the ox:Ld.:L:z:e:c. 

'Ine I)ropcl1ant tanl(s axe h8lhuu p:ressur:Lz(:;d to suppress cavitation of' 

the p:copc;ll::.mt i~urbo}JD.i,):'Of'. Solid ];J:cogellan.t 0:r:L8ntation rOClc8ts 

mounted on t.he vehicle af't eq1..l.i}!];;cxrt rack are fired prIor to each engine:: 

:Lgn:Ltion t,o insure }):r'opc:r: ol'icnt::lt:i.on of the })ro:r)(:~llants in the tanks. 

Also included in the p:nrpu~13:ion s:'l::.~tel11. are ·the :propellant cLnd heJ_ium 

Jill ar~(L Yc:nt C()u;p.1insr;) the he.li,uLn control vf),lve J the turoopu.mp :L:i.p 

seal X'ec;ulator valve) various pyrotechnic s" 

~cy:.pes 01:1 e~lect~ciceJ .. l)c),pe:c t~o O}?~;;::.caJ:~G S~ ... ()Jj\. (lJla. [)Oln8 lJ .. s:Lllg: ~p:cog:ca;rll 

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mo:ce reJ.iabJe al::cl sta:c.,:J.a:r-iLi.zc:d ::;JX:~C'3 yehicle t.J:w;t eould. be used. 

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for a gl.v(m mission. In selected item,s may 'be removed 

frOIn ":che -b(;tslC "'veh:l.cle; ~t:.he ~3e a~ce :Lden-'f.:.i:f:ied as ItPe:r'}.n.::i.ss:Lble I~c}no\r<.:;..ll1 

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'l~he launcli, 8che(lules [mel time 1)h;).sc0. to [1,.1101; fOl' 1)l'oGrEVn :pcc;u11,c.r 

J'cqu:L:rcllfmt,s, 

1). . The· .S,~>OlA veh:i.e.le l'ClJ:ll:Lccments versus Pl'oQuction rate (lrc 

1"cflect<~:C~ 0:(1 l.t,(c-; 11D,i:rt:'(!J~ scli,c;clt1:te clH-),}."'t OD. tY.:.e foJ..lo\;:i .. n.[.; J?Cl.Ce.. f.tllf2 

vehJ.cle rcqu:Lrewents ::,hm'Tll on chi s ehart. ().:rc tot21s) ~i}JCC :i.fie u ~;1ni~ 

vl'oe;:n.1.1ll l\:qU:L:C(onlent 8 apP;;DX :Ln the scn,5it,i ve apl)C ncU x " (See )\ppend.:Lx 

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:f:'Jw1nd.nl datt:l, i!3 1Xtf.>ed on tb:t::; :c,"j.te, 'l~()b).l veh:LeJc~; to 

date (!(lUl':1J. ~rr S-OJA I s \·)1 th :J.elj.'\'c:('i(:~8 bchcrJ:uled tl.D:c·u.gh Oc tober 19611 , 

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Sl)1'1CC requ:trerocntc \Ii tIl a nix month lea.d t.im,,'. 

D. ':i:he AFf;SD polIcy- in t.he a~,8:Lr;nUlent of production S-OIA 

veh:Lcles to us:LDg pI'oe;rams :1.8 1)(:~u)ed on a revolving inventory conc:c:rrt. ':I:his e:3'c,B-bl:tshes a £11'8'(; in-first out assignment of vehi.cles 

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a. Irq USil,Ji' message (8CC}3J3~~29··5'"14l)) dated 29 ;:-:ay 19C:2) 

direct-tne; using p:roc;:caxn. funding 1'01' 8-01A. 

b. Irq USAF dJ.rectlve, 25 J\mc 1962) to p.:cornte cC'ncrnl 

SUPJ?O;i;'t (SC~rBJ 1~elia1)ility) storage) rcqx,:,ir> m::mualc) costs to u:::;inc 

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a. All costs assoc:i.ated. iri.th the S-OlJ.. vehicle m}tLL 

deliw,ry to the ur;:L:o[; prO[;rWll, J?lus logistic support of the S,-OL\ 

vehic:l0 unt:Ll lo:no.ch a:ce :UlcJwlcd 1n thl::~ f:Lrmllcj.'ll C [,; on the 

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adjuGtecl to reflect negot:Lated. fix0(1 pl'ice~ontracts, 

b. 1112 S,~Oll\' :['unc1.:i.li[!;(,ments in this lllanaccr:lcnl 

paek8~ge P1'ovl.cJ.e for the follou:Ll1~~: basid vehicle; ~;J)arcs) optim1::tl 

eqvj,J,)Tnerrt, prodl~<ctlo11 J?l"lol:}(~lJ_~~.I~:;'"ts, rrlruTu8~s, stoJ.:'age) repail'" n .. 1)(1 

log:Lstic support 111'LJ.S }?roratccl General support costs. 

c. Exarnples of COGts not included in th:Ls p::tckc.Ce 3.1:C: 

us:i.ng program pecul:.Lar CO s-i:;G , :first dest.ination tran~)ports:tion) UG111.0 

program system test, and launch :DX'opell.::m.t'i3. 

B. Launch Services 

10 I)8,\li:J.CJ.l SC~~vic (: f:) 1((,0\ri(10 S ~';~I:t)pl:~~c s a:neL SC1"r"r:i.ce;~ J 1}~(!1 UeJ.iJ1[: 

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System P::cogr'am :C'1)Jl\leCl.. Sa:t'O;1:1:l.te SystFrll r:rog:rf~m O:f:f:'LCCG J\md nc;a:Lns'li 

actual C:08t8. 

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a. li[inor equiprc.crtt mo(l:Lfications neeo S fsary to Insure 

mlssion success a~:; cau,sec1 by :Late Satellite Uystem P:rogr81l1 eha,r>..ges. 

b. J:.tLno:r' comglox lUocUf:Lee.tions for updating a..'1d laun.eh·· 

to-launch J?l'ogram ehOJ1gcs that, can be (;Olllpletc:d ,'lith the normal vehiclr 

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1. ~:abuJ .. rJ,te(J.. 'belmf 3,1'0 the agreements established in the dif3CUSS).ons 

bet,yean :1.0'1-\.,5./;' Le,lis Hesco.l'chCentel' (IJ2HC) \.- .O'}'1(1 u. <. ~ US.A.V kl.J.' I ,.):pace C' oys-ccms C" . D'" 1. YlS),.Ol). 

(SSD) on 8 lo1ay 1963. ~ehese d:Lscussions j.nvolyed the :pending t.ran.,si'el' 

of A:i.X' ]'or'ce contra.ct:::, on the NiillA Ac;ena proGrams from E;SD t.o I<:!RC ~ 

a. Bloek of cont:cacts \-Tit}:,;. ::.De1':.b.ec;o. :(·L..,s:i.les & S:pa.cc COIDPGl.,ny (IlI::"'SC) 

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(1) Ir::oRC 'Id.JJ_ assume contractua1 and tcclm:ical dj.J:ection of 

these contracts Ivj:th a ta:cgcl; do,te of l"r ,June 1963, 

(a) PollO'v:i.ng 1'7 June 1963.1 SSD viI1 provide to L::;HC) e.s 

may o,e l"equested.\ normal tech.nical 8.no. FCOCllX'Cmcnt.j cont2~e.cting sUI)]Jort 

for scheduled. contractual' .actions "irhich occur ))rior to .1 July 19637 

based on ex:Lfiting schedule:::;. Should negotiatlon schedules slip) f-)SD viII 

furnish on .an Has avail.abloll basis sv;..:h t,echni<.~al ,SUPP0:l:·t.i':.'or t.his PUJ:'IJOOC 

as LeRC may request. 

(2) ~1r .. Orinovsky y the SSD Procurement Contracting ~):ffiee)~; ·(·n.ll 

take illliued.:La·::;e act,j.on to fo:n;:t8J.J.;y notify n,lBC and. t.he Jj\iliC/; .. ~i'J?R AdlJl.i.nis~ 

trati ye Corrcract.il.1g Off:Lce:t (ACO) of the foI101vin.g: 

(2J . All vouchers cleared thro1)_gb. :the ACO i~riv_" -.~() ]. June 1963 

lri11 be presentecl for payment through current; ,:lIi.r Force ~;~.<::··:/:.els, 

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the LCO \.':L:;.1 be I!.!£;,i180. ·co I-.. 2;:((: /or ~aYl~.0nt act;Lorl (1-11' Beckett) J.fd':C; 

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by SSD p~cior to corrt.:t8.(:tuaJ. t::Cl3.l1si'er to I;~;nO.o Iro sUPJ)ort 'ttL:) effort 

L:~RC I-rill cixpcd.i-t;e t;;cC).nsm.i!3sion of a NIIJ3A :!:\l,ndi,ng cita:t:i.on to Sf3D to 

enable the GEm Comp-c:co:Llc:c' to ngp1y f\m.d.s cd.t:tng NAB-A rat-b.er thu.n lU_y 

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con~~ra(!tual a,nel tec1m:Lcal dil'cction of the -189 ~~ontra(;t. 

(2) lJpol1 receipt of :i.nfo:tlllation copies of corrc[-;ponclence relativG 

to the actions of 1)8.1'a5raph (1) above} fiSD irill coo:lclinate i·d.-tll IJ1G to 

ei'fec~~ an ex:pecUt:tous tYCU1Si'C:C of the ·-189 contract.' ' 

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involves block chances to the Guidance e gl.l.at i om: '. (·.,i,11 be nec;otiated 

and defini't;j.zcd by SSD ,\li-th LeRC contracting B,no. tecJ:mic2J. pel'sorme1 

in attencl3.nce. Negotiation of t~1is sum!lcmental agrce:nccmt is sche(ll):~,cd. 

fo:' ,com:p1ct:i.on pl'j.or· to 1 <Ju.ly 1963. Contingent upon this action; L(,:;HC 

Fill officioJ,.ly aSStlL1C contractual and technicG,1 direction of the ··1'15 

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(1) !J.'ransfer of contra,c:tual .s.rQd teclmicD~l d.:Lrcc-cion of 

effort ,\las discussed) and the inability of '8SVR 

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of Agreelnent, NASA Office of Space Sciences, Agena Launch t .. " " . 

Vehicle Progl'arn., dated 9 l'..ugust 1963. 

2. Your pa:dicular attention is invited to Section V whichrcquil'cs 

that tb.is agrcem.ent be irn.plernented in an orderly and expeditious 

luanner. It is reqL,ested that any problerns involved in carrying 

out the provision,':, of thh1 ag:reernent be brought to the attention 

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NASA OFFICE OF SPJ-'\CE SCIENCES 

AGKNA Li\.UNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM 

1. ~u~l~: The purpose oJ this agreement is to define interface 

areas and delineate responsibilitic<3 betvJcen NASA. and USAF pertaining 

to thosel"JASA (OSS) program.s using the AtJ.o.s, Atlas/Agena and Thor/ 

Agena launch vehicles. This document 8upGrsedes the 14 February 1961 

Schriever -·Sea:mans Agreernent "NA.8A Agena B Launch Vehicle Progranl 

11anagen1cnt and OrgctrJization". This agreern.ent specifically e.xclude:3 

those launch vehicle efforts covered by separate agreernent between the 

USl'l.F and NASA (I'v1SC). 

II. __ Definitions: ~ _____ ~_._ft See Attachnlcnt 1 {or standard nornenclature for 

launch vehicles and stages. 

Ill. Genera.l: 

A. USAF (AFS C) has as si.gned to the Space Systems Division 

(SSD) developn"lent, pTocurenlent and delivery of space booster" and 

st2tges. Launch responsibility for the DOD lYlissiollf3 has been delegated 

to the 6555th Aerospa.ce Test Wi.:o.g at AI\J'(r;: ilnd the 6595th Ae:rospace 

Test 'Wing at PMR. 

B. NAE5A has assigned vehicle systems managernen.t. of the launch 

vehicle portions of NASA programs using Atlas, AtIa.s / Agena, and Thor / 

Agena to the Lewis Research Center (LeRC). NASA. lalJ.nch respom3ibility 

for these vehicles has been delegated to the Field Projects Branch of the 

Goddard Space Flight Center at both AIVLR o.xld PMR. FOl' these functions, 

the Field Projects BTanch is under the t(c:chnical direction of the LeRC< 

C. DiJ:ect negotL:;tion Oil t1:c aiorem.sntioned vebj.c;le Fl:og:rarns 

will be conducted by these USAF and N.ASA organizations at the approp" 

riate level o I':" 

IV. ,Policies and P:r-ocedul'es; 

L USAF will have :responsi.bility for design, engineering and 

acceptaTl.ce testing of bi'.wic Atlas and Thor vehicles and Agena D stages. 

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for the basie vel-dele stagen is conside::.'ed as part of the standanl vehicle 

61' stage and is designated by the UC3er aB l'equirecl to fulfill specific 

mi.s sions. 

Lo NASA win liav€- mernbe:rship on the ConfiguTation Control 

Boards (CCB) for launch vehides and stages. 

3 0 A coordination group shall be established for each launch 

vehi~le andlor stage. This gronp shaH consist of the NASA Project 

Manager and the approp:riate USAF'vebicle or stage project officer or 

their agents. 'fhjs coordination group will afford NASA opportunity to 

review, on a (C\l(r'ent basis, aU design features of the vehicles, stages 

and their cOHlponents and proposed changes thereto, quality control 

procedures, reliability,. test p:cocedures, pexforrrlance capability, etc., 

pertinent to the flight perfonnance and mission objectives of these 

vehicles. A rnernoranduxn of understanding shaH be prepared providing 

for the functions and procedures of this group. 

4. NASA 2Jld USAF will provide to ea.ch other available 

bibliographies of technical repol<i;s and clocUl:nents .for the lctunch vehicles 

and sta.ges, systenls and subsysten1s. DOCUHlentation selected fron;. these 

bibliographies will be e:?;changed as requested. 

5. NASA rnay visit the stage and vehicle portions of the 

prime and aSEJociate contractor1s plants for the purposes of witnessing 

systeDjS, subsystems and integrated systen}s tests~ obseTving factory 

operation and having technical discussions with contractor technical . 0 

pel;sonnel, etc. Such visits shall be coordiIl2\ted with the appropriate 

USAF launch vehicle pToject: director! s office and the contract manage·· 

r.nent region resident representativeis office. NASA personnel sha.ll not 

directly or by irnplication provici'e technical direction to these contractors 

relative to USAF cont1'ac1;[:5. 

6. NASA personnel, afte:r suitable a:crangem.ents with the 

appropriate USAF offices, Inay parLi.cipate on the development tearn(s) 

for the sta.ndard Atlas vehicles. 

B. Procurerne:nt of Standanl La,unch 'Vehicles a.nd Li: N.l'l.SA 

will procure £1'oni the USA.I" the Ana,b, Thor a.nd Agena D stages., Costs 

win be paid by NASA accc)J:ding to ali':; estabHf3hed vehicle costs ;).8 wen 

2U3 2t proration of any costs incu.:rrccl. due to l\TA,SA reprograrnrning or 

addiLi on2.1 dcveloplT.l.c:n l'ccl'ejreTJ1cnts. NASA. will furnish tinlcly \'.Tritt.en 

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1. NASA win as surne y'esponsibility for the rernaining Agena B r s 

in the NASA programs and for Systern Test Complexes C-7 and C·-13. 

Z. Sub:.:;eque:nt to receiving basic stages and boosters after 

DD-Z50 acceptance, NASA win be responsibLe for all booster and stage 

modification. spacecraft installation, and systerns integration, which rnay 

be accomplished by direct NASA. contract. These responsibilities ~vill 

include, but not be liJnited to, fligbt tCGt docmn.entat.ion, design and 

. fabrication of Aerospace Ground Equ:i.prnent (AGE) for both NASA in-plant 

and lau.nch base operations, perfonna:n.ce 2.nalysis, trajectory cornputation 

and Yll.echanization of Atlas ascent equ2ttioxis. 

3. For those CU1"renJ and future USAF contracts in which NASA 

participates, the 1:JSAF will inc:!.ude prov-L.si.ons so that NASA integra.tion 

servicef3 contractor(s), in the perforHlance of the:b: integration services 

functions, wil1l'eceive infonna . .tion, cooperation, i).nd participation froIn 

the USAF' contrac tors" Costs incurred by USAF contractor s in providing 

these services win be reirnbu:csable by NASA.. 

4. If it is considered to be in the best J..Tl.terest of the govern--

Hlent and mutually sati.sfactory to the cc.~"iz,a.nt organizations, NASA 

will enter into direct cont:racts for launch services and for AGE 

installahon required on Cornplc:::( 12 or rni.s.sion pec"U.liar AGE in Hangar 

Eo In oTder to protect interests of the governm.ent, :NASA will coordinate with the USAF OJ:ganization having sinlilar responsibility in USAF 

programs to assure consistency and efficiency. 

D. Launch rations 

10 NASA will be responsible for launch operations on all 

NASA prograrns iXOIYl Cmnplcx 12. AlvIR, will include cornplete 

responsibility for Complex 12, AGE req1.1.ired to accomplish th.eir m.issions. 

Interchange of infonnation will be effected to lTI2jnU~:!.n, insofar as practicable, consistent and com.patible lo.st plans, test procedures and equip·· 

ment between NASA. controlled Cornplex. 12 and USA.I" controlled Com.plexe,s 

13 and 14. Neces sary documentation wiLL be mainta.ined by "USAF and NASA 

to reflect the currcYl.t con:figu:~"atlon of assigned L~G~lCh cOHlplexes. 

2, Should eithel N.ASA or the USAF have occa..s 1.on to u.se a 

la.unch cornplex controHed by the athel' agency, the user shall have the 

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3. For licon-nne))] usage" equiprnent and facilities now in·being 

at AMI-=( such as Atlas BanguI' E;, I).gena I-Iangar E, GE guidance gJ:ound 

station and Burl'oughs cornlJnter, the USAF win retain the basic contracts, 

facilityassigmTIcnt, and technical controJ. and direction; however, during 

tests on NASA vehicles or c1urLng Ni'l..,sA pre.·launch or launch operations, 

NASA will ha.ve access and oI")crational control for NABA Ct,ctivitief.l o NASA 

will be responsible for accepting or rejecting all tests supporting their 

operations. Scheduling conflicts regarding use of personnel and facilities 

will be resolved locally by the USAF and NASA. Costs incurred by NASA 

. con these contracts will be Teirnhursable to tb.e USAF. 

4, USAF will be re.sponsible for launch operations at PMR 

for vehicles and stages cover . under this agret;m ent. NASA will provide -.,<,,, (' . 

its requirelnents for the prepa}'ation and lauDeh of NASA vehicles at PMR 

to the USA]" 6595th Aerospace 'TCf3t Wing who win,:~,~pervit)e the pa..rtici·· 

pating contLlctors. For NJ\SA nlis s:i on:" launched horn P~\;fR, NASA shall 

I provide the 6595th ATV! .aU :required technical data pertaining to the 

vehicle sYf:,tern. 

E. Coon1ination 

1. USAF aDd NAS.A. wiH rnaintain liaison in order to exchange 

techn.ical i:nfonnation COIICCl'ning related NASA iU1d USAF programs and 

vehicles. 

2. To ins"Lue effective ut:iJ.iz.ation of facilities, spa.re pents 

. L supply> etc, used jointly, NASA and USAF' "vin coo~:dinate requirer:oents. 

3, By rnutual agrcernent technical gr ou:p rn.en1ber ships rnay 

be inter changed. 

4. To protect :Cl:l:l:er.ests of the governn1cnt, a concerted effort 

will be rnade to restrict any unneces sary ex.pa.nsion of tb.e contractor s I 

organizations w"hic11 wonId result. in costi.ncrca.ses, duplication of facilities, 

or internal com.petition for highly qualified en1ployees .• 

F, A!'~~R Sur~Fyr!~ The USAF vriJ.1 make available and NASA shall 

utilize, the capabilities and se:t'vices of the AFPR. 

G. Tl'ansportation: NASA will a:rrange with appropriate l.n::;AF 

anthoriLi.e'l-·f-;;:r (~-:-~::~~~:;i)o:~~c~~tion of Ie.unch vehicles and stages. 

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v. ~1.pl:::.!2:en~~t~_'?~: Implementation of this agreement will he aCCOTnplished in an oHlerly and expeditiouE) manner. The USAF win continue 

to provide support and tccb.nical advice during the period of transition. 

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ROBERT C. SEAMANS, JR. 

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LV -1 Generic, Scout 

LV-IA Aerojet Senior (ALGOL U) (First Stage Only) 

SLY -IA - LV,:, IA/ 02AI 131 C - NASAl DOD Scout (Guided) 

SLV-IB - S-02A/B/D/E - Blue ,scout Jr. (Unguided) 

LV-IB S-02A/B/C - Blue Scout Jr. (Modified) 

LV -2 Generic, Thor 

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LV-2B 

LV··2e 

St.andard Launch 'Vehicle, Thor 

'Thor, thrust augmented (TAT) 

Thor, Blk 1, 150K engine 

Thor, Blk I, 15 or\: engine, ASSJ:-::T mods 

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Standard Launch Vehicle, At'las 

Atlas D 

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LV -4 Generic, Titan II 

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(Re served for future use) 

Standard La,unch Vehicle Titan II core &: transta.geand 

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ABL-248 or 258 (ALTAIR I or II) 

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S-O'1 - Generic, Delta 

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Standard LaLt,nch Vehicle - A fir st stage vehicle us ed in DOD 

space progranls which is produced to a definite set of specifications 

cf:tabHshed to insure l'naXinlUIu vehicle reliability cUld interchangeability. 

Modifications will only be Hlade to iHlprove reliability and will be intJ~oduced as blode changes to the production line, Only these vehicles \vi11 

be designated as STANDARD LAUNCH VEHICLES (SLV) . 

.:&_2l~2<::h"Y_e.~~~_c:~c: (LY) - A launch vehicle developed and produced for 

a speciallin'litcd use or an SLV l'Dodificd to xncet specific rnisf3ion require·-

xnents (J,nd (l,ccornplished th"1.'ough a modification line Bepal'ate fron:t that 

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- An intermediate vehi.cle, not designed as a part 

st stage launch vehicle that provides thrust Jor ascent and orbit 

injection. The SS is produced to a definite set oJ specifications established 

to insure Tnaximum reliability and interchangeability. Modifications win 

only be made to im.prove reliability and wi:1l be introduced as bloch: changes 

to the production line. Only these stages win be designated as STANDARD 

STAGES (58). 

Stage (~ - A stage developed and pr04uced for a special limited use 

or an 55 rnodi£ir:(l;.~o rneet specific rnis sion requirenlents and accom.plished 

through a lTIodification line' separate horn that which produces the 58. 

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Air Force Unit p()~t Office, Los An;:;eles 45, CaJifol,n,jZ" ,> 

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Annual Heport of Achtevements (3 Oct 1962 - 3 Oct 1963) 

SSV 

1. During this reporting period) ·thirty--one (31) Agena vehicles 

"Tere launcflcd) twenty (20) of which vrere Agena DIs. 'fo date a total 

of tvTenty-J(Ai\~' (2l~) Agena D's have been launched. Tvlenty-one of these 

have successfully beenin~jected into orbit and one' had no chance due 

to booster failure. On the 12th of July 1963! the 100th Agena space 

vehicle 11as launchect: W1" 

2. In April 1963> approval vas received for development of the S-OlB) . 

an advanced vGrs:i.on of' the Agena Space Vehicle) having additional l)asic 

pGrfoY1llance c a}) ab i1:Ltie s . This l,rogram is nearing conrplc·tion and the 

first production vehicle of the seriei3 ,(ill be delivered in early 

December 1963. (U) 

3· Design and development of the YIJ{81-BA-13 multi-start rocket 

engine and the Bell 11(lode1 8250 Secondary Propulsion System for the 

Gemini Agena target vehicle) which sLarted in Lhe summer of 1962) 

are nearing Buccessful completion. 'J'heDe developmentB 'Will provide 

unprecedented flexibility for maneuverabil:j.-ty in space. CU) 

4·. From March to August of 1963: a study was conduc·ted to demonstrate 

'the feasibility of converU.ng the Agena rocket engine for use with 0 

lIybal1.ne A5 fuel instead of UDMH. ThiB study consisted of full scale 

tests of engine thrust chamber and gas generator as well as more basic 

teBts -to determine the physical characteristics of the fuel .. I'Teljlninary 

design studies 'based on re81..1l ts of these feas:l.bili ty tests show that 

substantj.al performance gains Ct3J1 be achieved ,·(1th minimum :Lmpact on 

both ah;borne c.md ground interfaces. There is cons:Lderable high-level 

interest in this :program and tl18 Under Secretary of the Air Force) 

Dr. McMtllan) requestecl that a preliminary development plan be prepared 

and presented to him in J·uly 1963. The r)riefing I-iaS favorably received 

and Dr. McMillan directed that [io smal1·-scale effort ·be continued on the 

development of a gas gc:;nc;Tator suitable for use IIi th Hybaline and that 

this program be scheclll.le(i for presentation to the Launch Vehicle Panel> 

It is expected tbc:lt tlJ:Ls presentati.on ,{ill OCCUT in early October 1963· (u) 

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5. During the past YOel]' the l\.crospaee Grolmd }~qui})m(mt Division has 

completed the folloYlingLaunc.h complex activatj_ons in Empport oJ:' ALr 

Force and ARPA space progrwJlf3. Each of these activations Ivas completed 

in a t:imely manner to support the i3cheduled f;pace mli3f;iol1s. 

a. Activation of Point Arguello LStUnch Complex lilo. 2 for the 

S·-OlA portion of the SAJ:I'SP 206 Progr8111 vas completed under UvISC Contract 

AF 04 (695 )-131 on 31 May 1963 at a cost of 4115) 301) 706. A Veh:i.c1e on 

Stand capability\las attained on Pacl 3 on 15 Ii'ebruc.try 1963 and on Pad )1· 

on 7 May 1963· (u) 

b. AJvlR Complex 13 vlaf' c.ol1vertecl from an Atlas E configuration to 

an AHPA SLY - 3/S-01A/Progrfll\"~?3 conJ'igurat:Lon uncleI' U-1SC Contract 

AF' 01+(695)-135. A Vehicle"o'n Stand capa"oil:Lty for the Program 823 

S-Olll vehicle \·TaS attained on 20 June 1963. 'rots.l cost of thi,-l :project for the 8:~3/S-OlA pha:3e viaS $4)~06;81)+. ~ 

c. PA.LC-l; T'acl 1 was conve:cted from D. SIN-- 3/S-01A/Prognmt )~61 

conf'lguY'a.t:i.on to an SLIi-2A/S .. OlA/Progrsm 162 configuration. Under 

the terms of' IMSC Contract AJ." oJt(6~J5)-3[5J.!) this c:onfigurat1011 lias 

completed and. the VOS capability atta:i.ned cr'OT the S-OJA vehicle on 

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The Advanced ResearchPro/I(:,cts /\gen.cy (ARPA) of the Of:f1ce of the "':';: 

Secretary of Defense annOlli:1Ced. today that tvo iG.en.t:i.cal exper:ill1cnta1 nuclear 

detection satellites are nOl'" tn o:cb } havingbeen':Li1aced from a sini?;le 

laUllch. 1J.1hese :cesearch and d,cve10pmellt satelliter:; viII prov:Lde data on the 

operation of nuclear test detect:wll sensor,s in spE:'cce and necessary inforll1Jc1'" 

tion on the 'nfl.tu:cal radiat:Lon env:i,:t'onment in 1·111:1.c11 'th~ sensors lUur:rt func:t:Lonc 

'rhis satellit.e :1?J:'ogram\m~; a' jo:Lnt AJ~C /DOD eff1ox't under the over-aD.' 

supervis~ton of the Nuclear S'e::.:;t Detection Office of the Defense D(~:p'a:r.tmerl,'t; if'> 

Advanced. Hesearch Projects P.gency> 'The sf;ae'e.traf't 'Here clesig'T.led, 

'fab:cicated", and tested 'by a tes.lll of scJ.entists and engineers from the 

J;08 .Alamos ,f3c:i.enti:fic Le"l)orato:CYJ SancU.a COxl)oration, S:pace Technology! 

JJabora;toX"y.. and Aer08}lttCe CorI,oro;t ion', De-;:;ailed technical su:pervi:s :i.on '\>lcl.H 

provid.ed l)y 8.J.'1. AF,C/A.F J'oint 'l'echnical Group lmder t;he lEladersh:Lp of the 

Ai).~ Eq:n:.:e SJ.li.l.qe Sy§t:s:.u!S I)j:y;iJLt91JJ Air Force Syst,~m§ Qqrflil'JaXlg! r;Q!1~ +£:'h1:nql1 

;6rjglltl.b~61i "'lila e6fidUe'Led by . =the Ah~ If6rc(;!; 

The pl'ogram fO:l' satellite d.etection began in 1959 when the Los .Alamos 

, Scientific LabOJ.:atory began studying the p1.'ol)lems associated'Ylith the 

detectS.on l'1nd identi:fic2.t:l.(Hl of :luc~Lear detonations in spa.ce. rlinee then.? 

the effort bas I>rogressed. throllgh a series of ARPA sponsored IIbiteh-hlicerll 

flights on other vehicles tlds recent f'lUl-8caJ.e launch. 

Each llt>.clear detec-t,j_ol1 sTXl,CeC)78,ft j.B five:fee-c in di8meter and wej.ghs 

about 500 po'..,mds. The Ft'oacecraf"l~ 1::- a regu.lar polyhedron'I'lith tvent,y 

tl'iangul.ar surfaces. tr:Lang'CLlar suxfaee s are cove:red ,·lith 80:2.a1.' cells 

for conVer's:ion of l'UdJarlt er:J2rr:;y from iJle sun into :I?GHe:r for ·the operation 

of the sJ'Ei.cecYa,ft. 11 ccnt:t'¢Ll c:~r~.:Ln(3.e:c Douses the OJ:'l:;lit inj\":~ct;:l.on :C'ocJ\:et; J 

~ind provides st,ructuraJ. :cigid:i:tyand. strength. 

Hu.ch of the radiated 8nerg.7{ from a nuclear blast; is in the 1'01'1t1 of 

. a :r.n.Llse of X·~r8.ys less than a. millionth of' 0, second long. :beCD.1.1BC of' 

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r~),d :i.ations, H:tth su(~h sem:o:cs it is b.elieved to 1)e :DDS siblE. to dcted, 

nuclea.r tests comlncted. :tn sp.1ce mo:re 't.l"llJ!1 ten m::lJ . .:t.:l.on miles ·from thE~ 

earth .. 

The two sp8.cecI1.'d'ts in tandem a.:ce jet-dsoned after :providing J.?yo", 

"teet ion for the s:r;x;~cee:raf·t dur;tD.f:~ tJ1e early lX)rtion 0:1:' the :fJ.:te;ht 'up 

t.hr')"U,:-c;h the ai:mos:phe1'0 '. :'phe sa:IJr::c~YC" Sf),3.ped COVer ovel~ 'ee,c.h Sl)D.eecraft 

J)rovides J)l'1;Ycection c1v,Ting :Injection Into orbit) f:"l.:ftf.:r 'lilhich it [~.lso :l.s 

if?- jettisoned •. 0 ,','; 

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The selection of' an or:/) it 1·/D.S influenced by prevj.c)"u~.; . space :tacLia t:I.on .. 

illeasuremeD:t.~, :from other satell1tef> B.nd· :3})(lCe probes. An ·aJJ1l0st cil'c·lJl::u"'·. 

far~eaX"t:rl orbit, wa.s selected to l)lace' the GI"3.Gecraft bey-ono. the trE11~r>c(1 

J)ax-tj .. cles :Ltl "c118 Varl All.e11 Be]j:~s ~ j - . 

The hiD spacec:r:f.3.:ft. 11Bl~e fir.st 1:,oo.sted :Lrrt~ a hlg:~L1Y"l~;q~tpit;ic~,,1 O:lfb:l:l: c 

J:.fter eoast:Lng to the lDJ:)xi!D:'Jai oxi):it al,t:itu.de ,apogee); 'f.irst 

G:pacecra.ft 'H8,S :In;Jec-cce!. ~.nt.o :Lt.s final circul[},r O:ij);'Lt :i.:t.,s 

"L'llJ"ec+'ic"'l "'Ylc"jr",·!·. 11111'" (.' 6nnn(J SIY'U'~ c·pq·f't·, c·o'),····u· ,<"I1E~il '·''t''Clun'" "1')-'''' c·qo"·['l, .. v~,"', ... ,~.I., ... ~t::¥G ~!.~, ...... lJ\;.;.. ...... _,"~.\. .• I_." ......... ~ . . !,V'_ ,"J..,,\,.J, .,,\,4 .. U. \,,1 ........ _I...-L ,,~ • .A ...... C"'h V._. 

~its second al)ogee 'before otbj;t;al jJljc:ctio:lJ thew provid:Lng a lD,:r.ge 

separa:tion :Ln c:pace 'between tbe t·v/v· Gatc::l1:i:tc[3. 

to 

\'7e e:x},)(;ct Silml.ltanem.1B oJ)era":I.c.n of t'he l'adio;tio:n. sensors 8.1Joa:r'd 

t,he tTJO sl:BCecJ:'aft (nearly one ):mnd;ccd tholJ.,sand m:Ues 8,pax"'c) to ilJ,.::;·lJ.l·e 

t,111J. t D. eo' . lie ray 00],11;;; ion \,ri'i.~h Ccle s:pa,~e crai't ldl::L not ei ve a fa:J.se 

a.la:1"ill, becD;nsE; -che nbsG);tce of a s:uuultaneou.s signal ill tho other sp9.cecr~U:t; would servo as a' check. 0 

fJ.'he illfo:ClllD.t:l.o:n to be obtained f:rcm these t·vo satell:ttes 'vril1 'be 

used to Q.(;H;:Lsn iluJ?roved l·mrlc1=w·ide nuclear test detection vys'tciJ.ns Qf' 

t.ill;; :tIiC'tll'8 c In a.dditi(,)n;l 'i:he:y 'il:tJ.J.Pl'c·vide gen,el'al x'ad:t,-l;t;ion dat~l, wh:tch 

'(-rIll be 0:[;' grea.t· vaJ:u.(~ to other U 0 G, sI,ace Pl'Ot;X'8Jl1S. 

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Transfer of NASA Aguna Programs 

from! j~FSSD to NASA LeRe 'l. (. ~ • 

This i:::; J. final SSD program oJ.'fice close-out report 

3wmnarii6ing tbe Air }I'orce rosponi3ibilities for program 

peculiar modif:Lcation and :5ystern integration on ten 

NA,'3A Agc'c:rJ.a. vehicle programs I'Jhich 'Were tr.:msferred from 

Hq Space Systems Di v:is~L()n to NASA LevJis Hesearch Center. 

(1eHC) during 1 This report dC<·tl not c()ver the 

remaini.ng S~3D responf'.;:i.bilitiec3 on Ll\ese program.s (procure .... 

ment of boosters) stages, spi~.res and launch operat.ion 

services) which eire ijtil1 under Air Force c:ontraCGb, 

funded chrectly by LeIte and directed by at-bel' SSD offices. 

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Gemini Division 

S-OlA Space Project Directorate 

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! al' §:'&1::§l~!l Title Pa.:..f~ No...:... 

r\, 1 Programs - Hanagement History 1,2 

2 () NASA Contl'a,cts ~JurlUnary ? 

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3 Program E3w11Illal',Y - Hanger h,5 

Ie - Hariner It 6 

r ) 7 

6 Progl'OJll 8 

7 - POGO 9 

8 - FlEE 10)11 

9 Program -. OAO 1;2,13 

10 - Nimbus 1~, 

-I l ~l_"",, •• Pro gl'ciIli A-I2 15 " 

12 ProGram 16 

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Transfer of IIJJ\,si\ 

NASA J\GEIIJI\ PROGH{\H,s - Ivlt\NAGJ~I'1ENT lII,STOHY ---.-.-.----------.-.-----------.. ----------

3 >. '1'1.-)", L "-' ]")8,1'10'e'-'l" .J., L':;) J." r)J~O{J'l">"lll ~ D 0". ('tl'8, .).J. f-'J'rc;t __ ,,", N' .J. f .id °1\ .... t lyv'c)';'~a'ill . J.. O.L . "'0 L, l"'G" ,t,:; .1"1" In. \..... _'l. I'l'.J:~ 

Force Agena) was estabb,c3hed under NM3A Order No, Sh601-G) 

dated 23 Harel) 1960. Iri April 1960, the NASA Agena B Djrectorate 

(ldDZJA) was establ:is]-\ed under the IIFB]'1.D Deputy Commander for 

Space Programs and was assiGned the Air Force 1'8Eiponsibilities 

for Rangel' , although a final AF/NASA agreement concerning tho~le 

ref.ipom,;~H;,D,J.ities had. not yet been reached. In ,Jurl,c 1960 J the 

program office title was changed to NASA Agena B Divjsion (vWZJA). 

b. The Schriever:..,Seamarw! agreement., I'NA,'JA Agena 13 Launch Vehicle 

Program Manag(3mont and Urgu,nizat:i.on]1 ,vas signed on 11;. February 1961 < 

Under this agreement) NASI\. had overall program :t'O;3 ponsibj lity 

and tho specific re,sponsibil:Lty and authority for accompli~;lJment 

of the lcu:,l'lch vehicle program 1tla~; aEls:Lgned t.o J\F~)SD, The 

program office ti tIe undc'!l' tho nC1rJ1y formed Sf::;D Deput;y for 

EngineerinG Via.S the Direc:tor of Hanger , (.ssvn) o:ffec:tive in 

April 1961. 

c. In HiH'ch 1962) tho progc,:Lm office VTas rcdedgnated the 

Pl'ogram Integration Divj,3ion (Si:3VZR) '\'Jithin the ::3LV III 

Directori-lte and the NASA /lgena B Program Via,s I'CViS8d and 

expanded to ,38 vebicles including a.dditional Ra.nger lunar 

vchiclec3, the j\ijarine.::' Venus prognml, tlJe Nimbus sC"l.tel1ites J the 

Ecc(mtri~ Geopb;ysical Observato:cles (CGO), the ECHO and Rebound 

passive COlllJlmnieation s~,:Lcllites) til", Ca,nadian S·-27 progrmn~ 0 

the Polar Orbiting :i.ciJ.l Observatories (FOGG), the Orbiting 

Astronomical Obse:cvatory (OAO)) thcjFTIIE program and Gemini 

rendezvous target vehicle;),' 

d. 1n December 1962) the program office was roc.i.m3ignated the 

Ul'lfl::],nned ~)}l;'l(;(,;c2'aft J)h.'e(;t()r~lt(:) (,'-lSVH) and tho Ni\;'-){\ Agona, 

progl'dJll missions v(orG c)xf"mded to a total of t}l vehicle,s. 

e. During Janua);'y 196~3, C1 realigmllcnt of resporm:Lbilitiec, 

occu.rred Hithin NASI'; resulting :Ln a trarl[.,fer of the launch 

vehicle program from NASI\. H:;J.rsiv:dl ~)pi3,ce Flig}rG Center to 

Nl\SA Levd,3 Hoseal'ch Center, Also du:cing the i'il'Z3t quarter 

the USAF and. NASA roviev,'c)(l tlnir ba:3ic cmpport agreCD1.8nt 

covel'inf:~ these IJl'og:r'am;3, 'l'hit" review resultod in the decis:ion 

,to b',HlHfcl' the pecul:\ar mod:U'ication and system integ:ccJ.tion 

CI.Jl1t:t"~lctS .f'roHl ~~~~)r) to J>jl\~3J\. LsI1C, ~'i.'LLll tll.S' e.:x:celytiol1 of th~~ 

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modification and. sycrLe:ll integration contra ct,-; from SSD to 

NASA) so that the ,,\j.r Force '\t!u'.lld procure on:L;>, baL~ic boosters 

and ~3tandarcJ. ;:J8cond s[~aGci3 for NASA, vms requ:;sted in a 

mCfJf,age frOln HajGen Funk to MajGcn Rit1and on 3 J\pril 1963. 

This request \'fas confil'lned by AF'SC message to HajGen Funk on 

16 April 1963. 

f. By mid-July 196:3) s1x of the eight Air Force contracts 

effected. had been transferred t.o NASA and the ,s,SD program 

offj.ce was trarwferred from the Deputy of EnGineering to 

the !\.ssi;3tant for NASA Programs and vmE3 designated. ttl.e Gemini 

Agena Directorate) SS1-111. 

g. On 9 AUgtlSt 1963) the IIUSAF-NM3J\. ·Hemorandum of Agreement 

. NASA Office of Space ;~(·,.·_9.llces Agena Launch Vc')bicle Programll 

supers ed cd the 1961 Schd_cver-Seamans 1 agreuH'r'nt and confirmed 

the:) trawLCer of systems management, responsibJ.J_ities to NASA 

L(~HC . 

h. By September 19l)3 on.J.;y one contrB.et rem,lined to be 

transferred and the SSD program off'icc was redesignated the Gemini 

l\.gena D1v:Lsion:, S;SVA'J', under the S-OlA Space Project IH.roctorate, 

Deputy for Engine8ring. \' 

i. On 20 December J.963, the SSD program office :celinquiE;hed 

technical cognizance of the one remaining non--GeHlLni contract. 

An ear1:Ler AF/NASA agreement l)80n made to maintain it 

as (w Air Force contract under technical monjJ~oring by NASA 

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a. 'l'he Hanger progrclm 

objectives are to demonstY'ate the technology of delivoring 

scientific oquipmr::mt from Earth to the Hoon and to produce 

sci(~ntific amI environmental data in i3llpport of ,the Uni't;od 

states Manned Lunar Flight p:t'ogram. 

(1) 'rhree series of launches v[OTe originally planned 

using the Atlas/Agona B launch vehicle: 

(a) Block I: (2 1at.mches) System tesL3 for engineering 

0r:jf"vrelopment of the Hanger veLicle and ground systems. 

(b) Block II: 0 Jauncrlss) Hoon impact '~Iith tho same 

four exper:LmonLs carr,ied on each misr3ion; a vidicon 

camera) a galrun;1-ra;)T detector -' a radar alt:ilneter to 

obtain reflectivity data) and <3 so:'Lsmometer. The 

seismometer and its radio t1'an;)1n:1.tt0r 1t!ere designed 

to withstand 3,000 g deceleration on ilHpactJ then to 

mOctSUr0 a,nd traiwmit. lunar se:Lmnic activity. 

(e) Block III: (LI' J,ilunc:necl) 

know18d.ge of lu.na,]" 

Hoon impa .. ct to acquirc; 

sufficient to determ:Lne 

gl'OfJr-3 effect:,:; on 11)nar landing vehicles. 

(2) In late 1962, 

launches using an 

NM3A added an additional ;5erios of 

D combination: 

(a) Block IV: (51u;u:nches) 

an ey,:cension of t.he Block III 

high resolution T.V. c~neras 

of the l1.U1o.r SUrfi:1ce. 

IJ[oon impad, planned as 

objectives by using 

to give better definition 

b. PIWGHAH FUNDING. Initial ,funding for 

Pl"O 0:'[-::3'-11'['" (;-:":'l' n }J :'-r' c::L·-'1.·' (leu' J':)''-l') "E'l' 'Co rl()' 1;1';lJ"J' 'l'l e' Y' .~- 0' c. IJ \N;.l v_. -L.1,_ ,{,., .... .- .I..ct .. o ,- c ... ,_ '... C. __ .' -

Agerla. B 

H) vJc:w received 

on 23 Harcb 1960 on NASA Ordor No. S-h6CJ1-G in tJw amount of 

$1> 100, 000, The total funding received on t.hiG order vms 

~)73, 7;:'>3) 313 at the time of trCl.Iwfcr to NA~3A Irene. 

(1) ~!lOO)O()O from l\fj\,~)f, Order H--h96oo waf, t~sed to start 

the Block IV program. An add,it:Lonal $700,000 fo1' this 

p1'ogl'alil 1m,s receivcu pr:Lo::.' to contract tran::;fel'. 

C. CONTTU\CTUAL INFOIlNA'.l'IO'l,j. A Pius Fixed 1i'88 cOY1-cract) 

AF Oj~(6il'7T-)-9-i~--~:;;1~1-'l(~E-v:;iEh LockllC(;d j\'l:LssiIes & Space Company 

o 

(Ll'lSC) on 17 /tl:>ril 1 ) ';:-:icr: cCJI'er:xJ the:: . , J.{,:ll'iner H, 

jl]imhu~", A-I;:.> a,nd S--;)'( prcgri'llis. A Letter ContJ:act" AF OJ., (695 )-31/+) 

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(1) Dlock I vehicles: 

(a) HA-l vms lal1nched from AlJlll. Peld 12 on 23 August 1961. ---- \ 

The Agena engine malfunctioned during the second burn 

start sequence cau:,:,ing the Ranger spacecraft to be 

separated and placed in a neaT-caf'th orbit. Cornmandf3 

were sent to the spacecraft and all experirnents were 

confirmed to be functioning. 

(b) . waf, launched from A]Vill Pad 12 on 18 November 1961. 

(; flgena roll gJrro vms inoperati vo at lift·-off and 

second burn \'I!as not achiev(3d because of the rCfJUlting 

vehicle tnstability. . ~3eparation of the spacecraft 

was achieved resul tilJg :in a near-earth orbit. 

(2) ELock II vehicles: 

(a) 11A-::2.. VIEW 1autlched from Mm Pad 12 on 26 Januc1 ry 1962. 

Forty-nine seconds after lift·-off) lock betvveen the 

Atlas pulse beacon ('mel tho ground gu:Ldance stcitioll was 

lost. DUG to l:lck oj' ground guicla.nce comm:mds J the 

spacecraft 1:{iJ.S injecteel at eX(:005 speed and altitude .. 

The f3pacecrafi:. mic1sod the moon by approximately 22,000 

m::Lles. 

(b) lIA-·h vms 1aunched from Al\itn Pad 12 on ?3 April 1962. 

Launch ilnd injection viCl.'3 complr)tecl as plaxmed. Due 

to an undefinable diffIculty in the Dpacecraft J useable 

telemetry VIile} not received and C;OrrnllOJldf3 could not be 

given. The spacecraft ililp4-cted on the far side of the 

moon. 'fhi:') Has the first lunar impact of a spacecraft 

launched by the United E)tates. 

(c) RJ~=2 waC) launched from AIv11\, Pad 12 on 18 October 1962. 

Ir.lJJnch and injectioJlI'!iiS completed ;:lS planned" A problem 

vrithin tht: spac:ecra.:ft prevented the solar panels 1'1'01:1 

5uppl;ying p()VJer for sp3.cec:caft oP81'iltion, Battery PUHCl' 

was depleted before a mid-course corroetion could [)o 

Ina.de t 'flle f31Jr3-Ceeraft pD.~3sed 1Arithirl )-{-50· ITliJ,8S of th.e 

moon. 

(3) At the timr:; of transi'er to NASA, Block III and Block TV 

launches were c)cheduled. fox' the 196L:---1965 time period. 

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a. fIWSlIl!)]:t 1\1:r:SS,~Q}LJbLm_Q13,JEC~nJ[ES. rrhe Mariner It objective~3 

were to validate the ,3pacecraft I s long-range eOlillnunicatioDE3 

syst,em and to make ;3eiontifie measurements in the interplanetary 

space between Eart,h and Venus and in the vicinity of Venus 0 

(1) '1'itiO launche:,3 V'[Ore pl.anned and accomplished using 

Atlas/Agena B vehicles. 

(2) The SSD technical resp0nfoibil.ities relating to 

this program terminated at completion of seeond l.auneh, 

Data interpretaLion by NASA is continuing. 

b. ?lWglU~LE~lJDIIi~.·' L :i')e paragraph 3. b. (Hanger funding). 

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c. CONrrHAC'I'UAL INFOHHAT'10N. Seu paragraph;) :2 ,.( Contracts 

S1.UmllaJ:'Y~T·i:.nl(f3. c. (I~~ng~Q::-'-contractu(Jl information). 

d. SIGNIFICANT IWEN'J'S 

(1) vieW launched from 1\.1·111 Pad 12 on 22 Jul;y J..96~2. 

The launch vms rw:t'ITkll until the :f:~::jght devi,cLted tI'ct,jecto.ry 

because of' erratic; steo:cing commands. ~'he veh:i.(;.Le wai3 

destroyed by the Officer prior to Agcna 

:3eparation. 

(2) l.f':lI'iner 1.t::.~~ I'ras launched from AIm Pad .12 on August 1 

The launch l'e:J'u.Jted in a successful injection oi' the space·-

craft. The spacecraft accOJJ1plished the Venus fly-by on 

1/+ December 196;2) a pproachj_ng wi thin 21) 000 m:.Ues of the 

planet. Scientific data ,'fEiS suc;c85sfully collected and 

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a. nJOGIl!\.l\f_~[IJ)SION !~\]D OB:,.!li;C'1~JV]J:)2. The il1arine:c C objectives 

aTe to make sc:ientiftc mea.surmnents in the interplanetary 

spa,ce bet.vreen Ku'th and Ha1's and in t.he vicinit,y of Hal's. 

(1) 'l'vw launches are for the fourth quarter of 

196h u$ing tho A t1a[') lAgena lJ launch vehicle. 

(2) The program time span i~) from 1 February 1963 to 

15 February 1965 . 

b. PHQG.FU\lt FUNDIJ~Sl. Initial funding for th.e Hariner C program 

was received on Order No. H-h9600, dated? December 1962, 

in tlJo ,:LD1cwlt. of ~1;5()q, 000 . An addi t10nal ~)2, 650,000 was 

allott.ed on 17 Hay 1963' b'y Amendment 111 to the original NA,sA 

order. On 13 June 1963 J AmendJnent 112 decrc.cI.Io>.':d, funds by 

$100,000. Total funding received prior to transfer was 

$3,050,000. 

c . .Q.Q~frt~~CTIl!\'L_.:n:l[~QElvJA'I'IQj:l. A Lett.er Contract, AF 04,(695)--291 

was let to Lockheed ]\hf3Ed.les (y; ,space on 1 F'ehcuary 1963. 

'l'his J.Jettcr Contract was transferred to NASA Luwis Hesearch 

Center on 17 June 

d. ,sIGNIFICANT }1;VENT~3. liJone. In the four and one,-ha1f months 

the ~;-orlfr·act-lu.ld-l;'e~~n-in effect prior to transfer) technical 

progress vIas normal and no mc1Jor problems had 11een encountered. 

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a. l'EQ.GI{}\l1 MJE)~.IQli..i\ND OB_<[l.iJJT]~m~?. 'The ob jecti ves of the 

Eccentric Geophysical Observatories (EGO) progrCl.lD are to prove 

the capabi1:Lty of a neVi type) standard design spacecraxt and 

to gather data concerning the geophysics of the outer regions 

. of the earth 1 s environment. 

(1) The 900 lb. EGO 'Dpacecraft will be of standard OGO 

(Orbiting Geophy<.oical Observatories) design. OGO is the 

generic name of a standard spacecraft desj_gn capable of 

car:cying fifty different types of experiments and incorporating its own cOlmiu..1nicat:i.ons and control system. It has been 

d1..fbbed the first IlSpace bW3!! for geopllYflical measurement 

equipment. 

(2) The EGO spacecraft will be launched by an Atlas D/Agena 13 

cornbination into an el1:lpt:ical earth oX'bit with an apogee of 

50.,000 na.utical ))1118S and a perigee of' 160 nauti.cal miles. 

(:3 ) EGO will be launched from A]vm Pad 12.. The launch a~:imutll 

will be 10.6 degrees w~th an inclina.tion angle of 31 degrees 

prograde. 'Two launches are schedulod, the first in 196h and 

the <3econd in 

b. l"unding for the f5Yf3tern integrating portion 

of the 1':GO program M1S mn:1G a part of the overall funding provided 

by l'{A SA Grel(,,!' NAS f5-?J (originally S-46OJ_-G) fer NiI..SA Agena. B 

Programs. This ord8l' did not brc:,ak-out flmding for individu:l1 

prograllis. The total f'u.nding received on thi~) order 1IIaS ~)73 J 72.;, ,313 

at the time of transfer to NA5A IleRe. 

c . l~ONTR.i~~YP'-JJ INFO!:U~!A'IJ:OI:L. In early 1962) the J~ockheed 

Missiles & Space Companywti,f) reques,ted to qu.ote on the integrating 

contractor function of the EGO program and the cost of supplying 

tvJCl .AgGn:-l J3 'Jchic} CD,. Tll.e -:iJa~:; tod j.21. Se~pten1.b8r 1962 

foX' $~;) 939, 50Cl) and t110 EGO effort was added as Part :2 to 

the ba"ic Hanger/ll'/driner cont.ract J\F (6~? )-592. 'rhe contract 

wa,,, t:t'imsferred to Nl\SA L81l,C on 111 June 1963. 

d. .0IQi\]Jl:JCf\~l~ EJ!J'~lJ~'?. At the· t:iJne of transfer. to NASA I.eHe, 

the j';CW contract '\'IIlth U1SC was progreDsing normally. The earlier 

severe reutrici;.i.ons placed upon the Agcna c~ by the EGO nL1.sf3:Lon 

had l:;,;en [wlved. The reqtl.ired. payload \Jeigh't ci1]:Jability exceeded 

that of a "standard l! ];gena. B. The requirement wac met by 8xtensj:ve 

re-.. d0,;~ign of the fo:C\va~'d equLpnent rack J the j1..mc t,j on 

rJCY>: (lrld trtc (~lF~ct·rjJ~aJ.. ~3:y~3 LC:1Yl v The progr~un 1{~1~)_~S 0):1 sr:~hed'u}(~ ::-1.'L 

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a. PHOGrV\.H MISSION AND OI3JECTIVE,'). Th8 objoctivG3 of the Polar 

Orbi i::Ing -G"ZZPilyc,j~~--;ll C)b-;~l'v:;ltO]:;~~~- (POGO) prograJll are to prove 

the OGO spacecraft concept (sec paragraph 6.a.(1)) EGO progra.m) 

and to obtain measurements within tbe :ionized belts surrounding 

the earth. 

(1) The 900 pound POGO spacecraft will be launched by a 

Thor/Agena D combination into a polar orbit witl"l a. 500 

nautical mile apogee and a perigee of 160 nautical miles. 

(:2) The Nimbus type shroud;J supplied by Dougla;:3 Aircra.ft 

Company., will provi(;!.e the; necesE3ary protection to the 

f3paeecraft during f:;,';':Eint. Follo'Vling injection; the misDion 

of the launch vehicle iD complete. . (" . .r 

(J) Tvro launches are E;chedu1ed, ono in 196h and the second 

in 1965. 

b. PEOGRJJV[ FUN1JJNG. Ini tia1 i'l.mdiIlg for POGO contract 

iLl" Oh (69~n'='~X[3J.~--:;;;-;:;-;-J'ecei v(':d on Ha;;; 1963 by l\1f\.~3A Order C-12:211\ 

in the amount of ~;eoo) 000. No additic;al funding on this or-der 

was received p:dor to trand'er 0.1' the contract to NASA LeRC . 

(1) 'rho preliminary POCU Dtudy effort was funded from NA;3A 

Order HAS 8--'73 (previous1;y Order ::~~1:601-G) wbich vlaS the 

basic order funding NASA Agc:ma J3 progrsms. ApproxiTllatel;y 

~;6Lf) 000 vldS expended on this study effort prior to March 1963 

terminatj.on, 

c. .90N'I'HACTUAr:'._INF01Q'1~~L01\l. In July 1962 the Air Force submitted 

a request for bid to U1SC for trw eX'fort required to adapt 

an Agena D to the POGO mission and for the system integration 

function. Contract AI" 01[ (695 )-28/+ VIas negotj_ate:.:d in June 1963 

for ;;;. h? million doE,acs. ThE) contri::lct was transferred to NASA 

LoHC on 1 July lC;6J, 

(1) En,rlier> a Dl!lall effort Vias let to LMSC under the pl'ovit)iofm 

of contract AI" 0/)" (695 )'-592 (nanger/jvj':tl'lr1er) to conduct the 

long-lea.d study f;,ffort required for the POGO program. The 

poriod of p~r,fOrijiClJ1C(;; on tl;ic} stucl~T VIas December 196~: to 

April 1963. All efforl; on this portion of the; --592 contract 

had been completed pI'lor' to i1cgotiat:"ton of tl18 prime' 

POGO contract. 

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8. E1WGIIAH 3UHlvmliY - FlEE 

8.. PlLOGHj\H MISSIOl'L 1\iiD Q[3,TEcrI;rV~9.. The FTIll program was established 

to determine by fligbt test the problems associated 1tJith re-entry 

in the lunar E:,peed range. Thi[') includes inveBtigation of total 

heat tra.nsfer) hot air radiance) materials resporwe ;;mdradio black--

.i out effects at appro:xjJIlatel;y 37) 000 feet pel' second re-entr~y speed. 

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Only erude approximations exist of the envir01IDlontal conditj_ons 

for -these re-entry speeds and there if) no current prospect that 

research in ground facilities alone will resolve the uncertainties . 

(1) 'l'wo flight, tests) a primary and a backup four months later 

are planned. The :F'IRE E;pacecraft will be placed into a ballistic 

trajectory by the ( ',,>:ForceLV-3A space booster. The X-·259 c 

solid rocket motor :i.YlCluded in tbe ve10dt~y package portion 

of' the spacecraft Viill be ignited such t:i'lat the n;· .. entry 

package portion of the spacecraft ard_ves at an established 

ro-entry point with the def:;ired initial conditions ) including 

a 37,000 f'ps speed. 

(2) A recordi.n.g system ~Ln the re-entry pad::age which is 

scheduled to play back bebveen the; "md of radio blaclwut a.nd 

splE.sh make recovery unnecE:;c;sa1'Y no recovery effor'~3 

a:~:'e planned. 

b. PEOGRAIvj FUl'JDI1'!!".J:. NASA direct:ion, $200)000 which had been 

rocej_ved on NASA Order 30220 fer booster procurement was used 

to initiate the FIEE ~3ystcm3 int,egl'atioll contre.ct. This ~)200 /)00 

was to be repaid to the NASA booster fund by NASA IJange1y nesed,rch 

Center O:.,nc) . Additional J'und:Lng was received specifically for 

the FIRE contract on Amendments 1j. and 7 to NASA Order 302.20. 

When the contract was shtfted from SS]) to LRC on 10 July 1963, 

a total of ~)950, 000 had been received. 

c. CONl'n£~S;J~lL1h~ .YlF(,~D.MA1IO~-=- On 26 June 1962, CCN 11190 entitled 

P:coject FIrm -- D,jila:mic !,n~~::'Jsisdo.;; ii.~D~wd to tbe booster procure--

ment contra.ct AF 04, 6),/1 )-699 'crith GD/A. 'l'his was followed on 

6 Jt11y 1962 by CCN to the ~3aJJ1e cont.ract which was titled. 

Proje'~t FInE. :... Integrat,ion Activity. IJetter Contract AF 0[/.(695)-189 

with GD/A vms distributed in AugLlst 196;2. and established GIl/J'!. 

a.s the system intogrD.tor for Project FIRE. 

(1) In November 1962; Amfmdment 1 to the Letter Contrad 

WiJ.3 issued - establjshing the statement of wO)'l:: for the 

generation and checking of booster ascent guida.nce ·equat:i.oDs 

for tILe FIIl.E ProgrdJn. 

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d. SIGNJ1"ICAN'J' EVl';i\;'J"S. No launch results exi;5t on this program 

as yet. 'L'he eompJe:xities of the velocity packa,ge and particula.rly 

the re-entry pa.ckage lEtve ca.used m:wy ])l'oblemD imd several 

program slippage~). Tllc re-entr;r package (NM3A procuroment) :1;3 

the pac:ing item of the program> HOl;Je'V or, the Air Force' integrating 

contrac:tor started out woll behind the hardvlar8 be:iJ.lg tnLegra:GE:!d 

and valuable time VW,C1 l0E3L while the integrator IIceJne up to 

speed. II The bend! mark 'data, reDulting from re-entry information 

secured in ,flight test, which this program will secure will be 

of great value to succeeding programs. 

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a a Tho objecti"\re o:f 

the Oi)ServD.tory (OAG) :Ls to place 

a.bcrve t11.0 ei.u~th I Cel a 3. pr(~cisely oriontCjd stablo pliJi~-

form ( ) in 'C'Jbicb c:opes B..nc1 other scientific 

apparatu3 will be iJlo1.mted for t-lw ~l.cqui3ition and tl'anSmiSELLon 

of data relative to ,wtronom:i ci'1,l enomena, The lau.nch veh.:Lc1e 

vfill COl1f,,:i..st. of an At1uo booster on vlhich ifo3 mOllDted a 

cOlllplet01y o.nshrou(1J"d D r3eCOlld-stage booster and spacecraft. 

The Progr-cull E3pan e.xi~cllds from 1 January 1962 through ]5 May 1965 

with approved. 

b . E!IQGllJl~L"E.yNL)lJJ.(~ ,. IIIl tic:.l futlding for tile 0[1.0 Program Wilc] 

received via MarbhalJ Flight CenLer) mesDage H-t&M--P--l1-"1, 

dated 9 November' 1 J whi cll c),uthorized initiation o~· ~1;250 ,GOO 

of 1,1\8 fund:; l11 .. C).de av:,ilable unde,}' Amenclrnent 10) cia tCld 2'7 Sept'c:Tllber 

1961, to NASA Order NAS T3. '}'otal funding receivl:?d i'ro:n 

NASA at th,) time oJ' i,ransfer 0;' the IJIE:;C cont.ract to Lowi[} 

l1.escilI'ch Center, 00.0 e.xcluding the funciing for 

Atlas and f,lJroud efJ'crt whiGb V[af3 for lUlder the lump 

Sllm :runding for Gene:cal s/Astronautics (GD/A) contra(~ts 

covering ALlaE'. bOoE;terb for i3.11 l'rogrmTl OJ:f:'ice mis~3:LonD. 

c. CON'I'E!\C'I'UAt INFOUTJjAT'IUN. Letter Contract AF 0/+( )-59 

was if)s-:-uc;i'11:r-Novei~lbcr--::-C96T for the LH.3C effort l'equired to 

provide a ;uissicn modified D a.nd to tile role 

of oveI'd,ll launch vehicle integr,d:Lng contractor. Contract 

target cost and fee (7. ) were negotiated for a total of 

$4 J 551,?50 and the de.Unitizod CPU' Contract was ist,ued 

. 28 December 1962. T}Ji~:i contract v,as tranbferred to NA SA I,eHe 

14 ,hme 196:i, 

(1) OrJ.glnal c cUrecLicn CD/A t.o ·lJrovide a 

mission modified· Atlas and shroud st.ructure for the Agena 

and spacecraft was covered 6to Letter Contract 

Ali' OJ.; (691: )-1/(: 11 Novenber 1 Bocauno of con.trci.ctual 

reabgnments) ceN 16 t.o contrCld AF Ol: ( (694 )-2110 VJ'.ts 

negotiated as the covering JI target (~ost of 

$5~665,000 for this CP1F cc~~r~ct (-240) was negotiated 

10 Septcnlber 196:;. A1 negutiated C.G a CCN to a, ~,:ingle 

conC1',lct, SLLbGf;q')",.nt to 1(J emr)!.:;r 1963 

Lhe V,,;U1-' k, Statel1lerlt \YclD bJ:'oJ-CCJ.J inLo two separate wDrk 

(,/ (f- or\...' I· '}. ~ ,.,., ')! me) ri~s two nel'! eontrac:t f:)y ./1+ . .) 7 ))1+) l) <lOU. A 1· l. + 

\'fcl;:~ 

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(b) Contract AI" 01, (695 )-2,.53 covc:cing the launc;h vehicle 

shroud ~3'y,3 mi.;):,:lon p(;c;ul:Lar AGE, and the integrated 

structurCll, .;\UlGtional,dynamic teDt p:cogrdm, Via,; to be 

to N1L'3A, LeHC. Target cOc3t and fee (7. L).5%) 

v!i::u:lLcd for a toGa.I of ,h25,30i,. 

(c) 'J'h<:3sC; c()ntractcl had not been di",triiJuted (J.t the time 

that thio progl'aw office VIdS relievtxl of all m:Ls"d_on 

resporwibiJit:ies in ~3epte}nl)()r 1963. 

d. SIiiJ~]J'IgAJjl~J~:lLl~;l'n\2" The peculiar Ildmnbbel1 11 configuration 

of OAO ( a 10-foot diameter Atlas mated to a 5-foot ciiameter 

l\gena upon v-rflich i,';' mounted 3 9,') foot-diameter s ) 

neceElsitatcc) a l()--font didlIll-:)ter i3hrOll_d uJ'stcm approxilnatcly 

53 foet in_IEHlgth'ldhich if) mounted on the Atli-w and encloi'3e~;, 

the cnU.re aud spacecraf't, Early:in t,J-w progrfllll it vias 

determined that this novel sp1:it--beaJll j cantilever configuration 

wOl1.1d require extensive testing, An integrated structural, 

functional, dynamic 1.c;3ting l,rogram VJas developed to cover a 

JL1--,'JE,ek span; to be conduc:/:.()d by OD/A (\-viUi 

and support by JJvj~)C ~'.nd Grl)Jnm·:~n ilirel'aft &: Engincel':i1l2; Co .. ? 

spacecraft contract,OJ' to NASA) Goddard Space Fl:Lgl1t Cente:c (GSFC)) 

at the Point Loma tGst facil:ities. To be test(0d l~erl3 an i\tl[1s 

test tank, the flight Atlas tcwl-;) bOOf:3tC:t' and i3pacecrai't 

test adapters J an test. vellin: '], a sirnula ted [3pacecraft 

and a complete shroud. C)ystelli. 1'1:8 firEJt t.est setup VIdE; in 

progress during mid--Sept J963 when all tcc:lmic;al a.nd 

contractuCll direction to GD/A for the OAO progra.rH was assum.ed 

by t.)w SSD Atlas off:Lce. 

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of the series 

to otJtain full 

'J.'ho Hi mblW IVJctc:oY'clogical 

of the and re:3ults 

r,;atellite::;. The Nimbuco obJecUv(;G are 

COvC:I'Llge of day-time cloud cover oJ' the 

entire Earth) La data. foY' elc:ctro;nagn(:;tic l"ild:Lation 

maps of the Earth and its atmofspher0) to obtain (l.ata for map~) 

of lLight-t.:illle cloud coverag';, dnd to condudj exper:imentc3 to 

deteI·nLLr18 the ~3-un.l u of.feet 011 lf~arth 1 s atrn03Ijl1ere II 

(1) The Nillll)\.w H8dJ C3atc11ite) containing h.i-res olution 

cameras alid irLfr'c).-red s oquipment) hilI be la.unched 

into a 600-·nautical mile circular fl11igh noon" Ol:bit with 

an 80-degroe The 1aullch vehic1e viiI1 be a . 

Thor/J\gena B c\.)mbinaU.on. Two H&D satelJ:i,'Les 'Vlere ;::;cheduled 

for launch in la.La 196j and early 1964 a i', time of contract 

transfer. 

(2) The N:iJ:Jbuu '3ateJJ.ite w:i.ll be launched into 

a T:;O~nau.t:LcdJ. milo circular llh'igh noon" orbit with 

degree inclination. The lffi~ich vehicle w~ll be a D. 

conibina.tion. Three Operational [3; (·dlil.:,cs wore 

at time of GOntrdGt tl'anSIer, 

b. EllQmt1\l\1 Ji'lL]\jJJltlQ. FumHnc; .for the N:LllJbu~, progrmn was made a 

part at' the overall by NASA Order NAB 8-'n 

for l\]A~;A Agena. B Programs. TJ)is order did not brea.k out fund.ing 

for individual progrdJns. JTbe total. funding received on th:i;, 

order \r·ra5 /723,313 at the time of transfer t() NASA LeHC. 

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c. CONrrHAC'l'UAL INFOrUcJJ\rrION. A Cost Plus Fixed FeG contract) 

Ali' OJ:. (6/+'1 )<~9Xp--VJCJ.s ···1~t1.:7iTL Lockheed Ihssiles & SpcJ.ce Company 

(11113C) on 17 Apr:il l.960 J 'I.rhjcn covered the Hanger, Mariner H) . 

Nimbus) A-l2) and S-27 programs. . ThG contract vIas transferred 

to NASA LeHC on Ih lune 1963. 

d. 2?)T:lUEE!2JIL]3VENT,~. At tlle tiJlle of contract transfer, 

there we:r'c no technical pX'oblel1l;3 and progre~)5 Viab normal on the 

peculiar JIlodlfica and :C3y~)tem integration por-tion:", of the program. 

in launch 5chedule were due to spacecraft 

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Communicat:i,ons SatuJ.! jte progra'!l1 objoctive", «{ere be:ing re-ova,luated 

at tllC Lime o,f t,]'(J.Tl;3,\'f' of trl(! inLcgrabon contr;i.ct 

i'ro2H S3D to NIi.::-;ALccHC. J~t thr3 t.iJilO of trclYlsfer, the objC:Jct,j VOl) 

vlere to document the Ui3e of' largu inflatable srher80 as 

COlwulJ.llica t:i()n~o l'ci'lectul'EJ, to J'l:ight tE:Elt spherical pass:l. vc 

c:;iJ.tel1ites, and to ('on(111c[', E;ci,enLific studies on t,he envil'ollJ11ental 

bebavim:' of large '1I'feiE,ht structurm3. No cOllllnunications 

expcr:Lm,:'!rl,~; are for orbi flights, but monostatic 

radar Li,1'emenL,) 'o'o,1.L be me-de to detC:Jrrnj,rw tbe size and 

condition of tlw 

(1) The 1\-12 :i.nJ'liJ.tctble 5pacec:ra.ft (NASA developed) 

'will wu:i[;h 6g!~ pounds. It vdJl be pJaccd :i,n a near-C:Jarth 

orbit for luruted duratio~l by il, Thor/Agena B launcl"1 veh:Lcle. 

(~2)At the time of, contract tr(J.llsL'ur, t~'I() /1---12 launch()f3 

from P}1H ','lure 

b. rHOCr!AH FUNDJJ\iG. )1'und:i.ng .for the A":12 pl'ogram w;w rna,de Cl 

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],1 (' >:);-"('3 +' V> P"o,l J 0," ,,",C en ~,_ ,'j. ,,~ ," ,,1..l .. -no 1')). ,) .. JL), )y ,),.0,0. ro.er ,~i.o.) '" ,.0,1, 

NMjA [3 '1'11:\.:,; orclcr did not brc2,k out funding 

for ind:i:\J:Ld,ual program::;. The total roce:Lvocl on thif3 

order VleU] ;j;'(3) 723, D.t the time of tran::.d~Gr to NASA LeHG. 

c. CO,t!Tm~~~l:~i)l}L.J:R!J~Q:l!H[QJ:Oli. !i, Cost Plus FixG,:l Fee contrac;t, 

AI? Oh(6L1? )-59;~) "las let with Lockheed Ivjjss:i,les and Space Company 

on 17 1960, l'fb:icll (;O'V crod tlJ 0) :ii-anger 5 Mariner I? 5 NjJnbus) 

A-12,and, 5--2'( program.:;. The contract was transferred to NASA 

:LeHC on 1/-1 ,June 196;". 

d. SIGN]XICj~i'.!1~_§\I.l;;N'1.'?. At. tllG tiJnc of contract Lran051er, 

the:ce '",'ore no tec}-mical problelTl~; and progess V/iJ.S normal on the 

'1J1\.Jd=L.ric/.J.t~i.c)L. ~)rt.d ~:;~ystel\~ irlLt:::gra:Lioli portic>11S of tllC:! 

A-l:2 program. 'l'he ~;evi:n·D.l slippaGe,:;} in launch schedule ,'Jere 

duro '-" to 0 C'P'l""('Y") (..'-"._ .... ""<.::1..,._ f't' I d' 1;,. ·",,~(')l ..... ".,_.'-.(,.11 ("I)'r' ",,', ....... _0 ,I, 1- "')'l"(':I')'LC"rn" ..,.',_ \. ... . ~J (i\lf1Sj" 1\_1.. ... :1. lr',·,11l" 1 ... .1-. 'tc)rpri '-"-..". C'OYltnJ ~ eGs). 

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a. The objectives of the 

o Iono~3pheric vJere to inject a [3pa.cecl"aft 

provided the Can3d:i.t-J.n Dc e Hesci3Tch 'l'elecommunicat:Lorw 

Establi.;'31unent (DH'l'E) into an SO-degree p:t'ograde, nautical 

mile ci:t"cular orbit by means of a USAF launch vehicle system 

"consisting of Thor and Agena B Air Force launch services, 

The Sp;:lC8craft was deE3:igned to: 

(1) l"leasure the electron dens:i.ty d:tstrihu.tton =Ln the ionosphere 

above the 1"-·2 or 

(2) stlJ.dy fOl" a period of OfW year the Variac,lons of electron 

density distribut:i.on wiLl! time of day) latitude under varying 

magnetic and auroral conditions and vfith part:i.cular emphasis 

on hi~h labitude effects, 

(3) perform sciont.:Lfic StU.Cli88 and dat.a collectiom, on 

the ionosphere ab;)vc; the Ji'··2 layer m':::l:z:ililwn: comnic no:i::ie 

at orbital altitude, electron 

cosmic piJxticle densi 

b. PHo.llii1d::!. ji'lllIJ1)JNQ. .for the 3-27 progri:l1rL 'waC) mn.de a 

part of' tLe overall pI'ovid NASA Ordor Nil3 E3-?3 .for 

NA3A Agena B Program:". This ordHC did not break fu:nding for 

individual progra.ms. Tb(~ total funding received on this ordex' 

vias ;[;73, '723, at tl-JebJrLs of trimd'er to NASA :L,sHe. 

c. CONTHf\C']'UAL IJ\lFmn·1NJ.'ICll'J, A Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract, 

AF o"4T61/1Y=S92, 1;a-5-'i;;l~--"'--'-' Lockl1ef3d jv1iss:Lles and Space Company 

(LHSC) on 17 April 1960, which covered the Hanger) MarineF fl., 

Nimbus, A-<L2,and ,5·-2'1 The contract was tran~3ferJ'ed 

to NA5JILeHC on 111 June 

was liumched from Vandenberg 

AFB) Complex? ) on er' 1962. Lion O.i:' all 

f3ystems th."01.1.gh the Agena second burn slrutdown successfully 

placed the f\geDCl and 5-27 SfHC(;cl'aft (AlouettlJ) in 3. nearly 

circuJ.ar orb:i.t at the intended altitude. Spaceeraft pel':formancc 

",a.s very c3uccessful Cllid tho launch veh:i.clo wat> assigned 

to another pl'Ogl',Uil a:'ter 0::.' data was' received front 

the ol'bi 

United ~)tates -. CanacUi::trl Eipace 

effoy,t ,tne} Lt,,·) :':.'ir~)t J:runc'l of a ~3pa ee!-:;raf't leu). 

by iI. nat:i.on other LhaJl the U.S. or U.S.~LrL 

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Y';;l.s·.:5n~:hm 25, D. C. 

r huve l')okt~d over the draft ():£ a xevlaed ol."ganizational and procedural 

an'<:,ll.ger;:)~m,t for IJlanaging the l\gcna launch vel1iclc effort associated with 

th.~ ~\A::.iA urlluanncd space pl."o£p:arn which you sent rne after our last WNlt .. 

hlJ,I'l;i: 1 il:l:rl sure you undel'stcod {rarn our conversation. 1 view this 

',Y ;l':;l~tt:(,r' I1,S a part of the bl'Oaclel,' l:'I1"ob10;,1'1 of hoy! bent to handle Air Force 

,c 1'(:;S I> -!sc~<Yicil1g relatlonshipa '.vith NASA in the future. Consequently, , :,1 i:'ii . X'ati-, (!':1.' 1:h;:_Yl conuncnting on the NASA draft, paragl'aph by paragraph, 1 

';';' ;: v.till 1)1.1Hine the policy 1 belie';fc 'the .Alr :Force muet follow in assurrling 

'rCBpOTi.d.:::Hitieo in auppol't 01 NASA prograrns, and Gng&, )st flome guid~­

'. lin~)~3 for preparation of a reV"llicd Agona agl'oement which I believe will 

. acrJ.lf:'f(': the pdncipal goals NA~~:\ iez seeking. 

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8 It i8 t.!.lti)g~t}l.er apparent that the NASA and the Air Force will have cO:;l~inuing 

u::t re;c;,;;;on, to "'fork together on l?Tog-ra.A.l.s of mut' ... tal interest. I stror,c1y ~cli'eve. 

" til$X{;i'Ol'C, that oux-two agendes should Get af! a joint objective, arriv:;Y'J at . 

:,'con(~il:iG:;ls ,for c:l'oss-aervicing ',duch wlli minimize needless duplication. r" " 

,:'.'; r ~ j.G'·~c:: ,,\H Air FQ:rce crosii>~s'~n';dng of: NASA is concerned. as an in:,pol-taT'4t 

. ,i ;" '£ tc ~ tC-'.'.'rl:::cl this objective we pl:m to c;oncentrate our support effort on N f\ .. 'SA 

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In which Air Force l'Cf:'pousibiUties are unique and clearly defined. 

Ci c.tn" t;ll) la,,:gcst support cH(n ~$. 01",),0 .... the launch vehicle pOI'tion of 

! ~c; n:~1:"'7 aud now Gemini .... oL,/;ula:dy meets the conditions mcntiol'H:d 

,n;;:,c,'·c;, Vie are vitally intel'estc:l in GClJ.'lini for its luilitary potential, ac 

yet }:.nc.'w. Ii'urthorm.orc, Wi~~.;le Chnnr,C6 now being made in tar:~et 

pn"::r;oun management. the Air :'orce will be Boldy reDponaiblc to th,Z! 

1>,,\"/\ I:d.£lflion director for the "chide clevelopm.ent and flight opli!:ratiollo 

ptC' .;?gc ILl Ge:r.nini as in Mercul·Y. 

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WE ·~t Lj.~,;':.o J?Y .. £;:' FUl'thenno.·7111, ou r oxodu£ii. at this point will rcrnovc tbe 

d.u:)ic, ... ~iQll of rosponsibility and ofioxt which has caused friction undex the 

t!;; " '-)" .,'. /\ f;'~ma agl'oclnont. 

l ___ ~c:L2.l'(), ~f2:£.e wi.~.~_yg~!J,:~~:9}?_9_pjJi,9l). .. tP,at.~ .. n~;.'v. ,ag~~.oQ.m.9}?:L~ll.~y'~~.,SL~ 

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:;>.!.:1~~E.~;~. a _ J0~v! .. ag~ e~rtlent .~ ~~,,_!:~~~",f::l !e~~l~g" £!~,C: ~l?~~!.,. ap,_~.~iE.,p_o!r)t ,~}£ J ':\:"'L;;\O: 

1. NASA to bo represented on tho tochnical groupe monito;dng ';.he 

d.~VO~('l)'m<f)nt of tn,a Standal'db(;d Atlas, and on tho Configurat.ion GOl}t:rol 

l:k):'..tdh~ of the Standal'dized At;l;:tS and the Agcna D. 

2. N.i1.SA to buy standal'<lbcrl stagel.r !roin the Ail" li"ol'ce, accepting 

t~1!~r.n en a DD 250 after they a1:'J' dclivel'cd to the Ail: ]"'orce. 

3. NASA to a:sauma prlHlc::l't Ail" Fo;rce reoponsibilities [01" fUght 

pl~:(;~ttin~ cend adapting standll.rd !>tagcs to NASA missions • 

. 4. NASA to be rO$ponl.iiible iol" bl.unch operationa !1'9m Comple),: 12 at -

AlvIB. • 

!>. Jut' Forco to bo l'EHiponsible for launch operations at PMR • 

It yr;)U D.ccopt these fund:::unel.lt.n.l pointfJ, I suggest that they immedlately 

bccr,nn,zl' tho bnsia tor all i\.u:th{-n," pltl.lll:d.ng and actions towa.l'dthe ne~t. and 

St'i.I)S~H:;.}10n't NASA Agena tUghts. 

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ANAI./YSW OF' '1'1110 QUESTION O:U' 

THE lTUTU;'U;:: AIR :FORCE ROLE 

IN THE N,\':::A ATLAS AND THOR 

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To construct the bil.sia fol.' n revised AF /NASA agl:comont 

on Atlao, Atlas emd Tho).' I A3cna which~ 

1. Will Pl-oscl've Air F'Ol'CO participation in the present NASA 

lat1J:.lch progl:am at AMR to the e::;;:tent which will contribute m.08t to 

a 65S:5th ATW capability to handle opaco programs of greater mHitary 

sigrlific<1.nce. 

2.. Will avoid over conm).itm.ents of Air F01'CO ma.npOWOI· 

3. Will not have to be changed if the Air FOl.'ce w1df,n'takl$s 

3. li.lanr:..cd space progl·am b;).sod on Gernini. 

4. Will avoid ovetlapping or haz.y zones or l'osponsibility and 

antho::lty. 

~l"( \,/-, 5. Will permit NASA objectives to be attained and will conform 

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s:;.Hiciently to NASA convictioas on approa.ch 80 that it can serve as a 

pdnt of depa.rture for mOl:e dutailcd negotiations. 

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L Thor, Atlas and A[;;cna sta.gos f01" NASA umnanned missions 

C'illy, (tl:Q.te: The .Ail;' lJ'Ol"!C at SSD and the 6555th -ATW willhave 

cou:r.:h::t0"'booster responsibility 101' Mercury and Gemini including tho 

G();~oc:,ini tul~get, reporting d:l:rcctly to the MOl'cury and Gemini project 

ofi:i.c:c;! a.t Houston and tho C<.tpo) 

2. Development nnd production of standard atage~. 

3. Design. development and checkout of NASA mission poculiar 

nl,)(~.ific'ltiona • 

,L Flight planning ilnd systems integration. 

5. At AMR: range requirements documentation, l!.ssemlbly. 

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1. P.\SA. Situation 

((:1) NASA citee rd.k"b:llity as the primary purpose motivating 

thel,.' ?:~'o'?0iJal to tako over the direction of their unmanned Agena pl'ograxn. 

N/,,';A (':>;::~ll:etHH'la diasatisfactJ(J" over tho record of Ranger and Ma:rino);' 

j\t;.;lv .. 'l','i<m;u) (three succesS lll!! out (J! EJI~VCn the way thoy keep books on. 

tf')n prof/r.:un). '1'hoy are, ot coursol familial" with tho major Air l"orce 

en: ~H,_ l.:,'dcrway to im.pl'ove ,,'6liD.hility 5:n the fOl'n). of. the standa.l'diz.ed 

•. j t~.·.·;; <~.\i.d Agona D programs. ,\ctLw.ll)', tho NASA people pl.'esoing £01' 

r. ::.A.~.i;l*"li1'0cted unmann.ed Agc(.la pl'ogl:arn an~ powerfully and probahly 

·}.;:;,.,;:.pd:.y :i-n,flu(!nced by an an'Jbition. to run theil' own show. and they arQ 

(,_ .,u: h:~'{:lg {md rnanning on the ;,::q;:ur.nption that they will do ao. 

(b) Within NASA, the:co was a cornplete shift of field rOI>ponsib5,l:l::J.eG fr.)l' the NASA Thor and .tttlafl Anona progl'ams on the 28th of Jaml.a.ry. 

L~\',hi .n C3 ,:,arch Center will ropla.cc Marah3.ll Space Flight Ccntcx and 

God':;"::U";l Upaco Flight ConteI' (p')}) Gray' 'It/ho heado tho Delta launch pl'ogJ.:am) 

.. :wlE s'Ut):'l;;',nt LOC at th.o Gape. 

(c) ~a$ically,.l'{AS/\' ir~As,kiulLiR.X"J.l:L(;tJgU9~wipg~i~.}~LR~Y.{.~~,g,:r,Sl}?" 

1 ';:- L -'.~i~;L the Ail' F01'CO on the 'fhol" and Atlan Agcna progr<:tmG. ----.-.-.-.--,-......... ~.~~." ....... "-... ~., ... ~- .... -~ ...• __ •. -, ... ; .. ,~~ ,i·C··:····-,;:-. .. "·,,.,-',.-.. ~"'-,..·,~~·~,,·· ...... ,. .... ~ .'. __ " ",' > "':_,.:'~ 

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(1) Pal"ticipaHoz'1 ':Jy J..I6wis people in the technical phases of 

f tb,~I.L'\.;,:'diz1:d stage progra.m.6 (;t;.f£idcnt to know the characte:ristica 01 thO' .. · 

. hL:'- '.::.''': :::.;. ~hcy are buying and -::0 eXpl'CSf) NA.SA requh*ements and ideas 

l'CL';·;l'((;':-:.[; iltandard stage dovetop:rJ."l.cnt. 

"''''(2) To buy sta:ndt:,l'd stages fl'om the Air Force. accep~;ing 

thern on ~ DD Z50 after they iiH'O delivered to the Air Force • 

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-13) To have full charge o[ the program to adapt to thehP·i.ll'POSCS and launch the l!ltagl3G they buy. including contract direction and 

cOt:<'tl'ol over aaflociatod faci~itics and equipment. 

(d) The NASA P:rogl'am Oil .stand 12 ahowtl no £lhota until at least 

.t~l,.:tPl.9t of 1963 due to Ranger technical difficulties. Beyond that date, 

tho ~)la.n.ned NASA pl'ogxam. will S:lturate Stimd 12. probably with some 

o-,'crIlovf for which they will aeck accommodation on Ai:r Force Stand 13. 

Fe;l' uxa~nple, eloven Atlas Ag:ona £lhots from AM,R al'e planned for the 

NASA unmmUled program ill. call!:udar 1964. 

(0) NASA plans to build up to' about ZOO people by 1964 to carry 

out this program, nppl·oximatoly 20 of which would b() located at t.h~a Capo 

ItHd about 20 at contl'actOl'~a li)hm.ta and nt ssn~~'· 

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4. Air Force Situation at [)SD 

(a) _.1ajo:r: Jack Alhc-d heado a lOwman group l'csponsiblc 

. f.H ~~~h':,:r and Atlas Agcni:l. bOOfi tel'£; for all NASA prograrna, including 

be /,.tl:1.3 Agcna tarGet for GCl''::lini. He is Bupported as required by 

t1H.>, ~I~hor. Atlas and Agone. Gl;ar~o offices at SSD. 

(b) Tho program to develop a Gemini target from the 

:.'·.,g~Lla D ::JtagP.l involves about ~::30 million in non-recl.lxl'ing costs, at 

li;.snt .3..9 n111ch as the cost of it(;vdoping the Standardized Agena. D from 

It! thf:. n. 11",::.1' 

(c) NASA J:-Iq agr{)('ci to dimin,ate Mal'shall as a Carnini 

t3 q~et technical eUppol't agency on the assuI.'ances that SSD would 

al~~;5.1~.11 sufficiont people of aclc(-1uatc calibre to satisfy MSC that the 

p:rojc;ct ,,;rill be competently managed. 

(d) SSD is vohmh:dly offedng NASA membership on jJH~ 

tcchdcal te.ama rnonitoring the development of the standardized .Atl,;.o. 

il.l~d em the Atlas and Agena. D con.Hgu1."ation control boards. These 

pcopj,e will represent NASA interests and although they will have no 

veto pow0r, can appeal unfavorable decisions thl'ough NASA channels. 

3. Ail" Force Situ.:ttion at j\MR . . ... 

(a) One 6555th lil.u:l1ch creVl superviocs the checkout and 

launch of'Mercury Atlases from Stand 14 and NASA Atlas Agenas from 

St:lnd 12. So far, launchings f.rom th~H'le two stands have been sufficiently 

sp]:ead out so one 6555th te<U'li1 can handle the job. 

(b) The last lV'!ercury Atlas will be launch,ed not later than 

,Tul!, 01 this yeal'. Stand 14 will then be modified to launch the Gemini 

Atl.a.a Ag,ena tal'get. the firlit ilight of wh,ich is now alated for 

5c pt::n11.b~}l· 1964. . 

(c) The next laur.\ching from Stand 12 will occur not before 

Al1s:uet of this year, and more likely about October. followed by an 

active NASA launch schedule, 

, (d) The 6555th will need to Use Complex 12 and associatccl 

AG:E~ {or training purposes through June of this year. <;~o~Qn()1,RufH3en 

(,c:~\.ldc_s._.fu.~Jbeyond.thla ,,<::l<1to, the 655;:ith. ,yil1 mako. BUrel' and faster 

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~8S t.he l:~_~.P' .. Ol}obility .. tq .. N!\.$.:\. £Ol;'J:h~~ .. ~t,?~d,.g ... pP9J·atj,on. rostricting 

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. ·.iH; z,. J;,';;d.1o:::l.ohlp,s, NASA hae;,~b .. o opHo'.:l to ~$tlu.mo accountability lOt: 

'. Gr.: i ';;.lL,:,;; 12 it NAs..\ b~cor.r~c~ ;c;:.apon::;l;~lq lor tho la\).uch. [unction ~l,t thiCl 

{t) 'l'h~ .stul::.dni(HIHh~ JHh,@ C8 Il1" CQntr.t'.ct sp:;c.o dovc1opy;.'HJn,tjt 

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tt.\' L ~""\!:"i rt;:l<SPQn,:;;ibHitio5 wh:' Hl'~ 6£,5!)th A'rW has discharecd unr=c l' the 

p,':. ;~.:~:~: ?·Ji.~jA ... AJ.r Itol"ce .Ag:;m~., agroemont. It would be prcfel'r:Jblc f;:'o-;:n 

th~: ).:,:';' ['{HCO: llo!ut of view to .:void a~~oif:.,tt:ting to NASA thrJ t.cchnic.::.d C.j1.',OCti()1;). 

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t~h J.Hth} interference 'by :,~usPQll~ihlc gO\l~t;H:m'U{!nt techmct..l peopkt. 

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;;:'c.;~ n; i:~:n uEflolvG'd. pl'oblcnl in ,j;;·c(.:o..l.ciling a CPll? cont:'act which C()V01'2 

rU.;"lt r::~l""r\:ll:manc.o. with a (!t,n"),21iltdy' hlv.q",,"uit launch. opero.t1on. T.his 

fC';:)'.;t'::::.~U.ctlml1s Gno or the !~ctCl.·B e:tnndlnz in tli..e w<a..y of a bluo cuIt C";~~Tation 

~;t,'>U\ umd will i,:utJtrat'l n. hlue 3ult op(lj."ation at AMH if ~n1 S3t.:md.a:;;diz~d 

bon:lt(lJ:a a:l:'~~ launched i:ron1 f.>t~'l.::'ld 13 t~rtc,:l' the pl'eeently pro~rrcmr.lcd flcdo.$ 

d,:::iv0 ')iebJdcs which lru,'O (!e.ll~y, ... oyor$ !l'On1 the CPlfF contl'act for AtlU,;i 

bc·o::;t01.·;~ .m:t.tedatb1g tho Dta.n,dal'dizcu. bit"d. nJp.uep.pp~a:r.~"~hat.h:~c~~,p:~iv<) 

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W-l!! a;!:o Ilc:d.ou.s about bluo .. st~1t op~~~;;);.tlcme.. Furthermore. any more 

~i,m:clla~tcj5nofAtlaG"bOo;te';l:-';q{~i~;;;~~~lt~ hy NASA 01' th~ l' .. il' F01'C.! 

wi.lt l'!~Ci'::l'b"~ a re.nQZ0tiation. ~:)! ili:: coubact in nny CtU,tG cincc tho boon!cra 

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, t.bl!_::._i::~~~2}:,~~e",,,vill,,J:il;leif ncgothtiol?,f) arc l'oopened- .,how much he can~ 

l10t C:G t:i .. ikl. ic. Alno, tbJs contract. with ito combined POl'[Ol'rnanc~ 

il,,1':'\:: C<)f:t j nccntives, l'eprcsen.t(\ a. significant rnilestono in incentiV(;l 

fn>. ';llntJ:~~ciJ.ng. Any abbreviation of th0 incen+J,vc features of this 

(;:':-1': 1;.\C<; vro1.l1d b0 viewed r,l/3 a. grave loss of hard .. won ground by nlil.ny 

p ':'~' - :',;ukcra who are pushing the incentive ~foe forn:mla. 

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\sJ 1. 'The trend in militD.ry development and exploitation of 

sp:.tce is toward manned activiti(js in ea:t:th orbit and the use of launch 

v<!:,l'::;o8, such as the Titan III. larger than the Atlas Agena-. 

2. Gemini. with ita manned rendezvous oporations and land 

l,>c,t~'l,,:v.d capability, is tho only Nl~ .. SA program, in which we stand to 

g.'u .. ' ':'~ll our supporting eHort enough lcnowledgo and experience 

of i, lpC:' :;,l,nce to future nuliul.ry space nctivitios to be worth the 

rll.;::,,):)\:_',!.' \Vli.! would bo obliged to cornxnit. " 

3. Turning over to NASA the responsibility for the functions '\ 

b',~i;:,~ p.::r.f.o:rnlod by SSD and the 6555th for the NASA unmanned Atlas 

J-\.g(~Dn. pJ.'ogram will not loave the .".'\ix ]fol'ce people involved even 

tr"t'·')''H:''.rHy with littlo or nothing to do. On the contl:ary, ,those and 

r:,"") \\El bo needed to do justice to the support we a1'O pledged to i 

p~:<]. ic:c the NAS.'\ GeminI program, and at the same ttrn.o to can-y \ 

O;.l~ ,~ir ,,~'orcc programs includinG whatever Air Force pal"ticipation f 

in t>.e C'c;rnini spacecraft and flir:ht missions program grows out of tho I 

, 2i! J'all.Ha1'Y NASA-DoD agreement 011 Gen").lni. Fot' this reason,...... i 

<:. NASA is not duplicating an Air FOl'ce capability by 

e::::?::cdi;iG their Lewis and Goddard staffs to handle their own unn.anncd .\z;cn.a. pl"ogl'am becau9(~ oth~rwise the Ail' Force would have 

to e::p.:l.11d QU1' NASA DUPP01't effo:t·t. This d,Oos not apply to P1vIR 

w::~el'c th.n Ail' FOl"ce .should PQrform aU Agena launchings. 

5. On Q.~J~~.1\~ .. ~; ~~~ .. lg".:to,>.,~~~i~ .. ~Jf~9~~~,~J~'~~'~YA~_~.tag~.r,~~ ... ~ .. f?,sig.~ .~q"Nl~S1\ 

~_c~:9J.:.o~~ibiHty fo}' NAHA unmanned prograzn Atlas Agena operc4-' 

~~~91..1...(LI.?!~_?_?Q,,??y~,?ff, e'5,:::5J.R~J2~",:PMR launch operations 

Wide.:-:, N ,"'~iA \Y..~ts_tl1e ,Ail' :F'orcc to ,keop anyway. Also, we have 

no eo,)11 e),cuse for retaining 1110 responsibility in tho fac~ of a NASA 

dUlil'oO to l'un theil' own progl",un. UndeX' today's situation we cannot 

accurately plead duplication. Also, now that Wt~ are dealing in 

GL:u<d~~X'dized launch vehiclo stages and tho mis"Ue R&D progl'am i6 

\ar bc-lliHd UD, we can no longer i:ndst on directing tho contracts for theil' 

, bh'dli in I):tdor to inaula.tf,l Air of'orce miss1le contract£! !:rom NASA 

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t1l.£,.:.r.:.\;..§.",:~8JlJl,~,qi,litY..J91·"th,d+,,.fl,taL~J~G. NP~SA should not be permitted to 

dlui;c,! /J:.:- }i'orce respol1sibiHtY' up to th:lt pc/int by inf.Jtalling engineering 

:Clc-;:J:O:t·~ in contl·~Ct.Ol.· planb3. 

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12"L':';L<:~).J,L"i*Jl:p,~~:~£"g.~!t .. 9P,~!·.5}J55:1,Lf!:t,P}yq3:.! Ii we dOf we should not 

': ,: IJt;;tl,d i;; v;ay of NASA having their own launch servic'ea contract. If, 

on the (·ther hand, we continue with the present CPIF contract, we 

, shedd ,::t1'<Zl' NASA the right to l)orfo:nn tile technical surveillance 

LlJ.H~~ii)l'l under the Air Force contract as agent for the Air Force ACO. 

±:L_~;~,~: L.l?S£?Q Y.<::!,;:.e..J J'!"h 9.1 sling" 9J\~.£9J:,J;hs;Jx", q)yXl.. JCl.;~ P~ll,. s,!2)ry 1<;0 g, c or.l tJ~ ?:~,~, 

. tJ e l'_::h'l.u ld be _~_s.,~~,£~L~~_.~J?l?::.~~t~h~.JA'b~t9.r.J99~R,. Ednce we should 

;n'ot l";;:,t::u-~-:-j-'D;-e covel'agc of pm;formance and cost incentives on the 

1': trc(l;;th of a NASA request. 

fl. NASA Y'o>111 need 6:355th ;:l.G$iGtanc~ in the modification of 

CO:~,/,l('r: 12 iOl' the standardhccl vehicle. Also, NASA will want to 

p;:t1';i.ci r 8.tc in the Air Forcc'Atln.n and Agcna spares pl'oerarn. 

}',:" .:")(u:":'()orc NASA; and,to a Ie ';3{~1' extent the Air Force will gain 

pre> . 1.",\.:(:( insurance if the c011figu:ratiollS of Complex 12. and other Atlas 

.1' ,;~':;'1'~ L:~lU'lCl1 facili tie scan b.5 kept sufficiently standardized DO launch 

pro"t?J!.l,;'l (;<lll be moved fror.n c',:l::1plox to complex should scheduling 

CC';lUict~i c~cvclop 01' a stand nuf:£",l' Inajo).' 'damago. The Air Force 

. s'i";c):,dd thr::::rcfore pl'OpOSO as P&,l't of the new agreement a m.cchanhnn to 

P}.",;:tc>tu sufficient $tanda.rdi~4atJon ox vehicles, AGE, and launch 

flc.iliLi:,~? to satisfy this l'equiremont. In fa.ct, the aX'rangement bo-

, t"NC,~';1, Goddard and the 6555th i:ot' accom111odating the Delta program 

o,n (:<)I1:<'>X 11 should be propoG·:·d [\,3 tho point of departure fOlG,,:;vc),c;.pi.r:;j a satisfactory loc:11 :I:olutionship when Goddard assumes 

1'1 T "::11 rC:3ponsibility for the NASA unmanned Agena program. 

9. The Ail' Force ah,)uL:t no longer delay stating how far as a 

ui;1imucu we aro willing to go in the direction NASA desires. As 

l10Lc-d above, NASA is in the midst of reorganizing their Agena field activ.i.;;i::: :,:;. /\1::;0, contractural and other preparations are underway fo.r 

tl,~3 ;}cxt 1~::ulGel' and suosequont NASA ,Agona lo.unchings. Then, too, 

5'::1; );\)(.od.~ to lmow their continuing responsibilities toward this NASA 

pr(\>(c~~~;. Tho situation at AMR is not so urgent, but both the 6555th 

u:",(, God',:ard need to 1ea1'o their future rosponsibilities as soon as 

pOL~iblc, 1i'1no.11y, we can bo sure that;,if we poatpon~) too long telling 

NASl .. whether we will go along vv'ith their taldng over the main functions 

8.3D and the 6S55th are now pel'forming for them, NASA will take 

, , the J11'ittCl' to DDR&E. Ii we do state 'n minimum position at this time, 

plannJng in urgont areas can mo\'e torwar.d whilo d~talla are boing 

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Tlmt the attached letter to Dr. Seamans be 81.gned. It takes 

~, s L1.nd 0;1 the central policy lYl£tttcr involvod which 1s consi8ten~ witl'} 

the .:\r;:;c~ ponition on OUl' l'ch;'£;ionuhips with NASA in other allied areas, 

SUC;l ;],8 the r:o.o.uageluent rcln.ti·.)l1.shipo between. AFlv!'rC and LOC at 

i~.~'Ll. It .flays, in effect. th(j.t we v,:iJl start mOl'€! detailed negotia.tiofUl 

,vifi' ih'.:n, on the bases of th(~ fOUl' points enumerated in l:he letter. 

It L ll<.::ieved that this hItter will be accepted by Ni\.SA as a satislactm:y 

1 .. ",,;.[; :fer].' appointing a s111.o.11 gl.'GUp consisting of about ono Hq staff 

<:tn,: Oh~ fidd ropresentative Iron'). each agency to prepare a now 

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SPACE S'(S'.cEMB DIVlSIO:N 

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS, COMl\l:AND 

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 

Air Force Unit Post Office, Los AilgelCS, Cc~lifomia 90045 

Historical Report: 

TO: SSEI-I 

L Throughout the reporting period this organization has been directed 

by Col Edward F. Blum. and has been assigned to the Deputy for 

Engineering (SSV). In addition to the previous responsibilities, the 

Gemini Agena Division (SSVATL under the direction of Maj Charles A. 

Wurster, was assigned to SSVA in October 63. (see atch 6). At that 

time also, a Comrnand Control Section was established within the 

Vehicle Engineering Division (see atch 2). CU) 

2. On the 12th of July 63 the lOath Agena space vehicle was launched. 

During the reporting period fourteen (14) Agena D and one (l) Agena B 

vehicles were successfully launched and injected into orbit. All re .. 

rnaining vehicles under production contract AF 04(695)..,68 were 

accepted during this period and sorne vehicles produced under the AF 

04{El96} ... -194 were accepted. The final S -0 lA vehicle was accepted in< 

Decernber 1963. .Thos e vehicles under the present production ccm.tract 

(-194) which incorporate the features of contract AF 04(695) ~·19 1. are 

designated as S~OlB. (U) 

3. Development of the XLR 81-BA-13 engine has continued during 

this. period. Its purpose is to· provide a multi-stcl.l't capability for the 

Gemini Agena Target Vehicle. The. feasibility study for converting the 

Agena engine for use with Hybaline fuel instead of UDMII extended into 

this period. Interest in this area continues and a follow-on test 

prograrn was initiated. (U) 

4. The most significant com.pleted achievement of the AGE Division 

was the reconversion of PALC-l, Pad 1 uD.der contract AF 04(695)-

354. A Vehicle on Stand capability was attained on 27 Septernber 1963. 

5. Significf.-lnt briefings presented during this period: 

a. Col Blum briefed Secretary McMillan on 25 July 1<)63, presenting an Agena Reliability Review. 

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b. Col IHurn briefed Gen F'unk on 3 Septem.ber 63 on a Procurement Plan for the Y LR 81-BA·· 11 Engine. The plan-recomm.ended 

buying the Agena engine directly from. Bell Aerosystems Co with an 

estinw.ted annual saving of $800,000. After due consideration of all 

£a.cto1's this plan was rejected. 

c. As a rnernber of a pa:rty headed by Gen Fun1<., Lt Col Barnes 

briefed Gen .::;ch1'iever on 5-01A Reliability on 2 October 63. 

HybalineFuel Briefings: 

(1) Col Blum, Lt Col Le Beck and Lt Col Gopped briefed 

at AFSC and USAF on 29-31 July 1963. 

(2) Lt Col Le Beck bl'iefed at RTD, AFSC and USAF (Dr 

Flax) on 10--11 Septernbcr 1963. 

(3) Lt Col Le Beck briefed the Ae1'onautics and Astronautics 

Coordination Board Launch Vehicle Panel on 21 Novelnber 1963. CU) 

6. Detailed historical cIa.ta .iE; FJ::esented .by each Division of this 

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HIS'fORICAL DATIl 

1 Jt..lL 1963 - 31 DEC 1963 

L ¢') Hecollversi.oll of PALC-l; I,tl.Ul1.ch Stand 1 to an SLV-2A/S-OlA 

conf:Lgux'at:Lon" (Y!h:~eh 1~~~8(1rl 19 AI:rj.1 196~) 'l'laS COll:Pl.eted ,:-n~ler 

Cont:cact AF Ol.i(095)-3:)IL A Velncle On dtand ('lOS) capablll-cy"ras 

realized on 27 Sep 1963. The conversion scheduJ.e of less than-six 

lnontb.s lTaS oue of the most· ambitious uJJdertaken by Al,"SSD to elate. 

Hork rematning to be accomplished und,er the -35l~ Contract is the 

conversion of P,llJ-,C-l) launch Stand 2 to an SIN--3/S-0lA configuration. 

':'L'his contract har:; had a total of four (4) CCNs, t"ro of "Thlch are no 

east. The remaining tHO CCNs (CCN-l and CCj]_L~) are both credit CCNs, 

a resu~Lt of progra.m redirection. frhe first CCl\[ cleleted a plannecl 

dual capabilj. ty on both pads and the fourth CCN changed the required 

configuration or I,aunch Stand 2 from a h805 vehicle to a 1172 vehicle. 

',rhis CCN also conBolj.dated. 8.11 three previous CCNs. 'Fete -354 Contract 

"las negotiated for )+. 6 million dO.llars. , The Contractor! s proposal ror 

. CCNdl·'is Ii ;i;~)90JO()O eJ'("U t. l\.u.thority :for this conversion is BE~GS 

. r:;ecrc-'!t letter J subject: pilLe-l Complex, dated. 29 March 1963. 

2. (U) 15:f1'o1'[:;8 continued on the conversion of A1VU\ Compiex 14 to a 8··01G 

conLLguration under UvLSC Contract AJ? 01+(695)-~~87. In acld:ition, Secondary 

Propulsion System (SPS) support requ:L:cements 'Here procured under 

Supplemental Agreement NtUllbel' Ti-TO to this contract. 'fhe presently 

scheduled Vehicle on Stand cape.bility date is 1 Nov 1961+. A total of 

$2,132) 500 in 1"1'-63 ruuclG 'Y[ere obligo,ted. An add.:Ltional ~~2) 500 )000 are 

programIned. ror JTy-64. Authority for this conversion ,v8,s SSVZO letter, 

subject: Conversion of AlliE Complex 111 to an Atlas/Agena CO{1:ftguration, 

d;,;l,ced 5 ~rl.L1 1962. 

3. (U) A memorandtuil of' unclerstanding '\'Tas negotiated. with the Sacramento 

Al"LC Depot (SMA,,\1A) to provid.e storage of the D:i.saster Pool AGE '\.Jhich is 

to be (ie.livered March through May 1961L This equipment consist::; of eleven 

items of AGE; which is 'being'procured under U-1[';C Contract AF 04(695)-317. 

1'11e items selected have a three month or greater lead time that from 

previous experience has been determ:i.ned to be subject to major damage in 

the event o:f o. launch stand. oj.saster. The eg,uipment vl11 be stored. at 

SHAHA and Ifill be available for illllllecliate issue, thus greatly reducing the 

time that ,,;olLld. be required to ref'm:'bish a clEl.maged, launch stand to a 

u8able cond:LtJ.on. 'J:"D.e contract has been negotia ted for $970) 000, fixed 

price) and all equipment is to be deli verecl by 1 Ma.rch 1961+. Author:L ty 

f'o:c the procurement of Disaster, Pool AGE is SSVZO letter) sul:)ject: Agena 

Itclus for Disaster· Fool BQ,ckup, dated. 6 Jun 1962. 

DOWNGf1I"1Dt:D AT 3 YE,1\R INTErNALS; 

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4. ~ PALC-2) St,cmd ~J ·H!.'J,S convertccd to Program 206 coni'igurat10n 

under CCN-3 to L["k3C Contrw:t j,(F' 01:(695) -131. 'l'hi8 convers10n I'las 

completed on .1 Nov 1963 at 8, cost of E/il;194,OOO v7hich vlaS flmded f'l'om 

p630 montes. Authority :for this conversion \Ias Sl\Jj'Sp··206 conf.'id.entia.l 

letter) 8ulJject: Modification to Pad l~) dated 2)1. Apr 1963. 

5· ~ P1:ftH LD,unch Capability Contract Ali' 01+(695) .. 233· SuppJ.ementa1 

Agreement Number ,Seven vas negot:Late(i and definit:Lzed at $2)191)000. 

The add.ed effort covered by the supplemental agreement included. round. 

the clod,. support for GE 8,5 recruested. by Program 206) launch accelerations 

awl pad changes t"or Program 162; fuJ.l operation of PAID-i) Pacl 1 a:fter 

26 Be}) 1963 in BU}?port of Progx'am 16~~ plus other ado.ed miscellaneous 

efforts. PALC··l) Pad 1 and Pad 2 ',Tere not carried on the launch 

Capability Contract from 1 Jul 1963 to 26 Sep 1963 and 1 Aug 1963 to 

31 Ifr'-.:c 1963 reGpectlYely dU.e to pacl modif:Lcatiorr being accomplished byIJf.tSC under Contract Ali' 04 (695) - 35l~. 

6. CU) Action vIas taken to initiate a contr.act "lith Lt1SC for launch 

servj.ces at PI0R du.C'ing CY-64 as a follow-onto Contract 1\]' 04(695) -233 

,vhich terminated on 31 D2C 1963. The fol1ovr-on letter corrt:.ract) ,AF ol.~ 

(695) -501) lvaS costed by L[vISC f'or a total of *32,825 )000 includ:Lng fee. 

FacJe fincting session vIas held at VAJTB during November. Negotiations have 

been scheduled for 2r{ Jan 1961.1: Tne definitized contract '.'fill lJe CPIF 

vrith incenti yesfor'bo~h cost and perfonnance. 

7. (U) Supplemental Agreement Number Five to the j\]YlR launch Capability 

Contract) AI!' o~(695)-198 "lith L]\l$C) vIas negotiated. and resultecl in a 

credit of $1)872,000 to the contract resuJ.tj.ng in a total contract cost 

of 4;2/.)120)000. Program redirect:Lon) as covered by Supplemental Agreement 

Number Five) vias necessary- due to. the canceJ.lation of all launches f'or. the 

period 1 Jan 1963 to 31 Jul 1963. This contract terminated 31 Dec 1963. 

8. (U) Action \Vas taken to j.nitj.ate a contract with Lt'V1SC for la.unch 

services a.t jlJ,m during Cy··6h as a follm-l-on to Contract AF 011-(695) -198 

whieh te:eminatecl on 31 Dec 1963. The follow-on letter contract, 

Ali' 04(695)_1/.99; v18.S costed by- L%SC :for a total of $6,111}925 including 

fee. Fact firid:Lng session viaS held at VAli'J3 during November. Negotiations 

have been schedulecl for 27 .Tan 1964. The clefiniU./?'ecl. contract vill be 

CPIF wi th incentives for both cost :.:md performance. 

9. CU) AGE 'dork statement evaluation, cost proposal evaluation and 

negotiatlon, technical directlon of equipment development) and monitoring 

of design f'abricatj.on and installation and checl"out continued. during 

the past six months for the folloV7ing p:t'ograms: 162, 698BK, 206) 

Geminj., 461) 8c~3) and CJ. 

10. (U) Specific developments in support of A:Lr l?orce and. NASA programs 

were as follmlS: Standardized Pyrotechnic Checkout; Egv.ipment) reM. and. 

'D:lgilal Cormnand System] and. Seconcli:1l'Y Propulsi.on System Propellant 

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1. The I'roC1Xt'ement D:i:vision :Dl'Ov:i.des procurernent management f1..111ctions 

for the Agc;l18. and alGo lends thi;;, s\J.p}Jort Lo designate(1 S,c)D B,na. :NASA 

Program Offices. A SUmrrlfl.J:'Y- of trw existing contractu f'o11mm: 

AB' 01+(695)-21 

P>.F OLI ( 695 )- 52 

1\l" 011· ( 695 ) - 6~~ 

AF ol~(69~5)-68 

AJ;' 0)~(695)-79 

n' oij.(695)-129 

,L/c slit oJ+(695)'''1~~9 

AF 01.{·(695 )-131 

AJl' 0)+(695)-J.35 . 

,LIe AIi' 04(695)·-19J. 

AF 01.1 (695 )-19)+ 

AF Ol~( 695 )-198 ,LIe Ali' 01+(695)-221 . 

.AJr.0Il.(695, ).· .. 233 . 

A]!' 01.1. (695) -266 

iI.F 04(695)-257 

AF 04(695 )-2::;;4 

AF 04(695)-3]:7 

AI:' oj~ (695 ) -3'76 

,L! e Ol~ (695) -4:99 

,L! e 0J.~ (695) .. 1~51 

,L/ e Ol~ (695)-501 

PHOGRAl1 

Rim or Agena DlylE l'e,'unen ea.p:),b:U.:i i;y 

l'lslvent 

Agena D Proo.uction 

l·ih;sion Peculiar Equipment 

Genri.ni .. i\gena IJ:8.r get Veh 

Gemini - Agena Phase II 

LaUEch rad :Modifj.cation 

Launch Pact Modj.fication 

Agena Ii Development 

Agena D Production 

AjylR lau:o.ch c£,\pabili ty 

Agena Nepair 8" Logistics 

.PS~111 JFt'l.l2':l.c:h c.8~pB1)iJ~:c-t:~r 

Santa Cruz t1upport 

Launch Pad Nodification 

AgeniC" l'echn:Lcal ManlJ)J,ls 

A.G.E. Disaster Pool 

Agena storage contract 

launch c!J..pab:Lli ty 

Agena D Production 

Launch Capabil:i.tyVALUE 

38.8£4 

19·1.111 

8.9M 

36. }till 

3·5H 

8.6M 

55·0H 

17·J.M 

lL3H 

17·1l'f1. 

39.414 

)..j.. Jlll. 

·7M 

23·9iVl: 

2.5M 

3·3M 

·31:11 

·9£,1 

·3M 

6. Jlvl 

23·3Iv1 

32.8.rA 

21 SSVJ\K has as of this time) negotiated all Agena D production contracts 

on a fixed price incentive bases. rYne definitive production contracts 

are AF ol~(695)-68 and -194. J?ending negotiation) also on an FPI'bases is 

letter contract -451. 

3. 'TIle Latmch Senrices letter contracts for f·Jyffi and. PMB have been 

proposed by UilSe on a CPI:!!' bases) with both a cost incentive and a 

pel'fol'mance incent1ve. While i.n the .past) these contracts have been 

negotis:ted only on a cost incentive) the ALe Force has l'eached agreement 

'with the contractor that all flxtul'e contracts i·riJ'::L 8_150 have performance 

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wer:t:toned to me that SOD !188, .k.1ftJ}!,:) tqJ:l:'(~(;t n ~:1l'::.c-N;i;cna ra:LGsi1.e . 

an ()ld, AE!;on~~ <),nei l'iW;) 

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1:k f,~1.' IJ :Lnt(n'·::'~>t~::d. J.u obtGtining 

lrl."bl tho J.JO::I AngeltHJ) Hw·)cum liiD!·· 

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:2. ].: contacted the AF'.P:n, IN:~< 1;;I.r1 LUI ';rL'{!l~ H'i;;OLlt, tile :)1<1 Agen.a :8 

modcl~) 't11o..t were in 13to:n;l;'3.C:, L'),c(;··"t.l :;,'J' lief'!'; m.u:"::>lus co l.Ll' J?O:NB 

J:'e(~ui t~cr!l.Cn '.:.13 J Capt Rl.q>:p ViJ.B ;lC 1(} to o]:;;bJ.n UVl:~l ':iirect from th(:t I 

/I.}'PHO w'1d they a"r~ fic:)); In t';tOlo:lL<)- tu \ il(;~ ))OU[(l.e~1i.l ·')ul1d. dlt;G aG.;:;li,(!~nt 

to the fi.&D Canter y togo t,he!' \;.1 Lh '(~hc "l~l,piiei';' c:;nd,h:coud. ' i ;, 

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,ntt"eud.ecl.'J:he, .planr;>.a.:t(;:: to 1:1:>, ',."C ,f). '.l]l( -:://\€~cnn miG311e erected in ,fronti 

or Bldg Aby 2 June 6!+j 1,ili.lch "~n)Ci~;'G r,oh::;t;~,,; n'~'·l drp.l:l.CL\t.:l.O;), 'r.l:::,te 

for this in 0 t,.,I.lJ.n.tj,on, 0'..:1' })ij ;';,tcilJU Lon: 01 CQ1.l,'SC , 1.1;\ 't.'? p::-q'/id.o 

ini'onn.atiol1 that if> b,";;1I':C').1 ::~(: :':'.hia c;n.:.uu. ':·'n H'~e no~, mnJ.d:ng ;):(~y 

eng3.necrlng c1r;:;clsiOi:'.lD F but. ax-:; {;l.vln.r; 31.1Ch help t:18.t ""L.ll aid, 1\):( tho 

trlteY'fa<~e "betlJcell t.11{! Tb.()1·/f~tf·,2« ,L '! 3D: ;p]J~rA8 ';~q ~l~Ll~O h.:J.'vt;} ~rep.rE~::.};ent1~\-. 

'U.vcs :t:rom Douglus and,lcOckhe.:d. ;:l.iilj~';I:~~t:~~:·~~f:; (!lV;)!(l'i:iiOll .. " 'q ~.'." 

h.· It, would upp0urt.hDt 't,ili;J r:Ll,f.~J1t. Ti~, :~.nj'Qnl):'\t.i:m. t.hat. C,Ul b8 userl' 

for the \·ieekly Ac ti vi toy l)]po;,'t Ii kf~OPY()\~ ~~1H·t.le.$ t, of.: ,our i . 'I1GSiBtance in th0 e:r(~'; t:l.o;r:, o:f i:ll..il:ii.d.lc ::!.n .fl'ontof J31dg A •. 

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!4&.j or, USAF 

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HEADQUARTE,RS 

SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION 

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS <COMMAND 

UNITED STATES AI~ FORCE 

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE STATION 

Air Force Unit Post Office, Los An'geles, California 90045 

ATTN OF: $SVA 

SUBJECT: 

1. Du.d~g thi; time Jl:ull!d~d. 16 Ale~a. (14 Asell~ D) fU/lhtlJ W~U'0 

re~":lJdel\ll) bd~lJing tbe tQ.l to 1 ~O, ';J;'he AgeM D illIUCCf/I!$3 tlitlo 

pl."el:H~lntly 91o/(t. ;S'l;st A.rticle CQnft~u;r~tlQn ll'1$P~c1;ion. (FAe!), on 

E) .. QU" Veh101<< AD 68 andnllmer~tUJne~N opt1Qnat k~tl. wal 'fj"$.qCe3s", 

fully condu¢tedln F-eb ... Apri.1 1964. Tbe fb.lll1; a ... o IS V<lih!el,~~wa$ 

sueeessfuUy launched on 19 June 1964. 

Z. Five (~) new COttlracts were tGta~e(!.lQni' with the defin:l.ti~at1ol'l 

and a(irrlinllatt'atlon Zl I!«.dditional ~ontl'~cts for a t~tal Qf tJ;tiproxi", 

mately $J50. 000, 000 Q~l contr,act. ijq "O$AJr a'pp:r~va,l wa$ l'eoeiv~d 

in A.ptU 1964 £(,)t' a foUow"'"n s.ota p:l;'odu~~£gn c~ntra~t 04 

(695) .. 451. R~t~1r to &t.:;h , 3\.n4 5 fQr ~Q.mroei!lt on neiQUMlot~ Qf ,Lie 

Ai' 04(6<)5) .. )29. S.ignl!;'c-'llt eQntl'~ating acoQrnplbbment w~t!Jl,chiev~d 

in tIle Qg:r~eml!\\nt with LMSC to 1tJvel~d.e the 'tQvbd~n f~r botb. 40S t 

and ped~rmiln¢~ ineen1ilvefJ In the Lilu,ncb SI$t'vieo.{!t Contt'ac;t~(aee 

at~h :t IIl1d l). 

3. DUrin, tlds ,~:1()4 tbE! Oem~~d ~g~na Div1sio;i\ pat'ti~ip .. teii:J. tn th,@ 

jOint p:rep~.l1'''tlon of NASA Mf~C i!\nd USAF SSl) Man$l~metrt I-lttd 

Re6j:;;H~n$lhi~lti~;HJ Ag:reEilmeni for ttu~ Qemini Atlas Agena" T~:ri~~t VebiclEll 

System Pf'Qira~. N'iot:i~tit¢,\n$ W!lill'~ ~btl) (tompleted. f~r tbe :PrQgr~rn'a 

,ulda.nce eClua~lon'" Mis~lQn obJo~t1~es i!l)lt this p~mif.m Wflltlre slightly 

1'1$4e£b~ecl (l\ll'it);g thil) pe:d9d (Sl($' a.t<tb ~). Th~ RfJUa.MU~y Pbu~ fOl' 

this program wits a:p:p:rov~~l in MI.-V 19~)4 and tl~.a O$m.1nt UE~t:ra C~relf 

PfQi:r~m W$.$ a',proYed 1u, Apdl 1964. 

4. Th~ fil1st ~~rt~$ (Rou:n4 1) 01 tbe Pl'Qdu.Qtion ftel1'b~Uty Evaluation 

P:r0If~m(PUP) WIS eompl~t(i:d. in M~y. al;")und U hi .hnoi1; eQmpl~te t 

R~d Itt st$l"t<i!!4 in ~11; .. rQll and th.e d<eta.~led pla.nnin" i()r ltQI'~:u~d tv bl 

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6. At the end of this repQrting plu."~Qd, severid personnel changl!ll$ 

a.re imminent. Lt CQl Rob(J)rt 14i1Ul B.c~~. will bl\1lcome Deputy :tHrec1;o:l.". 

Lt Col Cecil fUddle wUl become Chi~£ of the Vehicle Engin~ering 

Division, and Maj William Jones will become Chief of the R~:quh~ements 

and Progra.mming rJivision. At this time it appeal'S that the Direc ... 

toratE;l will be a.lmolllt fully' :rnanned at the end of. the Illumme):.· rotation 

cycle. 

'1. Refer to all atta<::hments £01' detailed reports of this Dit'E:ctO:l."at~i$ 

Divisions, as no atternpt h~ made in thie lettEn- to Cover all C$$pectl! 

of· the Dlrectm:ate t $ a.ctivity .. 

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EDWARD F. BLUM 

Colonel, USAF 

Director •. S ... OlA Space Project 

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lUatQrical Data .... 

1. Vehi<~le Eng Viv 

Z. Aerospace <:;l'l:u:t ll>:quip Dhr 

3. Pl"Q·curenwnt Pi\!' 

4. Requir~ments &: :Pl"ogram Div 

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S··OlA Space t'Yoject Di.1'cctorate 

Iti.stor:Lcal Beport 

1'h2 Vehicle Eng1need.ng l)j:vis1on c:xw:Lsts of' t"ro Branches, Astro Vehicle 

Branch [:>.Dd E1ectronicH Branch. The Astro Vehi.cle Dranch has t·\>l0 sections 

Spncef:t'ame SUr);,ystem 8J.lcL Propulsion SV;b:3ystem. The Electronics Branch 

COllC}:ists of EJ.ectl'ica.1 POI·rer Subsys'ccm, GuidaD.cc and Control Subsystem 

and COIl1munic[xt:Lons a)J.cl Control SUllsys·GCm. 

'1'he fo1::Low1ng briefly SLUDll.larizes the major 'acttvitiesforthe v8.T1ous 

sections of the Vehicle }:nginEJcring Division for the period J. Jal1UB.ry 

196L~ to 30 J'tme .1964. 

Dur;Lng th:Ls' pe:dod a Ji1irst Article Configu:n1.titm JJ:lspect,ion (FACI) i-TaS 

cond.ucted on -the seventh production SOlD vehicle number AD~·68. This }'ACI 

"vas acceptable ,-!ith exceptions ma:Lnly in the quaHty of dral-iings and other 

c.1.0CUlllentation. 

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TlJe ~eol1o~T..Lng itei(J.s f)lJ3:11~H3.:cize (}(~t1'Tlt:LC:[3 of the ;:)ection. 

dur:Ll1g" t~oc su ..bject tir;lC ])eriod. f_Clje l~la~jor f.)s·:;tiorl e:.t2u}.'<.:, <i,~aD 

to SUI)po:rt. tIle l~.EC Prue;ra.1Yl) 11lj\C:C of !~r)- 68 -' tJ.Le C(~lL".LILL :?~'~~J. . ... 'Vehicle-, 

arIel 8-01/\/13 Confi,gu..r(":\.t:Lo11 CorrLro1 t,1i.tl1 yc"\!Je"l .. r 0.116_ (;lC·t.:~J)JJ ori dcr:;1gn 

c}1anges. In acLcli t,iOll) con.t:LnltetJ. S.l1J)})()J.~t 1-1t:; s l)f~en ,g1 \/cn te a.ll IJ::~:'o8r:}nl~) 

u~sing Agen::!.. 

G'uPl)Ort of -Gte JU.3C c011Sj. steeL rHo~;tl:;r of l~e"Ci:L e"r; c~:n(l c ~;~~;Te1(?Il·t~:3 

011 .ABC ~!.tlalificEttio:n end evall1c1tion report,;]" 1111e ~:la ru2\'i st:r'llc·tu.r~~.~. 

a,SSeH11)lies i;iere t11e for\Jarzl I'c}cl~) contoirl!nen.t 

811Ci booste: 3clnpter. S(:~ver;':ll r1'2-\I opt:LO:.1Ell 1~~l.tf:~ 

also. IrJ. ad(iitiorl; n(~\·r specific8..tioT1S for tho .~:tl)o·\le as;-}clTllJlicG e:QcL 

op:.:,ional kits \lere rev:Le'iICcL 

2. 

FACT of AD-iSS and 

oc currec1 G_uring FdJl~LElr:y) 1·18.:r'(~h 

the scct:LOl}'})[:l.rtieiJ?r~ted 1n. 

'cely fifteen neVI optiona} kits 

311(1 l~p:cil. In. a.clcliticD)) menibeTs of" 

. oi.' \/eJ1~Lc ICE ,1\I}~" 62 ~Llll'01.12;h [~1).-.. .. 67. 

}·Iemt,crs of the b'paccfrBlllc Section were on the 1,j)-68 FAC1 Dra,ling 

Committee. Approximotely 150 to 200 Clravingn ,·i81'e l'c'lie-;:ed for ecccIJ·'. 

taoili ty and agreement vl:Lth the vehicle ha.n,:.-\·r8.:ce. All 11~8jor assel!L,)ly 

and. sUD-c\ssembly drml:i.ngs ClG 'Hell as a s8J:lyJing of l)3.1't d.rmril1E;s \<,eTe 

revievred. 

DU:L'ing FACI of' the opt:Lonal kits) the kits aleng 1.'1t11 Gl1 the 

associated cl.:r:mlings ancl specifications v[ere cb.ecl~ed. fOT being correct 

ancl complete. 

3. Gemini A{!,ena ~:'arget Vehicle 

. In s1)_pport of the GeminI :prO[!;l'(';';i1) this L;cc"d,on has been prj.lna:d_ly 

cOllcel.'ned ,\;1 th design and qualif'ication of the 1"0):"'131'0_ Auxilia·ry Rack 

Ji'orHard Section, Aft Section, anc:l ]Jl'ogram pcculiar cq,ui:pment installations. 

To date all articles have oeen subjected to both d:;rna.;'dc (sinus?itl3l) 

ancl stru.cturul tests. Final reIlo:cts ~3,re HO'd acini:; SLl.1.Xni tted. f.ol' revie\{. 

'1'11e only test;lng in the stl'Llctu,re area that remains i.s o.n acoustic test 

17hich is l)lolli"1Cd 1'0], the neOr fu_ture at SC'I'D in conjunction ,.;11.11 P1'Vl\ 

firing of the 82h7 engine. '1'11e acoustic '\:;Cf3t has been recommendecL oy 

11·1SC loads and dynamics rather than simulatinc; the random vibratlonat 

environment \'li,th mechanical excitation. 

- This sect,ion also has provided snppol't to a fni1u:~'e mode ana1yci,s 

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lC[ld. '~~() cate,[d.-,X'OI)hic fa.iJ .. lLr"(: ,~,lrG 

i11(~ 11J.c;_;-=~ 5*nnel" btl::_}\.;}e·E~,;1 

met.eorite Ix:nct.:cution. 

ftrtttrc, 

beiD.g :LnvGstigated. Such situD.-cions 

engine hardovcr) and damage clue to 

'dill be :3LJJnni ttec1 fOl~ reviev in the 

:~;f::.'o:;:,t hus a~_E() beenJLcc-:;to(1 by tLls section in analyzing the 

tlrerr(~Dl l)ro1)leDl~J Uf:jsoci.(~.t(:::'d "'J:Lth t.l'1e !\T\T EiJ:)Jl t"t.s 1niss:1,.011 * I1T\rcstif.;ationr:1 

have bCUl made :tnto the IYr'oolem of' thcl'nal tnsv.1a:tion 1'01' the :31'S modl.1.les 

8.:3 lic:Ll as })c',·cternr.:: :f.'Ol' ";;1112 main :pl'()})ellant tanks. 

h. 

C()D:c:.i.nueo. has -bccn :plac:cc1 on rletermining methods of reducing 

p:;rl'oteci}.:.(ric Sllcclc e:1cl par.DJi1.e Lers of S1108J::: propagation. 

PI'O[~1"'El}11 1'11arl 102 in;.;ludc:ll L1.. serier; of tell tests on 3.. booster" adapter 

and 'Clft t'~lc;};: vlth c1iffeJ:'c:;n-c separation joint configlJ.rations. 10 grain 

!',lDF \f~~.S usecl [;s the sc])arut:Loll c:barge on all tests out one \lith 5 grain 

l''LSC;. I-~~ ,,;0$ conc.:lucied. that 8 significant l~eduetion in sbock coulet not 

be obta:Lned IrL th either J.o !2),'(.:lin MDF' or 5 grain FLSC) at least 1d th the 

1)1'88ent "state of' the art!) thinking. TvlO of these tests) one ,lith 

shoe3.>. l:lOuntccL cClu:i:pment and one IFi tbou:L l shoued that a significant 

redi1ction :Ln '.lhoc:k coulrlbe o;)-t:ainecl ·\-I1th shock mounU,ng. 

Program Plan ~1,35 has rc~mltcd in the cl.evelOIJlllcnt of a shock testing 

fac:LlitJ. '1'be de;:iic'TI is e bal'l'cl section i-rlth stiffening rings and 

lonc;e:co.ns. It. bas remoY-3.b:l,e 1)8...11818 for mounting equiI)ment. Shock 

excitation is })rovic1ed 1):1 cCicily installed NDl" ring charges. The facility 

closely s:Lmulates the actu81 ;3cl?aratj_on shock sgectrUlu ancl has l)een used 

practically to test tvo j~i't Safe/Arm J Bo:xes. HOld that equi})ment can be 

tested to tile SllOc};: environment mol'E~ accurately) IJ.1SC 6ll7D 1'7ill be 

l'evif3ed ,7Jth up-to-date sJ:~ock reClulrements. 

5. s 

~:'anl: modal tests on a cOlfll,lete Agena vehicle I·Jere conducted durinG 

this :pcl'iod. J.'lle }).:t'incj_]x.,l 1):"lrpo8e of' the testing W3S_ to })l'ove the LlVlSC 

mathematical 1I10del used for the 20 C})S oscilla,tions. 

'l'he S:pace1'rame Section Ifar.:; instrUlnental in procuring Agena B Vehicle 

502 :from storage ~Ii th 811 aGtacl1nent and adapter 118.rd"18Te 1'01' NASA. 

NASA \Jill cOncluc-0 :full seale vibration t;csting vii th the ./-\gena lnOlmtecl 

on J. r~jlO:C boo;)tel' 2t Lt:mgley Heseal'cll Center. The purpose of the testtng 

is research on vil)1'8tiol1 uDC1es in spacec1'8ft structures. 'l'he 20 cps 

1)1'0-0101:1 ,¥ill 1)e an area of special interest. 

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if] n result of equipment :f,-~:LluJ:'es dur-Lng the flighc, separation sequence. 

~ebe three ,jo:Lnts selected fur :f'tJ.ythcr '[C).'e the V-D,mc1; 

SprInc Band) and Berylliuril ,E:qn:n::Ci.er Tu.r)c joints. Ec:ch of three jOints 

tests. 

Eac11 jOillt denlCrlG·t:.ra.tecl ne .~ C1.11U f\U·1(::tlo11111E~. Sel.ec·tion 

of one of thec~e joints for ClU(ll:Lf:Lcae1on j·rill be u;d.e after the effects 

of t11e S'pring }33n::1 ,joint on ·the Thor anct Atlas booc;te:cs control sta1)iltty has been (letenuined. 

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This engine has been, u<:;e(~ In the 8-01 space v011iclc since Decom1jOl: 

19CO. During thi.,s reportinG ~pel'ioc1 t~·!O of these cnC;J.nes \,'(;rc used for 

fl=i.grlt '"{!'lith Guceessf1J~l eiJ{~:Lrle T)(::;r:fo::cfaC1.11ce. 

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Tbts ,is t.heJlres(~n:t }:>Tocluetion and is lH.::inc; utLLizeo. as the 

nrJ''''''~y ""'o,o,-'18"n il',L.'lJ·' +b (' 'Y'Li'J icc OlI' C' '" ".,' • '" c' n' l r -.i.l.(AJ.. J'.L .jC,.c_" .1.0 .. l.L.:l.v \·;, .• \~n v e 0"'1.., . ..<./<...;- ._ •• 1 .~pac(: venlC..LO,:,· • ."our",oon 

onglnes have beon flo\m du.r:Lnc; tbis reporting JJer'.locl -;dth 

engine operation on all flights. 'l'his engine is t.he same as the 

YJ.JHSl-31'-9 i-lith minor modifj.cations) l):cind.pal,Jy a roclesic;ned ·tuT-bine 

ex:ha1.1st cluct,. 

'1'his engine is a modification of the YLH81··BA<Ll and :is b(';ine~ 

develol)ed to 'oro"vide Dlt1.lti-restart capa1)il:i.ty for the Gemini Agena 

TarGet~ Vehicl~ (GA'l'V). 

During ,thj.s reportingpexLoc1 the ~f·:9.tgn."lE.\,S f:Lnalized 2nd: PFHT 

initiated. In the conduct of PFRT r;eveyal more p:r:or)leHl8 h21vC il1'~n:U.'esteLl. 

themselves. The major problems are tn the area of material l,)Tocess 

control on the start ta.111w and' corrosion resistance of t.he enc3j)sulat::1.on 

bonding in the oxidizer gas generator valves. 1~[i;ine level P1"PLC testlnG 

has ()een completed but some COlIT1)Onent regualification is required to 

validate the design changes as a result of the PFRT anomalies. 

''1'he first two IJroc1uction engines 'Here delivered in February 19611 .• 

The follol{-on l)rogram to estanlish a gas generator design 'Hhich 

could operate for the full duratton e1li?;j,ne hm i71JS terminated I'Then tt 

lias concluded that a complete tU.1'b:lne-pump-gas generator redesign ,wu1(1 

be necessary. 'l'his redesign vroulcl be required, Clue ·to tlie hC8vy (teposit. 

nuiJ,d-up at -the mixture ratio at vlhich lt 'Ims necessary to operate the 

gas 8cnerator. 

'1'he program to determine adverse eharacter:Ls"tics of the Eybal:tne 

IIhieh l'iOuld affect pumping the propellant ,-JaS con:;pleted by the 110cket 

Propulsion La.1)oratory, Bell·rards Air li'orce Base. The pro€;ram sh0\1e(1 that 

there VIere no pro'blems ui tll the l)rope1lant eluring :pumping b1.,tt ·that 

hancUing procedures ancl contamination \1ere critical. 

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Prol)u 1 'C"j OD :-;'y'" ·tCYC'l hp C:,) "IF" Q. .t: --1-)- ..I. _,IV "-~.:.. \'.J~:.,J .(.:;,\1 ..... 

rrest (I<F:({P) ~'''of 

i:n ea,lll:y' Febr1..lar~,r" 

t:locle"l" 8250 Gec oncLc-1r;)r 

Sev·e~ca.l probl(:,;YIlS 

have ()een encountered dur:LnG 

completion date to 13 August 

the PIi'.t.1T \'1Jlich Daile CatlDed a sliI) ill ~Ghe 

196).j·, 

a. Propellent 

alumimJ.m gasket on 

the salt~Lrlg. This 

vith gold. 

ll8..1:ve sa~i_tlD.~j. r.1:11is ~1a8 tracect -to a teflon coatccl 

Ilh:Lch the :CG-i~lon cQatin[~ could be ll'.mctured permi ttirg 

:problem 'rJ8S eliminated by replac:i.ng the a1tuilinUlll 

b. fA Un:L t II (200 1'0) th:Cl~Gt chamber 118(1 a hole o1.).1:n in j.(;i:l side. 

This problem is attri'buted to either l;Topellant ·tJon.:Lng or formc:tion 

of TJl.JI;l1I residue in an injector 1101e clur'ing high JGerq:Jcrature test:Lng. 

A separate prograrD. is aeing estal)lishccl to determL18 more definitely 

the cause of the bUrn01J.t. PFH'l' status iTL t~1 regard to -cnip problem vrill 

be decided after the cause and f:Lx have been d.eteJ.'nined. 

c. leakage duri,;''1.8 cold_,!:-!?pts. The :Glajori ty of this prorJ1ern i.s 

attributed to test instX'W1l.entation 1'i ttincs an(l the rest to lax qua.li ty 

control eluring the tes·t set; up. 'The })X'oblem "iIaS eli.minated by moving 

the test inst,rwnentGtion out.sicle of the cold -box ~1D.r3. tighten:i.:oiJ; 1X[) the 

CluaJ.:i.-ty control. 

'rhe first tvo -production modules were (1e1iv8r8(1 to IJ:,mC in Narch 

1961~ £1nc1 I-lere inst;,lled in a Propulsion 'Test Vehicle Assembly for hot 

ftring at UISC Santa Cruz 'Test Base. 

6 • Propu~sJ..on l' T eST, 'V e h' lc~.e 1 ""ssemD ~ 1] (pr_p'\T,Q) .. Y ..' 

, The GP/l'V PTVA first hot firing ',vas on 16 June 6h ;,d. th both primary 

pro:pulsion systeu (pPS) (the YC,Ri31-BJ,,,13) and the SPS operating- 'l'his 

test consisted of' tlW SPS Unit I (16 1b) thru.st cl18mbe:c firings, -bw 

SPS Unit II (200 1'0) thrust che..m1)er fiLLngs end tl-iO PPS main engine 

firings. There i-T:Lll be tw'o adeli tional r'I'V;' firings) one in J'J.1:y and 

one in Augus t 1961~. 

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pertod. 

7. Pro:e,el1ant li'ee~lL.~C0 and Pressur:Lz~.o~ Sys,tem 

Development efforts in the area of prOl)ellant fced) load anel 

pressuriz[l.t:Lon system is essentially complete. 

One f'llght demonstration has been macle of the sln.gle l)urn con:figl1.ration (small helium sphere and. no prC)l')clJant isolation valves) '.{:Lth 

• CGITrplete success. 

60E1C 11ltrlOl" efl-:'o:c't stiJ~l ::::"c~~l(;~.ir13 ·~.o ~bc IJc::"foI"n:c<l on, 't11e p~co~je<}J .. an.t 

isolation valves due to system consio.el'otiollS) but all TilaJor qualification 

·testing is cox:lple'te. 

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~}1C test 811d '8nalysis })I'ogrum at I'Tf:lrth-.lil1 Irlsti t1.,~··~e IAJ.l)Ol·8tO:-:.~~y ·Yle.f) 

comgletcd I'lith the ,:.:onchw:Lon that the Jieena vehicle EEDt s could. satis'" 

factor:Lly vi thsta.nd a m~ ri.lcUotion envirol1~D.ent of lee uatts :per c,cluare 

meter. 

DuY111c; ground te::3t~:; be:Lne; conducted by NASA several of these rocket" 

failed. to fire. Il1vest1gation ShOHCd. that the igniters functioned bxt 

failed to ignite the main cIlD:cge. Fur"c:;hc:c investigation 811m'led '!8riation:3 

of the ic.:niter conf:Lc,ul'at:Lon from lot to lot and Idthin any given lot. 

1i 'iring tests 8hm'reel flame }Se:t.t.enl variatio21S beticlcen igniters. 1\ program 

\'Ias efJt.cfblisl1ed to re .... icle:ntif:I and rnDll'Lrfact,l.lre the ign.1tel" C011f:Lgc.J'a.tiol1 

,Thich 'liaS used. durJng ·the :cocket q:ualification' program. 'Ihis ,:as done 

and. a limited requalific21tion program \Ias cond.vct-eel to demonstrate that, 

the nCIf igniters vcre accept,aole i'm' flight use. 

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1. ~Cni'~_~I~.:~.!E::tter;y: ,- Technical fee,sibil:Lty of continued development of this Zinc"·Oxygen (ZOZ) system hai3 been supported by demonstrating 

repeatibili·ty of cell test results. Fha,se II of develoI)ment viill :Lnclude 

multi·~eell buildup> qual:i.i'jJ~at:Lon i;:c:;sting and developxncnt of a protot:(pe 

unit to be de1l.vcred late in },'i5ca1 Year 1965. Bcu;ed on contlnued development success, p:rocluction units should be del:Lverecl j.n Fiscal Yea:r 1966. 

2. Electro"Ex:Dlosive Devj.ce 'restj_!1g ". '1'e8ting cUld evaluat:Lon of all 

standa.rd-j\genF;-jEED-rs-for-·'s·;:;7Si i1 v:tty-to·c1.irect; CUITent and. radio fre qU8ncy 

sUmul:i. has been completecl. J\,Q_eql'.8,tema:cginsof safet.y ire:ce demonstrated 

in handling, inscallat:Lon, checkout; and inst.alled modes, prov1c1ing compplianee 1-7ith all rDJlge safety requirements. 

3. Pover Conversion Equ,ipment - Satisfactory results of vehicle 

compatibiii ty -ie sting c)T'Hi:;"l:'lel-l1y developed Type XII, three phase J ~LOO 

cycle :Lnverter has led to its use as a basic Agena component. 1t;8 open 

Delta clestgn, enabling max:i.rau,l]l phase unbalance, IM.:.cle possi,ble the deletion 

of the Type X three ph2.se) hoC) cye18 j.nverter and the '.Cype Ill. PO\>Jer .Amplj_fier. 

This replacement Hhi1e made to incref;1;,e vehicle capability also re~3Ulted tn 

8. seven pound veh:Lcle "leil-:;11t d.ecrease 8.t'1.d a component; cost deerease. 

l~. !::..leS~2::9:}l8.~letic IEt~:::~~_._L~:!4Jl - The EMI Test Program has ~een 

establisb.erlas a continutng effort. 're~;ting Off),].l ENG generating andlor 

FlU suscept;:i..ble components 'v7:Ul contJune vljj;h ref::,'Ular EMi Eev-ievr Board 

Meetings being held -to inr3ure HIL STD compl1ance [md vehicle c:ompa:tibili ty. 

A portion of 'the cost of th:i.s progr81n has been utilized to engage cOnr;mlt[uycs 

frOI!1 Sprague I~lectric Compfmy and to provide for Ji1\11 training fOr IMSC design 

engineers. '.rhc monitoring and cUrection of this prof.,ram will be continued 

under the cognizance of the COlmnuD.ication and. Control Section. 

'5. Ground 'Pest Failures - An excessive failure rate of components in non·· 

flight operatioil," pr'inci'iX:iTi'y of the 'rYlJe IX DC/DC pOI·rer supply, reg.uired en 

extensive investigation of component test; and systems test procedures and 

techniques. Implementation of resulting recom.mendations has sharply reduced 

failure rates caused by improper testing. Contiinued emphasis is being placed 

on rev-iei-T of· te st. proced1'u'e s and techni ques, augmen-ted _. by extensive and 

detoiled failure report analysis. 

6. Flight ADomaHes ~, Em.phasis 0~1 elimination 01' short cireuits eluring 

fUg..rl't., pr:Lr;clpeJ.ly at the time of SeIJaration f:com the 1st stage booster, 

led to the redesign and requalifj_cation of the for,Tard and aft safe arm 

junction boxe f3 and rede sj.gn of pyrotechnic eircui t logic as ,[ell as a number 

of using program changes. Effort to completely eliminate t;h1s p.roblclH area 

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The moCi:Lncat.ton of the SS .. OlA veJ:dc1E:: to Ircovide additional basis 

capab1lity I'TaS conclucl.ecl in April. In the G2cC area this provided considerably 

more program f1exib:L1ity in the usc;: of G81}~ equi:lJment) and incorpon;,tec1 for 

the firs·t time, the :Lmproved Hod IIC horizon sensor [;,<) standard 1)[l.:::d:3 eguip~' 

ment. Equi.puent developm.ent ,YLeS E)ccomp1ished or is l)rOceed:lng as 1'01101-TS; 

a. Horizon Sensors 

As a result of' a flight fa:i.l.1..u'e of' a relay \~hich is ident.1cnl to 

the ones ur.,ed in both the Mod II Ii. on.d Hod II C hor:Lzon sensors) mostsenSOX'i3 

are be1ng reHorked to replace this suspect item. 

Development; of the NfL Nod III His ·\·T8.S teJ"lninated because of incrcfl.i::;lng 

costs, sched.ule s 11:p'p age ) and the loss of a requirement. 

'1'11e development; including qualification 8.uet E.l4I testing of the Hod IIA 

counter vas eompleted in J'tme. Susceptib::i"l:i.ty to el.ec:tronic noi:3e (nl\ofays a 

serious problem with its pred.ecessor) has been greatly red.uced. '11hi13 counter 

ivill become standard basic equipment in Sept of this year. 

A·small trsJJ:sformerusedJ.l1 tventy··five cl:i.·fferent .app15.cations V5.Ul·· 

in the J?C}l;has d.evclo~oed. a failure mode associat.ed. "lith temperature cycling 

of the component. 11111is problem I'Tas first discovered in' production reliabil:i.ty 

testing and later 1n the ground test of a flight vehicle. 'rhis transformer 

has been redesIgned to aceomodate t.he stresses caused by ·temperature var:i.atj.oD.S, 

d. 'Y'av Sensor 

A device capable of determing satellite yaYf attitude i.rith res:pect to 

the orbital plane WaS de1:i.vered to this office in April for te[;t fUght. 'rh:U; 

sensor ,{as developed at MIT under contract \Iith SS'1'. IThis office performed 

the role of cognizant engineer. All arrangeraents have been completed for the 

test flight. li'light test vTill be accomplished ilhen and. if a veh:Lcle becomes 

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a(! CqnrrIlBJJ.d l)e~itl"llc-t K1t; .... IJ..'he CCJ12uta.Hcl l)es·tl·l.U:;t~ Kit is no\·r con.s1dered 

full;y CLu"0:IifieZi:--cr'I-;:e'illl.i:::fc.l (;ue.lif:!.cat:Lon test.:Lng, i{h:i.ch vias comnleted. 

eo.r1;yin the year) \{as fourld to cont,a:in certaJ.n c1.:LscrepmJ.cj.csboth- in the 

results of the te:.;ts and in the procedures used. in 'Lhe testj.ng. ']:11e test; 

data sho'..re:d t"hat tile unit d.5d not f'ully meet 11'!lI :ceq.ulrements. This coml:i:tJ.on 

va;" Y·eL'.edj.ed by the incoT'p()j'(),t:i.on of threcminor der3j.gn Ch8)J.ges" In the 

orig:Lnal test) the ;init 'Iin.S not operatinG during the vibra.tion tests; the 

vj.bre.tiol1 test I,ras renm. 'rhe n.nal test rel3ults Gho\,red that the GOl~and. 

Destruct YJ.t fully lIlet all re~ltd.rements. 

b. 'relem(:try Commu[;e.tul' - The motor dr1ven COllUllutEtor used in the 

Sanipling-Sw:Ltch i~i()·d.ule'~of t.llc '.~J'])e V ~I'elelueter has not performed satisfacturily 

over a period of several Ij):,nl),s. JtI,tl1ough there h<1ve been only a fev case:) of 

fa:UuTcs in fl:Lght} there have been mo.ny faj.lures eneountered in ground tenting. 

These failures consist of excessive spc:ed fLuctuatio!:1G and failures ·to start. 

Exteru;ive test:Lng of the motor used in the comruututor lw:v-e been conducted. 

during Lhis repoJ:'t:Lng period. Recent t,;st data incU.c8.tes that t,he problem may 

be solved by red.uc:Lng brush (J.rcing by filling the cUJmnator w'ith heliwll at two 

atmospheres of pressure rather thBn f:i.l:LJng it ,·rith a helium .. ·air mixture at 

one atmosphere. 

c. rrhl'ee Hay Coax Svritch .. Itt the beg:Lnni.ng of this year a prograI!l \'nw 

initiated tOdc\;~~Top- a fi117ee--'\wy coax svritch that ,-rill prov:i.de 90db attenuation of radiated signals. 'J:h:;c purpose of the svr5.tch is to pro<vj.de Wllbiltcal·~ 

·a:ccent ti .. ntcni1a··o:cb:Lt '8xrtenna SI{it.chl.fl[; :[01' theteleJUete:c and the tra.c1s:5.nD: 

beacons; two separate sidtchos are nov required for this function. ~~he progrmn 

has encountered some schedule slippage due to difficulties :Ln achieving the 

90db of isolation; in heremetic:ally sealing the unit and in subjecting the 

u..'1it to 6117D levels of vibration. It nOYT appears t.hat these di:f.'ficultj.es 

have been eliminated. The final qual:Lficatlon testing of the svlitch is 

scheduled. to begi.n in the nem: futux'e. 

'd. .~ni gY~~~?l~D:~r~e:::::.~~: - A reviev of equipment sJ?ec:i.:ficatiorH), 

test plans· and qualification test results for the Geminj. C&C equj.pment. was 

conducted in Hay 1961~. This revieu \w,s conducted on the Fly-by 1/1 equipnent 

since it represent.ed. the first del:Lvel'cd hardvare. 'l'h1s review revealed a 

general weay,ness in the areas of preparatlon of '~est procedures and of data, 

record:i.ng. Because of inC01!1plete data Slid of unexplained out-of'··specif':i.cat:i.on 

conditions, it \ras recommended that. the F'CM telemeter be considered. not. yet 

qualified. As a result) the telemeter h8.8 been scheduled for a partial re·· 

qualification test ,,;hich ,'rill start in the near futur'e. 

e. BecatlSe a r,pecial .program u.tilizing the St;anCi8rdf.l.gena-D Vehicle lws 

need for a Pulse Amplitude Nodulation (P1\1:11) tYre of telemetry. module, a pJ.·ogr13lU 

was :Lnitj.atecl. 'This pl811 1ncludes the engineer:Lng, manufacturing and t.esting 

effort necessary to accomod.::rl;e t.he Type VIII Pl'.J1 telemeter components onto a 

module compati,ble for installation in the S~OlB vehicle. The overall e fi'ol't 

includes rreparation of draHings, schematics) specifications EJ.nd. test procedurcB; 

, .reactivation and moclif1cati.on of necessary ·test equ:i,pmentj f'abr:Lcation of nc", 

p8.11elr3, cables, brackets) and miscellaneous ha:rd\{2~Te; and evaluat:l.ollj HCC;e}lt8.11ce) 

and eomJ~B.tib:i.l1t)' testing of the I'ede~;iGned PAM telemetry module. The in1-:'~Lal 

ei'fo.ct. ualler this plan j.s 1n progl'e,,;s} and complet:l.on of all pba:3cs is expccte<..l. 

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f~-OlA AEHCX:3PACE GPOUIW E<=iUIPMj~N'1' DIVISION 

EIS'I'O}tCCAL Df.\.rrA 

1. 14 Tbe: convers:Lon oj:' PALC··1, Launch Stand. 2 tOID,n f:3L\1··3/S-01/1172 

conflg1).rC),tj .. on"las compl(;ted. unCLeX' U;SC Ccmii:t:'C),et Ali' o~(695) - 354. Vehicle 

on Stand (VOs) capabLU vat> ati.Alincc1 on 15 I"Jay 1964. CCN 1+ to the 

-35)~ Contri-1CL; 'ib.ich "<e.s a crect-Lt CCNy was fineJ.izecl for ~)720)95lf) cost 

and fee. ']:'ni[. cred.it CCN combined three prev:lous CeNs and. changeo. t,he 

con:figu:rat10n of Launch Stand ~,? from a Lr805 ve£licle to a 1172 vehicle. 

An adcU. tj.onaJ. CCN :5 to ;~be eontruct ,also a eredi t CCN) Has negotiated 

for :p9) 751) cost and fee. This CCJ:J deleted woe of' a li'ac.11i ty Checl<:out 

Vehicle (FCV) (lu:dng val:l.r19.tion of i3te,nd 2. rrotaleost of this contract 

is $3) 8(9) 295· Authori tJ for this conversion :Ls' 38G8 8ccret, letter .. 

PALC··I CO:Ilp:l.ex.. 29 11').1:'ch 196::5. 

2. (U) Jnstal.lation cxJ.o. Checkov.t of Aero~,pace Ground Eql)j.pmeut (AGE) 

under 'I,1I-18C Contract AF' Oh(695)-;~37 for the conversion of' Easte]~'n 'l'es-l~ 

Hauge. (E1'H) Complex lij j .. s under\,}ay. CCl{ 12 to this contract; "Thieh 

called for Gemin:i. pecul0.ir 1ll0cU:e:Lce.tions and. purchase of a Vehicle 

}\mction Generator (Vl<'G)) 'das negoti8 .. ted for $207;it-09000. 'l'otal value 

of this contract is :;)4)65))306. il.uthorj.ty for this Conversion yIaS SSVZO 

r .'L(~t-t:e}:; ·C;O~J\n:';!~SiOrl 0'[' .. 6~~'!1~ ·Complex. ]J~. tt) ail i\:tlo .. G P~gcna Conf:tgux·atioD.: 

\... 5 j'uly 1962. 

3. (U) All equipment for the Disaster Pool purcha.sed. under HI1SC 

Contract AF' Oh(695) -j17 hEs been delJ.vered. to .sacramento and is in 

stora,ge at Si\lAMP.. Complete d~'a\{ings for all equipment are to be delivex'ed 

by 15 J'uly 196!+. 1'otal contract cost is ~liT(O ;000 J fixed fee. Authorlty 

for the l)rOeUrenl(~nt of Dlsaster Pool Aer03pace Ground Equ:Lpment 1.s SSVZO 

letter, Agena Items for Disaster Pool Back1.lp) 6 Sune 1>;62. 

4. (U) A Letter Contract Ali' 01~(695)-501 for Agena launch serviceH 

during Cy 6il· 'vms avmrded. LMSC on 13 January 196L!-. The contractor I s 

initial cost proposal ',vas in tbe 8.mouut of A;32 }825 ,000, cost plus incenti ve fce (cost' and. performs,nee). Several '(Erectorates and program 

offices assisted. SSVAG in the develoIllnent of performanee :Lncentive :parawetel's for the contract and on ll~ Harcn 196h D.n Air Force position i·[i;1.S 

l'eacheo. on the incenU.ve plan. The proeurement committee VlaG briefed.. on 

20 March 1961-1 and. the negotiations "d.th the contractor Gtarted on 3J. 

£.larch 1961L In early April the cUf'ferences in COGt a.nd. lDB.n:power '",ere 

resolved, 1)1.1'[;. considera'ble difficuJ:/:<.y.has been experienced tn negotiating 

the incentive fee. On 30 J\me 196h negotiations vlere still not completed; 

however) the estj-ll1ated cost plus i.nceuti ve fee -will be epproximate1y 

:~26 )800 :000 when negotiated.. A fund ceiling of 70'/0 has been approved for 

the let. tel' contract a.nd $.18) 7L~ 3; J+91 has been obligated to date. 

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1'-I1i' C),I; (695 ).-499 to provide At':;<;c))a 

He,n.ge (ANf\) were COUlmenced. :U 

ye 0...... "" (CY' 0"'\) I ; CpTI" ~ ,_\.. c~ntY"=>c'~ U _ c..... v ", ."i .. _ ;tr) _ .. 

for the definit.:i.7,e.t,iou of Tetter Cem.t.ract 

launch ee!}::,ab:i.l1~~y at the Atlf:H1tic Missile 

c196)~.,. rr:he ""/1'S)9 COlltyt\ct is a orlC~ 

buth COG t amI performance incentive 

featul't"::'s. ProJ.()£:lged 1J.egotiELt:Lons i,'Je~re ::ceqll~Lre(l to ga:lll a~i;re(:;J:nen.t OIl tile 

form of the perfOl'1IlanCe incctlTJi ve J on tile perfO].~{[j8.nc:c incenU.ve cyj.terj,8.; 

and. on -tb.e "balD.nee "bet-rfleen. the cost ancl l)er~f~orLtlo~(l.(~e j_tlCellt:L'ves., E't11al 

agreement \-las reached on ?'{ > 'but the f:\o(:'.l cost of the 

negotiated effort could not, be detenninecL untj.l11 1961+ because of 

rate negotiations '\<lhich 1>:ere il1c12pendentl,Y' lJ.nder'iL\Y· ~?7 April 196!~. As 

.of 30 ,Junet;he""'~:<99 Cont.:t2ct. hail not (heen clefinJ.tiz(;cl due to the require-· 

ment fOr committee D.nd h:Lgber headquarters :cev:i.c\',. 1'io f1:i.ghts '\-Iere made 

under the performance incenU.ve duyj.ng the l'eporting period .. 

6. (U) The work statement eXld other su.pporting'documents required 

preliminary to iSDuance of' the EFT' for the l"ollO'.-l-On 1965 At-lan.tic Htsstle 

Range and Pac:Lf'.ic M188i1e Fang:: Launch Capatd1it,y Cont,racts "ere completed 

by tl:LLs offtce and fonrarded. to SSV)\K. 

7. (U) During the pedOd of thJ.s report First Lieutenant,; Hobert N. Kehe) 

A03l051128 and Richard J. Br5..on.es J AOj09T(62 completed their act:Lve duty 

requirements I;ltlcl Here releaf)ed from extended act:Lve duty. Captain Ernest Til. 

Rousseau) 682:'il+A vas assigned. as a replacement foX' Lieutenant }(ehe. Ma,,joJ:' 

.R::locrtIJ.. Kl"lapp) A0793)11 \~a.;~.:r'iJ<':\"~~i3ignE;(l ~vb the Irwpeetor General! G Office; 

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8. (Jf) Aerospace Ground. EClu:Lpment "Iork statement evaluation; cost propos<;iol 

evaluation and negotiation; technical di.rectlon of equipment deveJ.opment j 

reJ..iaoility evaluation) and monitorj.llg of des:"Lgn) fabrication and :Lnstal1at:Lon 

and checkout cont.inued du_·t'ing the perioo. of t.his reDort for the following 

programs: 16;:::) 698BK; 206) G:cmini) 1161 y 823) ano.D 50X1 

9. (U) Incorporation of the provislons of A:FSCIv1 375--1) '\~here applic8.ble) 

was applled to the AF oLI(695)-129 (~mini/Agena) Contract for Aero'3pace' 

Ground Equipment, An acquisition ex:hj.bit for Aerospace Ground Egu:i.pment 

was also lncorporated. in th:i.s contract; th:Ls is the first t:Lme thig has 

be.cn attemutecl for provisioning ]\genD. Aerospace Ground. Elluipmcnt. . ,/ 

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1 Jan 1964 - 30 J·une 196Lj. 

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1. 'rhe E'rocurement & Product:Lon Division (SSVAK) c,-u.JlPortecl the Agena 

Space Dtrectorate during th5.s period by issuance of 5 new contract::; and 

defini tization Hnd adm:i.nistration of' an addi t:Lonal 21 contracts. 'Total 

value of these contracts is approximately ;1;350;000)000. 

2. During the IJeriod prolon{,;ed negotj.ati,Ons) I'rhic:h cOlllluenced on 

28 Oct 63 for the clefinitization of Lie Ai" 04(695)-129 amend. 7 broke 

dovm. These negottatlons Here in proc:'ess for five months and ended in 

failure on 8 Al)ril 64·, On ,Jv.ne 23 LMSC submitted a combined and complete reC:luote for defini t:Lzutlon of Ellll(:mds 7 and' 11. This contract 

provides AFsupport to the Gemini Mission) a NASA and Ali' jointly 

funded JJrogl'am, Negotiations are sched1)~ed to Teconveneon 1)-1· July, 

3, Du.ring the period} letter contracts AF 04.(695)-191 and AF-194 

11ere defini tized for the sustainJng engineering suppo:rt of the Agena 

Vehicles and for productJon of' the veh:icles, '1'he Agena space vehJcle 

is produced on a standard production IJu2 

furnished as GF'P and modifIed by the usipg 

form to the peculia,rs or the mission "being 

-basis by nme and Js 

Program Agencies to consupported. 

4-. During the period) SSVAlC j.ssued and defini tized Contract 

AlT' OL~( 695)- 551 "r2 th Space 'I'edmology LaboratorJes for Guidance 

Equation support to the Gemini Program, Contract vms CPIE' (Cost 

only) for slightly over $1)000)000. 

5. A significant accomplishment -vms achieved 'i-r1th the agreement by 

LMSC to include in the launch service contracts prOVisions for the j.nclusion 01' both cost and performance incentives. These incentives 

,1ere actually negotiated into contract AF 04(695 )-)+99 for JI..MR and 

similar performance requirements are arrticilJctted _ for the definitizatSon 

of I,jC AF 04(695)-501 for I1:v:lI\. The incentives featu:ces provide for 

meaEmrement of the Agena Vehicle performance as relates to the 

specific program for which it is lalUlched. 

6, Fiscal year 1965 productiorl. requirements \'1ere rocci ved early 

enOUGh dlLt'ing this period to hopefully preclude the necessity to issue 

a letter contract for a fo110v[··on production contract. It is also 

anticipated that this l~th production buy .rill be made ona straight 

fixed price basis; as requested in the Hequest for Proposal. 

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~Iistorical Data, 

1 Jan 196h - 30 Jun 1964 

On 1 Barch 19611) SSVA disseminated to nIJJllerOnS l)X":>gram and. staff 

offices ,'lithin SSD and. IIq AF'i:3C an Agena Flight Sumll:~;l,ry Report 'iihich 

descrH)ecl and asses::'led all ilgena flights t;hrough 31 Deceniber 1963. 

During the period of' 1 January 1961+ to 30 June 196Ll; 16 Agcna vehicles 

were flown br:Lnging the total lluIribcr of fLtghts to 130. All but hlo 

of the 16 flight:::; Here of the current Agena D conf:I.guration. S:'he 

overall success rat:Lo of the Agcna D nov! stanels at 91%. 

2. Cu) Contract Overrun 

On II, J'une 1964) the Comm.ander SSD apI)):oved variance funding in the 

amount of $890,552 on UISC Contract AI" 01~(695)-21. 

3. (u) (':r'anini Extra Care Prog~~ 

The Gemini Extra Care Program ,-las approved on 16 fipr:i.1 1964. 'I'he 

purposes. of' this prog-.cam are to J)reserve the Agena 'l'arget Vehicle! s 

i:t,llJ01'€;:litrel:i.ability~111.d to j.li1prove 1,{cyrKri;arl.ship "by }JJ:'ovicti.ng faster 

response to pr01)lems and their solutions. 

11. (U) Launch Stand Schedu~~ng 

The first meeting of the SSV Launch Stand Scheduling Committee 

i'IEW held on 2 April 1961~ in accordance 'i-rlth SiSTI Hegulation 2T·~7. 'rIle 

Committee :i.s ma,de up of representatives f:com each of' the latmch veh1cle 

and stage offices in SSV and is chah'ed by Lt Col Cann, SSVZ .. The 

official SSD Launch Stand Utilh~atiol') Char'ts are published as ci :cerml t 

of the monthl_y meetings. 

5. (u) U~Sc Operatin~ Schedule 

U1SC Of'ficial Operating Schedule) Issue 7If2-l~, VIas distributed to 

the Prog-:ram Offices on 19 JTebruary 196h. The Lockheed Schedule clepicts 

the milestones" systems test and lcnmch stand la.ac1ing 1'o:c all programs 

using the S-OlJ\ vehicle •. SSVAH acts as the SSD central point of' contact 

for U!iSC in coordinating and obtai,ning approval for the information 

presented. 

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8.. Lt John E. St,rn;t;on) Jr. 'lias as 

January 19611" 

to tlJe Division in 

'b. Lt Curtis N. Orsborn) ell'. r:J.epu,rted in Ja.nuary 1961+ for 

SSVA'J'. 

c. Ca,pt Gt~o:cgc M. Slo8.11 \I;J;S assigned to the Divj.sj.on on 25 

d. capt John A, F'iebelkorn deJ)arted in J'une 196L~ for an AFT'';,' 

aSSiglllnel1t, 

'[. (u) production Heliabil:L 

DurJ ... ' ng" +'Ol' v~"·_ '" Q pe'~"l' ;" .J.. __ 0' a" tlJ." '..-.- P1"OC'l"C,,"l--J' .". )".A, J".l,. 0"'1 .J,\\", Dc," •• J __ -i .. (.;J., r,'b'; ......... i ,~,) l' -I-y' E'l'" v .. 1 

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(PREP) test.tngcontinued. The purposes of this :rrogram are to insure 

that the quality and reliability of Agena Production haro:v70.r8 are 

Illr3-intainec1 at the requ1red levels and to p:covide data fOl~ developnent 

of improved reli,1bi1i ty asseSGmentB. The first series of test:; (Hound I) 

wus comple"ced in lilay 196LL 'l'he sec9nd. series of tests (Round II) continued 

through thj.s period and lias about 957b completed on 30 J"une. Round III 

started in Harch 1961~ ana. the c1etai.led planning fo.I' Hound IV ,;las 

essentially completed by 30 June 1961+. 

'rhe Reliabiltty Plan for the Gemini Agena Target Vehicle Program 

vias approved on 28 May 19C.J!,. 

9· k-e1 8-01:8 Production AU~~E=!:.!r 

On 10 Barch 1964 a letter vra.s fOr:lir.t,nled to 1\],8G reg:uesting authority 

for a fol10l·r-on S-Ol:8 production Cont;cact AF 01!" ( 695) -2~5L Based upon 

using program requirements pro;jected through 1966, authority was requested. , 

to produce 43 vehtc1es at a rate of three I)eX' month 'beglnning in October 1965. 

Hq USJ\F approval 1fTaS received on 22 April 196L~ to procure 22 vehicles in 

the October 1965 through June 1966 tj.me period. 

Duri,ng this reporting period 1flOrk statements vere prepaI'ed and. 

submitted to SSVAK for the follm-dng ef:forts; 

a. S-OlA/8-01B vehicle storage fx'om July 196)·1. through June 1965· 

'VIork statement issued 1+ February" 1964. 

D. S-OlB Ii'ollow-On Production of' 22 vehicles; deliveries beginning 

in Oc"cober 1965. Hork Statement i.<3s1J.ed 21 May 1964·, 

c. S-OJ.J\/S-OJJ:1, :::;up})ort und Advanced. Developmer.t; 

for CY 1965. ~'lork Statement :i_ssued 2j June 196h. 

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HISTORICAL DATA 

1 ,Ta.n 1964 .. 30 ,Tun 1962~ 

1 • GENERi\J,., 

a. He sponsi bili ty .. The ConfiguraU.qn Management Offj.ce (CIvi.O) is 

responsible -:EotheDirectol') 8-01 Space Pro,ject) for the im:Dlewentation 

and adminis'!:,ration of con:f1guration marw.gement and control procedures 

in accordance 'Ivi th Air Force Systems Comr.ilano. lvi.r:i,:nual 375··1 for the produc.tionvcJ.:stDn of ·both theStandcn:d J\gena Veldcle (exeJ"udj.ng tDE) and 

the Geminj. Target Vehicle (including AGB). 

b. Organization - The.CMO is established as a separate div;i[,loll 

I'li thin the project directorate. 

c. PerS01111eJ ..... Preserlt ..au,thori zattoIl and rn.ann:Lne; .is a·s indica,ted 

in (1) belo",. Additional l1l.aDpm·lcr Huthori zation shall1)e required as a 

result of the assumption of confIguration management responsibility 

for the Gemini 'farget Vehicle and assoc:iated AGE as indicated in (2) 

belOlv. 

(1) sent: 

Authorized Manning 

I.t Colonel 6516 

l'-1:ajor 2846B 

Captain 2725 

Captaln 2816 

GS-12 2725 

Gs-4 70250 

Hajol' 6516 

Major 28h6B 

(Captain 2725* 

(Captain 2725·lH(-

Captain 2816 

GS-12 2725 

GS-l~ 70250 

Chief, Coni'iguration Mgt OffIce 

Configuration Control OfficeJ' 

Conflgun3,Uon Control Officer 

Configuration Control Officer 

Specification Officer 

Adm.1.nis-t;rative Specialist 

-1('Scheduled foJ' reassignment o/a 1 Aug 64 

-)(~X'Schec1uled for promotJol1 to Hajor on 15 Jul 61) 

I.t Colonel 

Major 

Captain 

Captain 

GS-12 

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(G8-3 

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2846B 

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Configuration Control Of'ficer (Anctlys5,s) 

Configuration Control Offtcer (.t'\gena Eng Ig Change) , 

Configuration Control Officer (Gemint Engle; Change) 

Specifioation Officer (Specs for Jigena & Geminl) 

Administrative Speclalis·t 

Clerk '1'ypist/File Clerk 

Administrative Specialist 

Clerk 'l'ypist/FiJ..e Clerk 

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8,. First. /\:cticle Configu,rEJ.tion Irw}J<2ctions - .FACI 's vlere cond.ucted 

for both--'the St.S:ildard'l\gen-a-Veld~(.:le 'an2Cf\)ra:-1iYogrB1l1 Offiee using 'the 

Standard Agena,. 

(1) ABC Che.:r)ge s /Ao-68: A :fACl for the produc t improvements incorporated in--:Lhe-Ei?:c11a VehlcIe 'Ias perfonued on Vehiele hD-68 and. aStjoci.·· 

8:ted opUonal kits. Atch 1> 13 Hal' 61+) presents the FACI schedule/agenda; 

Atch 2, 3 Apr 611, is the Optional Ki,t FACI Heport; Atch 3; 15 May 61~, is 

the ifi.cation COlilnu ttee Heport; anel Atells 4 and. 5) J. Jun and 2 Jun 6lt) 

are the final FACl f'j_ndings, including the TAB Index of Contents of the 

report. 

(2) I l.Y~hicle-4eOJ:.: (CONI"!])":1'" 'T ) In accordance "lith the 

provision,s of agreement bet'\vcen SSVA and SSVA in conjunct:i.on with 

representatives of Aerospace Corporation and the .AF'PRO/U'1SC perforrneo. a 

FACI of the program I)eculiar vehtcle )+(30'{. Atch 6isthe final report) 

9 Jun 64, from SSVA tol I . 

b. Gemini Target Vehicle - The S-Ol CHO has the responsib~n:i.ty for 

the configui;atiorllr,e.n8.gemeDtprogram of the Gemini 'l'arget Vehicle (GTV)) 

includi:ng AGE. Cons5 .. derab1e effort ,,;at.; expended in establishing the requ:i.:ce·· 

.ments necessary for cont'ig"Uratlon control of this program. Atch '7';20 Hey 6lt} 

references discussions fOT sulmd.ttal schedules for the GTV specifications; 

Atch 8} Appendix A, from the 20 Apr 6l~ n,mc A602326 statement of \~ork for 

the Gem,lni Agena 'l'arget Vehicle System} is the initi8.11y proposed Conn.-

guration lyianagement and Control Implementation Instructions) subscquentiy 

amended by Atch 9) 15 Jun 61+; Atch 10, 17 Jun 64; and Atch 11, 30 Jun 61.J.} 

and still under negotiation for further cuf;.endments; At,cll 12 is a first 

draft of the Implemsnta tion Inst,1'D.c tions for the GTV AGE) vi th Atch 13., 

2 J\m' 64) proposed e;rrtendmentG thereto) and Ateh lL~) 10 Jun 64 J additional 

negotiations; Atch 15} 19 Jun 61+) l)resents an outline of specifice,tion 

requirements and procedures for both the Gemini Target Vehicle and its 

associated AGE. 

c. Hequil'ementsL, PoliC!:ic~L.'procc:.?-ures and Activ:L~ies - Miscellaneous 

CMO, functional activities arc 1nc~luded in the fol1oi,ring documentation; 

(1) Atch 16) 6 Jan 611.) is a request for deviation from AF'SC to 

continue 'use of ANA Bulletin 3918. in lieu of ANA Bulletin l~1!5 on C'ontraet 

AF 04(695)··194 until the nev AFSCH 375··1 is officially published ancl 

distdbuted by AFSC. 

(2) Atch 17) 9 Jan 611,1 establishes estimated release dates fOT 

dYmv:i.ngs required for the Ageua. D. 

(3) Atch 18, 28 Jan 6h) presents CMO comments on Contract -'~Ji' 

'04(695)-h51 Cost Proposal. 

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(Lf) Atch 19) 30 Jan 61t J requeGt[~ deviation from l"'.FSC to certain 

items in i\Ff3CH 375-1,' as a result of negotiations ,'11t;h the contra,ctor on 

the Ilflplementat:Lon Inst,l1J,cU.ons for Contract lUi' Olf( 695 )-194. 

(5) Atchs 20 and 21, c:'( Hal' 611, request pubHcatJ.on of special 

orders for vehicle acceptmK::e teams for the Standard J\gena Vehic:le and the 

Gemini Target Vehicle. 

(6) J\tch 22, 2'( Apr 6Il, re:port8 an AFSCpresentatlon on the 

Systems Mans,gement Program be:Lng este:blished by Hq AF'SC. 

en Abell 23, 29 1\])1.' 64, reports on negotiations by SSD/LMSC 

personnel 'Hi th vendor / subcontra,ctor finlls concerning configura-tion 

Xrl8J:K\Gement of vendor items. 

(8) Atch 2h, 11 Ivlay 64, distributes copies of 'three policy and 

procedure documeni~s governtng the C1',10' s activi tie~;: (Atch 25) Configuration 

Hanagerilent Responsibili tie;:; and Procedures for the S-Ol Space Project 

Directorate; (Ateh 26) SSV!,C Standing Operattng Procedure Number :2 for 

Processing of Engi.neering Change Proposals; and CAtch 27) SSVAC Standing 

OperatJ.ng Procedure Number 3 for Process:Lng of Specifications/Changes. 

(9) Atch 28) 20 Hay 6J+) recornmends engineeri,ng dravtng requj.re·-

ments for both the All' 04(695 )-194 and -1.~:)1 Contracts, 

(10) .Clv\.-.J. '\+"h t:....7, 00 -1....1- '10 1,.10." .VJ.- J V'"1") ~), I)~''-' .J..'\.,. .. <;'C"~+." tJ~.j*v.-:t a ~ 

regard to Class II Cb.ange review and approv/:11 

engineering release by the contractor. 

policY position of SSD 

by Alii'HO/UiSC pri.or to 

d. Configuration Contro.l J30ard .. Atch 30 J 22 May 61+ J requests 

l)ublicat'io'nof' SI>ecia:CO:r:dc':t:s for "(-,he f,-OlSpace Vehicle Configuration 

Control Board; as .shown in Atch 31) 26 Ma,y 64. 

e. ~hor/Agena Boos~~ __ !~rectlon - '1111e C11:0 ,·ras tasked vri th. aSG~~ting 

in the planning and coordination of tho installation of a c0111bJ.na"C~on 

Thor/ligena Booster/Vehicle (see Atch 32) 16 ,.'ipr 6h) a-t the Los Angeles 

Air Force Station as a s;)'YIlbolic display of the l\ir Force role in space. 

'3. Paragraph 2a(2) is classified CONFIDEN'TIAL in accordance vlith the 

provisions of P,F'R 205-23· Attac:hments to this re1)o1't are not (~lassified. 

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L I l'<;:ceutly z"~viewed the flight probll;;mf.il of. the; Stanc1;.:>l"d 

VeW.ele t occu:n:ed duxing Octoh0r. The nreiHI:n.ta.tlon 

peJ:so:G.llBl of 1.11y Space SYGj;~n18 .DiviHiCt~l ;.ncl~lded tho 

co;;:np]~eh()J;u:dv(~ irwof1.tigatiouo and aXlalY:::(H) .;uld (;01'1.."0 

taken and propoB ,~d, The jJ:~foJ;):n,l,tion p:n;;sented ted 

appl"Ctp:date~ tirnely~ and adequate' i;;.{;tion had be~Hl tak.cu 

confirr:rling my 'belief that ou~,; .n.(n'r"tw.l :rnanagcn:n<.'n~t 13yst:ern ca.];). 

l"eac(; respouoively to problr;;;rn,i:1 and failure!) th;;tt occur. 

2. I ag,reed. with the.; AFSSD/1JvLSG cm),ducion that pa.nt 

performance haa demonsl;:L"ated 0:.,(-) validity of the Bent 

design to achieve the requixf;!d high A'eHabil:1ty a,l'ld tl1at the cu:c:tent 

". problerns are p:d .. 1Yl,adJy of a qu;:~1ity af~linl,r<: .. n(;e nil.tm;;'f,'). 'lie can.not 

expect 100% :mcc£:stJ vdth::i.n cu,:.n:e;qt jgn~ . weight Zi.nd co;~t limit;;),tiODf'J 

although thir, if> ce:rtli.iruy om:' de,,;ired goa,l, Tho 0),,1<1 reliability !ii;~ 

in factt 'been highly credita,hIe for somo time. AI:though I ~Hn j:uHy 

. a\vase of. the COH t .."nd itnlJf):rtl:l.nce of e<;\.(;h paylo;;;td laul:J.dled and its 

n'1issloXl stlcceS8, it dOCt:j not t~eem to %11,0 that ead), p:r:oblern C;J~ faihll'e 

f.Jhould be considered a majerK' c;d!;:;is. '1'he recent Agen,3, pE:oblr,:nTI13 hav,;); 

beon randorn in /.'lG"l:tul"e andp at) l:lluch~ x'0quire til'!').':) to analyze. Undue 

PI'clf:Hm:r("l on the Progran'l Of nco and th.f;:l contritctQi; fen' 1I;::p.:d.Gk :~hl:.€H3 1/ 

tends to £01'C0 lH .. 'l.rritHl <1-n,;'!.lY6<:;)8 ;,u:l,d conclurdClnr:3 which rna:y be 4.'n~I'oneou[!. 

and institution of changeB ",rhich l':n.ay be UnLl.ece,HUJal'¥ OJ;' even possibly 

un.desJ.l'a:ble in. the long v;i,ow. 

3, Tho c01'rective actions l'E1coi:nmended in, the threl.'J (:ages pzeeiiH3Xl.ted 

1 d 1 I" ~I' , • r·' I.'" I ' • , to i.ne <:~,ppt1a:r sonne. an" a.('~oCju<.lt(;;..n. ,1C\,(.l":U;;WYlt v.Ol,l d 'uni." (UIJCUSS(;)i}, 

·w:!th. lv1f.HHH's Root and Keal"'l:o:n. of LMSC~ l1U1X",31.'O\W :aon··def~ign engitHH:.'j~t;'·~ 

ing effOl'tB which Lockheed. proposes to ;hnp~:Qve ()voJ:'aH l:eliablHty. 

These inc1ud(;.'~ loarl of Stan But'is :f.:>;"O:tXl th.e Pola .. ri!J l::>:t'oeram to obj 

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of the SOl Ager12 S?ace ·\!c1Jj~cle l:ill=~.c11 :pcri'o:r:ms f.'~SCeD,t 87..U Ol'bl-C2l :missiorlD 

~·dith.:Ln a f?l)ace .~.~':1·\~.:.L:t:,onrJcrrt, "ler0.e ... nc1.:1.ng an .cxceptioD.9 .. 1,(l.egree· of cOlnponel1t 

rc_Liabilj .. t~~y a.nd tD.E! abili-c:y of all to oi'Jerate ef'fccti vely 'H1th 

H lJ.W.U!)8l-' of se;~elJ_:i .. :te s~rs·t;:::r~s ~ Eo-th the C-o-verrll~:.eYl..!c. c!~clcl th8 JJell i:;.e:rosyst,elns 

C;'JrJ}I[:.ny l1a-ve lE2..Qe Sl'J'x::t)~?~L~_ti.a1 in~le8t:::;lcnt.s to achie\~'e t12.2 to 

pX'ocLuce the SOl.. Tb.8 Go~rerl1~:lent h8~S in'v-ested a.}?:pro:i:::Ln:..e.~tely ~;1~ .. 8£/I for 

)~ncl:ustrictl f£tci.l~ .. t:LeG) special toolirtg e.,rlci test equ:LI)Cle:rlt, 2"D.:i c:,1ec~}~ollt 

C0:2~pJ~8z:es. 1ne Cor~tr2~ctor. h8~S irrvestccl 8.}?};)1"o;ci.m.e.:tely ~:)29. 21J :LOJ:' incll..1f:;i.:;rial 

fc.cilit ies; inc..epeno~ellt rese:a.l""c11;· 211Q the tr2~ining of ye:rs·or.llel.. :Che 

Gov'erDJnent ·HG ...... L"lcl lla."'re to clv.:?J.ic2 ... te 5_tG j.n"vestl:1C11t O~~ ~~I~~I' ol':l 

:~:t 'ellis procllz'el~1.c:nt, 1'Jere to be Iil2 .. de from 8.not11er SOljJ. ... ce other th2:n tIle 01l.8 

";lllich ts :pT·e[;erJ.tl~r procL11.ci:ne; tb.c itCIllS. J~.Jso -' it. llOlucL not be J'cc,sil)}_c or 

;'ractJ_c8~ to J:'u_rr:.:Lf~}l a D.8-V[ sU.p:.)lier ~'j"'ith c1:v.plic8~te Gov·r:::r:t:r:len':c-:C1::.:'D.ished. 

?l"02?~Tty) in t:h.:: .. :t y~cesent producel" is 1)):;1],1g 8JJ_ C..:o~le:crD.~lent-f·1)_rnj_s:hecl T:H.3~rt3 

5~n yerfOITD.tng 0:1 ;31.-lbcontra.c-Gs tllat \'iill not be cOI1;?letcd unt',il 

8{".',lcnc1a.:r ~leal'" 1966.. All of' t11is in\restr;1.cn~.:; is 2...:."'1. essential corrcriCn_r1:.ion 

to the ca}?abj~li-cy of 3):t'Oa~uc~_ng SOJA rri1.nD"::-Y' P.r0p1}ls5_ol:_ Engines ~ 'l11.e present 

~)i..;3J:~)lter ll.8..s 'gchicy-eci the 1'Jl0T,'1-ho\,T. 8.nd~ c2.})a1Jilit:y- -e.o proci:uce -chis !~igb.ly 

COLi..91cx satelJ_it.e engine o',;er a IJ2riod Oi0 2~?pro::;-(jJl18;!c.elj'" seven :>;-e2.1~s.. Of 

'-';!.U::; time) ano-the:c sC:l.p:yliez· .. muld at least 21;. months of prepax8.tion 

ti!.1'2 before t.b.e first :protot;y}!e cOLLlo, 1Je produced . 

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PTOCt)J:0-111ent is :tlor -'CeCbrl:lCf;,.1 2-nd sJ?Gcial pro:pcrt;l l~eq .. uiJ:inG e. s1,.fb::;<:'e,l1.t:,it:.!..1 

janit. ie,:L invest:GleL~t ar!cL 2,Tl e.x:teneJ.ec1 per iocl. of I)]~'eI?aro,t :Lon. for mzo.lJ,i';:'?'.ct 1),re) 

<111.ct tiJ.a .. t. for'IfleJ_ ~~Jou,l(l De to resDJJ:, :Lo. ,:::.ul(Jjj:.JJ>D.2.1 cost 

to t.ll8 C-ovel:'l1 ... "rTI.ent. reason of d'l~9lica,tion cf inves-GL!.c:nt) Q,r:l.cl m::'.i.y· l'cqu.ire 

duplication of Y:C2J)2X'S.tiol:l Tllade '~iLrLcll "\101J .. }J .. ::t (Icl[ty ~PI'O<:1)~/IeJ.1CD.t."._ 

5. l~1!on tIle b;S!.Sj.3 of tIle dct:errn,1n.GJ:.io.tlS c~,r~(l fin.dinGs 2·;'oO-lre) 

8,u:tb.ori ze tIle negotic\-cion of 8, '20 rrt::r ac-c, for t:-n:l.s prcclu:el11ellt 

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HEADc)UARTER,S 

SPACE SYSTEMS DIVIS!ON 

/,IR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 

Ut~ITED STATES AIR FORCE 

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE STATION., .. 

Air Force Unit Post Office, Los Angeles, California 90045 

HI,:PLY TO 

ATTN OF: S~,)VA 

SU/3JJ':CT: HistOl'ica1 Heport, 1 J'1)~y 19611- - 31 December 1961-l' 

TO: SSEll 

1. (U) 'Ihe .l'lgena Directorate is responsible 1'01' tl::.te YllaxlO.gement and. 

techn:Lcal direction of contractor efforts f'()l' the defin:LtioIl, design, 

production, modification, stor'age, 10gistie support, test and lcn:u1.ch 

support of the Agena veh:Lele for all using programs. 'rhls includes 

certain engineering and, p:cocurement support to specif'j,ed pl'ogrtUlls.. 'I'he 

Directorate provicies Aeros:pace Ground Eq1).ipment engineering SU]?I)Ort ano. 

facilities activation foJ:' all uGing programs and is responsible £'01' the 

management and direction of the Agena lau."1.ch sCJ:'"vices contracts for the 

Eastel'n and \'lestern Test, Hanges" 'I'he Directorate is also responsible for 

£1-11 prograJil :Cunctions f'or the 8.cquisi.tion a,nd launch of the Gemini Agene, 

Target Veh:Lc1e~ On 1 September 196).~) Col Hil1i8JIl C. Ihelsen vre's assigned 

as Director) due to tho pending rc·tirement of Col .Ed.I'lB.,rd li', Blurll. 'Inoze 

1J81iS01TI1C':L ·a8Gignn1errt~fJ specified. in ~the previous repoI~t ho.'l'8. bee11 :i11 

effect th:cou.ghout this period. In aeco;cc1snce v:i:!:;h dj.rection from the 

Deputy for Launch Vehicles, this Directorate established a J3u:mer II 'l'ask 

Group, headed by Lt Col J. G. Goppe:ct. This Group functions as a provisiona~ staff office in antici})s:0ion of the mission responsibility being 

assigned to the Directorate vThen Phcwe II of the h'ogram receives f1118.1 

approval. 

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2. W'" Dt,1ring this reporting l)eriod, 24 Agena vehicJ.es (21 Agena DIS) 

were flolffi.J bringing t:h.e tot8~ to 154 flights" The overall success J:atio 

of the Agena D nOI{ stands at 91~b. R)und IV of Procluction Heliahili ty 

Evaluation Program t,esting i-ras initiated during ·this pcriod [J,ud plcmning 

for Round. V i.8 essentic)~ly completed" i Se~ atch Ifl. /, . 3. (U) Four neyT contracts liere issued dDX'ing th:i.s IJe1'iod and 'fotTI:' 

letter contracts ,{ere clefin1't;ized. 'These) along i-rith 38 active contracts} 

total approJdJnate1y 4;1+00 J 000) 000. A request W)B submi t'ted for procul'cment 

of additional vehicles extending ·through Deceniber 1966, and a:pprova1 vras 

received for even more vehicles than requestccl (see atcll //1). u:tter 

. ContractAF olj.(695) -129) Amendment 7 and 11 I>TaB definitized as Corl't~ra(;t 

AF 01+( 695) -545 for the Gemini Agena 'Parget Vehicle P:cogrmn) and a(ldi i;j,ona.1ly 

an Arnenelment was issued to incoJ:l'ora,te Aerospace Cor}) technical suppo::rt into 

this Prograxa. The status of all I""ullich Services Corrtracts is covered. in 

atchs 11-2 and 7~4. A compromise settlement of fee for CCN 33 to Contract 

Al!' 04( 695) _].9L~ l>TaS reached af'Ger some months of nego·ciation. 

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~.. (U) In the enGineering axe 2,., thio Directorate continually has an 

abundv,nc:e of activ:ltYJ part:Lc.:ularly in v:i.e'iT of ha.v:Lng a sel:t'·-cont8,ined 

"Bl1...w··SuJ:t;" c8.pCl,b:LU.ty. 111.e })ropulsJ.on 81ibsystem hascontinucu. i~G8 

highly reliable performs.nee. DUTing this period, testing has continued 

on both the engine modificat:Lon provid:Lng multi·~st8.rt capability a.nd the 

Secondary Pro:pll~sion System; tvo S~OlB rest8.rt mission~; .rere f'l;,In ,·rith 

succe";sfu~i restart achieved. Separa:tion ,Joint redesign 'VlaS stu::licd during 

this }Y2r:Loct i3nd a Zi})-Cord. Scpara,tioll Joint; 113 still under eV8~w:rti.on) 

hOl-ieve:.r.', the present design is not be:ing slibJected to a crash change 

progr2JJl. Increased. the:c111a1 contr01, minor clesign mod.:Lf:Lcations and in-. 

cl'ce.so'i8'J.l'veB..lance of 'quality a;SSU:J:'tUlCe wereinstiaJ.1ed. in orc1.(';r to assure 

higher' l'clia"bili ty of the prImary flight l;c,:i:;'(:;E'l'iese The £·10CL IIC Hor:i.zon 

SensoI' 'tm.B flight tested d11.ring thlG period 8.nd shoulcl provide i3Jgn:li'icant 

improvement in perforrnD.l1ce and. l'cliab1lity. An integrated Guiclance [I1011ule 

has been proJ?Osed 1)y IlvfSC end is under consj,(i.~ration at; this time. 'rho 

MIT Ini3t:r:umenta.tion LctboratOl~'y ,fas contr;).cted ·to f:)tudy the stabili.ty 

<wpects of the Gemini i-lgena, '1.'8.r80t Vehicle. Significant improvements have 

been mA.de in the te1cmetry system eluring this period. Another accomplishment tovard. increasing Agena relic.bili ty ,-ras the Gompletioll of electromar;.;netic interfe:rence testing of :pr8.ctic8.11y all electronic equiIllnent used 

on the Ageno. veh:i.cle 0 A }?l'ob],cm 8xea exists in the Gemini l\gene, rra.l'ge"e 

Vehicle CODID1Wd & Control System, paxticularly in the Command. Progl'81lUner; 

extensive management engineer:i.ng effort is being conducted in this area. ]I , 

'Beeb:td.1 °IF3. 

5. (u) Negotiat;ions for La.undJ. Ca.pability Contract (r.£!c) AB Ol.~( 695) =501 

iiGrc. completed. in Jw,y 1961j. and eluxing th1.8 periocl 19 vehIcles y(ere 

launchecl l.wcler this contract ~ 16 of which \'Tere covered by the pe::cformance 

incenttve cri tGl'ia. Five flights vere conducted under the performance 

incentive feat,m'es of launch Capal):i.lity Corrt.ract, 11.1:' O~,( 695) -~·99. All 

equ:Lpment and d.rawi.ngs for the Dj.saster Pool have been d.elivered to SMflj,1A. 

Eastern 'rest Range Complex 11.1· '1m£> comre1'ted to an Agena D configu~cation 

(corn:pJ..eted d11.ring this period) and Vehicle on Stand Capability y;ras 

at'cained on 31 December 19614-. See atch ft~!.~. 

6. CU) During this period) the Proposed Mission Plfu"l for First Agena. 

Rendezvous Flight (Gemini Atlas Agena. T8xe;et VehicJ.e) 'i·ras aJ.tel'ed. twice. 

In Octol)er 1964 the Gemini Agena Program Office requested from NAS.{I./lv1f.lC 

their best. estimate of the N",I1,SA mission plan, ultimately relating to 

mission flexibility. Since the ej.ghth vehicle vas terminated from this 

program in December 1961.!., iJe is now based upon seven vehicles) six J..a;w1ches. 

The Taxget Vehicle launch schcdl)~e\-I8.s recLi.rec·cecl by NA.UA :Cn Augus·t 1964) 

slipping the fi:cst rendezvous mission by six months) thus correcting 8. . 

discrepancy bet'\{een the 'rarget Vehi.c:le and the Gemini L'J,lLI1Ch Vehicle/S:pace~ 

craft launch dates. ]i'urther informa,tion on this Pl'Oe;1'Wll l s act1vity and 

Progrwl1 Hilestones is contained in atch ~15. 

,.7. Cu) Dllring the period of this report) the Uniform Specification Program 

for the Gemini AgellO!' ~ra.re;et Vehicle Prognlln ,;·ra8 established. A ms,jor 

feature of th:Ls 1.[8,8 the dec:isi,on to place AC:l'ospa.ce Ground Equigment under 

con.:figuration TIl8.nagemcnt. ALlother Unifo:n:a Spe~cification Program \,ras 

established incorporating the ne,7 AF'SCM 3,(5~1 on contract for a nc,·! program. 

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Air 11'0rce/IlvkSC Configur8;i:,ion M~U1.8~gement :plpeline meetings Here es;:,abllshed, 

during this period in order to irnproyc th,;o, U:h'3Cconf:l.,g:uxEl,t;jpn;rnanGgement 

effort~ 

8. U)'I'i1is Dlrc'ctonrce pcu'tic:i.p:;;;ted in 8, stucLy involving the 'fitoU:l III xl 

Standard Ageml "mel 8, ,lork st[d:.ement vas issued in 1961+. l:..nother 

study) this on :Cmprovement 0:'1:' the 8tandaY(i AgenD.) resulted from an 

in<luiry by Dr Hall) DDR2J!:. This study, pl'epoxecl by TiG Col R. K. 13eck) 

vTaS com:pleted in December 1961: and IJrepaxecl for I!}.:'esent.s,tiol1 to Hq Ali'SC) 

Hq U31\F; SA,F) and Dr H8~1 in cEu'ly J"811uCl.ry 1965. 1;180 eluring the period 

01' this report) the llgena Dircctorr:.r\~e Ilroposerl tha:t major 8ubcorrtrB.ctors 

to J1,:If3C) involved in the IJrocll.wtion of lIgcm), vehieleB; be eleve:tecl to 

8,ssociate contracto1' stc-reus. It iiaB subsequently recommended to limit 

this consideration to Bell Aerospace Corp, At "(,he end_ of this :period) the 

final decision hao. not -been :reached 'by the Deputy for L-3.unch Vehicles. 

9" (u) Hefel~ to attachments fo::c the j.lldividual reports of this 

Directorate I s Divisions 8.5 no attempt :Lt~ Yila.cle in th:1.8 letter t,o cover in 

detij,il 3.11 aspects of om' activity_ /'. . . /, .: /'//", -'2/ (/ I' /; / ? LVr / j!/ .. / / /" . ,/' /" /'; 

/~J; d' .Y/ '.> }/) :/ 

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vIILLIf\.iX! c. NI]!}is:cu - 6 Atch: 

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Colonel, USAF 

Director) Agcn9. 

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Historical Ds.to. 

1. Requirements & Program8 Division (;tj 

2. Proc1.J.:cement Div:Lsj.on 

3. Vehicle Engineerillg Dbrision 

h. Asena Ground. Equipment Division 

Gemtni Agena Division 

Configurat:LonlYla,nagemerrt D:Lvision 

SSV (no ateh) 

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Requirements and, Progr8mmint~ Di.vision 

lIistorical DB,ta 

1 July 1961). - 31 December 19 (:>It, 

On 1 October 1961t; SSVA distribut.ed the Agena Flight Summary 

Heport to program and st{'.!,ff offices vrithin S3]) and to Hq AFSC. 

This report described and assessed all Agena f1ightsthl'ough 

30,,~wne 1964. During the lJE:riod 1 July 19611, to 31 December 196h" ~2l""Agena veh:i;;G,les ve,re v,cn In s,kinga total of 151+ flights., 

Of' theJi'e"",z:ld''Zhghts,;r '18~ (b:e of' the curTent Agena D coui'igurfltion. 

The overall success ratio of the Agena D nOli stands at 91%. 

During this period the Production Reli,abiltty Evaluation 

Program (PEEP) testing continued. 'f,he s'econcl series 01' tes'ts 

(Round II) "laS completed in AUgtlst 1964,. })REP Round III "Tas 

a.pproximately 92% comI)leted on 31 December 196)-1·. Round IV vas 

started in August 196)+ and '\-las approximately 6710 cOJYl})leted by 

31 December. Detail l)lanning 1'01' PREP Round V vas essentially 

completed on 31 December 196)+. 

During this period the Reliability section of SSVAH ef'rected a 

2.5 milllon dollar vrithholding on Contraet AB' oh(695)·'5i~5. This 

action Ims necessary due to the contractor 1 s laxity in meetin8 

the schedule for Reliability documentation. 'The contractor made 

several changes in management personnel and the schecltl1e was 

subsequently met. 

h. fe1 Agen~ Prod~ction Autho~;.L ty 

On 18 September 1964, SSVJm subrnJ:tte.d to AF'SC 8Xl Agena D 

requirements and delivery schedule calling for 8 additional 

vehicles. 'l1:1eSe 8 vehicles vrerein addl t:Lon to the 22 vehicles 

previously approved for the period Oet 1965 through June 1966. 

In addltion, SSVAR requested that aPPl.'oval for procurement be 

extendeo. beyond June 1966 through Deeember 1966 at the rate of' 

3 1/2 veIl. per month. A total of 51 vehicles would hav!'?' been 

procured under this proposal. 

On 10 December 19611-, AJ?HPA 96778 THX authorized a neH ami 

revised production schedule and follm-l-on procurement B"etion f'or a 

total of' 57 Agena D vehicles, 6 more than requested. 'Ilhe fix'st 

~2 vehicles had beell prev).ously authorizecl by AF'RDD 71625 'nnc, 

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dated 22 April 196h} and thf~ l'emcdn:Ln(~ 35 vehic.h:s const:Ltuted 

nevI procurement a,uthor:i.ty t.O' (~xtend, through Dec: 1956. 'I'lle 

revl.f;ed deJ.i very ~}ehed.ule; inc:ludi.ng .the totu.l follo\'r-~on 

prO(;1.1renlcnt :U". e.B follovlS: 

Cy rc: ._,_0:; Cy 66 

J A S 0 N D J F Ivi A 1>1 J A S 

On Contract 3 3 3 2 

o D 

Hei-T Authority 2 3 1+ 4 4 4 4 4 4 444 444 

Delivery 3 3 3 4 

v/ork Statements 

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.) .h 4 4 4 4 "4 4 , 

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During this l)eriod work Btatements vrere pre:pol'ed and submj"tted to 

SSVAK for the f'o11oH'ing efforts: 

a. Agena Guidance and Control SYL>tem. 'l'echnicel Support - :lssu(:!ll 

16 Novem'ber 1961c (1'10 contract l~erj_od given) 

b. 'ritan IIL"{!Standard Agena Study; IT August through 1 October 1991", 

vior1\: Statement issued 17 At1gust 1961:,. 

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1I1r;t;or1ca1 Data 

1 J-uly to 31 December 196h 

1. 'J'he Procurement & Production Division (S:':3VJ\K) sUPllortec1. the 

l\c;enl::;. Srace Directorate duri.ng thj.b pe:c5.od by i~:;[;uancc of four (1!.) 

DC\\T contract:::;; def:LClitizat:l.on of four (11) letter contracts and 

aclmJnistrc.tion of th:Lcty-eight (38) C:cct1ve COITtI'e.cts. 'J'oto.l v2l,le 

of these contract:=. i.f:~ e.PI'('oxilllc::tely tji~.OO) 0(0) 000 . 

. , 2. During the IJeriod; Letter Cont:::'act. AF oiJ.( ).-129) Arlenciment T 

Emd 11 vas de:C:tn:i.. tizc~(l c.'lS Contract AF 01+(695)- ; Defin1tive Contract 

amount Viat" ~1)5C)289)COO. 'l'Lis con\.;raGt provir.ier; AF suppa;:'!:. to the 

G,,,,m:Lni Program by development and del:lvery 0:[' the Gemin:i. Target 

vehicles. It is a Air Force and. NA3A ,jointly J't'mded. IJrogrmn. 'Also) 

dUTlng the pC;:d.cd) Amend:.uent No. 27 to l,ettor Contract I'fas issued to 

j.ncorporate 1,8I'ospace Corporation teclmical f31J_I'[Jort to the Geraini 

}?rogram Off:i.cC!. As yet) no COG'!:. has been negotie:ted for tb.is effort. 

3. D1..lring the period) nei:~ot:Lations 'Here completeCl for ::Launcb. ,3erv:1.cos 

1JY I,oc}:;:heed. jl,U.ssiles 0; Space COllrpany at l,n'R. Let.ter Contract 

AF Ol+( 695 )-737 ,;111 be if)Gued effect.i ve 1 ,January 1965 to cover 

servj_ces c.t l)oth E'1'R and TF'CIL The iE,suance of the Letter Contract t.o 

cover InTi. ,ihleh .. bas l)ocn ncgot18.te;:'I) j.s neCCE3fmY.'Y· to fund the effort 

ill tl1Ett tIle definiti\re corr~J:~a(::t cc"u,l!J lJ.c,t l)c proc:csi.:.ccl by' "I J'3.:Qu2,r:r 1965 j 

the date for commencement of the Laul1ch Services. Period of Pe:rformance 

at H'}:R is from 1 January 1965 to April 1966) E'l'H Period of Performance 

is for CDlendal' Year 1965. 

a. Incentives) 'both Performs,nee and Cost have 1)een negot.iated 

for the 1,{'I'[{ Contract Ali' 04( 695 )-·689. 'rhe Performance incentive 

featUres provide for measurement, of the Agem:'C Vehicle performance as 

relates to the r:;peci:Hc program foI' vhich it is launched. 

·b. During the 1)(o;.1'io(1) definit:Lzation of Letter Contrac.t Ali' OLI.( 695) ~ 

501 for Launch Serv;ces at WTR from 1 J'cmuar;y 1961+ to 31 December 1961+ 

vas accomplished. 'J'his contract included for the first time both 

Performance and Cost incentives. As ot' the end of Deceltlber 196L~) the 

Contractor had underl'un the target cost by approxjmately :~1.6 ndlb.on) 

and it appears that he met par on performance; hOvT8ver; all flight 

evaluatj.ons have not been comp:leteC!.. Contract AF Ol/( 695 ) .. 499 vrhich 

covered J.aunch services at E:'I'H for the lier:lod 1 January 1961j. to 

31 Decemr)er 196)~ and also h&d incentivE) featlu'c,s for }Jerformance 

CLl1d cost. is expected to have 8, f5.na1 undernUl of tJ.ppI'oJd.ma,tely 

~)650) 000) and indicatton is that par performance ,,[iII be exceeded.. 

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11.. During the period; prupODaJ.s Hero requested feH' the fo11mr···on 

snpI)Ort engineering ei'fort 8Jld the fQ11o\.,r-on production effort;3. 

Contract AF o!.~( 695 ) .. 695 IvClG negotiated on a fixed p:cJce basis i'or 

a tva year period.) cOlJJJ.nencing ]. Sanuary 1965 for 2350 man-lilonth13 of 

support eng:Lneer5.ng. The contrcLct prov:Ldes for and purchased 

services and m.aterials subcontracting on a cost rej.mbur·seable basis. 

RFP .. 270 for the product:i.on e:ffortHt11 be quotcdin J'DJ.lUary by IivISC. 

5. During the }Jcri.ocl, Ar:;en::l Product:i.:on Contract AI" 0).:,(695 )")+51 'das 

def'inittzed. 

6. During the period) a siCfJ.if1cEtnt (.:i.fference of pOi3itions bet~leen 

the LLr Force and LMSC va,s cllcounterod \v.:Lth respect to fee settlement 

for tlw defini tization of CCN Ko. 33 su:!)crseded b~i CCNNo. 151 to 

Contract Ali' Ol~( 695 )-J-94. 'I'he interpret;ation 'by 'both :partie,g of:' 

application of \<Te:i.~~hte(1 i?;uidelines cEtuGed tlle situatlon which 

necessitated an undue a!il01;mt of hj_gher m.an8.gem'~nt consideratlon anel/or 

pal'tic1pation in negotiations i,rhicli ',,'ere conducted on and 01:'1' rOT a 

period. of £,i ve (5) lIlonths. Final settlement of fee at 8k1o I·ms a 

comprom:Lse by both 1)!3,rt1es exclusive of \(eighted gu.idelines considerations. 

7. During the ~period) it vms proposed that the ma.,jor Sub-contractors 

to LM.SC involved in the l,)I'oduction of tbe AgeD,a vehic1es be raised to 

a<:'soci.a,te status ·t:hronght'!)", 1Sf:HJI'::.nce i-1j.rect !:ont,l'ac:ts t.o ·them. f01~ 

subsequent Agcna buys. Presentations ,yere made to Gen.el'a1s E'tmk} 

Greer} COOIJcr and Hartin. DLU'ing the course of these br1ef:Lngs) it 

'f8.S recommended t:hat consideration 'be limited to Bell lierospace 

CorporaU .. on. F'inal deci sion V8.S left to the SSV DC1mty. As of' 

31 December 1961~, fina.l deci,sion had not been made and issuance of a 

Letter Contract to HeISe has been i-iitllrhe1d for fol1mr·~on production 

pend:Lng final (lec1sion. The l\gena 1965 -bUy is the larges·t; to date 

and is currently out to U;ISC on HYP-270. 

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S-()J~.A f:3paee I.Jr·!:)~ject. ]):Lrectora,t,e 

'llheVeh:LcJ~e}l;ngineer:Lng D:i:vis:i.on (;0::181::;[:8 of t"1,0 Branch(~E.t Astro Vehicle 

J3raxlcl1 a11o. Elect:ron:lcs }jr(\l]cl1"~ l ib.e Astr'o Ve}J.ic~Lc B:rcJ:nch LtD,G tl!O cectj.o11B 

Spacef'rame Subsystem ancl.Propu.ls:LoD S1.1.bsystem, 'JIbe Elcctro:';lics Branch 

consists or EJ.ectrical 1'0\le1.' SUbf;)YG(;e)rl; G'u:i.Ci.f:3,ilCe arid. Control fjl.lbs;9"stc:m 

and Communicat;ions ancl ConVcol Sub{;;y;::;t';:~m. 

The fo110vling br:LefJ.y sl)Jumar1zes tbe [!13.,jor actj.vities fox' the '\la:l'ioUf> 

sections of the Vehicle I:nGir;.e:erir.g Div}s:Lon for the periocl 1 J'uly 19611. 

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Astra Ve};ticle l~ran.ch 

'1'11.e foJ.lmdng i teras sUlmrw.:r::Lze ma.;Jor Etc-ci vitic,,, of the f3pa.ceframe 

Section du:ciDg the subject time period.. Principal section ei'fort vT8.S 

pl'ov:Lded for the Gemini 'I'arget Vehicle, 1~ita.n :eIIX J}roposal) separation 

joint 1.'C(1e81gn) S-O:Ui/B Conf:i.f~J.I'ation Control, wi tll review and c~ct:ton 

on (les:Lgn chaDg('~B and revic\'i' of Program Plans. In addit.ion, cord.:;inuecL 

sUl1port 'Ims gi yen to :progr.ams uslng Agena. 

This offj.ce has :provided continu1n,,'S SUIJport to the GATV 

program in the form of insuring conrplete flight qualification of 

:primary stru.ctural com]?onents) reviewing of IJvlSC thermal envircmment 

pred:Lctions, and maintaJ,ning a file on all pert:Lnent SS/A cloc'lunents 

11hi.ch are to be revie1ied pr:Lor to and during 1!li'ACrlf of the vehlcle. 

:Our-inc; -1;.h0 l)E.u::t yt::8.:.r aTl major st:.:r-ucturaJ_ cOTJrponcnts were 

qu,2.l:Lf:ted both statically 8,nd, dynamicallYJ including srt'bjection of 

all i'tems to a SC'I'B acoU;3tical envirol1rnent in conjunction IIith the 

l'TVli. n.rings. '1'he lat:ter, very l'ciJ.list:Lcal1y, exposed the stxuctures 

to a ra.ndclTl vibration conrUtton compEl.rable to that exper:Lenced in 

fl:Lght. 

Other Vlork included, ana.lyzing the results of inner 'bulkhead 

reversal testse Reversal yms induced 'by sm oxid:Lzer -tank over·· 

]?ressure. l1'he aim of .. this -test '\Vas to determine the failure mode of 

the diaphragm in the event of a meteorite puncture on the fuel 8i(1e 

and the resulting sudden pressure drop.· A delta "pi! of approx:Lmately 

8 < 5 psi w:L11 colla]?se the d_ia.phragm and instant hypergoJ.ic detonation 

ITill take placeQ 1't there:foJ~e :Ls critleaJ_ t110.t a 11ressure monitoring 

device 1)e provid.ed to the astronauts to sense any ad-,terse pressure 

dHferential. 

A problem yet to 'be resolved is that of the flight l-1ort111ne8s 

of the procured A-J2, COn1sat type" aerod.ynarnic shroud. 11'11is item 

experienced. a separation failure during ee...:rly 196)~ "Thich has fina.lly 

:prompted LMi3C 'co consid.er it to be a non··flight qualifiecl item" 

As such the contractor has requested additional :t'u.uding to incorporate 

engineering chan.ges and to conduct a series of evaluation tests. 

11'0 date GPO, Houston, has been critical of thef;e modifications and 

has rG'luested Hq SSD to perform a thm:otl.gh analysis of the problem. 

'1'11is off'ice, together ,·{j.th Aerospace as;:;1stance, is presently 1nvolved 

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Acceptance "ras also completed on the second of' tvo standard 

1\gena vehicles to be provided to -the OJ-lTV prog:tam. 

2. Separation Joint Redesign -_ ..... ,...... ~----~-~"""""-.. ---~*---.......... 

~rhe program on EG])aratj.on jolnt redes:Lgn was continu.ccl (lLu'ing 

this period. '.l'he main effort was j,n the form of Control System 

Stability sturl:Les of' the spring .. l,and joint ef:fect:3 on ALIDS and Thor 

by General D;ynarnics/Astronautics Ancl Dongle,s ktrcraft. fJ1hese stuches 

'Here required because the spring'~ {'") 8. nc1 ,Joint ao.(led non-·linear effects 

to the booster/ Agena system. In SqJtemher the[;c studies vere stopped 

and the spring-·band jo:int vas dl'(~ppc(l from cOIwideration because of 

too many unknown IJal'clmeters. 

In October 1964) LlVfSC recon:u!1(::lldeo. that the present separation 

joint not 1)(-) changed on a crash basis :becaU80 . of' a series of successful 

flights. AJi!SSD concurred vith this recommend8.t:l.on. It I'las rcaBoned 

that shock mounting of' ccrtaln aft 38c1::ion components and several electrical circuit changes had corrected, the Jlshoj::,ts II problc:;m occu1'rl:ng 

during the 8e:[>&1'ation seQuence. However J it vas still considered 

desirable to reduce the severity of the shock ancl contamination 

environment. 

3. Zip-'Cord Se})aration J'oint -~---------"""""~~""'''','''':''"''''''''''~'''''''''''''-'''-

As a result of' some promising dev"elopmentl>lOrk corq)leted by 

the SC~:B on a ne\y separation joint, the Agen.a Directorate has i'lmded 

LlvlSC to further develop the device In hopes of el:Lmina.ting contamination 

at separation as 'dell as lOi{er the existlng pyrot,echnici::1l_1y··:Lnduced 

shock. ~rhe la'cter has been the Bca:pegoat fo:c reoccurring elect):'ica,l 

short circuits. The joint con.sists of a core of MDF contained vritl':!,in 

a polyurethane or plastic-type jacket which \Till also encloBe the 

detonator block. The device) v,'hen detonated) expands <mcl shears the 

magnesium structure) 8l1d at the same time containB the MDF' reGid_ue. 

A Phase I effort of this program has been completed. The :ceslJ_lts 

indicate -that the exist:Lng polyurethane jaclcet cannot vithstancl the thermal 

environment" (100 - 3500 1i ') it may ultimately be subjected. to. COl),gequently, 

prior to inj"tiating any Phase II ,wrl\:',rhich is to iXlClude design) a:nalYGis 

and development testing, an interim effort :Ls to be conducted. by a 'I:,eam 

from the SC~[,B and Palo Alto Research in hopes of fimUDg a suitable 

encapsulating materiaL Various plastics and elastomenl m:e being con·· 

sidered. 11'111s office is presently rev:Le,-r.tng all vlO.rk performed thus 

far and evaluating the necessal'Y effort to be undertal;:en in the future. 

LMSC effort under Program Plan 135 vas completed during this 

, . pe_riod. The "ba:r.Tel testerH vms clE:veloped under -this program and is 

nOly satisfactory as a component shock qual:Lficat.ion facil:L ty. 'Fha 

tester uses the same shocl:-·proJu,cing· mechanism as the sepa:r2.tj,on 

jO:Lnt on the Agena. The shock spect:r'1.un produced :Ls very si.m.i.lar to 

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quali.:E':LGat10n. f,bock levels on the tester Call be yar:Led. by 

yaTioue IdDIi' chax'ge sizes and separs:tion ,joint thic};:net;sef3. 

levels can also 'be varied. [)y moving the component 9, grea.ter 

from the sCI)a:ratlon j01nt 011 the testt:n'. 

using 

J'ho 

d:lntance 

LMSC :Ls present;ly elrnf'Ung changes to Ll.1::)(J 6l1.,{D environmental 

sped.ftcation to make UHe of the "ba.rrel tester'l. 

'The eva:lllat:i.on of the tan.k llloCia.l tests on an. J\.gena veh:Lcle 

Ylas completed. ctu.:cing th5.s ]JC::ciod. 'The 0I'igina1 pt..lX'poBe of the testing 

vas to ·Irerj.f'y that the LMSC mathematical model oi' the Agena correctly 

pred1cted dynanrlc flight londs produced by the 'I'hoX' 20 cps oscLLlationf; 0 

HOvrever) it 1'18.8 determined the; matheme:t::l.cal niod.el vas not satiGI'l;l.ctory, 

and :Ln fact predicted l.oa,els 20;& less than loads 'calculated from :t'1ight 

data. As a rermlt IJvJ.SC recollll.nended that flight-cieri ved d;ynam:l.c loads 

be usccl for fUJ.:"cher load l)redict:tons on the Agena. The Agena loads 

document has now been rev5.sed to reflect :LUght··dcl':l.ved loads ::l.nstead 

of the calcu1atecl loads from the math modeL 

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It hnH 'been proIK);3ed to use the .Agena with the 'I'j:tan :LIlA 

boost.er. Ii,'-'.Taluations have been COJrll,leted. on the 1,HSC preliminary 

redesigns necessar'y tel mate the Agena to trlE' Tita.n III. Major cb;;ll1ges 

il:i.l1 be a new booster ad'3J?·ter, r:d't rack strtlcture and. roller changes 

for :l.ncreased ro1J.e1.' loads and electrj,ca,l harness chrl.uges. Depend.ing 

on the h:Lgh al:t;j:t;u{le "ilind criteria that; "l<lil1 be used) changes to 

heavier forHard. section beryllium skins ano. increased px'opel1ant tank 

pressure may be req1).ired. ]j:3Gcntial fea:l:.ures of the new' booster 

adapter are flaring of' the adapter 1'1.'0111 the 6D hl~ diameter Agcncl. 

to the 120 in. T:l tl::lll) varying :from a Gemi·.monocoque design at the 

Agena sep8.J'ation joint to a 10ngerol1 structure '\1ith Ulwtressed. skin 

at the T1tan/Agena mating jOint, arl,dlm'ge access o:peni.ngs to the 

Agena aft l'ack~ 'J.'he 10ngeron"unstre$sed skin deBign is necessary 

to make ·the loeil paths in tlle tl!:3.a:pte:~' compatible with the longe:('on~ 

unst,ressed skin structu.1'C of the 'I'i tan. 

With the conti.nued subjection of Agena tubing and fit,tj.ng 

as sembl:i.es : etc u.! to the severe envi:ror.l.IJ1ent.s of ascent an.d extend.ed. 

orbital flight, it has beeJ1 a iVi(le~,spread problem to ma:i.ntain a leak .. 

free condition in a high }J:t,'esBu.re, rarified gas system. Many coml:Jonents 

pl'cv:lously qualifi ed under aircraft standards ,1 :l c e. lIAJ'Ill, cannot hold. 

up uuder space vehicle stress. Such problems as torque. relaxatj.on, 

s_tress corrOSion, galling tendencies and the like, have to a va,I'ying 

degree on various items indIcated ei.ther a poor basic desi.gn OJ:' 

inadequate qua1i ty control. 

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This oft'1ce) there)':'ore p has l)een '\'lorl;:lng in coopero:tiG'Xl 'ilith 

lJliSC in an. att.emp't, ·to review the entire BJ)ectrull of ·the pro111em:. 

As 8. conseque~lce of this effort the follmring J?rnd~ices, to name a 

1'e\·{, have 1)een or 'l-liJ.~L De instigated: 

a. Retooling nitrogen tubes commencing ,.,.rit;h AI}-92. 

b. Improve means of' recording cU.screpanc:Les - FEDW s. 

c. Ins'talling .B·oft··nose 11011 ring IJJ.ugs for proof pressurization 

of tubes. 

d. Elimination of Hi_m'l parts. 

e. Install new- flaxing eqUipment. 

f. rrraj.ning of personnel in 0,11 areas so thut poor guali ty 

hardvare can -be recognized. 

g. Better inspect:i.on procedures. 

'i-li th the future intention of qualif:ying better designed. 

component;s,8 seriesof})l'cJJ.minary tests1~:Lll be cond.ucted at U4SC. 

TheBe tests include evaluation of nc,-/, highly cali-brated torque 

l-lrenches and the use of elevated torque levels. 'l'lle latter ,.,.,111 be 

placed on a series of existing fitting assemblies in order to establLsh 

a failure mode history, the results of 'irhich may be compaTed to 

MIL-}i'~5506A and thereafter -be available during qualification testing. 

In addition a fo]~ow-on; interim test vTill be :performed on the nevi 

attitude control gas assemblies presently on AD-92 and up. ':Phis 

test vl1.ll consiBt of two id.ell'l:ical units J one at elevated torqUing, 

being subjected to the vibration and shock enviromnents established, 

by 6117D. In the event the latter Ilaqses all testing, these higher 

torque levels 'I1ill then be available for use provided a leaking 

condition persists in a high quality ~nstall8.tion. However, it is 

hoped. that ,dth use of high quality COll1'Ponents no leak problems will 

occur. 

A final qualification effort lJnder consideration vrill include 

the qualifj.cation of a ne1<7 'Higgins IIDLI! llut, design and fabrication 

of three--dimensional check-out fixt:lJ.res, deSign rev:t.cvl of :Lnstallatlons, 

and an industry survey primari.ly of those cOl11])anies taking part in 

either Project Gemini or Project Apo]~o. 

8. H:Lgh··PressUl'~ Helium. Sphere 

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inlet 

}i'orce 

requirement ioTas establtshed to Qualify a neiV' high pressure 

psia) helium sphere :i.n light of data obtained on the 8096 engine 

preSSLU'es for the S···OJJ3 carrying a heavy :payloa.d. Since Air 

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assemble and qualify a 16J2 cu. in. ])1'e88U1'e ve:3Gel. The latter is 

of the same general configu.1'ation unci d:lmel1Sions e.G the o:cig1nal 

stEm.dard spb.<:;ro V:l th the i'ollmdng CXCC}yt:lOl1G = 

a. The ,wll thici>.:ness Ifill 'be increas,,~d_ :p:coportionaJ..:'_y to 

maintain the 88me tens5.1e stI'ength (81)abil.i ty at the higher p:cessure. 

b. 11'be nev! s:pherc J exee)~t the t\W Cjual:ifj.ca-cion unJ.tfJ) -~rj_ll 

inCOl'pOl'Elte a female boss ldth an !ll·le tl male fitt.Ing to fa.cilttate 

cleantng. 

c. A nev temperature monit;or \-ril1 a.lso IX; quallf:Led for 1..\:,30 

'..rhich ,'7ill inelwle a contolJTod base and a small :p1a,te under the beads 

to provide bet-tel' adhesion c:hcu'acterist1eG. 

'1'0 date; botll (1),alif'icat1on lm.Lts [.lave successfully 

completed all phases of qual:Lficatiol1 testing. Moreover) -the ultrasonic C1Cfu"ling process met ,vi th approve).l and the nel-! temperature 

monitor functioned adequately throughout) including the burst -test. 

In fact the monitors) after [Ewing come off due to burst) 'Here sti~Ll 

intact and functionally sound. 

This is the present ]Jroduction engine a.nd is being util~lzed as 

-the primary propulsion W1:lt ,'l:lth the Agena Space Vehicle. 'I'vrenty··hro 

engines have been flm-Tn during this l'epol'ting perLoo_ i-lith successfu.1 

engj_ne operation on all flights. Premature shutdmm. 'JaS encOtmtered 

on one flight due to an erroneous shutdoVll s:Lgnal; hal-leVer analysis 

indicates a vehicle c01rcrol circuit, malfunction rather than an engine 

problem. During this re}/orting period the turbine exha.ust duct 'vas 

redesigned and qualified to a circular cross section from its recent 

eliptica1 cross section. This chanGe iotaS made to l)l'ovid.e a more 

uni:t'orm configuration and to facilitate duct alig;nment prior to flight. 

This engine is a lllod:Lfieat:i.on of the l'LR81-BA-ll and is being 

developed to provide mul-t:L-restart capabilit;y for the Gemini )~gena 

'I'arget Vehicle (Gf1'fV). 

During this reporting period the majority of the PFRl' penalty 

testing \Vas completed. Some minor oxidizer gas generator valve 

verification remains to be accomplished but the flight configuratj.on 

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a. Yu'Hr£ '" 'l'he Mod.el 8250 Seco:ud.ary Prop.Llsion Syr:;cem (SPS) 

cOlYlplei:,ed Prel:Lminary ~t<'light Hating 'l'est (PFRl') on Augll,st 1961.:. 

The only major :pro'blcrn "\V'as the burnout of the 200 .. 1iJ thrust chamber. 

A test program VTas conducted on tvo of these dluElbero. 'I'h:Ls program 

established that the problem \ms aCoUf3tic reSOl1;:U:t<:;e caused 

temper'ature :propellants. '['0 eliminate the possi [):L1:Lty of' 8.. l::lUrnou t) 

the predicted on~orbi t 1)l'opel1ant tem]Y2rat'ltres ,'Tere red.uced 8.ull the 

firing duration above 70°F lTaB also reduced. 

b. Launch/nolO. rr.'eG'i~ - Ad.ernOlwt:cation progrD,lll i'las conc1uc:ted 

on the first-:fligl-it lllodule-to extend the hold. t,ime ca:pabiUty to a 

total of J.~O days. This ,las successJ'ully cOllll)letcu. :Ln early Hoveniber 

19611-. 

c. Reglllator Redesign - 'l'hroughout the SFi} d,evelopmenL 

program the ga;3're-gulatc;:r-E;~~~;-'$hovn a tendency to inCl'ease re["ulated 

outlet l)ressu:ce over a period of seve1',3.1 monthG. 'To correct tbiG 

creep problem t.he ree,'lJ.lato:c Ims modified very slightly. A test program 

is currently in 1,X'ogress to verify the redesign. 

The GATv PTVA final tlW firin[!;~; 'were cODl})leteci dur:Lng this 

period. Both the primary propulsion system (the:iLH81-BA-l3) a.nd i~he 

secondar~r propulsion sy"tem (BAC Model 8250) deraonstrated COl11IlatjJ·.Jle 

and, successful operation. 

'J:he t;,{o PTVA SPS modules and the ftrst production YLR81··BA-13 

engine are :i.l1stalled on Vehicle 5001 for hot fj_l'ing at Santa Cruz Test 

Base. This firing will occur :Ln January 1965. 'l'he first, t"V!O fli/!,ht 

BPS modules for Vehicle 5001 'Here acceptance tested at Bell AeJ:osyst,eD1S 

and are I'eady :fo1' si1:i.pping. 

During this reporting period system coml)at:LbiHty testing vas 

perfonned to verify tank pressures required and. eng:Lne pre,-vHl vc 

(Propellant Isola'cion Valv'C (PIV) sequenclng :for ref;tart m:L::~s:Lonso 

I'estlng indicated that pressures in the main pro:1?el1ant tanks v()u~Ld 

have to be raised in order to assure reliable restart, l)IV sequencing 

tests indicate that engine refill will De acconlJ)lisned successfully 

.. rl th the increased tank pressures. During this per:Lod tl{o S-0113 

restart missions w'ere flmm H:L th successful restart achieved (Mariner 

, .Mars - 6ft). Passive ullage orientation "ras not demonstra·tcci.. .. hUhrever, 

as~a small nitl'ogen thruster (0.1 liound thrv.st max) 'was util:i.zed 

during coast t;o prevent main tank pro:pellant deo:cJ .. entat:Lon. 

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Durtng PREP Round. IV testing; tt i·ra::; cltsco-verell t,hat the 1'5.11 

COu1)ling "lvould. not go the required 15 clclys on·'pad vrhen exposed_ to 

liquid oxidizer. The testing did. confirm (3 '(··day capability. '1"he 

poppet valve in the coupling viII rJe I'edc:s:Lgnec1 to meet the 15-day 

hold. requtrement. In add:Ltioll, a non-interchangcabil:Lty feature 'dU.l 

be incorporated to p:cevent the possible inadvertent inten~haXJge of 

the fuel and oxj,dizer seI'vice connections. 

Pinal qualif:i.cat:Lon tCf_;-t:;:i.ng and padw'hold ciemonstrations of 

the PYI'o-,HeliUJll Control Valve vrere completed. '1'he valvo has been flavin 

successfully on b, flights. 

'r'he verif'ication-qu_ali,fication program established to ver:i.:.Cy 

the configuration of the roclwt motor igniter and to determine acce:pt1;lnce/ 

rejection cri.teria for the igniter -vnis com}Jleted. r1'he if:,'TI.iter vm.s demol'lstrated acceptable for flight -use) and 40 i-Jere successfully flO\m. 

CI'i teria were determined by which to accept or rejec·t igniters l)rior 

to installation in the motors. These cri.teria 1,,111 be used as a baSis , for acce:l?tance testi.ng :future lots of j.gTliters. 

JJul'ing a 38-day on·-pad test) the pin in the SCHsor bar 1)inpul1er 

corroded) preventing operation. A material substitution vaS made on 

the pin and retaining n)Jring. The pinpuller was -then rete.sted to the 

corrosive portion of the 38 .. day test. During this test) one of the 

:pins failed to retract the required amount. Investigat10n shoved that 

the bending process used in making the retaining spring vms more critical 

for the neyl stainless steel spring than for the original.spring. It 

vms concluded that the basic design of' .the device vas marginal and a 

redesign '\dll be accomplished. 

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To re.duce tlJe ;'luiIll-Jer of bround failuTcs, modJ.f:i.cations to both 

the ffype D( cmd 'Type X :~onvertcT8 are nOVT in procer3s. 'rhe TWW features 

\·rill enable ';;he Ul1itE} to 'withsl;c:>.nz1 grOlmd.-h"mrJling and. human problems 

vl11ile impro'ring fLLf:;ht conLidcnce. 

Thcre .. lere L;CVCrtll pI'oblr;:lil ;::.:J:'cas .v:L'!:,b. l.iece-partE;involving 

capaci to.n:; o.nd relay;,:). 

a. '1'311talum foJl capacitor;] - leaky capacitorfs causecl several 

I)roblems on the co Ilven3). 0:1 OtlutprilC:'nt. jlt 11j,gb: 'l'empe:catu:ces, the capaettors vere hi.ghly stressed such that electrolyte leaked out from the non .. 

hermetic seal caf3C. 'rhe p:cob1em ,vas solved ,·rhen true hermet,j.c seo.1 . 

tantalum capacj,tors becmne aV11ila1)le and are used in the modjJied con·. 

ver-ber. 

b. Relays 

(1) Rusted relays \'ie:ce discovered in the aft safe/ a:cm J'-,oox. 

A 'l:lt:!If ":relay "'i/8:S a1reD.oy in the 'process ofbei:o.gg.ucali:Llecl and .. in.-line 

changes are "CO be made on all affected veh:Lcles. Some using programs 

were directed to :retrofit the:Lr boxes Hith the n81illy qualtf:Led relays. 

The faulty relays ",ere removed from stock. 

(2) A second tYIx: of relay failure occurred clue to teflon 

particles b:reaking off from a tei'lon-coated ::ictuator bead in the relay. 

'1'his condition caused :lmp:coper relay contact to be made. S1.nee this 

relay is used in the aft safej arm and discrete/ det;truct J··boxes, il!lmecliate action vas taken to obtain another relay and replace it. in the 

affected boxes. 

After an extencied period. of sa:-LisfacGory perfo:clnance of silver 

oxide-zinc vrimary 'batteries) tiW occurrences of In-fl:ie;ht battery 

failures resulted in one instance of flight failure and one of missj.on 

curtailment, Extensj.vc testing and investigation in thIs a.rea ha.s led 

to increa.sed. system thermal control and to minor modifications of battery 

design. Simu:L-l~aneously ",ith this effort} vendor qua.lit;)' assurance has 

received increased. surveilance B.nd ass:i.stance from the prIme contractor. 

, • Development of this zinc-liquid oxygen (ZOX) hybrid battery as 

a future l)O>.Jer SOurce is expected to be reinj:tiated in early 1965. This 

e1ectro··chemical system should s8.tisi'y pover requireni'C:ut in the 40 to 60 

kiloi.fatt .. hour range for mission duration of U.p t.o tva ,-leeks "lith comparGl.bh~ 

pOHerji.reight advCLYJ.tages of fuel cells bLrt 'idth greater simplicity and 

considerably less cost. 

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1. Horizon ;:~cn::;or 

The Mod IIC Horizon i3cnsor '\nw flight te.sted in October and, 

in geneT(.'l,l) per:.t'or;ned. l)et"l.;e1' than the 10.od IT/I.. '}Tl1e l·lod. IIC plui3 recent 

retrofit and mod:1 . .f:Leation;=.; (relt'?ys., transfor:mers, bolomcter solder 

connections) nott;:i.lw: conrpounas, etc.) should p.rovide si.O'nificant oJ- ......., _. ~ t::J 

improvement in the perforfl!1:'ncc and reliability of the horizon seru:;or 

system. Production effectiv:Lt~r yEaS veh:Lcle im-'(O • 

.fIn improved Inertial Eei'erence P1:lCkage ""af, proposed by 

1,Urmeapolis-IIone;y-;rrcl.1.. ~I'hc r'I'oposed pack2.ge is electrically and 

mechanically j.ll"terchs.ngee;ble vrith the present M.od III system snd. 

offerf.> i:mprovements in i:leight} volviue, aCCU1'8,C::r; perfo:cmsnce and 

reliability. These improvement.s B.re made possible by .the use of 

advanced pacl;:aging t.eclmiguesJ reduced pa:r.ts count, further (i.era.ting 

of component appl:i.c2:tion and incorporation of MIG gyros in place of 

the tIm HIG gyros uSed in the pre~:;ent sYEtem. Action. on this prop0f:,aJ. 

is being dela.yed pendinG a dccJsj.on on the Integrated. Guidance Module 

·propo[58.111111ch specii'ies 'LWC of the Mod IV Inertial Heference Package. 

'r:he Mod IIA Velocity Meter COlmter I-1hleh completed quaIl·· 

fication testing in April 19G1t became stpnclard equipment on Agena D 

vehicles at vehicle AD-92. The IvIod IIA cOlJ.nter should provide 

improved perfOrm811Ce and reHabili ty over tha:t of the previously 

used. Mod II COLl.nter. 

studies 'Here performed on the Sequence 11'i.mer to determ:Lne 

d.esign improvements that vlould elimimj.te existing mnrginal c11arac-, 

teristics of the counter assembly and the s'\dtch actuating mechDxdsm. 

The ultj.mate objective "I.;as to improve overall reliability of the timer. 

'l'he results of these stucUes ",ere submitted to j..'Ji'SSD as a redeslgn 

proposal in December. From a technical point of vieiJ, the proposed 

redesign is o.esirable and ts currently under consideration. 

A r.,mall tral1sform.er, which is used in t,venty-five different 

applications within the Flight Control Electron5.cB Asseinbly) deyelo:ped 

a failure mode assoclated ,-lith temperature cycling during eEJTly 196h. 

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~resting of all improved transformer to correet this deficiency is 

nead,ug completion; thus far) ·the rlf~\'I" trans:forme:r ex11ibits no 

deficiencIes. Incorporati.on in early 1965 is planned. ,," ',.,' . 

Fa:LJ.ure invest:i.gations in December verLt':Led the existence 

of contml\:Lnc~tion in IE-rel Helay (1,8 81~53) ·vlldch is user). in twenty .. 

three di:f:f\:::rent applicat,ions vithin the .Guidance tTunct:lo.',~l Box. 

Contam:i.rwtion is dUt) to deterioration of the teflon coating on 

t.heglct:3E; bead thf1t moves the arm of the relay' contacts. Correctlve 

action J~) curre:rrtly under investigation. 

'l'he Sterer pneuJl1a:tic regulator -vrhleh has been mHler develop,m 

ment and test for the past tyro years vas approv'ed for flight and installed 

on vehicles AJJ-82, 83, 84, [)J1d 85. This ecp.dpment has undergone more 

extens5.ve testing than the \'lhitaker regulators vihieh is standard ec;pJ.i:r,:)-

ment, and has proven superior in most; respects; i.e., smoothness of 

regulation, flm; and temperature limits. In the future, both Sterer 

and Hb:Ltal.;:er units ,·ri.ll be purcl'laGed on a competitive basis and used. 

interchangeably. 

'l'he Mod II Control Moment Gyro experienced. mrmy difficulties 

during late 1961} including the fatlure of the quaJ.:Lfication unj:G. 

Ttl.esc problem.s, Ilhi-ch '\{cre all related to qual:tty control .• have been 

corrected; and manufacturing procedures have been changea. to preclude 

any simila:r failures in the future. '1,'he new qualification unit is 

undergoing acceptance testing and 'uill start formal QuaHfication 

testing j.n Februa.ry 1965. ' C1.U~rent production rate :13 one 1.111it per 

month. 

In late 1961+) the J .. ntegrated Guidance Mod'L1.1e (IGN) was again 

recommended by IlvlSG as an improved gutdancc 811d control system :f'or the 

Agena D vehicle. 'l'hts submission vas relati vel:.'l unchanged from previous 

submissions. It p:roposed com;olidatlon of 1:111 guidance and control 

components (excludj.ng actuators and thrusters) lntoa s:Lngle module 

and addition of a 1m[ thrust att:ltuc1e control system. 'fhe major benefits 

obtainable are improved l)erformance 8.)'1<1 rel:Labj.lj.ty and d.ecreased 'Yleight 

and size, ~rhe recommendation is un.der consideration.. 

10. De sien Revj.eYl and 1"ail;?-re ]''1o.de Analysis 

Phase I of a tl-70 phase Design Review (DR) and }!'ailure Mode 

Analysis (FIIJA) on the Guidance and Cont:rol Subsystem was completecl 

in late 196h. 1'11i8 effort involved an evaluatton of the existing 

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DR and J.i'lviA documents,tion on each cc>mpol1cnt of the subuystelll. :In order 

to establish dcLLclent 13.rca.b upon 1dh:ich to bHse the }?'h2.se II fol10v~ 

on effort. Pha.se II ,·r111 COl[llncnce in (~'lrly 1965, 

11. 

descr:LI?tj_ons, i.llu.stI~ati()nf;) GClleIna.t:ic.E, 8-11(1 G t;}lO,\.;J..11C; s~r~)teJ.n 

i'lmctions along '"Tith theil' ]jJn:Lt.at.:i.cFl" D.;ld iue'ccnX's.cies. It val, 

prepE1xe.d for the sp',::eific pt;T:c,C)se cf d'~~3Cr:Lbing tile Gu:Lclance I.:;,ud. Control 

Stfbc.~lstern to I)Crr,OllG t~i tli.e gll:Ld.H:1Ce eJld. cantrell j~ield 

but un£'arnil:J.a:c vi th the l)axt:Lcul{u~s of' the Jigen",. coystem. 

12. Guid2J!.ce and ContT'ol 

The GuidAnce and. cont.rol equ:i.:pmcnt of the: I.gena D vith the 

excepti.on of the cla8s:i.ficd cOlrrponents are nC',.l on dL:pJay in th(~ AFSSD 

.Agena Vehicle Enginee:ring Of/icc'. Tlile c is mounted to facil:ttate 

easy clif,;assembly and} hell.ee) provictes a f.d.gnificant s.id to engineering 

personneL 

13. 

the M .. 1T 

Gemini 

t",.JC eont,racts 'with Subsystem D personnel prepared . . 

Instrumentati.on I'Llbol't:·).tor~y coneerr.d.ng stability aspects of' the 

Agcna rJ:l arget Vehicle, 

a. '1'11e first contract Hay,·Sep 6L~ '[ .. TaS concerned ,·7ith the over~ 

all stability of' the Spa,cecraft-i\gena :Ln tl1e docl(c~(l configuration ,1ith 

the ilgena maln engine thru.~,tJ..ng. H:i.th the tv.~o veldcles ,jolned by a 

l'elatively I,Teak and flexj,1)le clockin.g o.dapt(~r) thel'e l:;I,ppeared to be s.n 

unstable bending mode. Both MI'l' ancl J)ilSC have studied the problem and 

have developed tentative solut1om;. A final ded.l:,j.on at.; to Hhich fix; 

if any J is needeu. if:i.ll 'be made vl1en tIle docking Hclapter parameters 

(sttffness and damping) aTe better knqvlH, Structual tests to develop 

this infol'mation are scheduled for ~ronua.ry 1965 at Me Donnell Jureraft 

Compc:UlY· 

b. In AU€;1J.st 1964.; l'1jGC (NASA) requested )\FSSD to look into the 

feasibility of connecting the j,gena Control SYBtem to the hand controller 

so that the astronaut could "h:;md_f'ly" the docll..ed combination. 'J:his 

method of :flight \'las deSJ.l'able if it could. reasonably sImulate booster 

control modes Hhere the [;J.f;tronCLut acts 8.f5 a back v.J) controller of the 

booster. (Apollo is such a vehlcle). D:1.Dlulati.on "'78,S accompl1shed by 

mod:LfYJ,ng the then existing D.nalog s:Lmulator at Hl':.e. The result-c' showed 

that the astronaut could control the docked comb:Lnation; hm·rever, the 

possible Agena control moues could not. closely si!l1ulr~,t.e any of the 

. Apollo modes. rrhls add:i.t:lonnl capat>:i.lity ,rill not be des:Lgnccl into 

the Gem:i.ni Ta'l'get Veh:Lcl.c. 

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beBn 

have been 

:form~~,nce) > 

SUbf3titntioYl<.l 

IUGlus:!.on o:f the 

El<.';!cl~J'om,£l,gnet5.G 

'\<Iill be a.cc:om~}llshed 

'.1 <An 

quaJ5fica t.:Lon 

-t,:;lJ}C COllLl)J_Ct.'F;(t 

C

' r.:; '.7 il·J ' L";..,>~ I J) 

testing .. a.nd perform:'lnee Nas sa:d,[u:'9,cto:r'~l. 

a.nd Time Delay-are currently f;')CherJ111cd tox' 

'l':;rpe Y 'I'elexneters being fab:d.catcd. 

b. OV'0r [J, of 1'1);,)):,,3 th[JJl 8" year,. .failuro 

of' the COlmnut!;:ttors ~'he 

dif'ficult:LefJ b.D,VG been (1) of 

oper';ltion. ;;}ince the COrnmJltators "~i.'e nature 

and ernplo:'{ a 8m.flJ~ D,C. H10t01:', the pz'irn::'l.ry at,tent,ion l"'ras d1rected 

towa,rd :Lmproved or diffex'8nt ll1otO);'8. '1'h0 1'10';[ 0;:0':'11 ~)qlved 

satisi'aei;orily, ldth tbe completi.cl1 of: ql1a1::U,'icat:Lon of t1:~\:) com·· 

mute;tors (Px'oduced by' Lind ,- Inc.)" ThreE~ tional 

COll1fnuta:tol'f5 (produced Fifth IDe.) are foX' qv,,;d. 

testi.ng, "d.t.h this offo:r-t expected to be complc!l~Q jJl calondar 

year 1965. One solution of' the CO:lh!Jutator b1em '/f'?S the use of i.;l. 

Japan. j"f:l.cro Hotor, vdth a special rotating d:L;)c (1':r:eciou8 metal) 

brush. Tests of this ingenious motor have P:';'O(hlCcd eJccol1cmt results, 

vrlth perform.anes m.uch strpGr:lor to II oG. moto:t't3. A.n 

8,1 terna, t,el ~iOlut:i.{)n aleo cWi:.dlable {}, modified h~~b:t'u.;;:ll t;yrpe (Globo " 

It1 . C. " ) In·)' jl\ (t",. 01 I.) ('U\] ... , 

00 " 11"O'~' • .<; vOl. , .. , '1""'1"''' .l '-' )r10'" 

... (l.,L..J.f~,:l,v, 'f'" >., + 'I .. OJ., .. , ""0'" '" u":",,tJV.,> ,. -'1 •• +-,~ ,1,·) ,).,4 .. ""'}" >. ,.), 'L" .. " Cd ... w.,.:> "'g' '~h'" v.':;-

standard version brush aSflembly by (;1, sp11t brUf;h UF"·bx'LWh 

t.ype) • A further additioIl<l.l com:rrn,rt:ator aX"1.'i:J .. nge.l1lent if) a double-" 

motor (.2.:'"Glohe unmodified motors) type. 

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o~cl.)i it e'~f]Lten:n;;.; SI<,;rj .. 

'I'he nell 

sigll,~t~3 

S3rst{~lll ~ 

most 

random 

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evaluation t0i5t:Lng, 

cOllipat.ibi.:U.ty test:iJ.1.g 

VIII, Horc: 

:iJ.i1pedance ;3 

,!.rel,~(';. ua-,-tis~ 

unj~i,~s de],:tVel'fcd ~ 

d".rv·clo}:)).llent. program for tho 

thr:} x',:.:porting pe:ciod. 

p:covide D.mbiLLce,l~,,,,),f'>C{Jl1t a,ntenna",,' 

te1c:,~r:3te:r. <'!.Jl.d th~; tracl-d.ng bee.eOTu3 ~ 

db D,ttonuat:i.on of Umrhi..Tlted );'adia.t.ion of 

the t.\'iO r:nlitcIJ.es uf:wd in the p:re~"ent 

ha:ve UOl'r beon ach:i.ovod. The 

progrmJl b\!i;;tS :Ln mcetj_llg the 

]2;nvil'onme:n.tal Llpe eifj.eat ion 

thl'ee monLhs Wi2.S 

enCOllnterec1 :iJ1 solving thiG PJ~'oblom. By the end of the report.ing 

period~ ?5:g of tho C))..l.aJ5f:lcation t(;;st6 v!ere stl<>..:essfully 

completed. Fully :3Iwul<t b~) Hchievedl!by mj.d-, 

February 1965. 

~ 1:t,,11 (r~';,:te)'1s.:tv·e l~;:Lectl.&Q~1') 

tefft p:r'ogx'am completed du:c'ing this 

reporting pel:,:t.od. '.r.'bi[3 prog:t'cAl)1 1.nvolved -(;11'23 testing of &,11:1108(;, ",']J. 

piecl;;'s of t)lectron:l,(; used on Vehicle ~ The tost~;; 

meaSU1'0 t11(;) a..:motmt of elect:dcB,l Dol;;!\;') 'l:;:b.at can br;3 g(:me~r,,,\ted by a 

partit~ulaX' pi.oce of equipm.0nt" 'rhe detarm:ine;tion of affect of this 

gener<-).,1;ed. noir;e qn oth());' item!;'! of equipment 'I'JaG .1130 studied" The 

susceptib:LLLty of each. l.tnit oi' equ.ipm.ent to ext.ernal generated nois8 

vJaS also d(\t('~J'lrd_ned by testing. A11 test data 'HfJ,S thorougbJ.y 

,..r"'l'·J,~tpcl v C!. ,",x:I-," '-"" ~ b'y' 4 ~ -, 1'" )'O"i"14' • .,. ....... W b(\"'~Cl Jt..:~ .... ,." of ~ ]'r,c·1"l',,"'''',d ,f.'>./ ~ .. _~ .~~v I I;\·i,., ,.,.,,>...I-;J~ P"'V'f"'" .J. .... I.'~ v........ e>lg'ir'lRf"'S "",;t.. ')_'" -.~ ,.,.,./.. G 'rhF' ~. d 

progri:l1n hai3 resultcd in 1;), Gollc,ctiol1 of shoul,d be especially 

lU3eful and sj.gnific<mt for reduc:iJJg UJld.0s:i.rable JD'rl in future designs 

of elect.ronic The rodw;tion [JUeh interfereJ:.lce wiLl 

greatly increase the J'f'!l:LabjJ_j:Ly of t.be ,AgeIl;J,. 

6. g::~n~1;!.Fl.J2.Ji....9-.. ~;:;1.~!)J!;~mJ,. ,.". Dur.ing the current. report:Ll18 period, 

the maglJl-l,ude of 'Lhe cU.n:Jeul ti.es tlit.h the I.ockheed (U;,SG) designed 

and fab:t':Lc£lted items of Gemini C & C equipment, h,'J.H begun '(;0 be 

apparent.. Unlesf;1 pro[1E.':(, eorrective !ru:;i3,sures are :Lnstigated ;;,nd greL'I,t 

improveIOf,:m.t::~ D,cco:mplished, th0 proba.bllity of ;G1;;khy;:g_~ of t.he G &;V 

Gem::Lni equipment fJO high that flllccess OJ.' faiJ.D1.'e of' tho Gemin5./ 

GAT'\{ missj.on is in qU8Gtion. 

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results 

ConliJ'ol per~!Ormel 0 

additiQnaJ. high 

been ~mtxn:Ltt6d to 

has a. faj .. l'ly cl(tenBi'v'6 

tI~igger'i).1.g O.t ... tll\:~~ 

sevcra~ i'ixO;':3 

an,cl s:l.l1cc~ 

ci:r.'Gtl.:L t \!lmge 11 are uned. 

n';;~.lG 11a,3 ncn't b<';1(;'ll. 

'tbc:i:r lLt6tllocl 

last repc)):'ting pe:ciody the 

<;,t\ l,.l.nquaJ.lf::I,c)d.. DubsequentJ.:r, 

and ha.s been complctecl th 

Hepo.J:t he\S not been 

J Type IX, 

QUB,lifica.t:i..on 

C:":ua.l repoJ:'"!i ha,f; 

The. orir.s::Lncd qualifica.tion 

rejected by C(,'ual:Lty 

l...,,~\,l.1i.J""J.u~..r,"V ",q·,1-)""'·''''i'f'D'!·lv· ... , l~onnJ'J'pd \;J'\.{v ......... ~¥ ':'.0 .... 11nr.l,.r-\·,'~g·,o I..U""'-'i-:..." 

No qual::i.fiCrJ.t:Lon report 11Cl,8 

on t.hiB equipJr!ant:$ but it already 

report history Q A s'8riot·.s probleJ!J. with 

TteS(:lt 'rimer Ol:R'1') 'iW,i) discove:ced "md 

lou pa,tW filter type cix'cuit 1t1W insta11ed, 

to help the problem. Int'.0gra.ted 

e.xterH:dvely in th:roe mo(l.ules of the Go:ntroller. 

by the Air Force and fUJlded to 

:iYlto 

reliability of t.hese Hfi'ected modulos f3hould be apprecin,bIy impJCov(~d, 

when t.he nel'[ :faln'ication teclIniqu(;; is inco:eporated. 

d. 'l'ho ComJ;,s\l1d ProgTa1nmex', 'I'ype 

XVI) represents item of Gz~mini '0 & C equip~~ 

ment. It is iJ11possibl'3 to have a ;:m.cGocsfl.lJ. 'l'ctX'get Vehicle '- Gem111i 

SpacoGra.f''t m:l::;sion "r1th t111;3 :progrD.Jllln.er mal:fuxlCt1oni:ng. Ever'y Programmer 

XVI t.hua far lm:Ut by Ul~;:G has hotel m,cl,W failures at the piece part 

module J t.ray [tsseEJblYJ and top [!.3sembly- levels. Some critical modules 

have had in exccsa of ,:LQ. :tndhr:i..dual fUIIGt:1o)J9.1 The Ilvl,jority 

of -these 1'o.11u.:['e::; have newer been completely C\n.alyzed, 80 tha·t complete 

a· 11(1 ...... ~,,;.. <;"1" v "'q' ...... 1 e;". "'t rv '" ('()'··"t'~ec+·l ~...... ",V"J..,'i,! ~r(;" {. ", .. 1," ",.\. .~~.v. '1' r'Il 11'" ..c",,~;J ," _ no:(' .. 't V "\'."lrr.'·.1"·l -"'-", l.. ..... ~ J:.I¥ '"1,, .• ,·...".w ce « r,r· Wy~,.v. 1• +h "'\f<>,"y v v .... 

functional acceptr.),nc() to ::d.: of complct,,:, Pl'ogY.'aJYlmerf3., trays, and modules, 

a nel'! group 0:[' i'aihn."es OCG1U'fj. lJhon itEmm do eyentuaJ.ly pass C,l:X1 

acceptance level te Bt· , it is generaJ.ly <J.tter ;).n exteml:i'r.r8 raj, lure , 

1'8\\10r1<:, retest cyr;}j,c hisLor;y. rl'lH;~ Air Force engineers on thia equil)<~' 

ment have cont:Lnu.&.11y brought these! pl'oblem area.:> to the attention of 

the J11~;C Gemini p:cogra,m offico i::\Jld the cogniza.nt engineers. ]nprovemerr(:.s 

are starting to appear, but an overall ll.nsi,'l,tbfac'tory situ0,ti()t1 i:rt:Lll 

exif..,tf; ~ 

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etc. nillst be corr~cted to tho uatiafact1nn 

C :ttoms ImchvXl 

on a TID ;250, 

px'ov:l.de;3 

tGfJt IY'('ocf)clu:ccs;> 

"nul AF3SD Hith1n 

90 da.:ys Ol~ tJ18 ]JJ) ~2);') :i;-:{ 

'r.'he Fly .... B;y· 1)0'2 COPuJ.lG\.nd Pro g:r:aJJJTf"S P , 

'l'ype XVI _' [3(~:\(\:';1~ely by rJoglMil!~e:nce 

in late ,h::'-li1 1961+ ~ "mel l'G'iJod(' hi t-rL or:7 on this unit i,3 

dO(;1.11JK~:11.tG':.1 OXl IJ.:{S·G 2JOg:j:~;; '\l~tl:LcJl e~t.tGrtdu Elor'e tl'lclJl 35 r).a,[~e.s ~ 

The trouble bega.n 'iJhe\} IILiGI'.1iring pli-!x;ed i,D voltr.; onto the 

,. 5-III r7 \r"~lt "'-" • ~ l,;··"~,.-,,,.1A-l·l-'1 """" u~, i., '~...!_.," _ r('/",+"!']f" ~1.. \,J.. , .. _._ ~~ ('19' >........ ) ,-,,~,~,. ""'1fl (,1")1'11)OflE! ..,. ',. _f. '':. ~ • J.~ lt • 

f<.d:l1.rr'es, pJ:U8 S(1v(n.:'(:, UVc;l',,·ut:C;j;';;:;:Lng o:i:' ot.her Hloci'LLle ~l i'.t:ncl clrcui t " 'IY"'l. ..... ~)"\.i·c,,- rp}.:'f"", _. r;' ..... I> .• ~,..... • .J.: .... -. C\ .",. "'J,.~.+ -;.~ _a~, (.",.t. "~11 IF.' ""1~ c'< '1""-) ~«:'}'E":I; ''l: COl.':;Ll-,10Jlt:::..I.J.I,.Jt') t~ ..... l_lb urL::.)L~~L_.t .. .:;..L<:iC ,:}J .. vUc~LI.L('i1 .,.L .... ~ 0J.J]~_.. r.;.vT...I. Gt.':1C 1](:..1.. ctJ .. L-.... l 

lnOl"t~:j tl1a:n 8:1.:>C JI'to,U:LJJb of :r~n,}(~'-:cl;: 8.:0(1 x·et0~'3t OI)Cr"D,tiotlS 0-

g ~ :~iSJrt;i,l?p::~~~.9} ~ct;~}:~JD[L~5:jD~~}~1iii?,L~!il ;; In July 196h Ut3C I'{as 

di.l'e(~t")d by AYS;:;D to (,)f1ploY' l'relding·""paclm,g:Lng~soldClX':Lrlg Gon~· 

snlt,))1V:l i'J:'om Elecb'o=OptleIJl ~ChiD resultod. i':l:'om n1.Uner01:W 

dE!~lie)1 m1(1 d:i .. fJ:'j.c;uJ:L Obr-l8l;\T'Jd in the Jockhaed 

eJ.(-!Gtl~on:LGa fa.bricctt~I.();'1 ~~ncl aI'f;t2.·" T11c GOllf:;'u.:Ltt:..i.i.lt.lS ItlH .. cl() £t 

Bhort rGViOVi of 1',118 I}jf·C i'aG:Uitd.E!G and. olect:("onic m'~n1J.fB,Gturing 

techniq1.1.es -' then p:co;.l<}x'ed a otrtli:n:i .. ng ltlau.y of tJ1C/:,(} deflc1e:nc:ies. 

The ma~)(.'rity of th(~~!(:; det':Lciol1cd.(';:3 have not been rosolvod or corrGcted 

as of the end of the :t'eporting p8:riod. 

h. St'd,nfcl1'd 1L;~!O",rGh Ir.;'.stitute (SRI) Heviol":: BeCa,USE} cd' the 

co n.t :Ln 11:'Ln.,g v·~p~~dE]~E~l;1~;'~':f;::l~···~~tl;~;·~-1):ro~iii~~an~;e'z~~~};.v~f~~t.i8;";~(;·r;f·t~-1~~~a , t.11c D18 G 

Gcmlinj. pro(~ram office li8.s dil'octE)Q to employ Ste,nford E(}Gcarch 

Inf3t,j,tu.te (SIn) to a COlli):.ll'oher:.sive de::J:!.gn rov:La'\<[. The:i.r effoJ:,ts, 

beg:ilmjng late N0VGLi!:Xll" 196h, lI:tll continuo :i.nto 1965J and I,rill bo 

detailed in sub DeqllJ;lxt, report,s. Certi"dn Hf.wft n iJrG~W 01' module design 

have been explored, <))1';;( the ef.t:ort' :1.8 G}rp::;)coted to be bene:f:l.c::i.al 

in estc~bl:Lf'lh:i:ng p:COp8:r: circuit. dc~dgm.~. . 

i. Componont l~j_ece P<.rt't. D:U'f:i.cuJ..t,:.l.GG ~ J£x:t:terr;ely large fai1U1.'e 1.11.. st· o.'.·J'.e~!:'{ ~-::;7"-:~~~":~--::::;~I~J~:-·~--;~'-;~~·~7:;~-::t-~·- ~.'r_~ .... :_~"'i~;-:;" ""':;J, -lH r. - 1 r ... · ~", .... I> ... ") -( '1 ,.. '.\"V~ ( '"' ~ nc.1,. (0, dC\,;'}'J!.~ .. o,"(. .• Q D.6<."J_10 ,man;)! ,1_1 J.0,. o.nc QP~\':J."" .. ..l._;Y IJ.J. 0'"' 

cu-"erl p'je~0 D""'i's (i e t~''''r'~"''t ,,·~·,·,o.,<, (l'·iOC·1T.),,< ,~,""'i "'+01"'~' C"")'-' c-; + C)"'''' ..A. J~ ___ J'~ ~""'."'J. W _~I!- ~ ,l.t/.., J .... }-_~l\....~,)V.~d;J _ 'w"~_~' .1.v~.J· ..... ,,;>v , .• 0:; C>e>!'"r.:..'.rt . .",,!--,.v. ,l.'j.'~J 

"elnv-':; t'(","""fn:p'·i1(''r''''· e+ C) fjlhj s pJ'Ob-t "-\'11 ··L<' "o].n'QUnc1,-:-.(i "-ltnC(" rn,<1l11r J,.. <t;. .... v..., ..... <U"l.......... .~ ,. J.."~ ...... ,_ , V 4 ~ .... _t~ • ,~ ..... \0. ~ '. ",).j ..... ... ... -1.-' ~ / ... r.).. \" ~ ~. ....... rJ 

of.the .failures OGCUl:'X'cd. in UI'Jcl.uJ_ca, <-mel the ce,use of i'o,:i.J:Ul"s) oJ: -Lhe 

picee part 'N;<lS not detcl"'u:d.lled. "\-Jhat P"3!l' czmtag8 of U!ii3 component:. 

is attrihutable to I!fJadH pi(:;'co park~ is therefore qUGstionable. 

Becct1..we :tMSC did not C£tl'l'y out full and complete corre{':.tive action 

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This haG) in tu:rJ:'ly XJi,"ovented proper COT'rcctj:\re action 1'lhe:(1 modules 

ha:v,,~ failorL tx;ore I:coen in exeos,; of 300 fa:l1U.1:'(HJ of 8Jl 

typ~)S ill 'Lhi3 <'.\lone,1 rcl:Lab:iJ.ity in equipment ;L,'] ne:l'iotwl;y' 

1L,cking. A partj,c;.:CLc,;:' tr,u',.s:bJto:r, the 2}\I2102 CCi.:;:3G F/lI lM)3087~"2), 

h;'\0 had ov(;~r ni:x:.ty :L'-tl.nct:i.o1l.8.1 J';;d.lures in ))l.odules :1.n the programme:t'. 

]Vlost of these i'aj.J,.1.:CCeS arc ent.J.rely- lu.J.:r·e~.tO]:v()d as t.o cuu:::;e of the 

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1. Major I\obert A. 

A03121326) Here 8,88 

DIVISION 

) 8!J,cl Lt Stanley Ii'. Ma.rt.:Ln) Jr.) 

to th';~ ACE t Branch, 

2. Agreement vTaE; rc:acfJecl ;d:t;h :U~,3C on a ;::;tandaI'd) us:i,ng I!JIJ:'-,S~_'D .. 'T 

as a guide) for teE;I~ ::;,Del checkout cqu:Lpment :.LrJeutif:Led in vehicle test 

procedureG that :L8 not :in the ACE Inventory. ~L'll,is equi.gment is 

commonly CoIled, 'l'est AjJls or Tef;t ECiu:i.rm!c:!nt~. 'L'he Contrc:,ctor is 

to prov:lcle 9, complete inventory of these itClllS' early in CY 1965. 

3· Negot;i.ations for LaiJDCh C~{pabHJ.ty Cont:cact (I,CC) AI!' oh(695)-501 

'Here completed on 15 Ju1 196L~. 'l'iIe contrs,ct period vau for CY 1961J. 

The negotiated prj,ce I'las ;i;~26;l73) comps.red to ~;)32)d?5)000j the 

original LHSC proposed pr:Lce. ',['be ('~ontract included cost anti performance 

incentj:vcs. 

11. General JTunk and General Greer 1"ICre briefed. on Uw contract and. the 

performance :l:flC8LItlve Tk!,cka,gE' d..:J.:i"j.li;;the ,>!(",'~l; ():f. ~)1 .Tul 1964. Col Nr,lyt:on 

and Col Horthington of tlle 6595 J\'l".!Y;'ere briefed at Vf.0TB on 27 J'ul 196)+. 

5. 'rhe first launch under the pc:cl'ol1nance incentive cr:Ltcria vTaS 

launched. on 5 Aug 196h. Du:c:Lng the period 1 Jul to 31 Dec 1961+) 19 

vehic1esvrcre J_aunched unCLer LCe ->01 I'lith 16 of these vehicles coverccl 

by the performance tncentive cr:Lteria. 

6. Negotiations for t.he li'011mr-On LE:lUnch Capability Contract) Ali' oh (695) 

-689 "Tere completed 16 Dec 1961L The period of the contract is from 

1 Jan 1965 through 31 Illar 1966. The negotiated, pr:tce '\'las ;1)30) 768) 1138 

compared to ~)31.) 622) LI9+) the or:i.ginaJ, IJ.j~SC ])1'o1)osaJ_ price. 'fbis contract 

also hlcluc.les cost ancl performE\nce :Lncent:Lvcs. 

'7. The Corl'lre .. ,~C' l' 0"1 of' pe, c:te'l"l '1'" 0·1" 1')'0 11'1e (s",~rJc'}'») Cc ,)] ] J, to a 'h " c ,,' C , "''''_ •. ~J<:"~ L. ~,ov """0 \">"'\ JiB!. .ex ",t , \)<: .... 0 ... 

Agena D configuration vas compJetccJ. m1der I1fISC Contract I'D? oLj,(69;5) ",237. 

Vehicle on Stand (VOS) capabH:Lty i·las attained on 31 Dec 196b", CCN-13) 

extension of mast. cablhli~) vlaS ncgot:Lated for ~~3 )005) CO[~t and. fee. Total 

contract value is f~h)6);J)31L Olltstanding h; a te:rrrJinatJ,on action ',hlch 

deleted installat:Lon of Launch COtnl,lex IiI of the Secondary Propulsion 

Sy""ten' (ST)c;) :CO'IJ'PTll''''Il''' 1)''''L'n(t ll"''''d n';' (""'1't'J C"'lZ rne,~J· B".>"'" fTlb.}','· LC)'I)S' '" " J:", ""~" .• ''.r .. V , __ 0 .",-.<.'" ~)'-'L v> J.L.~ .L_"G U,0"' • .L >:> 

Equipment :Lnstallation v:L11 be clone under another contnl.Ct. Author:Lty 

for this conversion is SSVZE letter) Conversion of j\lvlH Complex lit to an 

AtlasjAgcna Configurat:Lon) 5 Jul 1962. 

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All equipment and. dra,dnC;s fOl' U1C D:i.£;astcr Poo]~)PlJJ:'ch8,bed. lmdei' 

I1 {c·C e . ." . '" ~'1. (G9c • \ 'J] 7' 1 . l' 'l ,. C f \ Vh.:.J om:racl:. Al< ULJ ·)}-.l-I) f1o.ve )Cl~n cie J_'Vc;rec 'GO JIVLll'!;h; fJs.croxnento, 

'Total contract value is ;p970)OOO including f1xed. fee. i'mtho:cJty for 

the pl'oc:nrement of Disaste:r Pool Aerospace Ground Egu.:i.pmcnt :Ls SSVZO 

letter) Agena Itemf; for Disaster Poolllacl:\u.p) 6 Jvn 1962 .. 

9· A letter contract) Ali' o!+(695)-71)) for Agerw .. AGE I:~nvironmef1tal 

Improvements '\'1(13 8,"dani2d n.rse on 1 1":~c 1961+. ']'h:L::3 ci'i'o:ct ,:il1 pl'ovide 

an improved environmental c]j_ma"ce :fo:c the Agenc~ veb.iclc d.lJJ:' trEmsportation Em.el 1;).unc:h base checkout period.s. r1'1:1e JJvIi:5C cost proposal ;.TOrl'~ 18 

$6(31)000. 

10. 'l'j]e L:.'1UnCn Capabj_lity Cont,:cac:t) i\.F' 01).(695)-1:-99) ",as issued. to the 

Contractor on 3 ,Sep 1961J.. 'I'lle rlegot:Le.ted price of the contract vas 

'i ~\)~ ) L~'l:) -J; 00" v a'" ...J 01)Y)c)c,c.d 1;.:.. ",-,,,-," +0 v -:'l'~l'" v '- eon1"~'oc"'('r __ v.1.(.J .... l"v ____ 'p"o~jnC""l .e"-0\.. ... 1. ·'.J"·r·ic(" _' . . ,~ __ o-f' ~ t 'ph< J)~ ·LJ.. .. '·j -_) Q2':; .... _/ .. 

Performance Jncen.ti ves negotiated on ths L::-vunch CiJl)Etbl1ity Contract 

vcre 0;)21'3.[,ive eluring thE; rep0l't:lng period 8.nd.· ·therel-Icre five flights 

uneler the performa.nce Incenti Vl~. 'I'he Contractor If, pert'o:nnanee under the 

ascent and countclol,m incentives 1.ms average) and he carnccl approximately 

target fec as a result. 

11. Negotiations ':le:cc begun on the li'ollmT-On Ls.uD .. eh Capability Contract) 

. AF ali· (695) -638} on 3 D'3.C 6L~J .but b;:.lG:ausc it ,,'as obviou.s tb!.3 .. t i:;hc:: cHf'fex'~iJ.(;e 

I)t:''(.l:!een tbe COi-LtracLor! s propo2,al anrl tile .4.1r I,'cI'ce evalua'i;,ion of the 

effore) required during the contract pE'I'5D:i) 1'[8.8 ·coo creat; to permit 

def:Lnitize.tion by 1 ,T£m 65) negotj .. at:i..onc I·Ten:: interrupted to permit 

furt,hc:c elis'cussione betvreen ·i:;j.1C A1r FC!l'cC anel the Contractor and 1s8u8.nce 

of' lette:C' eon tl'act ill<' 04 (695) -737 . Aft.er much discus s iO~l} nev '(,meter·-

standing of the '>rork effort resulted j.l1 changes to '\wrk statement. 

The Contractor "ras asJced to furn:1.sh 8. revj.secl .proposal l,-)nicJ:l inco.rporatecl. 

the revi8io110 to tbe ,·rorll.: statement. )\)cgotiattons Here 8cheduJ .. ecl to 

reSLDne dux'inc; January. 

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HIS'1'0RICJ1L Rl~POHT FOE TH.l<:'. AGENA CONli'IGUllil'rrON J1I\NAmc;lvJENT DIVISION 

1 Ju.ly 1964· thrOllgh 31 December 19611 

1. ORGANIZA'l'ION: 'fhe Configuration Ivjana.g'cment Divis:lon is estalJl:Lshed 

'by the Pr-:-ograJil-Dlreetor, l~gena DiTecto:cat~. M.anagement rqsponsibil:L ties 

for the Configuration Management Division are as preGcribed in SOP 1. 

(See attachment 'tVl). 

2. PE!.3S0l"~~"f!!:: The manning of the Configuration Management Di vislo11, 

ciaI' the period of thi s report) 'das cb.anged one time. 'I'he Division 

Chief vIaS transferred to Headquarters AFSC. 1'11e replacement for the 

chief \-ras selected from \·rlthin the Division. Tnis ac t:Lon decreased 

the manning of the Config,ir[!;(;ion Hanagemerr(:, DiviG10n by one officer. 

3. MAtJOR POLl CY AND PLANNING DJi.:VELOPlvIEN~:S: 

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a. '1'1181'e were three major policy developments during the peri,od of 

this report. 

(1) 'fho Uniform Specif1es;U.on Program for the Gemini Agena 

'l'arget Vehicle System viaS establlshecl. One of the major aspects of' 

this program, policy wise) '\,as the decision ,:to place Aerospace Ground 

l~quipment (AGE) under conl'l.gurat.ion m..anagement. 1'hisvlas the first. 

t1me the l\q:ena Directorate placed AGE under conf:Lguration management. 

Bee attachment //2 for implementing instructions governing jI,.Gl!~ confie;ura:t.lon 

lJlal18.gement. 

(2) The Uniform ,specification Proe;ram for 8, ne'd program 

(name not given for security reasons) vas f:>tarted. 'lne m.ajor poLLey 

aspect of -(:'h18 program Has the appl.:Lcation of the ne\v AlI' Force S;ystems 

Comm.and HarJ.u"d 3''''(5-1. ~his is the first time the new manual vJas placed. 

on 8, contract being marwgcct 1)y the Agena Directorate. 

(3) f}:he EXlgineer~,ng Change Proposal (ECP) Progrclln for the 

Gem1n:!. f\gem't 1'ar[!;et V8hie:Le Systc]:rl vias cst2~blisl1ed. 'I'l1e major pol::i.cy 

aspect of' this program vias the decision for E;CP I s to be submitted 

through the local government l'epl:'csentatlvc: ,. Attachment 1/3a and. 3b 

cOMJti-tute the ECP proces:c;lng IJolicy docum.ents. See attachment 1/~5 

for JIF'PRO l~CP checklist. 

b. The lUa<ior planning developments during Jehe peri od of tl1:Ls 

report vera as foJ_lo\m: 

(1) rrhe enti.re configura,tj.on ma.nagement effort; after tl'l.c 

I<'irGt l-irticle Con:fiGul'o,tion Inspection (FACT) ~ on tbe Gemini AgenFJ, 

program \\'2,13 plannec1 and correlc.ted t.o curren.t E~nd PCt,;t, devolopmcntG 

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(2) 'The Coni'iguratloYl tvlanagemx:'!nt Divi slon started lnltlal 

planning on the total confifSuration management effort for the nel'{ 

program m.entioned previously in this report. 

4. MISCELLANEOUS AC 'J.1I VI TlJi.iS : 

a. In September 1961+ the Configuration Management :Oi vision created 

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SOP 4. (Seo attacfJlUent IPI.). 'J.'1:1is SOP improved the O\l'orall effecUvenes s 

of the Configuration Manc~gement Division by streax111ining and standardizing. 

(wherever possible) the total ]\gena DIrectorate cOlli'iguration mallElgement 

effort. . 

b. '1'11e ConJ'iguration lVianagement D:Lv:i.sion 1-7roto) and is ]?resently 

coordinat:i.ng, a.n interface 'dorking group proposal. If approved by 

the Deputy for Launch Vehicles} the proposal vrill be presented as a. 

policy doc'Lunent :Ln ·the next HistoriceJ. Heport. 

c. The Configuration Management Di v:Lsion "lYTote the Gemini AgenaAli'PRO MemorandulU of' Agreement. Attachment il5 is ·the rough draft copy 

presented to the bEIPRO, LHSC, Sunnyvale) California. for coordination 

and comment. 'J.lh:Ls \'lill also be a policy document in the next Historical 

Report. 

d.'l'he Agena Coni'iguration ~JlanD{?;ement Divlsion) aided in the plan--

ning and provided the recor'der for another progrmrr FACI. At;tachment 1/6 

is FACI team orders. 

e. On 22 December 19611) the Gemini j\gena Configuration Control 

Board (CCB) ",as established. (See att,ael:uaent In). 

f. On l~ November 1961.,,) the GerrrLni, J\gena FACT tCEtm was establishecl. 

(See attachment i18). 

g. On 20 October 196i1 . .' the Gemini P,gena Spec:i.fj.cation Control 

Group "l8.S e stabli shed. (See attaehment 1/9). 

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h. '.llie Configuration lvlanagement D:Lvisiol1J revised the Standard 

Agena Configuration Control Board orders to reflect a change in command. 

T'ne current CCB Chairman) is the nelr j\gena Program D:LrectoT. (See 

attachment /llO). 

i. 'I'he Deputy for Range Safety Englneedng, Pacific Hiss:Lle Hange, 

requested "[:;h8 lIgene. Configuration Han&:;cmcnt Div:LG:Lon to brte:f: one of' 

his staff meniber's on configuration lJla,nagemcnt and clirocuss vJ.ann:Lng 

8.speets of applying con:f:Lgura.tion manaf',ement to tb.e Bange Gafety E"ystem. 

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j. An improvement t6 the LJ.\1,SC configuration management effort vias 

establishment of the Air Force-LlI1SC) Configuration Management Pipeline 

meeting. These meetings, conducted on a regular basis proved to be a 

valuable aid j.n lncreasing understanding and resolving configurat:Lon 

management problenw. 

5. 1'hi s complete s the narrative portion of the report, attachment s QOllOW, 

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Chief, Confj.gu:r.atiol1 lI1anageb',lt Div 2. Implementing Instr _ tions 

Agena Directorate Gove:rn,~c.'..g AGE / 

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