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AGENDA 

MOL MANAGEMENT MEETING 

February 15, 1967 

TAB 

T-IIIM and Fat Core 1 

Crew Safety (Cabin Atmosphere) 2 

Gemini B Pad Abort System 3 

Test Flow and Acoustic Testing 4 

Contract Status 5 

Financial Status 6 

Orbit Escape 7 

Aircraft Simulation 8 

MM Access Door Status 9 

NASA AGE Transfer Status 10 

Electric Power Status 11 

System Weight Status 12 
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OUTLINE 

• TITAN HIM TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE 

• SCHEDULE AND COST DATA FOR "CASE I, II" 

• TITAN HIM BOOSTER OPTIONS 

7 SEGMENT COMPETITION 

156" SRM 

LDC/5 

• TITAN HIM "ROAD-MAP" 

• CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
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TITAN IIIM TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE 
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TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS MARTIN 

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1966 1967 

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WIND TUNNEL TEST 

FLIGHT CONTROLS SYSTEM 

DESIGN 

AUTOPILOT 

DESIGN 

PROTOTYPE TEST 

TARS 

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PROTOTYPE TEST 

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STAGE I - STAGE II 

1966 1967 

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PROGRAMMER 

DESIGN 

PROTOTYPE TEST 

MALFUNC T. DETECT. PKG 

DESIGN 

PROTOTYPE TEST 

STATIC INVERTER 

DESIGN 

INTERFACES 

SITE ACTIVATION 
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STAGE I (15:1) LIQUID ENGINE 

DESIGN (CEI/ PDR / CDR ) 

INJECTOR 

STABILITY EVAL. 

PERFORMANCE EVAL. 

CONFIG. SELECTION 

COMBUSTION CHAMBER 

EVAL. TESTING 

DESIGN SELECTION 

DURABILIT Y& PERF. TEST 

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TCA PERFORMANCE 

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7-SEGMENT SOLID ROCKET MOTORS 

1966 1967 

JFMAMJ J AS OND J F PM A M J J A S 

DESIGN 

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AGE 

CEI APPROVAL 

PROGRAM PLANS 

PROCUREMENT 

TVC COMPONENTS 

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SIGNAL CONDITIONE 

AGE 

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INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYS7'vM 
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TITAN HIM IMPACT ON OTHER TITAN III PROGRAMS 

ITEM TITAN III VEHICLE DESCRIPTION OF IMPACT 

15:1 STAGE I 

ENGINE 

TITAN MB F/O 

TITAN LUC F/O 

TITAN MD 

DELAY INCORPORATION OF U PR AT ED 

STAGE I ENGINE 

STAGE I MAJORITY 

VOTE ACTUATOR 

TITAN mc I/O 

TITAN MD 

REQUIRED FOR 15:1 ENGINE 

MAJORITY VOTE FEATURE MAY BE DELETED 

UNIVAC 1824C 

COMPUTER AND 

SIGNAL CONDITIONER 

TITAN MC-17, 18 

TITAN MC F/O 

THESE ITEMS PLANNED FOR TITAN IIIC -17 

AND SUBSEQUENT 

TARS TITAN IUD USE OF TITAN HIM TARS ON TITAN MD PERMITS 

DELETION OF ONE RATE GYRO SYSTEM 

CAGE TITAN ILTD DE LAY IN TITAN HIM DEVELOPMENT 

PRECLUDES CAGE AVAILABILITY FOR TITAN Int 

FLIGHT CONTROL 

COMPUTER 

TITAN IIID TITAN HIM FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR 

AUTOPILOT PLANNED FOR TITAN IIID 
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SCHEDULE AND COST DATA FOR "CASE I, II" 

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• 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE - FOUR YEAR 

MLC Construction 

- - - - - -- 

FY 7 FY 68 t. FY 69 

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MARTIN COMPANY 

PROGRAM PLAN 

FUNDING LIMITATION PRESENT 9 MONTH SLIP 

PHASE II START 

AIRBORNE ENGINEERING COMPLETE 

AGE ENGINEERING COMPLETE 

FIRST ARTICLE ACCEPTANCE 

FIRST ARTICLE PACK AND SHIP 

ACTIVATION COMPLETE 

FIRST ARTICLE LAUNCH 

REQUIRED FUNDING - PRESENT 

9- MONTH SLIP 

FUNDING LIMITATION 

H MONTH SLIP 

leP 9 MONTH SUP 

1966 196711968 1969 1970 1971 1972 

• AI 

Alb. 

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A 

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(PRESENT SCHEDULE) 

FY67 FY68 FY69 FY70 FY71 FY72 TOTAL 

4 

39.8 52.9 35.6 21.1 7.4 156.8 

38.0 365 38.0 29.5 17.3 4.5 163.1 

Lco OV in LIIIITATIO9 

38.0 30. 5 38.0 32.0 19.5 6.8 164.8 
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LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE TITAN DIM SCHEDULE 

--- LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE TITAN DIM SCHEDULE FOR 9 MONTH SUP — MONTH SLIP 

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FIELD SUPPORT 

TAI. 

— FY EXPENDITURES 

-- FY EXPENDITURES 

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19.8 17.0 9.1 3.9 13 0 52.5 

19.8 12.1 9.6 7.0 4.2 0.9 53.6 

17. 0 9 5 9.2 9.1 6.7 3.3---6_1341 

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PHASE I 

PHASE II 

CMU 

VTF 

1ST QUAL 

1ST FLT 

VEHICLE #17 

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FY 66 8 67 

7.8 

FY 68 

7.3 

FY 69 

3.9 

FY 70 

6.4 

FY 71 

2.0 

FY 72 

FY 66 8 67 FY 68 FY 69 FY 70 FY 71 FY 72 

5.7 3.9 6.6 8.5 4.4 .60 

PRESENT tea9 MOS SLIP 

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SUMMARY COST AND SCHEDULE IMPACT 

(7 SEGMENT 120" SRM) 

EXPENDITURES ($ in Millions) 

FY '66 & 67 I 68 

80.8 1 131.1 

69 70 

94.9 50.0 

71 

31.5 

72 TOTAL 

388.3 

, 1 

80.8 75.0 105.0 

V ./ 84.5 50.7 11.1 407.1 

85.7 87.1 95.5 71.5 48.0 18.4 406.2 

4.9 12.1 

• Present Program 

• MOL Budget Limitation 

• Case I 

Impact: 11 Mos. Delay 

$18.8 M Total Cost 

Increase 

• Case II 

Impact: 9 Mos. Delay 

$17.9 M Total Cost 

Increase 

FY '67, 68 Problem 
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• 15:1 ENGINE INCORPORATION IN B, C, D 

• STAGE I MAJORITY VOTE ACTUATOR IN C, D 

• 1824 GUIDANCE COMPUTER IN C - SLIP #17 11 MOS. 

FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (FET) INCORPORATION IN D 

• TARS STANDARDIZATION WITH D 

• CAGE INCORPORATION IN D 
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• MOL BUDGET CEILING (CASE I) 

SLIPS FIRST MOL LAUNCH 11 MONTHS 

SLIPS C-17 LAUNCH 11 MONTHS 

• 1824 AVAILABILITY 

TOTAL PROGRAM COST INCREASE OF 18.8 M 

• NINE (9) MONTH MOL SLIP (CASE II) 

INCREMENTAL COST ABOVE MOL BUDGET CEILING IN FY '67, 68 - 17 M 

TOTAL PROGRAM COST INCREASE OF 17.9 M 

• INCREMENTAL COST ABOVE CASE II TO MAINTAIN 15:1 STAGE 1 ENGINE 

INCORPORATION IN "B" AND "D" PROGRAMS OF 4.2 M IN FY '67 AND 1. 4M 

IN FY '68 

• INCREMENTAL COST ABOVE CASE II TO HOLD C-17 LAUNCH OF 2. 3M IN FY '67 

AND 3. 3 M IN FY '68 
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TITAN HIM FY 68 FY 69 FY 70 

7-SEGMENT 120" CY 67 CY 68 CY 69 CY 70 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE FM AMJJ ASOND.IFA1 AZIESONDJ FhiAtAJJ AS ONDJ FM AMJJ 45 OND 

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PROGRAM RISKS DUE TO 7-SEGMENT COMPETITION 

• POOR TECHNICAL DEFINITION OF MOTOR DUE TO SHORT TIME SPAN 

• AFT SKIRT AND STRUCTURAL TESTS PRESENT PACING ITEMS 

/ DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT OF AFT SKIRT AND ATTACH STRUCTURE 

MUST START FROM BEGINNING (APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS TO BUILD) 

• CRITICAL ITEM BOTH FROM DESIGN AND WEIGHT STANDPOINT 

(3 MONTHS) 

• REQUIRE ADDITIONAL MARTIN COMPANY LOADS ANALYSIS 

• PROCUREMENT OF FORGING LONG LEAD ITEM (12 MONTHS) 

/ STRUCTURAL TESTING REQUIRED PRIOR TO FIRST LAUNCH 

(3 MONTH PROGRAM) 

• PROPELLANT CHARACTERIZATION PROGRAM REQUIRED 

/ PAYLOAD PERFORMANCE CRITICAL ON SRM THRUST TIME CURVE 

• LOWER SRM PERFORMANCE MEANS LESS PAYLOAD 

• HIGHER SRM PERFORMANCE MEANS VIOLATION OF VEHICLE 

CONSTRAINTS 
+200 LBS AP& (WITHIN q CONSTRAINT) 1% 

-200 LBS AP& 

1■0 

NOMINAL 

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7 SEGMENT SRM THRUST VS TIME 

PAYLOAD SENSITIVITY 

+400 LBS AP& (W/0 q CONSTRAINT) 

-- t....- OR 

--. 

-...

.., -200 LBS AP/ L (WITH q CONSTRAINT) 

••••••• ■ .wl•■••• 

III 1111 

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 

TIME A' SECONDS 

, 1 

1

1` 

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90 100 110 120 130 

VACUUM 1 .0 

THRUST 

^406 LBSo.e 

0.6 

0.4 

0.2 

NOTES 

I. ALL CURVES REPRESENT SAME TOTAL IMPULSE 

2. - ---±1% war 

3. +2.3% WAT 

4. PAYLOAD q CONSTRAINT = 830 PSF AT MACH 1.2 
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TITAN III M PERFORMANCE VS INCLINATION 

35 

34 

33 

32 

PAYLOAD - 

LB x103 

31 

30 

29 

28 

1

-AZ - I70° 

DOG-LEG AFTER ____ 

BASELINE ORBIT 

I = 80° 

HP = 80 N Mi 

H a= 180 NMI 

8 = 55°N SRM JETTISON 

Ite. 

1 1 I 

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 100 

INCLINATION -DEGREES 

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS: 

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. -eONFIDENTIAL--- DOD DIR 5200.10 

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...d open .s prohibited by low. FEB 14 - 67 • • 
= POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS "1 6 - 13 M 

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SEVEN SEGMENT COSTS 

• PRESENT (SOLE SOURCE - UTC) 

EXPENDED THRU JUNE 1967 11.4 M 

TOTAL TO COMPLETE (9 MONTHS SLIP) 

WITH C&D BASE 

WITHOUT C&D BASE 

• COMPETITION 

EXPENDED ON SOLE SOURCE 

COMPETITIVE PRICE 

107. OM 

114. OM 

11. 4 M 

90. OM 

TOTAL 101. 4M 
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• SRM COST PROBLEM CAN POTENTIALLY BE ALLEVIATED BY COMPETITION 

AFTER 5 SEGMENT SOURCE SELECTED 

IF UTC WINS 5 SEGMENT COMPETION STAY WITH UTC ON 

7 SEGMENT (COST A 6 M) 

IF UTC LOSES 5 SEGMENT COMPETITION COMPETE 7 SEGMENT 

TO MEET 9 MONTHS SLIP SCHEDULE 

• ACTION REQUIRED: 

1. PREPARE 7 SEGMENT RFP TO MEET 9 MONTHS SLIP SCHEDULE 

(RFP AVAILABLE ti 15 APRIL) 

2. NEXT DECISION DATE 'V 15 MARCH (5 SEGMENT SOURCE SELECTION) 
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ISTIUMMIE NOES name 

HIT 71111111011 

TIMM 11111331101011 411- -dim* d•- 

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CY 67 CY 68 CY69 

FMAMJ J A SO N D J FMAM J ASONDJFMAMJJASOND 

111008All 00-ARIAD TO SPO 

PIIIPANAVICIN 

EPP_aor am= 

1101011a 1 aR 

112011111CAL 

NMI& =VALUATION i NM 

COMM? TIODIELATIONS 

LONG =Alb 01)-MEND 

MINIM SWIM 

CCITITISCT 

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MOL SEM COST ESTIMATES 

WORK STATEMENT 

BREAKDOWN 

4 FEB 66 

BASELINE REVISED 

NR PBC NR EEC NR EEC 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 8.22 2.92 1.70 (1) 0 9.92 2.92 

SYSTEM ENGINEERING 4.62 1.51 .30 (1) 0 4.92 1.51 

AIRBORNE DESIGN & NON-MCURFaNG TOOLING 44.93 0 .14 (2) 0 45.17 0 

.10 (3) 

AIRBORNE PRODUCTION 0 54.53 0 0 o 54.53 

GROUND DESIGN & NON-RECURRING TOOLING 8.15 0 0 0 8.15 0 

AGE PRODUCTION & RECURRING TOOLING 13.91 o u 0 13.91 0 

ACTIVATION 4.97 0 0 0 4.97 0 

LAUNCH OPERATIONS 0 8.17 0 0 0 8.17 

LOGISTICS 1.86 2.75 0 0 1.86 2.75 

FACILITY DESIGN ••• 4000 - - IMP ••• 

SUB-TOTAL 86.66 69.88 2.24 0 88.90 69.88 

NATIONAL ECONOMY INCREASE 2.67 (4) 2.10 (4) 2.67 2.10 

91.57 71.98 

10.00 (5) 

TOTAL PROGRAM 156.54 173.55 
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• PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY AT 44,000 LB. PAYLOAD 

• REQUIRES 31 MONTHS FROM GO-AHEAD TO FIRST LAUNCH 

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SELECTED SOURCE) 

• COSTS ARE 60% - 70% HIGHER. THAN 120" MOTOR PROGRAM 
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LARGE DIAMETER CORE 
.4100 40104. 

NOTCH OUT DOME SEGMENTS 

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ADD ENGINE TRUSS 

TO LONGERONS 

ADD. FEED LINES, 

ACCUMULATORS, 

ENGINES; ETC. 

BOLT LONGERONS TO 

TANK FRAME 

ASSEMBLE DOMES INSIDE 

BARREL SECTION 
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ROCKET ENGINE 

FRAME OXIDIZER 

AUTOGENOUS 

PLUMBING 

EXIT COVER CONTROL INJECTOR CLEVIS (2) 

SYSTEM HARNESS 

CHANGES TO MODULARIZE 

ENGINE W• 

FUEL CHECK VALVE 

FUEL AUTOGENOUS 

PLUMBING 

CONTROL HARNESS 

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STEP i 

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STEP 2 

AQUISIT1ON PHASE 

• ADDITIONAL 

SUMP CAPACITY 

• NEW WATER 

STORAGE TANK 

• ADDITIONAL 

INSTRUMENTATION 

&CONTROLS 

CAPABILITY 

• ADDITIONAL 

FRAMING 

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WATER PUMPS 

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TITAN HIM LDC/5 SUMMARY 

• CONSIDERABLE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT EFFORT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE 

JULY 1966 

WILL CULMINATE IN (JULY 1967) 

• MMC STAGE I LDC FABRICATION, INCLUDING FOUR 15:1 

ENGINES MOUNTED AND PLUMBED, GROUND AND AIR 

TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION 

• AGC MODULAR ENGINE FIRINGS 
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• PERFORMANCE (80°, 80/130)Z38, 000 LBS. 

• Q MAX < 750 

MOL STAGE U 

EXISTING 5 SEGMENT SOLIDS 

4 - 15:1 ENGINES (ALL ENGINES IGNITED AT L. O. ) 

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CY 1967 CY 1968 CY 1969 CY 1970 

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 Z 3 4 1 2 3 4 

SPEC REVISION AND PHASE U PROPOSAL 

(MMC AND AGCr 

GO-AHEAD 

COMPLETE 

A 

PHASE II GO-AHEAD 

ENGINEERING BASIC COMPLETE I 

A 

STRUCTURAL TEST COMPLETE ■ 1 

BATTLESHIP TANK TEST COMPLETE 

DEVEL/DES. ASSURANCE TESTS COMPLETE 

DOME WELD TOOLS AVAILABLE 

AR TIC.1 MAJOR WELD AND FINAL ASSEMBLY 

CELL 7 MOD AND ACTIV/OPERATIONS 

PACKED FOR SHIPMENT 

ILC READY FOR VEHICLE 

FIRST LAUNCH. 
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EFFORT 

LDC /5 SEGMENT SRM COSTS 

FY 67 FY 68 FY 69 FY 70 

($ in Millions) 

FY 71 FY 72 TOTAL 

AIRFRAME 39. 5 57. 5 52. 6 33. 5 19. 7 5. 7 208. 5 

LIQUID ENGINES 20.3 19.5 17.7 9. 2 4. 9 1. 5 73. 1 

GUIDANCE 5.3 7.3 3.9 6.4 2.0 .6 25. 5 

SOLID MOTORS 15.0 6. 5 13.5 9. 8 7. 3 . 8 52. 9 

OTHER 5.5 11.3 16.9 8.2 3.5 .5 45. 9 

TOTAL 85. 6 102.1 104. 6 67. 1 37. 4 9. 1 405. 9 
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TITAN UM LDC/5 SUMMARY 

• COST £ BETWEEN SEVEN-SEGMENT MOL BOOSTER AND TITAN HIM LDC/5 SEGMENT 

/ + = COST INCREASE DUE TO TITAN III/v1 LDC/5 

- = COST DECREASE DUE TO TITAN HIM LDC/5 

CONTRACTOR NON-RECURRING RECURRING 

MARTIN + 30 x 106 + .7 x 106 

!.- 

7 SEGMENT SRM - 40 x 106 - 3. 0 x 106 (1) 

AGC + 15 x 106 + O. 9 x 106 

TITAN HIM LDC/5 SEGMENT NET 

SAVINGS OVER 7 SEGMENT BOOSTER + 5 x 106 

- 9. 8 x 106 

ADDITIONAL LIQUID PROPELLANTS (OVER 15:1) REQUIREMENTS - 5. 0 x 106 

= LDC/5 ti TITAN XIIm/7 

(1) ASSUMES ADD-ON TO D/5 AND C FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT (AT 5. 0 x 10

6

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TITAN 'JIM LDC/5 SUMMARY 

• PERFORMANCE 38,000 LBS (80°, 80/130), qm < 750 

• INCREASED TECHNICAL RISK OVER PRESENT CONFIGURATION 

/ CLUSTERED STAGE I ENGINE PROGRAM VS 7 SEGMENT DEVELOPMENT 

• SCHEDULE - FIRST FLIGHT CAN MEET 9 MONTHS SLIP REQUIREMENT 

(PHASE II GO-AHEAD JULY 1967) 

• COSTS - TITAN HIM LDC/5 TITAN IIIM/7 
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SUMMARY OF TITAN IIIM OPTIONS 

VEHICLE T-IIIM/7 T-IIIM LDC/5 T -IIIM/ 156" 

PERFORMANCE (80°, 80/130) 32,800 LBS 38,000 LBS 44,000 LBS 

TECHNICAL RISK 

INCREASED - 

CLUSTERED 

STAGE 1 VS 

7 SEGMENT 

DEVELOPMENT 

SCHEDULE ALL CAN MEET 9 MONTHS SLIP REQUIREMENT 

COSTS (1) 0 old 0 + 60 M 

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
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CONCLUSIONS 

• ADDITIONAL FY '67, 68 FUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO: 

1. MAINTAIN 9 MONTHS FIRST FLIGHT SLIP - 17 M 

2. MAINTAIN TITAN III C-17 LAUNCH DATE - 5. 6 M 

3. INCORPORATE 15:1 IN TITAN III B, C, D (FIRST STAGE ENGINE 

COMMONALITY) - 5.6 M 

• SEVEN (7) SEGMENT COMPETITION 

POTENTIAL COST SAVING 6 - 13 M 

TECHNICAL RISK IF OTHER THAN UTC PERFORMANCE, QUALITY 

• 156" SOLIDS 

COST INCREASE ;." 60 M OVER PRESENT PROGRAM 

• LDC /5 SEGMENT 

COST TITAN III/vI/7 

PERFORMANCE ;Z: 5000 LBS GREATER THAN TITAN III/vI/7 

LOWEST COST OPTION FOR MOL GROWTH 
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RECOMMENDATIONS 

• PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO: 

1. MAINTAIN TITAN LTI C-17 LAUNCH DATE 

2. MAINTAIN PRESENT 15:1 ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 

• IF TITAN HIM LDC/5 CAN BE CONSIDERED SERIOUS CANDIDATE FOR MOL 

BOOSTER THEN: 

INITIATE PHASE I IMMEDIATELY AT MMC AND AGC (COST ✓ 2 M) 

COMPLETION DATE 1 JUNE 

• CONCURRENT PAYLOAD/LDC/5 COMPATABILITY STUDIES 

• PROVIDES EFFECT OF 7 SEGMENT COMPETITION 

DECISION BETWEEN TITAN IIIM/7 AND TITAN III LDC/5 JULY '67 

• IF TITAN HIM LDC/5 CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED SERIOUS CANDIDATE THEN: 

PREPARE RFP TO COMPETE 7 SEGMENT SRM's -DECISION DATE 

15 MARCH 

• COMPETE ONLY IF UTC LOSES 5 SEGMENT COMPETITION 

• DO NOT CONSIDER BOTH LDC/5 PHASE 1 AND SRM COMPETITION 
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SELECTION - HAZARDS - PROCEDURES . 
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PERCENT DILUENT BY VOLUME 

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MOL ATMOSPHERE EFFECTS ON VOICE 

LV0-16.01 

o TEST ATMOSPHERES 

- NORMAL AIR 

▪ 30% He, 70% 02 

70% He, 30% 02 

o PRESSURES 

- SEA LEVEL 

27, 000 FEET 

TEST MATERIAL 

- STANDARD SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY SAMPLES L PHRASES 

o FULL VEHICLE/REMOTE STATION/CONTROL CENTER LINKS SIMULATED 

TWO VEHICLE EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATIONS 

- VOCODER (2. 4 KBPS) 

WIDEBAND VOICE (20 - 38.4 KBPS) 

o VARYING ERROR RATES INSERTED BETWEEN ENCRYPTION DEVICES 

o LIVE VOICE TESTS CONDUCTED BY CREW 

o VOICE INTELLIGIBILITY NOT APPRECIABLY DEGRADED BY HELIUM 

ATMOSPHERES TESTED 
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COMPARISON OF VARIOUS LABORATORY ATMOSPHERES 

PURE OXYGEN 

AT 5 PSI 

70% OXYGEN 

30% HELIUM 

AT 5 PSI 

70% OXYGEN 

30% NITROGEN 

5 PSI 

AIR AT 

15 PSI 

PHYSIOLOGICAL OK UP TO 30 MATCHES SEA OK NORMA L 

DAYS LEVEL Oz 

DEMONSTRATED 

FOR 56 DAYS 

FIRE HAZARD LEAST LESS THAN LESS THAN MINIMUM 

DESIRABLE 5 PSI Oz 5 PSI 02 

WEIGHT 40 LB HEAVIER LIGHTEST 90 LB HEAVIER HEAVIEST 

THAN 70/30. THAN 70/30 

HELIUM HELIUM 

CREW COMFORT OK SUPERIOR TO OK NORMA L 

(SHIRTSLEEVE 02 OR NZ 

ENVIRONMENT) 

SUIT. COMPATIBILITY OK OK OK NOT COMPATIBLE 

WITH 3, 7 PSI 

SUIT 

SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY OK OK OK NOT COMPATIBLE: 

WITH 5 PSI 

GEMINI 

RELIABILITY SIMPLEST MORE COMPLEX THAN SINGLE GAS 

SYSTEM SYSTEM (EXTRA TANK, PARTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR) 

VOICE OK OK OK NORMA L 

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LVO 490 2/10/67 

EMERGENCY OXYGEN MASK ASSEMBLY 

LOCATION: 

o 2 IN GEMINI B TUNNEL 

o 2 IN LABORATORY MODULE 

PURPOSE: 

PROVIDE SHIRT SLEEVE CREW WITH SAFE ATMOSPHERE AND 

EYE PROTECTION IN EVENT CONTAMINATION OR PARTIAL 

LOSS OF ATMOSPHERE 

OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS: 

o 100 PERCENT 02FOR TEN MINUTES - SELF CONTAINED 

o CAPABLE OF USING LM 100 PSI 02 SUPPLY FOR LONGER PERIODS 

o DEMAND REGULATOR HAS MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR FLUSH FLOW 
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LVO- 1420 

SPECIFICATIONS 

o MATERIALS FLAMMABILITY ACCEPTABILITY CRITERIA (MOL EXHIBIT) 

• FLASH POINT - 400°F MINIMUM 

FIRE POINT - 450° MINIMUM 

• 

COMBUSTION RATE - 0.5 IN/SEC MAXIMUM 

ELECTRICAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (LM CEI) 

• 

ALL SWITCHING ASSEMBLIES + CIRCUIT PROTECTORS SHALL BE 

HERMETICALLY SEALED 

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN IGNITION SOURCE 

FOR ANY EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT 

o SAFETY ENGINEERING (MOL EXHIBIT) 

INSURE ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FAILURE/HAZARD 

SOURCES OF COMBUSTION 

FUEL SPILLS AND LEAKS POTENTIAL 

FIRE WARNING DEVICES 

FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES 

STORAGE AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLES 

• ACTIONS TO ALLEVIATE HAZARD 
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LVO-1413 

LABORATORY GROUND TEST PROCEDURES 

IN PLANT CHECKOUT AND TESTING 

CABIN PRESSURE CHECKS USING NITROGEN 

- SIMULATED ON-ORBIT OPERATION (WITH CREW) IN THERMAL 

VACUUM CHAMBER 

/1 

• COUNTDOWN ACTIVITY 

▪ SECURE LABORATORY MODULE FOR FLIGHT (T-315 TOT-245) 

o CLEAN AIR, CLASS 100, 000 

ESTABLISH CABIN LAUNCH ATMOSPHERE (T-245 TO T-180)/ NO 

PERSONNEL IN LABORATORY 

o 16 PSI OXYGEN PURGE (20 MIN.) 

• 15 PSI (70% O2 AND 30% He) (T-225) 

o CREW ENTER GEMINI (T-120) 
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GEMINI B GROUND TEST PROCEDURES 

o IN-PLANT CHECKOUT AND TESTING 

▪ CABIN PRESSURE CHECKS USING NITROGEN 

▪ SIMULATED FLIGHT (WITH CREW) IN CHAMBER 

AT 5-15 PSI OXYGEN 

o PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITY 

• SIMULATED FLIGHT 

15 PSI OXYGEN 

MANNED WITH EQUIPMENT OPERATING 

▪ CREW ENTERS FOR LAUNCH AT T-2 HOURS 

PRESSURE CHECK AT 20 PSI OXYGEN 

AND PURGE 

REMAIN AT 15 PSI OXYGEN UNTIL LAUNCH 
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ON PAD CREW EMERGENCY ESCAPE 

LVO- 142f;-%‘*\ 

•R- 1 

o THROUGH GEMINI MAIN HATCHES TO TOWER PLATFORM 

HATCHES MANUALLY OPENED FROM OUTSIDE IN 5-10 SECONDS 

▪ HATCHES MANUALLY OPENED FROM INSIDE IN 9 SECONDS 

▪ CREWMAN, UNASSISTED, CAN BE CLEAR OF SPACECRAFT IN 20 

SECONDS 

USING ABORT MODE AFTER TOWER REMOVED 

RE-ENTRY MODULE ESCAPE FOLLOWED BY SEAT EJECTION 

- CREWMEN CAN BE CLEAR OF SPACECRAFT IN 6-10 SECONDS 
ROVED FOR 

ASE 1 j1J vonic 

LVO-376 

ON-ORBIT CREW SAFETY PROCEDURES 

FIRE 

DON FACE MASKS 

• 

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OPEN HATCH 

▪ 

ENTER GEMINI 

DEPRESSURIZE LAB 

CREW DECISIONS 

o ABORT IN SHIRTSLEEVES 

LABORATORY INSPECTION AND ABORT 

TURN OFF LAB POWER. 

INSPECT VIA TUNNEL HATCH WINDOW 

o REPRESSURIZE WITH HELIUM TO 3.7 PSI 

RE-ENTER LAB WITH FACE MASK 

DON SUIT/ INSPECT LAB 

REPAIR IF POSSIBLE 

CONTINUE MISSION/ ABORT 
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CREW PROCEDURES ON-ORBIT 

o MANUALLY VENT CABIN TO VACUUM 

o CREWMEN ARE IN PRESSURIZED SUITS 

o AFTER FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED, CREW CAN TAKE CORRECTIVE 

ACTION TO ELIMINATE SOURCE 

• EITHER RE-PRESSURIZE CABIN 

OR RE-ENTER IN A VENTED CABIN CONDITION 
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2-10-67 

••••••■•••••••■■••■•■•■■••••■■••■••110.1... 

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SPECIFIC ACTIONS UNDERWAY 

IN. -HOUSE TEAMS REVIEWING COMBUSTION SOURCES 

AND CONTROL, DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 

• ACCELERATING PRESENTLY CONTRACTED SAFETY STUDIES 

• EXTABLISHING NASA CONTACT TO SECURE DATA AND 

CONSULTATION 

CONTACTING ALL KNOWN SOURCES OF RELEVANT 

TEST DATA 
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LVO-4151 

CONTRACTOR/IN-HOUSE STUDIES - LABORATORY 

ELIMINATE PURE OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE TESTING - USE 80 He/20 02 (BLEED 

DOWN DURING ASCENT THEN ACTIVATE TWO GAS CONTROLLER) 

o INCREASE HELIUM PARTIAL PRESSURE DURING ON-ORBIT OPERATION 

o ADJUST FLAMMABILITY CRITERIA TO MORE STRINGENT LEVELS 

INCREASE MINIMUM IGNITION TEMPERATURES, DECREASE 

ALLOWABLE BURNING RATE 

o ACCELERATE OXYGEN. DUMP WITH HELIUM PURGE 

o DEVELOP FIRE EXTINGUISHING TECHNIQUES 

o ISOLATE OR COMPARTMENTALIZE FIRE 

o IMPROVE SENSING EQUIPMENT 
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LVO- 1416 -R1...\\ 

CONTRACTOR IN-HOUSE STUDIES - GEMINI 

o ELIMINATE PURE OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE TESTING 

o COMPLETE TWO GAS SYSTEM 

- ESSENTIALLY SAME AS LABORATORY SYSTEM 

o SIMPLIFIED TWO GAS SYSTEM 

▪ PRELAUNCH 

▪ OXYGEN TO SUIT LOOP FROM GROUND SOURCE 

▪ HELIUM TO CABIN FROM GROUND SOURCE 

- ASCENT 

• VENT CABIN AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OXYGEN 

TO MAINTAIN HABITABLE CABIN 

- ON-ORBIT 

• CABIN RE-PRESSURIZATION USING LABORATORY 

SYSTEM 

- RE-ENTRY 

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LVO-1427 RI 

SUMMARY 

• 

• PRESENT LABORATORY BASELINE ATMOSPHERE IS CONSIDERED 

OPTIMUM FOR MOL PROGRAM. 

• OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE EVENTS USING HIGH 

PRESSURE/ CONCENTRATION OXYGEN BEING EVALUATED. 

DESIGN AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES UNDER STUDY TO REDUCE 

ON-ORBIT/ GROUND HAZARD. 

• NASA/ MOL DATA EXCHANGE ACCELERATED. 
DPWRGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; 

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. 

DOD MR 5200.10 

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dofe,nse of the Unitcd Stztos wi:hin the meaning,of the \,...„.......... 

Espionage t.:-:,

,vs, Tile 13 U. S. C., Section 793 and 794. Its 

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manner to an unauttiorizee person is prohibited by law 

GEMINI B PAD ABORT 

CONTROL SYSTEM 

(PACS) 

15 FEBRUARY 1967 

• 
Gemini r' Offic-<, 

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GEMINI B PAD ABORT CONTROL SYSTEM 

o PURPOSE OF BRIEFING 

SUMMARIZE THE PAD ESCAPE PROBLEM 

PRESENT STATUS TO DATE 

o CONTENTS OF BRIEFING 

DEFINITION OF ESCAPE MODES 

DETAILS OF PAD ESCAPE PROBLEM 

PROPOSED PACS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 

PRESENT MAC COST QUOTE FOR PACS 

o BACKGROUND 

MOL ASCENT CREW SAFETY SYSTEM HAS EVOLVED TO THE 

PRESENT BASELINE DURING ALMOST THREE YEARS OF DETAILED 

STUDY FROM THE BASIC NASA GEMINI SYSTEM AND THE TITAN MC 

LAUNCH VEHICLE. 

THE PHASE IB BASELINE CONSISTED OF: 

o TITAN III WITH REDUNDANT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 

SYSTEM AND MALFUNCTION DETECTION SYSTEM 

o GEMINI B SPACECRAFT ESCAPE SYSTEM 

SPACECRAFT ESCAPE UTILIZING SALVO FIRED 

RETRO MOTORS 

/ EJECTION SEATS FOR SUBSEQUENT USE IF LAND LANDING 

IS EMINENT OR INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE IS ATTAINED 
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CREW SAFETY BASELINE ASCENT ESCAPE MODES 

o ESCAPE MODES 

MODE "A" - ON THE PAD TO 30 SEC IN FLIGHT, AFTER WHICH TIME 

WATER IMPACT IS IMMINENT 

o THRUST TERMINATE LAUNCH VEHICLE 

o SALVO FIRE 6 RETROGRADE ROCKETS 

o SEAT EJECTION FROM SPACECRAFT 

MODE "B" - FROM 30 SEC IN FLIGHT TO 24,000 FPS VELOCITY 

o THRUST TERMINATE AND RIDEOUT AS REQUIRED 

o SALVO FIRE RETROS 6,4, OR 2 AS REQUIRED 

o JETTISON ADAPTER SECTION 

o RE-ENTER AND DEPLOY RECOVERY SYSTEM 

MODE "C" - 24,000 FPS TO 488 SEC FLIGHT TIME (20 SEC) 

(40° SOUTH LATITUDE IMPACT AT ZERO LIFT) 

o SEPARATE SPACECRAFT - FIRE STAGING ROCKETS 

• TIME RETRO FIRE TO ACHIEVE DESIRED TOUCHDOWN 

o RETROGRADE, RE-ENTER (FULL OR ZERO LIFT) AND RECOVERY 

MODE "D" - ABORT INTO ORBIT FOR MINIMUM LIFE OF TWO ORBITS 

o SEPARATE ORBITING VEHICLE FROM TITAN HIM (MANUALLY) 

o ACCELERATE TO ORBIT VELOCITY WITH ACTS (MANUAL) 

o PERFORM DEGRADED MISSION TO EXTENT POSSIBLE 
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V. 

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CREW FATALITY SUMMARY 

BASELINE CONFIGURATION 

/ I U /67 

ABORT MODE 

T-IIIM FAILURE 

RATE (PPM) 

AVERAGE 

ESCAPE PROB* 

ESTIMATED CREW 

LOSS (PPM) 

A 0-5 SEC 217 .055 205 

5-30 SEC 427 . 527 202 

B 30-80 SEC 806 .314 553 

80-124 SEC 7000 .873 894 

124-468 SEC 20291 .972 566 

C 468-495 SEC 1190 .986 17 

D 495- SSECO 69 1.000 0 

TOTALS FOR ASCENT 30,000 .918 2437 PPM 

*INCLUDES UNRELIABILITY OF GEMINI B 

1391SINPRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; 

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. 

DOD DIR 5200.10 } 

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAD ESCAPE PROBLEM 

Gemini B f 'tce 

RRW 2/14 

o CRITERIA FOR CREW SURVIVAL 

MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCE FROM PAD — 900 FEET 

o THERMAL LIMITATION OF PERSONEL CHUTE 

MINIMUM STABILIZED CHUTE ALTITUDE — 75 FEET 

o STABILIZED SINK RATE 24 FPS 

o DEPLOYMENT ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET 

o DISTURBANCE FACTORS FOR ESCAPE ANALYSIS 

LAUNCH SITE WINDS 

o AFFECTS SPACECRAFT MOTION 

o AFFECTS CHUTE DRIFT 

LAUNCH VEHICLE TIP OFF MOTION 

RETRO ROCKET MISALIGNMENT WITH SPACECRAFT C.G. 

ADAPTER COMPARTMENT PRESSURES - "POP-GUN" 

POWER-ON DRAG RISE 

RETRO-ROCKET PERFORMANCE 

o ALL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN SPACECRAFT 

ALTITUDE AND ATTITUDE AT SEAT EJECTION 

o ESCAPE PROBLEM IS APPLICABLE TO FIRST FIVE SECONDS OF 

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NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT AT 

McDONNELL 

o McDONNELL PRICING BASED ON THE FOLLOWING 

AERONUTRONIC BID FOR THRUSTERS 

HONEYWELL FOR ELECTRONICS USING RCS DRIVER CIRCUITS 

a COMPETITIVE THRUSTER BIDS BEING EVALUATED 

o MAC WITHOLDING PLACEMENT OF PATE AND THRUSTER 

CONTRACTS ONLY 

ADAPTER INSTALLATION DRAWINGS PROCEEDING 

PROCUREMENT OF MINOR ITEMS PROCEEDING 

o DETAIL TEST PLAN IN PREPARATION 

MOL SPO APPROVAL REQUIRED 
Gernin, B 01-I' • 

RRAV 2/ 14/67 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

PAD ABORT SYSTEM 

o 

o 

McDONNELL FIRM COST 

AVE AGE 

QUOTATION 

$ 

TOTAL 

MAC EFFORT 

ENGINEERING $ 332, 092 $ 31, 671 

MFG (Q. A. ETC.) 72, 586 48,153 

PROCUREMENT 

363,763 

120, 739 

/ MATERIAL 14, 478 17, 640 $ 32, 118 

o PATE(6 UNITS) 247, 239 

o THRUSTERS 

247, 239 

(12 UNITS) 1, 066, 369 1, 066, 369 

o RCS MOD. 4, 025 4, 025 

o MISC. 772 772 

o AGE 52, 640 52, 640 

TOTAL CFE 1, 403, 163 

PROCUREMENT EXPENSE (4. 7%) 65, 949 

TOTAL COST 1,953,614 

173, 915 

66,896 

G&A (8. 9%) 

AUTOMATION CENTER 

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST 2,194,425 

EARNINGS (12%) 263, 331 

RENT 485 

TOTAL PACS COST 2, 458, 241 

DEFERRED BUDGETARY ALLOCATION $. 2, 500,000 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

2/H 7 

CONCLUSIONS 

o BASELINE ESCAPE CONCEPT FOR NEAR PAD FAILURES 

PROVIDES ESSENTIALLY NO SURVIVABILITY (5%) 

o ADDITION OF PACS WILL INCREASE THE SPACECRAFT 

WEIGHT AND COST 

MAC PROPOSAL 

o 46 POUNDS 

o $2.46 M 

PACS IMPROVES PAD ESCAPE TO APPROXIMATELY 

95% SURVIVABILITY 

o REQUEST APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH PACS 

IMPLEMENTATION 

I. 

I

i 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

BACK UP CHARTS 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

Cr oinini 

RRW 2/ 15/ 67 

NASA GEMINI ABORT MODE I 

o MODE I (SEAT EJECTION) APPLYS FROM IGNITION TO 15, 000 FEET 

ALTITUDE 

PAD ESCAPE 

o SURFACE WINDS RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 10. 5 KNOTS 

o MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM PAD APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET 

o GLV HOLD-DOWN FOR 2 SECONDS 

2 SECOND WARNING TIME - AVOIDS FLAME FRONT 

12 SECOND WARNING TIME - AVOIDS OVERPRESSURE ON CHUTES 

AFTER LIFT-OFF 

o NO THRUST TERMINATION EXCEPT BY RSO 

o NO ESCAPE FOR 2 TO 4 SECONDS FOR SINGLE OR DUAL 

ENGINE FAILURES 

o 5. 5 SECONDS WARNING TIME REQUIRED TO AVOID FLAME FRONT 

AT 10,000 FEET 

o SURVIVABILITY IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON CREW C. G. POSITIONS, 

GLV MOTION, AND WINDS 
NASA GEMINI COMPARISON 

ESTIMATED CREW FATALITIES 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 RRW 2 . 67 

ABORT MODE 

I, 0-2 SECONIE(HOLD DOWN) 

2-50 SECONDS 

II. 50-100 SECONDS 

III, 100 SECONDS-21, 000 fps 

IV. 21000 fps-INSERT 

TOTAL ASCENT 

TOTAL MISSION 

•IMMIIMMIMAMMI. 

GT-4 

FAILURES 

PPM 

ESCAPE 

PROB. 

* 

CREW 

LOSS 

PPM 

NO DATA 

13,480 . 718 3720 

13,430 .696 4080 

52,770 .990 520 

5,220 . 987 70 

84,900 .901 8390 

12, 920 

GT-12 

FAILURES 

PPM 

ESCAPE 

PROB. 

* 

CREW 

LOSS 

PPM 

9,570 . 999 3 

5,680 . 734 1520 

5,680 . 703 1690 

48,420 .994 320 

6,610 . 995 24 

75,960 . 954 3557 

4,280 

* AVERAGE ESCAPE PROBABILITY 

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defense of the United States within the menning of the 

Espionage laws, Title 18 U. S. C., Section 793 and 794. Its 

transa.i,sion or the revelation of its contents in any 

manner to an ':::authorized person is prohibited by law. 

DPINNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; 

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. /

DOD DIR 5200.10 
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RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

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RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(Dr-VeC-R-SZ-SPECIAL HANDLING 

OBJECTIVES 

RE-EXAMINE MOL/DORIAN SYSTEM TEST PLANNING TO: 

O ENSURE WELL INTEGRATED CONSISTENT TEST PROGRAM 

O REDUCE NEED FOR NEW FACILITIES AND OTHER COSTS 

CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM 

O RESULT IN LEAST IMPACT ON PRESENT ROLES 

AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN: 

O THERMAL VACUUM TESTING 

O ACOUSTIC TESTING 

O VIBRATION TESTING FOR MODES 

O OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS TESTING 

O TEST TIME PRIOR TO FLIGHT 

O IMPACT OF FLOW ON AGE/FACILITIES 

(D) —StaefteF-6PECIAL HANDLING 

Hada via AN • 

Control System- 
(D) .-Ireit-ELVECIAL HANDLING 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) ECIA.L HANDLING 

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PARTICIPANTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

TEAM CHAIRMAN - J. KENT 

CO-CHAIRMAN - N. NIEDERMAN 

CATEGORY CHAIRMEN PARTICIPANTS 

DEVELOPMENT TESTING -

(F. W. SELINA) 

QUALIFICATION TESTING - 

(F. P. KIEFER/R. 3. KREJCI) 

THERMAL - 

(R. D. LONG) 

ACOUSTIC - 

(D. L. VAN ERT /S-. D. ZINN) 

ACCEPTANCE TESTING - 

T (W. C. HAYDEN/F. W. MAC NAB) 

DYNAMICS - 

(J. E. ANDERSON/R. W. DEZELAN) 

EMC - 

(W. J. BALDAU) 

FACILITIES/AGE - (D. E. WILKINS) 

(R. E. FINNEY/E. F. SCHMIDTI 

Randle via BYEMAN 

Control Syst3m 
11.4 

8 ° SYstes 

NIRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) SECRET GPECIAL HANDLING SIN t-Is-21) 

re/ 5' 

IMPLEMENTATION' 

DEVELOPMENT 

RECOMMENDATION ACTION REQUIRED 

TESTING 

ECP 

- 

DIRECT GE TO CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT ACOUSTIC 

DEVELOPMENT TESTING, ONLY. ON A SELECTIVE BASIS, AND 

RETAIN COMPONENT VIBRATION TESTING. 

2. DIRECT DAC TO CONDUCT THE MM DOOR JETTISON SHOCK IN SCOPE 

TEST IN LV CONFIGURATION. 

'3. DIRECT DAC TO CONDUCT SUPERSONIC, AS WELL AS ECP 

TRANSONIC, METEROID SHIELD FLUTTER TEST. 

4. DIRECT DAC TO CONDUCT BOOST PHASE MODAL SURVEY IN SCOPE 

WITH STV BASE SUPPORTED BY A STRUCTURE 

SIMULATING TITAN ADAPTOR. 

5. DIRECT DAC TO CONDUCT ORBITAL PHASE MODAL IN SCOPE • 

SURVEY ON STY. SUSPENDED VERTICALLY IN FREEFREE CONDITION. WITH MM DOOR REMOVED AND 

WITHOUT DOOR TRUSS. 

(D) --5-e0ikra-SPECIAL HANDLING 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

( D) SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

IMPLEMENTATION 

W 14 

6 

DEVELOPMENT 

RECOMMENDATION ACTION REQUIRED 

TESTING (CONT'D) 

6. REVIEW THE EK COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT TEST NORMAL WORK 

PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTAL 

COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECTED TO THERMAL, THERMALVACUUM AND DYNAMIC EXPOSURES TO PROVIDE A 

MINIMUM RISK COMPONENT QUALIFICATION PROGRAM. 

7 DIRECT EK TO LIMIT PLANNED GROUND CONDITIONING ECP 

TESTS (TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, ETC.) OF MM 

THERMAL MODEL. 

8. DIRECT EK TO PERFORM THE COA MODAL SURVEY IN SCOPE 

WITH THE BARREL ATTACHED TO FIXED SUPPORTS AT 

THE THREE MOUNTING POINTS INSTEAD OF SUSPENDED 

IN A FREE-FREE CONDITION. 

9 DIRECT EK TO PERFORM MM ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT ECP 

TEST AT AN OFF SITE FACILITY. 

(D) "5`Z-SPECIAL HANDLING tf:o:ry ire Canto' System'' 
ST-1097 

NIRO APPROVED FOR 

REL st-rxrrarrb 

(D) r- SPECIAL HANDLING t4. 21) 

e/ 7 

IMPLEMENTATION 

RECOMMENDATION 

QUALIFICATION TESTING 

1, DIRECT GE TO CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT 

ACOUSTIC QUAL TESTING ONLY ON A SELECTIVE 

BASIS. (RETAIN COMPONENT VIBRATION QUAL 

TESTING.) 

DIRECT GE TO DELETE THE PLANNED TM BAY 

VIBRATION QUAL TEST, BUT CONDUCT A PRE-QUAL 

VIBRATION TEST. 

DIRECT EK AND GE TO PERFORM THE TM BAY 

DYNAMIC QUAL TEST USING 114E. 

4. DIRECT DAC TO PERFORM THE MM SHELL STRENGTH 

QUAL TEST COMBINING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES 

WITH BENDING MOMENTS. 

FOR UNIFORMITY THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. 

LIMIT ACOUSTIC QUAL TESTING TO FLIGHT LEVELS 

AND FLIGHT DURATION TO PERMIT QUAL VEHICLE 

USE FOR FLIGHT. 

6. RETAIN COA 30-DAY T/V TESTS. REDUCE OR CONSIDER 

FOR DELETION 60 MM T/V TEST 

DIRECT DAC TO PERFORM A LIMITED LM ACOUSTIC' 

QUALIFICATION TEST AT THE SAME FACILITY USED 

FOR THE ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT TEST. 

(D) GECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

ACTION REQUIRED 

ECP 

ECP 

ECP 

ECP 

ECP 

APPROVAL 

ECP 

Handle via BYEMAN 

Control System 
(D).-SECILET - SPECIAL HANDLING 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEAS 

IN 45-222-7 

el ?' 

IMPLEMENTATION 

RECOMMENDATION ACTION REQUIRED 

ACCEPTANCE TESTING 

0 DIRECT DAC TO PERFORM A T/V ACCEPTANCE TEST 

ON EACH LM; DELETE T/V ACCEPTANCE TEST OF LV. 

DIRECT GE TO PERFORM AN MMFS MODE VERIFICATION 

ACCEPTANCE TEST ON EACH FLIGHT VEHICLE 

DIRECT EK TO PERFORM A COA MODE VERIFICATION 

ACCEPTANCE TEST ON EACH FLIGHT ARTICLE. 

4. DELETE ORBITAL PHASE SURVEY ON FV'S 3 AND 6. 

5. DIRECT EK AND GE TO CONDUCT JOINT MM EMC 

ACCEPTANCE TEST AT ROCHESTER. 

60 LOW LEVEL VIBRATION ACCEPTANCE TEST FOR LV, 

LM, AND MM. 

ECP 

ECP 

ECP 

(APPROVAL) 

E.CP 

ECP 

(D) SECRET - SPECIAL HANDLING Handle via ORMAN 

Control System 

ST-1098 
BYE. E' 

wt-is- 2)- 3 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

PROPOSED SYSTEM-SEGMENT ACOUSTIC TESTS 

(STEERING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION) 

System Segments 

System TEST PHASE LV -•&.* 101\4 4' MIA LM ' 

Mt 

'I'M Bay COA Bay 

DEVELOPMENT 

QUALIFICATION 

ACCEPTANCE 

' 

• 

Local. Excitation 

at Interface Hard 

Points 

(Workmanship) 

Acoustic 

Limited** 

Acoustic

None 

Low Level 

Vibration 

Vibration 

Acoustic 

Limited** 

Acoustic 

Low Level 

*MM = TM Bay + COA Bay 

(D) --5•ECTIA6Z-SPECIAL HANDLING 

Handle ,via BYEMAH 

Control System 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

Pyr r •- 

(Dr3E-6414;2..SPECIAL IIANDLING 

[1411.1s - 213 

ip 

SYSTEM-SEGMENT ACOUSTIC TESTS 

ALTERNATE PLAN 

SYSTEM 

LV = LM + MM 

SYSTEM SEGMENTS` 

LM 

,MM 

TM BAY 1 COA BAY 

DEVELOPMENT 

QUALIFICATION 

ACCEPTANCE LOCAL EXCITATION 

AT INTERFACE 

HARD POINTS 

-4---.— 

ACOUSTIC* 

0. • 

ACOUSTIC 

ACOUSTIC** 

-- 

ACOUSTIC 

OFF SITE OR HUNTINGTON BEACH 

OFF SITE OR ROCHESTER 

(D)-SEeR-Fr.T.SPECIAL HANDLING Handle via BYEMAN 

Control System 

. ST•104( 
RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 BYE.6:7 NRO APPROVED FOR 

( 

)-Srballrri-T-SPECIAL HANDLING 

MIS-1.1-9 

COST COMPARISON - DELTAS P T " 

ROCHESTER FACILITY 

PERSONNEL SUPPORT OF FACILITY 

(2 YEARS) 

HUNTINGTON BEACH FACILITY 

PERSONNEL SUPPORT OF FACILITY 

OFF SITE 

QUAL. & DEVELOP. 

ON SITE 

DEVELOP. & ACCEP. 

(COLD) (HOT) 

2. 50 M 

.60M 

Z.75 M 

(2 YEARS) .60 M 

DAC ADDITIONAL TEST SUPPORT .75 M 1.75 M 

GE AND EK ACCEPTANCE TEST CREDIT (.50 M) 

TRANSPORTATION (LM & MM) .20 M 

SHROUDS AND STE (LM & MM) .50 M 

GE TEST SUPPORT 1.00 M 

EK TEST SUPPORT 1.00 M 

AGE . 50 M 2.10 M 

NASA SUPPORT COSTS 

4111100111Iaa-n.R010••••••••.• 

4.4 5 M 10.15 M 

(D) SPECIAL HANDLING 

Handle via BWEMAN 

Control ti-* 

ST-2006 
FUNDED 

NEW 

FUNDS 

+$50 K 

+$750 K 

+$500.K 

+$250 K 

-$60 K. 

-$150K 

NRO APPRn L ELFCIP 

ASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) SECRET 6. SPECIAL HANDLING 

1-1c- 223 

1 / 

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING DAC 

ROM COST 

RECOMMENDATION IMPACT 

CONDUCT LM ACOUSTIC QUAL TRANSPORT. 

TEST (IN SAME FACILITY USED 

FOR STY ACOUSTIC TEST) TEST INCREASE 

.(PLANNING & SUPPORT) 

ADD'L REFURB. 

LMOTV 

FACILITY COST 

T/V ACCEPTANCE OF LM ELIM, CONTAM. 

INSTEAD OF LV TEST 

ELIM. BUILD. 

MOD. 

DELETE ONE MMAS SHELL 

FOR FM 4. 

r-SLA644.E.T.4. SPECIAL HANDLING 

-$500 K 

-$500 K +$1.34 M 

Handle via HUMANControl System 

ST-1099 
NEW 

IMPACT FUNDED FUNDS 

+$300 K -$10.5 M 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

(Drer, SPECIAL HANDLING 

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING GE 

BYE- f' 

ROM COST • 

RECOMMENDATION 

MODIFY TEST FLOW 

SUBJECT QUAL VEHICLE 0115 

TO T/V ONLY, THEN FLY. 

TM BAY 114E TO BE USED BY 

EK FOR COA DRV AND QUAL 

TESTING. 

DELETION OF QUAL TEST 

AT GE 

SUPPORT OF DEVELOP. & 

QUAL TEST AT HOUSTON 

o DIRECT GE TO DELETE MOST 

COMPONENT DEVELOP. & QUAL 

ACOUSTIC TESTS 

(Dr35641 • SPECIAL HANDLING 

ELIMINATE ONE 

SET GE-AVE 

REDUCE AGE 

REDUCE TEST 

SUPPORT 

REDUCE SPARES 

ELIMINATE FACILITIES OPERATIONAL 

PERSONNEL 

ADDITIONAL TIME, 

TRAVEL, ETC. 

+$300 K 

ELIMINATE TESTS -$100K 

-$5 M 

-$4.5 M 

-$500 K 

-$200 K 

.$200 K 
ROM COST 

NEW 

RECOMMENDATION IMPACT FUNDS 

NO MM ACOUSTIC FACILITY 

AT ROCHESTER 

FUNDED 

ELIMINATE -$2.5 M 

FACILITY 

ELIMINATE TEST 

FACILITY OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL 

-$600 K 

DELETE GROUND 

CONDITIONING TEST 

ELIMINATE TEST -$182K 

& FACILITY 

USE TM BAY 114E FOR 

DEVELOP. & QUAL. 

TEST SUPPORT • ' -$50 K 

REDUCTION 

+$250 K 

+$50 K 

+$150 K 

PERFORM MM ACOUSTIC DEVELOP. 

TEST AT AN OFF-SITE FACILITY 

-$3. M 

+$1.0 M 

o '' SUBJECT EK QUAL VEHICLE TO 

LIMITED ACOUSTIC QUAL TEST, 

THEN FLY 

+$250 K 

+$50 K 

TEST SHROUD 

TRANSPORT. 

TEST INCREASE 

DELETE FM 4 

REFURB. QM 

OFF-SITE TEST 

SUPPORT INCR. 

TRANSPORT. 

-$6.53 M +1. 75 M 

trian6fil tra 13YEIVA 

Conli-)1 System ....) ST-Z001 (tirSereParaz SPECIAL HANDLING 

NRO APPROVED FOR ,ar 

(DrSZeft-ri...T___- SPECIAL HANDLING AN 145 - 2)-3 

fq MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING EK 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 

(DTSreit.EZ.A. SPECIAL HANDLING VJ NS -22,3 

IMPACT SUMMARY 

PRESENTLY 

FUNDED 

NEW 

FUNDS 

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING DAC -$500 K -41.34 M 

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING GE -$10. 5 M 4300 K 

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS AFFECTING EK -$6.53 M .$1.75 M 

-$17.53 M +$3.39 M 

NET DIFFERENCE $14.14 M 

IlamilL 

Control System 

(D)317694.Z.L: SPECIAL HANDLING ST-2002 

o 

o 
NIRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 

NPFCIAL IIA MLING 14.1145- 2- 2-3 

PT H• 

CONCLUSIONS 

o THE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM IS LESS THAN DESIRABLE FROM A 

TECHNICAL STANDPOINT, BUT UNDER THE FUNDING 

RESTRICTION IS AN ACCEPTABLE RISK 

o IT PROVIDES INCREASED CONFIDENCE OF MISSION SUCCESS AND 

CREW SAFETY •OVER THE BASELINE PROGRAM 

o IT REQUIRES NO NEW FUNDS AND SHOULD RESULT IN REDUCTIONS 

o THE ALTERNATE APPROACH PROVIDES INCREASED CONFIDENCE 

AND SHOULD BE ACHIEVABLE WITHIN PRESENT FUNDING 

k. ..atairiii D T'Lul ANDL1 G i, • Control .System 

ST4008 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1, JULY 2015 

(D)-fteRS-T-1.6.PECIAL HANDLING 

0,1145 -1)-1 

el '7 

PROPOSED MM ACOUSTIC TEST SCHEDULING 

ACOUSTIC FACILITY AT ONF 

DESIGN 

CONSTRUCTION 

EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 

FACILITY CALIBRATION 

SDM AVAILABILITY 

DEVELOPMENT TESTING 

ALIGN AND MATE 

SHIP TO DAC 

LV MODAL SURVEY & DOOR EJECT. 

SHIP TO ONF 

MM ACOUSTIC TEST 

J FMAMJ J AS O ND F MAMJ J AS OND 

1967 1968 

J FMAMJ 

1969 

(D) .T-SPECIAL HANDLING 

Control System 

ST-1096 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

rr 

( D)61Pett4ZIC___SPECIAL HANDLING 

TM BAY VIBRATION. QUALIFICATION TEST 

BASELINE: 

SINUSOIDAL VIBRATION TEST ONLY. 

• RANDOM VIBRATION MAY BE ADDED BASED ON DATA FROM 

MM ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT TEST. 

RECOMMENDATION: 

DELETE TM BAY VIBRATION QUALIFICATION TEST. 

REPLACE WITH TM BAY ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION TEST (114E) 

CONDUCT LOW LEVEL VIBRATION (PRE-QUAL) TEST. 

STEERING COMMITTEE ACTION: 

APPROVED. 

(D) ---TEGLET,SPECIAL HANDLING 

Control System 
AV 3 

FV3 

7b VAddra 

• 

3.4 4-A 

• 

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47149 49149 

(D) ---5-E-CSPECIAL HANDLING 49 'Edit; 

Control System 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) PECIAL HANDLING 

RECOAVIENDED TEST FLOW REWAS/0A/S 

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NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) EECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 

ACOUSTIC QUALIFICATION TEST RECOMMENDATIONS 

tvi4S- 2)-3 

P7z' • 

o SUBJECT LM AND MM TO AN ACOUSTIC TEST AT QUAL LEVELS FOR A 

DURATION IN EXCESS OF THAT EXPECTED DURING FLIGHT. 

o PROVIDE ACOUSTIC FACILITY AT ROCHESTER FOR MM TESTING. 

o MODIFY SANTA MONICA FACILITY FOR LM TESTING.' 

STEERING COMMITTEE ACTION: 

o SUBJECT LM AND MM QUAL VEHICLES TO AN ACOUSTIC TEST 

AT FLIGHT LEVELS FOR FLIGHT DURATION. 

o PERFORM LIMITED QUAL ACOUSTIC TEST IN SAME FACILITY AS 

USED FOR DEVELOPMENT TEST (TEST CONDUCTED WITH POWER 

OFF -- CHECK AT H.B. AND ROCHESTER BEFORE AND AFTER). 

o FLY QUAL VEHICLES ON FLIGHT 7. 

(D) ----64ZUZSPECIAL HANDLING 

• 

• 

Rave . 

tot 8rtivft syst 
NRO APPROVED FOR BYE " 

,5,FareEASS" • JULY LU] 

(D)--ST6PECIAL HANDLING 

w 2.:5 

f 

LM QUALIFICATION COSTS 

OFF SITE 

HUNTINGTON 

BEACH 

LM HARDWARE (LIKE NO. 6) $19.44 M $19.44 M 

ENGINEERING AND TEST SUPPORT .69 M .69 M 

LMQTV REFURBISHMENT CREDIT (2.81 M) (2.81 M1 

$17.32 114 377.32M 

ADDITIONAL AGE STATION 4.37 M 2.10 M 

$21.69 M $19. 42- M 

• 

THREE-MONTH PROGRAM EXTENSION 21.85 M 21.85 M 

$43.54 M $41.27 M 

witiAN 

Control System 

(Dr9SGA.E.T.SPECIAL HANDLING 

1- 1COI 
IMF-P(`-P 

IA/145 

Pl ' 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) -5-reftE4P-SPECIAL HANDLING 

LV THERMAL VACUUM TESTING AT DAC 

•■■•■••••• 

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERATIONS 

...•••■■ 

DAS ELINE: 

LAB VEHICLE THERMAL/VAC TEST POSSIBLE HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN 

THERMAL INTERFACE 

POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION 

HANDLING PROBLEMS 

SCHEDULE DELAY DUE TO FINDING . 

LM PROBLEMS IN LV CONFIGURATION 

ALTERNATE: 

LM THERMAL/VAC TEST SAVES 280 HOURS OF MM REDUNDANT 

TESTING . 

AVOIDS POSSIBLE MM CONTAMINATION 

AVOIDS HANDLING PROBLEMS 

FINDS PROBLEMS IN SIMPLER 

CONFIGURATION 

FIVE-WEEK LAUNCH SLIP UNLESS 

DELETE PRE-QUAL EMC AND IMPROVE 

ECLS TEST SCHEDULE 

RECOMMENDATION: 

STEERING COMMITTEE ACTION: 

T/V TEST LM INSTEAD OF LV, REVISE TEST FLOW TO 

ALLEVIATE SCHEDULE PROBLEM, 

APPROVED PENDING SCHEDULE EVALUATION, 

(D) ET SPECIAL HANDLING ii r 

BURN 

Central System 
handle via BIEWS 

tatittol System 

NRO APPROVED FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

(D) ---"Sizempa.F.T.,SPECIAL HANDLING 

TIVF5-, 

IA/14c- 22- 3 

ra7 

MMFS MODE VERIFICATION TEST • 

ACCEPTANCE 

ALTERNATIVES 

I

CONSIDERATIONS 

I. NO ACCEPTANCE MODAL VERIFICATION 

IS PRESENTLY PLANNED IN BASELINE 

o A STATIC DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT 

IS TO BE PERFORMED ON THE SPIDER 

STRUCTURE ONLY 

2. PERFORM A MMFS MODE VERIFICATION 

MEASUREMENT ON EACH ASSEMBLY AS 

A PART OF ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE 

o TM DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS ARE 

• ONE OF MOST CRITICAL STRUCTURAL 

CONSIDERATIONS 

o MODE MEASUREMENTS OF MMFS 

ASSEMBLY IS BEST METHOD OF. 

VERIFICATION 

o FIXTURE REQUIRED FOR HARD SUPPORT 

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SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT - BOTH RINGS 0. 200 X 10-5 

INOPERATIVE. FAILURE OF MORE THAN 

FOUR RETRO- ROCKETS 

BURSTING OF 02 TANKS CAUSING 02 7. 200 X 10-5 

LOSS OR RETRO- ROCKET DAMAGE 

SHORT TO GROUND OF COMMON BUS 7. 475 x 10-5 

CAUSING LOSS OF ALL FUNCTIONS. 

MULTIPLE BATTERY LOSS. 

HEAT SHIELD/PRESSURE HATCH 0. 400 X 10-5 

FAILURE OR FAILURE TO. SEPARATE. 

GEMINI FROM LAB 

TOTAL PROBABILITY OF A GEMINI B 24. 962 X 10-5 

EQUIPMENT FAILURE WHICH WOULD 

'PRECLUDE INITIATION OF RE- ENTRY 
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PROBABLE EVENTS 

EVENT PER 10,000 MISSIONS 

OCCURRENCE PRECLUDING INGRESS TO 

GEMINI B FROM LAB 

• OCCURRENCE PRECLUDING RE- ENTRY 

OF GEMINI B 

• ESTIMATED EVENTS PRECLUDING RESCUE 

OR ESCAPE (CREW FATALTIES, VEHICLE 

DYNAMICS) 

MUCH LESS THAN 1 

AT MOST 

AT LEAST 1 

• ESTIMATED RESCUE OR ESCAPE OPPORTUNITIES AT MOST 
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• WITH NO CONSTRAINTS ON GEMINI B OR LAUNCH VEHICLE CAPABILITY 

✓ SYSTEM USED TWICE IN 10,000 MISSIONS 

• CURRENT GEMINI B LOITER AND LAUNCH VEHICLE PAYLOAD 

CONSTRAINTS FURTHER REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS. 

RESCUE 

POSSIBLE 

10 HRS 

14 HR 

RESCUE NOT 

POSSIBLE 

ORBIT PLANE 

ROTATION 

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O TECHNOLOGY GENERALLY AVAILABLE 

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(TOTAL SYSTEM DESIGN) 

O LIMITED UTILITY, CONSIDERING ALL CAUSES OF ORBITAL STRANDING 

(DEVICES DISABLED OR NOT AVAILABLE) 

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RISKS OF SOME FAMILIAR ACTIVITIES 

ACTIVITY 100,000 MAN DAYS 

O DOMESTIC PASSENGER AIR CARRIERS 4.0 

O ESTIMATED MOL CREW STRANDING .7 

O ACCIDENT FATALITY RATE, U. S. POPULATION . 2 
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MOL BASELINE PROGRAM ORBITAL RESCUE/ESCAPE 

• MOL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT APPROACH 

i RELIABILITY 

I BLOCK AND FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY 

TESTING 

,/ SYSTEMS MONITORING 

,/ EMERGENCY PROCEEDURES AND TRAINING 

REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF ORBITAL STRANDING (. 9998 PER MISSION) 

NO SUBSTANTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR RESCUE OR ESCAPE 

SYSTEMS IN THE MOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
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FOLLOW-ON PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS 

O MOL MAY HAVE RENDEZVOUS/RESUPPLY CAPABILITY IN 

EARLY SEVENTIES - 

NASA AAP PLANS RENDEZVOUS/RESUPPLY OPERATIONS 

STARTING IN LATE SIXTIES - 

O ELEMENTS OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS MIGHT BE COMBINED 

TO PERMIT AN EARLY SPACE RESCUE SYSTEM 
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BACKGROUND 

0 5 JANUARY 1967 SIMULATION PRESENTATION 

- MAINSTREAM OF SIMULATION TO UTILIZE TWO-DIMENSIONAL 

STIMULUS MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM G/G3 FLIGHTS 

- USE OF AIRCRAFT, 3-D MODELS NOT ADVOCATED AS A PART 

OF MAINSTREAM SIMULATION 

oo STIMULUS REALISM 

oo SCALING PROBLEMS 

oo SAMPLE SIZE 

oo FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 

oo COST :& SCHEDULES 

O QUESTION POSED 

CAN A LIMITED AIRCRAFT SIMULATION BE PERFORMED TO 

VALIDATE THE MAINSTREAM 2-D SIMULATION? 

00 TARGET CONTRAST 

oo RESOLUTION LIMITS OF 2-D STIMULUS 

oo EFFECTS OF COLOR 

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BRIEFING OUTLINE 

e PRESENT APPROACH TO SIMULATION FIDELITY 

- CONTRAST SETTING 

a OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES 

- SCENE CONTRAST 

a LIMITED AIRCRAFT VALIDATION PROGRAM 

- ANALYSIS 

- RECOMMENDATION 

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CONTRAST 

PREDICTED BRIGHTNESS 

(37%)(4%) 

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SIMULATOR ILLUMINATION/CONTRAST PARAMETERS 

ILLUMINATION LEVELS 3 TO 25 FT LAMBERTS 

CONTRAST CALIBRATION (37%/4% TARGETS) 

TARGET 

NO. 

BRIGHTNESS RATIO 

GROUND ORBITAL SIMULATOR 

Photometer 

6. 2 

6. 0 

6. 9 

Camera 

7. 8 

8. 2 

10. 7 

16. 6 

AVAILABLE 

PAM Predicted* 

(Photometer Input) 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

DATA POINTS 

"0” Camera 

Contractor 

2.4 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 5 

SPPF 

3.0 

3.1 

2. 8 

2. 7 

Primary 

1.8 

1.6 

2. 7 

2. 0 

Secondary 

2. 5 

1.8 

2. 9 

2. 6 

1 

2 

3 

4 

11 41 11 45 77 15 15 

CONSIDERS ONLY VERY LIGHT HAZE 

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PREVIOUS STUDIES/PROGRAMS 

O PROJECT BLACKBIRD 

- SIMULTANEOUS AIRCRAFT AND GAMBIT PHOTOS OF ZI SCENES 

O BALLOON PROGRAM 

O TERRAIN RADIANCE EXPERIMENT 

O NEUTRALLY PROCESSED GAMBIT MATERIAL 

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HB-1124 

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AIRCRAFT SIMULATION PHILOSOPHY 

O LIMITED PROGRAM ORIENTED TO INSURING REALISTIC GROUND 

SIMULATION 

O CAPABLE OF BEING PERFORMED IN REASONABLE TIME COMPATIBLE 

WITH GROUND SIMULATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE 

O MINIMUM IMPACT ON GROUND SIMULATION EQUIPMENT/PROGRAM 

SCHEDULES 

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POSSIBLE COMPONENTS OF AIRCRAFT SIMULATION 

PART I 

O OBJECTIVE 

TO OBTAIN PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS FROM AN AIRCRAFT 

TO BE USED IN SETTING THE HAZE LEVELS IN THE GROUND SIMULATOR 

O APPROACH 

- SIMULTANEOUS AIRCRAFT PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND 

PHOTOS (BLACK/WHITE AND COLOR) 

- PHOTOS PROCESSED LIKE G/G3 

- PHOTOS DISPLAYED IN SIMULATOR 

- REQUIRE: SIMULATOR CONTRAST = MEASURED CONTRAST 

O EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 

- AIRCRAFT, TELESCOPE, PHOTOMETER, CAMERA, RECORDERS 

Fi-E:flf.!;0 Vi3 BYEMAN 

Co3TIA System 

(D, GTSISr/W9-T...- SPECIAL HANDLING FIB-1126 

PECiia 
HB-1127 

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POSSIBLE COMPONENTS OF AIRCRAFT SIMULATION (CONT'D) 

WF S-115 

Page 9 

PART II 

o OBJECTIVE 

TO COMPARE AIRCRAFT AND G/G3 VIEWING CONDITIONS 

o APPROACH 

SIMULTANEOUS AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE PHOTOS OF 

SAME ZI SCENE 

PROCESS PHOTOS IDENTICALLY 

COMPARE CONTRAST RATIOS/BRIGHTNESS 

O EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 

- PART I EQUIPMENTS SUFFICIENT 

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POSSIBLE COMPONENTS OF AIRCRAFT SIMULATION (CONCL'D) 

PART III 

O OBJECTIVE 

TO COMPARE HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH THAT 

OBTAINED BY GROUND SIMULATION 

O APPROACHES 

COMPARE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WITH PERFORMANCE 

IN SIMULATOR USING G/G3 STIMULUS 

o AIRCRAFT PHOTOS FOR AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE 

SCORING ONLY 

- COMPARE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WITH SIMULATOR 

PERFORMANCE AGAINST G/G3 QUALITY PHOTOS OF 

SAME SCENES 

o AIRCRAFT PHOTOS PROCESSED LIKE G/G3AND OF 

SAME LIMIT RESOLUTION 

O EQUIPMENT 

- PART I REQUIREMENTS PLUS POSSIBLY AN ADDITIONAL TELESCOPE 

- REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT ASTRONAUT PARTICIPATION 

Collo' System 

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PART III ANALYSIS 

0 OPTION 1 

o RESOLUTION 

o COLOR 

o TARGET CHARACTERISTICS 

G/G3 0 OPTION 2 

o COLOR o TARGET 

o RESOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS 

AIRCRAFT 

o SUBJECTS >— AIRCRAFT TARGETS 

PHOTOS OF 

o LEARNING 

SIMULATOR 

MODIFICATION 

REQUIRED 

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AIRCRAFT SIMULATION APPROACH SUMMARY 

BYE, 

O PROGRAM OF SIMULTANEOUS PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND 

PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AIRCRAFT WOULD INSURE PRESENTATION 

OF SIMULATOR STIMULUS AT REALISTIC CONTRAST LEVELS 

- SIMULTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY BY SATELLITE (G OR G3

) 

WOULD BE DESIRABLE, THOUGH NOT MANDATORY 

0 DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS ON ACTIVE TARGET DETECTION CAPABILITIES 

FROM AIRCRAFT AND COMPARISON WITH SIMULATOR STATISTICS 

NOT A RECOMMENDED APPROACH FOR VALIDATION 

CORRELATION OF AIRCRAFT STATISTICS WITH SIMULATOR DATA 

DIFFICULT AND QUESTIONABLE 

TARGET TYPES/INDICATOR DEFINITION - SELECTION MORE CRITICAL 

SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON GE SIMULATOR DESIGN/SCHEDULE OF 

OPERATIONS 

49 USE OF TELESCOPE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT MAY BE DESIRABLE AS A PART OF 

CREW INDOCTRINATION/TRAINING PROCEDURES 

Control System 

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BYE0 TELESCOPE 

ORBITAL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT 

- ALTITUDE 480, 000 FT. 30, 000 FT. 40, 000 FT. 

- GROUND SPEED 25, 000 FPS 400 FPS 400 FPS 

- MAGNIFICATION 60-120X 3. 75-7. 5X 5-10X 

- FOV 10...50 16°-8° 12°-6° 

- IMAGE DRIFT . 025°/SEC .05°/SEC .0375°/SEC 

(1% V/H) (100% V/H) (100% V/H) 

O PHOTOMETER 

- 50-5000 FT-LAMBERT SOURCES 

- 10-20 FT MINIMUM GROUND TARGET DIMENSION 

O CAMERA 

- FOV - 10-20° 

- LIMIT RESOLUTION - 

O AIRCRAFT 

- 30, 000-40, 000 FEET ALTITUDE 

- KC-135, C-130 WOULD SUFFICE 

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REPRESENTATIVE TELEPHOTOMETER 

0 GAMMA SCIENTIFIC MODEL 2000 BYE„, 

0 CHARACTERISTICS 

SENSITIVE APERTURE OF 2 KIN - 3 DEGREES REAL FIELD WITH 

5-15X MAGNIFICATION 

MAXIMUM FULL-SCALE SENSITIVITY OF .3 TO 3X10-5 FT-LAMBERTS; 

ACCURACY 4% FULL SCALE 

3:1 EYEPIECE ZOOM, INTERCHANGEABLE OBJECTIVE LENSES 

45° APPARENT FIELD 

COST - $3000 

0 CONFIGURATION 

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BYE-C.T. • 

CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATION 

o ANALYSES INDICATE PRESENT APPROACH TO SIMULATOR CONTRAST 

SETTINGS REALISTIC, SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE 

o PROGRAM INCLUDING PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY 

FROM AIRCRAFT COULD INCREASE OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE GROUND 

SIMULATOR CONTRAST FIDELITY--BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY 

o RECOMMEND THAT AIRCRAFT SIMULATION-VALIDATION PROGRAM NOT 

BE UNDERTAKEN 

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SCHEDULE 

BYE-EL 

F. M..... 

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1966 1967 

O AEROSPACE/SAFSL 

O GE 

- EDS 

MDS 

O AIRCRAFT VALIDATION 

PREPARATION 

o TARGET SELECTION 

o FLIGHT PLANS 

o EQUIPMENT 

PROCUREMENT 

& INSTALLATION 

- AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS 

_N 

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(ITS-L5 SPECIAL HANDLING WFS-115 

REPRESENTATIVE AIRCRAFT CAMERA BYE-P 

HR-262 CAMERA 

(KS-72A) 

0 SPECIFICATIONS 

- LENS 18" FOCAL LENGTH, f/5.6 

12" FOCAL LENGTH, f/4. 0 

6" FOCAL LENGTH, f /4. 5 

3" FOCAL LENGTH, f/4. 5 

HB-1133 

- FORMAT 4.5" X 4. 5" 

- SHUTTER FOCAL PLANE DAY, 1/1000 TO 1/3000 

INTRA-LENS NIGHT, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 

IMC MOVING FILM 

- SOLUTION 85 1/mm AWAR, 18" LENS, PLUS-X FILM 

CYCLE 6 CYCLES PER SEC MAX 

FILM 500', 250' WITH PROCESSING 

WEIGHT 70 LBS WITH FILM & 18" LENS 

DATA ALPHA NUMERIC FROM AIRCRAFT 

POWER 28VDC, 200 WATTS 

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STATUS OF MISSION MODULE DOOR 

5 FEBRUARY 1967 

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• LOUVERS FEASIBLE 

• 3 PERCENT OEt.SCURATION 

• APPROXIMATELY 80 POUNDS WEIGHT INCREASE 

• UP TO 3 MONTHS SCHEDULE 

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• SLIDING MASK INSIDE MISSION MODULE STRUCTURE 

INTERFERED WITH AGREED-TO SPACE ENVELOPES 

▪ SOME SCHEDULE SLIP 

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DOOR CONFIGURATION VITIGHT5 COM2ARI5GN 

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ROLLING DOOR 

(LB) • 

DAC EXTERNAL 

SLIDING MASK 

(LB) 

STRUCTURE 52.0 31.0 

(TRACK & SUPPT; RACK ASSY; ASCENT 

LOCKOUT DEV.; FAIRING, STRUCT. PROV.) 

MASK (DOOR) 107.0 83.0 

(PRIMARY STRUCTURE - SKIN, STRINGERS, 

ATTACH; INSULATION AND HEATERS) 

MECHANICAL 54.0 25.0 

(ROLLERS; DRIVE + ATTACH. , MANUAL 

BACKUP) 

ELECTRICAL 15.0 15.0 

(CONTROL, LOGIC, ASSY, INVERTERS, 

WIRES, CIRCUITRY & DISPLAYS) 

ORBITAL DOOR 77.0 • 

DOOR ACTUATOR 16.5 a 

DOOR D DRIVE 1.5 1.1■ • NO AO 

ROLL THERMAL SHIELD 65.0 Olo 

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EK AND GE TO SUBMIT ECP'S 

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EX TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL 15 MARCH 1967 

o DOORS 

▪ GE STOPPED WORK ON PHASE II DOORS 

• PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH DAC 24 JANUARY 1967 

• SPECIFICATIONS TO DAC 2 FEBRUARY 1967 

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TECHNICAL nr:COMM.ENDATIOM 

BYE 

o ALIGN MIRROR GMCBAL TO COA 

o INSTITUTE EX LOUVER DZSIGN 

o INSTITUTE GE PITCH MASK DESIGN 

o INSTITUTE ACTION REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT CERVIT AND 

ULE ARE SUITABLE BACKUPS TO FUSED SILICA 

o RE-DIRECT DAC TO PROVIDE SHORTENED STRUCTURAL 

BLOW-OFF DOOR 

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CERVIT BYE-E( 

o CONTRACTED WITH OWENS-ILLINOIS FOR ONE SATISFACTORY 

BLANK (20 POURS MAXIMUM) 

FIRST CASTING 21 FEBRUARY 1967 

7 - 10 DAYS BETWEEN POURS 

PROJECTED SCHEDULE WITH OWENS-ILLINOIS CALLS FOR TEN 

TRACKING MIRRORS AND TEN PRIMARY MIRRORS OVER NEXT 

TWO YEARS 

FIRST SATISFACTORY BLANK TO MYNEL 

PERKIN-ELMER FACILITY NOT READY UNTIL OCTOBER '67 

INVESTIGATE OTHER POLISHING AND GRINDING FACILITIES 

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HISTORY 

• EARLY RECOGNITION OF POTENTIAL USE OF 

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SCHRIEVER/MUELLER 

HST SUPPORT. 

NASA GEMINI HARDWARE IDENTIFICATION 

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ST LOUIS. AGE, FACTORY TEST EQUIPMENT, 

TOOLING 

• /' KSC AGE, TEST EQUIPMENT -- 

/ VENDOR EQUIPMENT 

MOCKUPS, BOILERPLATES, STATIC ARTICLES 

GEMINI MISSION SIMULATORS 

RECOVERY EQUIPMENT 

FLOWN SPACECRAFT 

SPARES 

• MOL SPO/MSC/MAC MEETINGS 

O 64 POTENTIAL AGE CONFLICT ITEMS- 
NRO APPROVED FOR 

RE 1 JI)LY.;015 

MUT 

STATUS 

• 16 ACTUAL AGE CONFLICT ITEMS 

NEW PROCUREMENT COSTS 

TRANSFER AGREEMENT CONFLICT 

4 LONG-LEAD PROCUREMENT ITEMS 

'ON S31N3S 

PRESENT ACTIONS 

AGE - COMPLETED 

AVE SPARES - OUTSTANOING 
QUANTITY 

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STATUS 

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CONFLICT ITEMS (KSQ 

TOOL KIT-OPTIC ALIGN 

COLD TRAP • 

CAR T•GOX 

KIT•GOX ANALYZER 

LEAK RATE TESTER.-ECS 

(COOLANT SYSTEM} 

COMPUTER-MEMORY LOADER 

CALIBRATION KIT-G&C AGE 

ATM-LOAD VERIFIER 

FILTER CARTS (FLUSH & FUEL) 

TESTER PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD 

CHECKOUT BOX THERMOCOUPLE 

CONFLICT ITEMS (ST. Lomat 

HOSE-GOX CART TO HARD 

POWER SUPPLY-AUXILIARY PORTABLE 

REFLECTOMETER-TIME DOMAIN 

BOOSTER PUMP-HELIUM 

CHAMBER ASSEMBLY-VACUUM 

*LONG-LEAD PROCUREMENT 
SUMMARY 

MAXIMUM USE OF NASA EQUIPMENT 

• APPROXIMATELY $50 MILLION SAVING 

• TRANSFER AGREEMENT 

• $580 THOUSAND NEW PROCUREMENT REQUIRED 

'ON $

31113S 
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SATURN AGE 

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DEVELOPMENT FLIGHTS BEST APPLICATION . 

EXACT IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY DAC. 

FORMAL REQUEST TO NASA BY USAF . 

*ALLOCATION TO MOL DEPENDENT UPON PRIORITY 
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CATEGORIES: 

PCM GROUND STATIONS 

TM/FM GROUND STATIONS, 

GROUND POWER 

CONTROL & DISPLAY 

MAJORITY FROM SATURN IV-B SIL SET 

ESTIMATED COST: Z.4 MILLION 

USAGE 

FACTORY CHECKOUT OF LABORATORY VEHICLES FOR 

DEVELOPMENTAL LAUNCHES - 1 SET 

`►'AFB CHECKOUT - I SET 
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APOLLO AGE 

. 

REVIEW ITEM-OF-INTEREST LIST - 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

e LIST OF NAA/APOLLO AGE ITEMS AVAILABLE IN MOL TIME SPAN 

• - OBTAINED 

. • • 

PRELIMINARY SCREENING AT SHORT-TITLE LEVEL ACCOMPLISHED 

BY DAC/AFPRO/MOL SPO/AEROSPACE 

e COORDINATED LIST OF ITEMS OF INTEREST SENT TO NASA, WHO 

WILL ASSEMBLE TECHNICAL DATA 

IkZETING ON 8 FEBRUARY -- NASA. DAC, 1.10LSPO. AEROSPACE 

• 

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IDENTIFY AGE UNITS SUITABLE FOR MOL 

IDENTIFY ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR TECHNICAL 

REVIEW VIA DISCUSSION OF MOL REQUIREMENTS WITH 

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CRYOGENIC HANDLING 

PYROTECHNICS CHECKOUT 

DATA RECORDING/CALIBRATING 

ENVIRONMENTAL & MECHANICA.1. SUPPORT 

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AVERAGE POWER 

CONTRACTOR 

AVE POWER 

(WATTS) 

MC DONNELL (GEMINI B) 100 

DAC 1006 

GENERAL ELECTRIC 308 

ATS 4S 

'VS 3 

EKC 277 

W/B 13 

OTHER 73 

TOTAL 1825 

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REACTANT REQUIREMENTS TANK CAPACITY 

OXYGEN - 11401 ' 11820 

HYDROGEN - 1470 1530 

• MAXIMUM AVERAGE POWER GROWTH HAS A FIXED CEILING OF 3.7% 

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PEAK POWER f 4 

PYr 

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MPSS OPERATION COMM. OPERATION 

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MIS P.O. 

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MPSS 

ALL 

OTHER 

STA 

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W / B 

R'DOUT 

SG LS + 

W/B 

ALL 

OTHERS, 

GEM/NIB 145 145 190 145 190 190 190 190 

DAC ' 1362 1362 142$ 1645 1670 1740 

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2040 2800 

-4,-....., 

GENERAL ELECTRIC 

ATS 

IVS 

1405 

460 

53 

995 

460 

' 53 

995 

460 

53 

846 

460 

53 

604 

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604 

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W/B 700 700 0 

TOTAL 4226 4265 4374 3932 3200 3500 3800 4194 

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PEAK POIVER CONTRACTUAL STATUS 

SPDR 

MC DONNELL ECP IN PREPARATION WITH TARGET SUBMITTAL DATE 

Or 27 FEDRUARY 1967 

DOUGLAS WAITING FOR RFECP TO SPDR CHANGES 

GENERAL ELECTRIC • INCORPORATED IN WORK STATEMENT 

CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION MGT. CONTROL GROUP IN PROCESS or 

INCORPORATING PEAK POWER ALLOCATIONS INTO SPDR 

-r1 

• PREPARING RESPONSE TO TWX RECOMMENDING REVISION 

TO WORK STATEMENT INCORPORATING PEAK POWER 

ALLOCATIONS 

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MOL FUEL CELL ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE' 

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31 ---• i MAX. VO AGE - 31 VOLTS 

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DAC BASELINE SWITCHING 

CONFIGURATION 

ON BOARD . 

COMPUTER 

POWERPLANT • 

SWITCHING 

CONTROL UNIT 

FUEL 

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EPS CONFIGURATION 

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FUEL CELL CONFIGURATION STt. 

WEIGHT SUMMARY 

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POWER SYSTEM WEIGHTS (LBS) 

29 CELL/SWITCHING 28 CELL/I3ATTERIES 

FUEL CELLS 641 629 

REACTANTS (INCL. RESERVES & RESIDUALS) 1331 1377 

TANKS INCL. SUPPORTS 827 1327 

POWER SOURCE MISC 23 23 

POWER CONVERSION 38 38 

POWER DISTRIBUTION 522 522 

POWER SWITCHING CONTROL UNIT 15 all • 

POWER PEAKING BATTERY SYSTEM -- 108 

PLUMBING 70 70 

SUPPORT 76 75 

TOTAL 3543 3669 

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VERIFICATION 

'OCTOBER 1967 

DECEMBER 1967 

POWER SWITCHING DEVELOPMENT TEST MAY 1968 

EVALUATION (EDCTU) 

FUEL CELL POWERPLANT QUALIFICATION JULY 1968 

• ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM QUALIFICATION JUNE 1969 

(LMQTV) 

0 SEMI 'TT 
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SYSTEM WEIGHT STATUS •SUMMARY 

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• 

• 

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f• 
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o 

--MEM-SPECIAL HANDLING 

REQUIRDONTS CHANGES. 

ESTIMATED CONTRACTUAL 

WEIGHT CHANGE 

o PhD ABORT CONTROL SYSTEM 

o INVIRDDIENTAL REQUIREMEETS CHANGE 

o BLAST PROTECTION FOR ABORT 

o ACQUINITION SUBSYSTEM . 

ADD 10" SYSTEM (2) 

DELETE 5" SYSTEM 

WIIEBAND READOUT srsrEx 

+496 

-320 

+176 

ADD ANTENNA SYSTEM & ELECTRONICS -.Mt +173 

ADD OPTICAL SYSTEM - CBS +127 

ADD STRUCTUAL PROV. 1 COLD PLATES - DAC +131 

ALLOCATION IN SP/DR FOR WIDEBAND SYSTSK -163 

+268 

THERMAL DOORS 

DELETE CURRENT THERMAL DOOR SYSTEM -388 

ADD PITCH MANIC - STRUCTURE, MASK, MECHANICAL DRIVES 

AND ELECTRONICS +174 

ADD MIRROR LOUVERS AND MOUNTS !21 

TOTAL REQUIREMENT CHANGES -117 

. +483 TO 661 

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WEIGHT SUMMARY - FEB. 1, 1967 

CONTR. 

SP/DR 

WEIGHT 

CURRENT 

WEIGHT 

GEMINI-B 6J 120 6,108 + 66 6,174 

GEMINI-B SYSTEM SEGMENT MAC 5, 680 5, 668 + 66 5,7 34 

FLIGHT CREW SYSTEM SEG. SPO 360 360 0 360 

PRESS SUIT .ASSY, SEG. SPO 80 80 0 80 

LABORATORY VEHICLE SYSTEM 

SEGMENT (AVE) DAC 14,449 14,519 4:168 14,787 

■••■••••■•■•••■•••■ 

MISSION PAYLOAD SYSTEM SEG. 8, 656 8, 426 +490 8, 916 

G. E. GE 2, 435 2, 486 -117 2, 369 

E. K. EK S, 617 5, 521 0 5,521 

GFE SPO 441 419 0 419 

- WIDEBAND READOUT SYS. 163 0 +431 431 

BIG EYE as +176 176 

TOTAL . 29, 225 29,053 +824 

LAUNCH VEHICLE CAPABILITY 32, 200 (80° INCL. , 80/180 N. M. , LATp55° N. 

W TR, NO YAW STEERING) 

PAYLOAD MARGIN: 2,323 

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ORBITING VEHICLE CONTRACTUAL WEIGHT STATUS 

SP/DR CONTRACTUAL MAXIMUM 

WEIGHT MAX. .A. WT. WEIGHT 

(SP/DR + MAX .C.1. 

CURRENT SP/DR WEIGHTS 

MAC (INCLUDING CREW & PSA) 6, 120 120 6, 240 

DAC 14,449 750 15, 199 

E. K. 5,617 ■•■• 5, 617 

G. E. 2,435 390 2,825 

OTHER (DRV, V/R, COMPUTER, 604 4110.. 604 

CUES, WIDEBAND) 

MAXIMUM CONTRACTUAL WEIGHT 29, 225 1, 260 30, 485 

(CONTRACTOR REPORTED WEIGHT, 

FEB. 1, 1967 = 29, 053) 

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REQUIREMENTS CHANGES 

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:T M NOMINAL PAY LOAD CAPABILITY 

'180° I$CL. , 80/180 N. M. , LATE= 55° N. ) 

RESERVE FOR OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY 

+443 TO 661 

30.968 TO 31,146 

32, 200 

1054 TO 1,232 

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