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Saturn one 1b quarterly film reports

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number 20 covers progress during the

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period April May and June 1964 a

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highlight of this report period was the

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launch of the sixth Saturn flight

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vehicle si6 this vehicle was the first

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to carry an Apollo spacecraft boiler

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plate and launch escape system it was

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also the first flight to use an st 124

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for active guidance DSA six launch

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scheduled for May 26th were scrubbed

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during countdown due to an environmental

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control system compressor malfunction in

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the ground facilities equipment two days

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later the final countdown began at t

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minus 85 minutes a hold was caused by

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additional time required for st 124

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stabilizer azmuth alignment at t minus

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70 minutes a second hold was called due

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to a ground facilities valve freezing in

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the open position at t minus 41 seconds

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a third hold was called because st 124

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alignment could not be verified due to

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LOX boil off vapor breaking the

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theodolite beam the MOSFET line has been

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rerouted to a lower level eliminating

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the possibility of this condition during

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future countdowns the count was recycled

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to t-minus 15 minutes at 12:07 p.m. on

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the performance was as expected for the

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first 100 17 seconds of flight at that

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time booster engine number 8 shut down

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due to a mechanical failure in the

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propellant turbopup gearbox sa-7 and

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subsequent vehicles will incorporate an

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improved propellant turbo pump gearbox

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the engine out circuit shut down the

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faulty engine and the remaining seven

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engines continue to function burning two

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and seven ten seconds longer than

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programmed partially compensating for

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the loss of engine eight the deviation

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from the programmed trajectory was

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compensated for by the st 124 guidance

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system which became active shortly after

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second stage ignition prior to this time

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an ST 90s stabilized platform system

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guided the vehicle starting with the

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next flight vehicle only the st 124 will

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be used for guidance final booster

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cut-off occurred 149 seconds after

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liftoff ullage and retro rocket action

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was as expected the plight of si6 was

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recorded by the standard ground cameras

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two television cameras plus eight

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onboard movie cameras which you see

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returning to Earth these cameras were

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successful in recording flight data such

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as aerodynamic effect on blowout panels

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opening up the blowout panels rocks

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engine chill down stage separation s4

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stage ignition and performance were

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successful placing the SI six satellite

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consisting of the emptied s for stage

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instrument unit and Apollo boilerplate

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into an earth orbit lasting three and

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3/10 days as a result of good

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performance for their say 5 and si 6 s

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for stage helium heater backup hardware

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and excess fuel will be eliminated from

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future vehicles saving 1500 pounds on

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May 28 the booster and instrument unit

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for the seventh flight vehicle si 7

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departed the Marshall Center aboard the

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barge promised and arrived at Cape

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Kennedy ten days later on June night the

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was erected at launch complex 37b also

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by the night of June

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both the Apollo service module and the

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command module had arrived at the Cape

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by air from the West Coast following a

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successful accept inspiring and final

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checkout earlier in the quarter the

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second stage s for seven was flown from

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sacto to the Cape arriving on June 12th

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receiving inspection and preliminary

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checks on the stage were completed and

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the stage was erected at the launch

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complex on June 19th four days later on

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was also moved to the launch complex and

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directed following mating of the stages

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and free flights checkout sa-7 is

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scheduled to be launched next quarter at

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Marshalls quality laboratory the booster

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for the night flight vehicle sa 9 is

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undergoing post static checkout in the

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pressure test cell following testing the

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stage will undergo electrical check out

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prior to preparation for shipment to the

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Cape early this quarter at Michou

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following pre static check out the s18

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was prepared by Chrysler for shipment to

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was loaded on the barge promise the

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stage was shipped from Michou the same

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day and arrived at Marshall on April

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the static test stand and Static firing

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preparations were begun a short duration

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firing was scheduled for May 21st but

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was rescheduled when a leak developed

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around the manhole cover in the center

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locks tank later the state successfully

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arriving on June 28th modification and

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also at Marshalls Michou operations

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began on May 4th and will be completed

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early next quarter following completion

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check out the booster we'll be prepared

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for shipment to MSFC next report period

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ad uh mrs. satty Monica facility s for

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nine checkout was completed April 28 on

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installed in the static test and s for 9

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acceptance firing is scheduled during

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the next quarter meanwhile on April 25th

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assembly area to the vertical checkout

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shortages is now underway no major

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problems have been encountered to date

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also at santa monica stage assembly of

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the quarter and is on schedule vibration

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testing by wiley laboratories of the

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first unpressurized designed instrument

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unit was completed during this report

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period minor modifications made in this

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unit as a result of testing will be

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incorporated on flight units siu 9 8 and

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installation and beginning of check out

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at MSFC is scheduled for early next

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quarter on june 15th siu 8 structure was

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removed from storage and transferred to

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the manufacturing engineering laboratory

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for a component installation check out

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of SIU 8 is scheduled to start late next

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component assembly next quarter a May

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complete dynamic test vehicle in the SI

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9 8 and 10 configuration had been

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installed into the test tower the upper

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configuration which tested only the s

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for stage instrument unit Apollo

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boilerplate and micrometeoroid capsule

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was completed last quarter the complete

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vehicle test continued throughout this

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quarter and is scheduled for completion

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at Monsieur chrysler fabrication and

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assembly of the s1 b1 thrust structure

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assembly and second stage adapter were

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completed in May on June 19th clustering

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began on s1 b1 the first six h1 flight

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engines operated to two hundred thousand

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pounds thrust were delivered to Michou

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first stage using the operated h1

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engines in mid-june fabrication began on

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the second stage adapter spider beam for

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s1 b2 the barrel assembly for this stage

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was completed during this report period

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completed the fin which can be mounted

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on the tail section mock-up will

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generally be used as a development

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fixture for routing of plumbing and

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facilities included a concrete block

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the computer facility and brick and

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storage building at the close of last

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quarter the s4 be structural and dynamic

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stage was moved from its assembly

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position and transferred to the

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structural test building where strain

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gauges and other instrumentation devices

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were installed in preparation for the

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hydrostatic portion of the structural

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test program on June 23rd the finished

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stage was moved into the hydrostatic

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tower hydrostatic pressure testing of

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assembly of the propellant tanks for the

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s4 be dynamic stage was completed in

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hydrostatic test operations on the s4 be

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causing a negative pressure in the

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liquid hydrogen tank which resulted in

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depressions were later popped out by

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filling the tank with water during

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inspection cracks were found in two weld

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seams these cracks were repaired and the

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stage has been successfully retested

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staged insulation installation was begun

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late this quarter and is expected to be

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completed early next quarter during this

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report period the s4 be all system stage

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was processed through assembly towers

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tank assembly and the lh2 forwards dome

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to the lh2 cylinder was accomplished the

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center has been completed completion of

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the entire Gama complex including test

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cells has been temporarily delayed due

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primarily to late delivery of

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and types inspection and testing of

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these valves is now underway also at SAC

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toes bata complex installation of

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instrumentation at beta test stands

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number one is complete the j2 engine for

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preparation for cold flow testing of the

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stands number three scheduled to be

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completed next quarter the stand will be

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used in testing the s4b all systems

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be transferred next quarter from

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laboratory to the test laboratory for

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additional technological testing

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insulation was installed in the tank

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work is scheduled to be completed in

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early August then the unit will be

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prepared for shipment to Wiley

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first for vibration testing fabrication

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necessary data influencing control

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computer filter design a significant

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cycles in both phases to a maximum of 10

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