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on august 11 the s15 stage si u5 and

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payload for the fifth Saturn flight

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vehicle left Marshall aboard the barge

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promised the barge arrived at the Cape

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on August 21st and the booster was

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delivered to Launch Complex 37 B two

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days later erection was completed on

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August 26th booster fins and the s4

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spacer were installed the instrument

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unit was structurally modified

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transferred to the launch complex and

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mated pre-launch checks and tests are

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being performed on schedule no major

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problems have been encountered pre

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static check out of s4 five was

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completed early in August the first

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flight acceptance test attempted on

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August 5th was aborted at sixty three

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and six ten seconds due to an indication

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of fire in the engine area subsequent

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investigations indicated that the fire

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detection system had malfunctioned the

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second test conducted August 12th was

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successful preliminary review of test

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data indicated that all systems

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performed satisfactorily and all test

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objectives were achieved cutoff occurred

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with LOX depletion at 477 seconds as

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planned post firing inspection revealed

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no damage to the stand and support

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equipment following post static check

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out and retrofit the stage was removed

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from the stand on September 14th at

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preparation for shipment began on

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September 20th the s45 stage left sacto

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aboard the guppy which was recently

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certified under FAA regulations and

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arrived at the Cape on September 21st by

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mid October the stage will be mated to

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the SI 5 booster Saturn 5 is scheduled

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for launch late next quarter at

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Marshalls test laboratory dynamic

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testing of the s4 stage

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instrument unit Apollo spacecraft and

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launch escape system for the SI 5 config

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duration was successfully completed

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early in this quarter following removal

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of the s for stage instrument unit an

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Apollo boilerplate from the stand in mid

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July preparation for sa6 dynamic testing

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was begun on July 25th the booster was

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erected in the dynamic stand and the

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fans installed the s for stage the

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instrument unit and the Apollo

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boilerplate were erected within two

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weeks dynamic testing of the complete

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vehicle began on August 21st and is

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proceeding as planned during the quarter

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Fairchild Stratus continued development

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of the micrometeoroid satellite which

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will be placed in orbit by sa9 and si8

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design of the data satellite system was

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completed the function of this system

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will be to collect store and condition

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for transmission to earth micrometeoroid

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data collected by the satellite in

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mid-july the s4 dynamics facilities

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checkout vehicle was successfully

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transported aboard the guppy from the

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Atlantic Missile Range to the west coast

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the booster for the sixth Saturn one

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flight vehicle si six is presently

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undergoing post static checkout

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completion of checkout and remaining

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booster work including shipment have

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been revised to match the present s for

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six scheduled post static checkout is

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now scheduled for completion in October

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preparation for shipment is underway

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then the stage will be stored at

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Marshall until late December when Cape

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shipment will occur pre static checkout

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of the booster for the seventh flight

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vehicle sa seven was completed early in

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September the stage has now been erected

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in the static test stand and propellant

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loading operations are underway the

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first test firing is scheduled for the

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first of October at Marshalls

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manufacturing engineering laboratory

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assembly of the booster for sa9

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continued this quarter with engine

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at mizzou Chrysler Corporation is

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completing s18 tail area Phase two

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assembly an installation on board

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engines installation began late in

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August outboard engines are being

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modified stage assembly completion is

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expected September 30th as scheduled

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early in September s 110 fuel tanks were

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clustered all engines have been received

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and are undergoing modification stage

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assembly is expected to be completed

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late next quarter as scheduled

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fabrication of the second stage adapter

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and tail section assemblies is underway

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for s11 11 for 70-inch fuel tanks and

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the 105 inch LOX tank and 270 inch LOX

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tanks were received by mid-september

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tank clustering is expected to begin

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early next quarter at massú the first

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booster check out complex was activated

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this quarter delivery and check out of

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packard-bell

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automatic equipment is complete the

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complex consists of packard-bell 250

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general-purpose computers linked

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together by common memory element

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under a master/slave circuit stage

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hardware forms a closed-loop system

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which provides generation switching and

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response retrieval all under computer

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control the equipment is scheduled to

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become operational next quarter with s18

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checkout to begin in mid-october at

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santa monica retrofit and modification

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of the s4 sixth stage continued

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throughout the report period transfer of

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the stage to the test site was delayed

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so certain modifications could be

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performed at santa monica rather than

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its act o flight qualification testing

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is expected to begin during october s

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4/7 stage is behind schedule due to late

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engineering releases and qualification

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testing problems

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the s4 nine stage has been moved to the

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assembly area and preparations are

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underway for start of final installation

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start of s4 nine installation remains

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dependent on completion of s4 seven work

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scheduled and the assembly tower at

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Sacramento on August 21st the all

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systems s4 vehicle underwent two

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successful propellant loading tests test

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objectives included functional checks of

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the common bulkhead system propellant

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transfer system lh2 tanking system and

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fuel tank insulation post-test

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inspection revealed no structural stage

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damaged vehicle build-up to support hot

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firings has begun and is scheduled for

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at Marshall si u6 checkout is proceeding

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satisfactorily pressure and functional

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tests alignment electrical continuity

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and status checks have been completed

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electrical checkout was temporarily

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delayed due to modifications to bus

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distribution the instrument unit is

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ready for integrated tests with the s4

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interface and the s-1 system these tests

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will begin during October Assembly of

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SIU 7 began at Marshall on August 12th

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and is continuing satisfactorily

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assembly completion is scheduled for

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November on August 5th MSFC and Chrysler

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completed negotiations modifying the

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present s-1 contract to include s1 be

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stages the modified contract includes s1

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redesign to s1 B configuration delivery

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of 12s 1b stages and reduction of the

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required number of s1 stages to 8 early

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in July Marshall directed Chrysler to

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redesign s1 beef fins the eight s one

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stage stub fins

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did not provide an adequate vehicle

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stability margin for manned spacecraft

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manual abort the redesign provides the

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required vehicle stability and a 2500

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pound s1 B stage weight reduction the

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s4v Saturn 1b contract negotiations at

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Santa Monica

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were completed on August 6th the

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contract signed by Douglas on September

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10th has been submitted to NASA

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headquarters for approval of

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manufacturing and delivering of for R&D

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s4 b 1b stages construction of the s4 B

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Assembly Building at Douglass's

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Huntington Beach facility is continuing

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and tooling is being installed assembly

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tower foundations have been finished and

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structural steel is being erected

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Construction is behind schedule however

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because of delays and contract award

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present estimated start of stage

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assembly is November 30th

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at Sacto Douglas has successfully

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completed s4b battleship tank

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hydrostatic and mass spectrometer leak

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tests as well as tank calibration at the

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present time the tank is being prepared

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for installation of the internal

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insulation and is scheduled to be

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installed in beta test stand one by

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mid-november 1963 at santa monica the

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s4b dynamics stage fabrication and

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assembly is underway the common bulkhead

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aft dome assembly is being prepared for

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welding to the just completed tearing

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all common bulkhead foward dome segments

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have been fabricated and are presently

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being installed in the Meridian welder

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3lh two cylinder skins have been

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finished machined and are being formed

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at da C's Long Beach facility while two

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others are being rough machined at Santa

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Monica

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following milling machine adjustments

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the cylinder skins will be finished

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machined and forwarded to Long Beach

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performing construction of complex beta

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for s4b testing is continuing on

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schedule

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erection of test stand one

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superstructure has now been completed

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with the exception of the way bridge

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tests tan threes concrete foundation has

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been completed with direction of

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structural steel underway beta one

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instrumentation tunnel construction has