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in late october nasa headquarters

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directed marshall to terminate the

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saturn one program following conclusion

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of the ten flight vehicle r d program

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this action eliminated four operational

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vehicles plus two spare vehicles

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deleting all saturn one manned flights

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prime hardware contracts for operational

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vehicles have been canceled hardware on

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hand will be used when possible on the

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boosters for sa-201 and 202.

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nasa headquarters also approved

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launching of the remaining saturn 1

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vehicles from launch complex 37b and

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modifying launch complex 34 for initial

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saturn 1b launches

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at cape kennedy early in october the s45

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stage was mated with the previously

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erected sa-5 booster the instrument unit

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and the payload

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pre-launch checkout of the vehicle

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continued as scheduled until november

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when an explosion in launch complex

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37b's gaseous hydrogen vent line caused

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a delay of one week

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other technical problems encountered

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during testing were quickly resolved

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until cracked sleeves were discovered in

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the s1 stage high pressure pneumatic

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lines

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these sleeves which had cracked because

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of stress corrosion had to be replaced

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this requirement forced rescheduling the

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launch from late december until early

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1964.

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to prevent reoccurrence of the problem

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msfc issued new specifications on heat

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treating and began installing new

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sleeves on s15 and all subsequent s1

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stages

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marshall and douglas have taken

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advantage of the delay to perform

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additional testing on s45s cold helium

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sphere mountings

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following completion of these tests and

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the critical tubing replacements the

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simulated flight test will be repeated

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and the vehicle launched

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at marshall the flow of subsequent s1

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stages continued even though work on

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each stage is being interrupted to allow

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for tubing replacement

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booster post static checkout was

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completed for the sixth saturn flight

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vehicle sa-6 during november

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following completion of preparation for

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shipment the stage will be barged to

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cape kennedy early in the next quarter

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sa-6 will be the first vehicle to have

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an apollo boilerplate spacecraft as

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meanwhile the booster for the seventh

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flight vehicle sa-7 underwent two

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successful firings at marshall's test

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laboratory during october one for 35

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seconds the other for 145 seconds

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stage post static checkout delayed

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temporarily to allow for tubing

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modification is expected to be completed

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assembly of the booster for the eighth

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flight vehicle sa-9 was completed in

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october and pre-static checkout started

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static firing of the stage is presently

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at michoud on october 27th chrysler

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began checkout of the first

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industry-produced saturn one booster s18

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the functional checkout began in

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november mechanical systems were the

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first to be checked out

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pneumatic pressure lines and connections

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checkout completion is presently

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scheduled for march

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in april the stage will be shipped to

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assembly of s110 by chrysler continued

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at michoud during this quarter assembly

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completion and start of checkout is

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preparation of h1 engines for the stage

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continued on schedule two engines

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originally intended for s111

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will be used to replace s110 engines

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that developed thrust chamber leaks

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early in october the douglas aircraft

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company installed s46 in sacto test

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stand 2b and began preparations for

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acceptance testing on november 22nd a

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successful static firing was conducted

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for 460 seconds as planned post static

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checkout was completed in december

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presently necessary modifications are

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being performed including moog engine

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actuator retrofit the stage is scheduled

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for shipment to amr during february

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also at santa monica final assembly of

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s47 by douglas was completed in november

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checkout of the stage in the new

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vertical checkout facility is nearing

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completion

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s 47 is scheduled to arrive at sacto for

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acceptance testing early in february and

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will be installed in the stand a few

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days later

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the s49 stage located in douglas's

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assembly facility is approximately 20

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percent complete stage completion

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meanwhile s 4 8 was moved from the

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insulation installation room to the

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assembly area where miscellaneous pickup

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work was completed parts shortages which

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delayed moving the stage to the

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hydrostatic tower have been negated and

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during the latter portion of the quarter

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installation of s410 stage insulation at

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santa monica started immediately after

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completion of leak tests and tank

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calibration the stage is scheduled to be

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removed from the insulation installation

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room and be installed in the hydrostatic

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tower for additional leak checks in late

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at sacramento douglas buildup of the all

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systems s4 vehicle continued during this

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quarter static firings are scheduled to

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at marshall completion of functional

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checkout for

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6 was rescheduled for january 1964 to

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allow checkout of engineering changes

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incorporated during december

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siu6 and s16 will be shipped to cape

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kennedy in february

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martial assembly of the instrument unit

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for essay 7 is complete and final

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checkout is presently scheduled to begin

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at msfc on february 10 1964.

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structural fabrication of siu9 will be

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completed in january 1964 at marshall's

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manufacturing engineering laboratory the

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structure will then be stored until

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start of assembly march 2 1964.

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at marshall's test laboratory

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dynamic testing for the sa 6 and 7

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configuration using the saturn dynamic

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vehicle and the apollo boilerplate was

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successfully completed during this

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quarter later in february msfc has

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scheduled dynamic testing for the sa 9

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and 8 configuration sa 9 and 8 will

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carry micro meteoroid detection payloads

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preparations are underway at the dynamic

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test stand and are proceeding

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during this same period the s4 stage

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moog actuator systems were tested by

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marshall approved chrysler designs for

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the s-1b spyder beam and completed the

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50 design review of the 60-degree

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fairing and the conceptual design review

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of the gox line and diffuser

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the design associated with elements of

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the tail section is now approximately

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on november 8th msfc authorized

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rocketdyne to continue with design

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development and testing required to

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upgrade the h1 engine from 188 000

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pounds of thrust to two hundred thousand

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pounds of thrust the first production

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engines are scheduled to be acceptance

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at santa monica douglas finished welding

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studs to the hydrogen forward dome of

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the s4b hydrostatic test stage work on

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the dynamics test stage included bonding

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the honeycomb core to aft common dome

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welding of flanges and elbows to the aft

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locks dome subfittings and seal welding

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also the liquid hydrogen cylinder skins

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for this stage were milled for forming

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and welding but one skin was rejected

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due to several cracks a replacement has

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meanwhile work progressed on the all

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systems test stage the attach rings for

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the common domes were completed and

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welding operations are underway

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the common bulkhead is being welded for

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at douglas's beta complex at sacramento

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static firing site for s4b the

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superstructure for the battleship test

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stand beta 1 was completed following

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final assembly and installation of

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installation the battleship tank was

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placed in the beta 1 stand december 18th

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the beta complex block house is nearing

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at beta 3 the all systems test and

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superstructure and propellant tanks were

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rocketdyne has completed fabrication of

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the first j-2 production engine

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originally designed for cold flow

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testing delivery was made to santa

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monica in november after inspection and

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checkout the engine will be used in the

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engineering development systems

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integration laboratory

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activity at douglas's s4b mock-up area

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at santa monica included electrical

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component installation in the aft thrust

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structure

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aft skirt electrical paneling

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installation customer connect panels

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installation dac's mating area to the j2

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engine

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work on the instrumentation probe

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and forward dome instrumentation wiring

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the delta ii test stand at santa susana

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which affords a 500 second run

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capability for the j2 engine was

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activated november 9th and engine

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testing at both positions began late

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a major milestone in the j-2 engine

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program was achieved late in the quarter

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with two successful full-duration hot