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the uprated Saturn one quarterly film

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report number 29 covers progress during

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the months of July August and September

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1966 highlighting this report period

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were the successful flights of a s 2 O 3

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and a s 202 launched at Kennedy Space

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Center the launch vehicle for a s 203

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was developed and built by the joint

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efforts of Chrysler Douglas and IBM

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under Marshall management a s 203 flight

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objectives were to evaluate the second

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stage liquid hydrogen continuous venting

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engine chill down and recirculation

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systems didn't tank fluid dynamics and

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heat transfer into liquid through the

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tank wall evaluates second stage and

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instrument unit check out in orbit

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demonstrate orbital operation of the

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launch vehicle attitude control and

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thermal control systems and ability of

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the guidance system to insert a payload

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into orbit demonstrate operational

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structure of the launch vehicle a s 2 o

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3 was programmed to be launched from

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Cape Kennedy on a flight azimuth of 72

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degrees the second stage instrument unit

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and nose cone were to be placed into a

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circular orbit of 100 nautical miles the

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flight was planned for three orbits plus

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the entire flight was to be monitored by

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television cameras mounted in the liquid

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hydrogen tank designed to relay pictures

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of lh2 behavior in flight the launch was

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temporarily delayed by a malfunction of

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one of the two cameras in the

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all-important television system a

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decision was made to launch the vehicle

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with only one camera

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operational liftoff occurred on July 5th

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at 9:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time first

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stage cutoff occurred 2 minutes and 23

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seconds after ignition followed by stage

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separation second stage cutoff occurred

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at t-plus 433 seconds

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placing the stage instrument unit and

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nose cone in a near circular orbit of

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100 nautical miles during second stage

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burn television coverage shows fuel

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level decreasing in the liquid hydrogen

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bulk of the fuel remains settled except

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for a sheet containing about 50 pounds

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which splashed up to the forward end of

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the tank then immediately resettled

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because of the small acceleration

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continuously imparted to the stage by

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the venting systems fog formed as a

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result of boiling however no liquid was

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lost through venting as part of the

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simulated restart hydrogen was pumped

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engine demonstrating restart

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capabilities vital to future flights all

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objectives of the flight were met the

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liquid hydrogen experiment proved that

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this fuel could be handled

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satisfactorily for stage engine restart

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in a weightless environment a

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requirement for future Apollo Saturn

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early on the morning of August 25th

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final phases of terminal countdown began

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in preparation for the suborbital flight

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of a s 202 the launch vehicle for a s

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202 was also developed by Chrysler

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Douglas and IBM under the management of

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Marshall flight objectives were to

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demonstrate the structural integrity and

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compatibility of the launch vehicle and

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spacecraft and confirm launch loads to

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verify operation of the launch vehicles

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propulsion guidance and control and

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electrical systems evaluate the vehicles

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emergency detection system which was

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flown in closed loop for the first time

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and also verify the spacecraft systems

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and command module heat shield at high

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heat load during reentry a flight plan

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called for a s 202 to be launched from

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the Cape on a flight azimuth of 105

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degrees the spacecraft was to reach his

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Apogee over the east coast of South

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Africa the command module was to

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Island with a total planned flight time

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of one hour and 33 minutes after a 45

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minute delay due to a programming

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problem on a downrange tracking ship

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Apollo Saturn 202 was launched at 12:15

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p.m. Eastern Standard Time ten seconds

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following a first stage burn time of 2

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minutes and 23 seconds the second stage

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ignited and 23 seconds later the launch

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escape system jettisoned an on-board

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camera recorded separation and second

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satisfactorily overall data indicated

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good vehicle performance the emergency

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detection system closed-loop operational

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for the first time performed as planned

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after the 22-ton Apollo spacecraft

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separated from the remainder of the

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vehicle the spacecraft guidance and

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control system also operational for the

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first time was activated spacecraft

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re-entry photographed by a camera aboard

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the command module was as planned the

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earth landing sequences including the

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deployment and main parachute were also

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successful the command module landed

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southwest of the planned impact point

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search aircraft located it and para

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rescue swimmers attached the floatation

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color several hours later the USS Hornet

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arrived and recovered the command module

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in good condition data acquired showed

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good vehicle performance following

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completion of post static check out at

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Michou by Chrysler the booster for the

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fourth flight vehicle was shipped from

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issue August 10th and arrived at KSC

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August 15th the Douglas built second

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stage for the fourth flight vehicle was

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shipped from the West Coast to KSC on

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August 6th aboard the super guppy the

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instrument unit assembled and tested by

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IBM for the fourth flight vehicle

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arrived at KSC August 16th aboard the

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super guppy following availability of

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launch complex 34 all stages of a s 204

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were stacked by

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the end of August pre-flight check out

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is underway

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no major launch vehicle problems had

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been encountered by the close of this

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report period at Michou following

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completion of post static modifications

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of the booster for the fifth flight

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vehicle Chrysler placed the stage in

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storage

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awaiting shipment to KSC following

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completion of static firing last quarter

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the sixth flight booster was shipped

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from Marshall July 8th and arrived at

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Michou five days later stage

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modification and repair were completed

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August 23rd no static checkout was begun

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and is well ahead of schedule the first

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placed in the static test our August

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conducted September first followed by a

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long duration firing September 13th the

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stage was shipped from Marshall

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September 20th arriving at issue

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September 25th or post static checkout

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and modifications assembly of the eighth

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flight booster was completed in August

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by Chrysler at the nishu facility pre

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completed September 23rd it is now

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undergoing preparation for shipment to

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Marshall assembly and engine clustering

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completed in September pre static

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checkout is planned for next quarter

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also at me Shu fabrication and assembly

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of the tenth and eleventh boosters are

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underway pre static check out of the s-1

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b10 is scheduled for next quarter

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fabrication of the 12th and final

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booster under the present contract is

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facility tank qualification testing of

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the 105 inch LOX tank started last

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quarter by CCSD was completed

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reliability testing of the tank to 200%

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of design load was accomplished marking

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another step for man rating stage

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components qualification testing of the

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70 inch LOX tank continued throughout

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the quarter at Douglas Sacto facility

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the second stage for the fifth flight

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vehicle was removed from the stand and

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installed in the check-out laboratory on

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July 5th for modifications following

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modifications the stage was placed in

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storage

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Kennedy pre static checkout of the

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Douglas built 2nd stage for the 6th

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flight vehicle was completed in August a

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full duration 7 and 1/2 minute

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acceptance firing was successfully

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completed August 19th following

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replacement of a defective LOX pump a

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second firing was completed September

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checkout of the second stage for the

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seventh flight vehicle was completed in

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July following painting the stage was

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August 30th static firing is planned for

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October work efforts continued with

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assembly systems installations and

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factory checkout for s4 be 208 209 and

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210 fabrication for the 11th vehicle

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second stage is well underway stage

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assembly is scheduled for next quarter

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fabrication for the 12th vehicles second

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stage is on schedule this is the last

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stage to be completed under the present

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at IBM Huntsville component installation

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in the fifth flight IU was completed in

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July checkout was completed September

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20th shipment of the unit to the Cape is

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planned for next quarter structural

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instrument unit was completed July 13th

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component installation was started July

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checkout started September 28th with

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completion planned for next quarter also

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at IBM Huntsville structural fabrication

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of the seventh flight vehicle was

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completed September 7th component

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installation was started with completion

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planned for next quarter

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in summary July August and September

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1966 four months of significant

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achievements within the Saturn 1b

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prevent a smooth continuity of on

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scheduled production of launch vehicle

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stages successful acceptance testing of

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the seventh flight booster successful

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acceptance testing of the second stage

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for the sixth flight vehicle a highly

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successful flight of a s 203 and the

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equally successful flight of a s 202

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each contributing its share to the

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national space effort and to place human

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explorers