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what early film report number 26 covers

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progress during the period October

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November December 1965 and is the first

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to cover only the Saturn 1b program

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previous reports included the now

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completed Saturn 1 program

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Saturn 1b the second of three

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generations of Saturn Class Rockets is

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being developed for manned space

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exploration under the direction of

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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center the

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vehicle consists of two stages and an

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instrument unit it will have the

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capability of placing manned spacecraft

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or large scientific payloads weighing

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about 40,000 pounds in Earth orbit the

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first stage s 1b is an uprated refined

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and lighter version of the s1 stage the

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first stage for the completely

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successful Saturn 1 vehicle the Chrysler

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Corporation is the prime contractor for

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the Saturn 1b first stage the second

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stage of Saturn 1b called s4b is a

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larger more powerful and refined version

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of the Saturn 1s for stage s 4b will

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also be used as the third stage of the

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Saturn 5 the Douglas Aircraft Company is

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the prime contractor for s4b the

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instrument unit contains improved

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versions of the guidance control and

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telemetry subsystems proved in the

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Saturn one this same design will be used

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for Saturn 5 iBM is the prime contractor

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for these instrument units the launch of

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a Saturn 1b

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which will be unmanned is scheduled for

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next quarter and flights will follow

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after several unmanned flights have

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proven vehicle integrity Saturn 1b

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missions represent an important step in

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advancing launch vehicle and spacecraft

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technology providing the necessary

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technology leading to Apollo Saturn 5

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and manned exploration of space

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at Cape Kennedy pre-flight checks of s1b

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one started last quarter continued

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through this report period s4b was

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stacked atop the first stage October 1st

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following pre erection checks siu 201

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following pre erection checks the

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instrument unit was stacked atop the

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pre-flight check out again immediately

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and continued throughout the quarter the

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Apollo command module arrived at the

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Cape October 25th

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two days later the service module was

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delivered following extensive testing

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including static firing of the service

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module both units were erected December

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26th also at the Cape installation of

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the final items of electrical support

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equipment was completed the launch

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escape system will be installed atop the

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following completion at Marshall system

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development facility the s4b launch

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computer program tapes were delivered to

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KSC December 15th including the Saturn

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s1b to post static checkout began

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October 4th at Chrysler Michou and was

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completed in mid-november following

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completion of preparations for shipment

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the stage will remain at Michou until

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scheduled shipment to the Cape late

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January at MSFC s1 b3 underwent two

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successful static firings the first on

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Michou November 4th most static

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throughout the quarter stage checkout is

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scheduled for mid-january also at

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departed Michoud assemble and was

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s1 b5 stage assembly started last

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quarter was completed November 30th pre

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completion early next quarter stage

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quarter stage fabrication for s1 b8 is

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missus Sacto facility the second

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located in beta stands number 3 was made

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after 307 seconds of main stage burning

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hydrogen mare sensing system the problem

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was corrected but during countdown for

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the next attempt a battery subsystem

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malfunctioned terminating the countdown

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successfully acceptance fired indicating

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successful solution to all the problems

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encountered that mrs. s4 b2o3 stage were

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shipped from Huntington Beach aboard the

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Orion October 29th it arrived at the

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Sacramento River dock November 1st was

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unloaded then transported to sacto the

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following day the stage was installed in

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repowering operations continued through

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the s4b battleship stage which was

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last quarter will be delivered in

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January to the Arnold Engineering Center

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at Tullahoma Tennessee for altitude

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systems in plants checkout was completed

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following final inspection the stage is

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scheduled for shipment to Sacto early

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s4b 2:05 installation of stage

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completed at the end of October mating

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completed in October installation of

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no shipping delay is anticipated for the

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structural testing of SIU 200-500

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structural integrity of the fourth and

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subsequent flight units will continue

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quarter was completed in mid-december

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planned for the middle of next quarter

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completed in December component

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installation is planned to start next

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engine was completed December 17 the

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engine was fired 30 times for a total of

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three thousand seven hundred fifty

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seconds radio interference tests a

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program were conducted in Rocketdyne

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tests is to show that the engine will

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neither emit nor be susceptible to

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research and development program on j2

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engine thermal insulation is now

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complete a laboratory sample was

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subjected to various degrees of

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temperature using a plasma gun to

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generate heat to j2 engines were

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at Douglas and the other for the s for

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zero-gravity drop tests are being

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conducted at Marshalls recently

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completed 400-foot drop tower facility

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these tests are a segment of a broad

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research program to determine the

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behavior of liquid hydrogen during

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orbital flight these data will increase

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restart of the s4b engine necessary for

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manned lunar missions this is a low

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released from the 366 foot level for a

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freefall drop time of approximately four

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seconds your behavior data gathered

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during these tests will establish a

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baseline needed for preparation of SI

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203 flight the second stage of si 203

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will carry approximately ten tons of lh2

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studies will be made on the behavior of

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the fuel within the stage during its

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weightless condition in summary October

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continuing progress within the Saturn 1b

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program continued build-up of Saturn 1b

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stages and equipment completion of j2

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engine qualification testing at Santa

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Susana and pre-launch checkouts at KSC