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the fourth Saturn 1b launch vehicle a s

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204 is presently scheduled for launch

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early in the next quarter at the end of

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the quarter the flight readiness test

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had been successfully completed the

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flight designation of a s 204 is Apollo

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5a s 204 LM 1 in addition to serving as

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an Apollo Saturn development flight

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Apollo 5 will also be the final flight

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to carry launch vehicle R&D

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instrumentation in the Saturn 1b program

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all remaining Saturn 1b stages are on or

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ahead of schedule

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booster status is as follows s1 b5 is

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presently undergoing post storage

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modifications checkout is expected to

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start in early January 1968 and shipment

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will meet the KSC need date s1 b6 was

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removed from storage during this quarter

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and post storage modifications were

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completed in mid-november at the end of

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the quarter post storage checkout tests

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were completed and the stage is

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scheduled to be delivered to KSC next

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quarter a successful flight of Apollo 5

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could cause the a.s 206 LM - mission to

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be cancelled s1 b7 was removed from

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storage in late December and the stage

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contractor directed the start

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modification using the most economical

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production plan consistent with the

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relatively long lead time delivery

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requirement s1 b 8 9 and 10 stages were

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in storage at Chrysler masu during and

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at the end of the quarter on October

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20th the s-1 b11 stage left Mishu on the

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barge Palamon enroute to Marshall

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Space Flight Center for static firing

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tests the stage was offloaded at

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Marshall on October 30th and transported

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to the static test tower the stage was

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erected in the test stand on November

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2nd additional testing which will

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provide increased confidence prior to

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the first manned flight will be

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conducted on s1b 11 to determine

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dampening characteristics of the

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clustered s1 bh1 engine combination

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termed engine bomb tests this program

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will consist of five 15-second firings

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after the initial short duration static

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test during the five firings combustion

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instability will be induced in two R&D

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test engines installed on the stage for

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these tests and the dampening

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characteristics recorded and analyzed

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original testing schedules were delayed

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to permit study and instrumentation

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additions which will provide data to be

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used as baselines for the engine bomb

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test program this baseline data was

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obtained during the first short duration

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static test of s1 b11 conducted

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successfully on december 19 1967 final

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assembly of s1 b12 was completed early

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in this quarter and the stage checkout

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was completed December 21st

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while the stage is currently scheduled

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for shipment in early January to

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Marshall Space Flight Center prostatic

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firing delay in shipment is anticipated

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due to the engine bomb test program

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whittled for completion by the end of

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February 1968 final full duration firing

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of s1 11 is presently scheduled for

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March 1968 however this delay will not

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adversely affect the overall stage

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delivery requirements part and component

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fabrication for s 1b 13 through 16

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continued throughout the quarter in

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addition minor sub assembly of s1 B 13

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was in progress the status of the second

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RS 4b stages of the Saturn 1b are as

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follows the s4 B 205

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stage was in modification during the

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quarter s4b 206 modifications were

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completed during the last part of the

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quarter and it is presently in post

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storage checkout shipment to KSC is

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scheduled for next quarter s 4b stages

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207 through 212 are in storage s 4b 212

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assembly was completed and the stage was

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placed in storage at Huntington Beach

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during this quarter Saturn 1b instrument

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unit status and progress is as follows

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ru 205 after being scheduled for storage

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was retained in the modification program

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and work continued on an extended

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schedule modifications on iu 206 taken

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out of storage at the end of the

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previous quarter have been completed and

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the stage was in post storage check out

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at the end of this quarter I use stages

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207 and 208 are in storage aiyoo 209 was

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completed during the quarter accepted

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and placed in storage at IBM iu 210

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manufacture and assembly is

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approximately 90% complete however since

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final flight configuration has not been

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determined no work has been accomplished

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since the middle of the quarter and the

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unit has been temporarily placed in

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storage SIU 211 structural assembly was

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completed this quarter and the IU was

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placed in temporary storage component

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parts for instrument unit 212 are

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currently being received during this

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quarter a storage system based on

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previous studies and research by several

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Marshall Center offices was finalized

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basically this plan calls for a large

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tent-like enclosure of flame-retardant

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synthetic materials suspended from roof

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structures over the vehicle and sealed

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at the bottom with weights or sandbags a

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small commercial type air-conditioning

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unit will be used to maintain humidity

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degrees the cost of such a storage

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economical in both initial equipment

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required and in operational costs

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testing of the equipment and system

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performance will be made during the next

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quarter utilizing a Saturn ground test

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stage astronauts schirra Dukes Russa

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young Isley and Cunningham members of

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the first manned flight crew of the

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Saturn 1b made working tours of the IBM

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Huntsville facility and Marshall Space

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Flight Center during early October at

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IBM these astronauts received intensive

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briefings on a s 205 mission hardware

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and inspected SIU 205 at MSFC the

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astronauts visited the Apollo access arm

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test area president lyndon b johnson

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visited the Michoud assembly facility

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December 12th accompanying the President

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on his tour where the governor of

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Louisiana John J McKeon NASA

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Administrator and mrs. James E web and

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other NASA personnel the president

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toured the Saturn 1b and Saturn 5 first

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stages assembly area activity on the

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orbital workshop aspects of the s4b

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during the quarter were primarily

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directed to modification of the workshop

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mock-up which was returned to McDonnell

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Douglas late last quarter reworking of

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the full-scale mock-up will result in a

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two level floor configuration following

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completion of rework the mock-up will be

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returned early next quarter to MSFC for

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further design evaluation at the end of

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this quarter the major aspect of the

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Saturn 1b program is the launch of a s2o

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for presently scheduled for mid January

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the Saturn 1b program will carry over

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1,200 telemetry measurements of the

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launch vehicle itself in addition to

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final 1b development aspects the overall

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flight which will be designated Apollo

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we'll be a direct Apollo Saturn

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development flight general objectives of

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the overall flight will be the verify

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operation of the lunar module ascent and

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descent propulsion sub systems including

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descent propulsion system restart

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evaluation of the lunar module structure

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lunar module staging and s4 BIU orbital

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performance detailed launch vehicle

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primary objectives will be evaluation of

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the launch vehicle altitude control

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system and maneuvering capability

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verification of the s4b liquid hydrogen

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and liquid oxygen tank pressure rise

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rate demonstration of nose cone

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separation from s4 biu SLA and

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evaluation of operational adequacy of

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the launch vehicle systems including

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guidance control electrical mechanical

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and instrumentation secondary launch

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vehicle objectives will be evaluation of

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coast lifetime capability all of the

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objectives both primary and secondary

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are vital and directly related to future

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Saturn 5 launches and the lunar landing