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Saturn five quarterly film report number

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fourteen covers progress during the

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period March April and May 1966 inside

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the 48 stories tall vertical Assembly

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Building at launch complex 39 of the

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Kennedy Space Center a mammoth and

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historic undertaking Assembly of the

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first complete Saturn 5 space vehicle

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began on March 15th with erection of the

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vehicles first stage on a mobile

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launcher from which future Saturn fives

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will be fired

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the initial vehicle will be used in

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checking out launch facilities and

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ground support equipment at the launch

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complex the first stage was built by the

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Boeing Company at Marshalls masu

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assembly facility in New Orleans on

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March 25th the next phase of the complex

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assembly operation was accomplished with

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the second stage of the facility's

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checkout vehicle moved into place

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hoisted by crane above the first stage

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and made it to it this stage was built

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by the space & Information Systems

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Division of North American Aviation at

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seal Beach California erection and

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mating of the third stage was performed

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on March 29th the Douglas Aircraft

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Company produced the facilities checkout

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stage at its Huntington Beach facility

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in California the facility's checkout

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instrument unit manufactured by

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International Business Machines at its

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facility in Huntsville Alabama was

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joined to the third stage on March 30th

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during April NASA and contractor

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engineers and technicians were busy

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installing various dummy ordnance items

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such as ullage and retro rockets and

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checking out GSE inside the vertical

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Assembly Building and on May 2nd mating

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of the facilities check out Apollo

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spacecraft built by North Americans S&I

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D marked completion of assembly of the

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first Saturn 5 vehicle

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on May 25th the vehicle standing 350

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feet tall was rolled out of the VAB to

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begin its maiden journey requiring six

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hours aboard the mobile launcher to pad

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39a three miles away test objectives for

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the facility's checkout vehicle include

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evaluation of launch vehicle assembly

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and handling operations evaluation of

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propellant and pneumatic servicing

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operations evaluation of compatibility

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of launch vehicle with GSE and

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facilities determination of vehicle

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response to ground wind conditions and

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training of personnel to process saturn

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v launch vehicles manufacturing and

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check out of first stages by the Boeing

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Company and the Marshall Center

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continued throughout the quarter in

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first stage ground test operations the

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upper assembly of the structural test

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stage comprising the inter tank LOX tank

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and forward skirt was installed in

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Marshalls load test tower in mid-april

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and prepared for structural tests due to

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start next quarter similar testing was

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successfully completed this quarter on

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the stages lower assembly comprising the

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thrust structure fuel tank and inner

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tank the first flight stage which was

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successfully static fired at Marshall

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last quarter underwent refurbishment and

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began post static checkout during the

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report period the stage will be shipped

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to the Kennedy Space Center in August

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the second flight stage was installed in

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Marshall static test and on May 17th

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following completion of post

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manufacturing check out a single

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acceptance static firing of a hundred

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New Orleans Assembly of the third flight

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stage was completed on March 9th and the

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stage was moved into the stage test

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building for post manufacturing checkout

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this is the first flight stage assembled

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by Boeing Atmos you to ground test

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stages had previously been assembled

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there after completion of checkout the

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Marshall Center for acceptance static

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vertical assembly of the fourth flight

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stage has been completed at masu this

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stage will be the first flight booster

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destined for acceptance static firing at

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Marshalls Mississippi test facility

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early in 1967 a new upper fuel tank

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bulkhead for the fifth flight stage has

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which partially collapsed while being

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drained after hydrostatic testing on

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negative internal pressure due to an

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improper test procedure no impact on the

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assembly schedule is foreseen structural

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assembly of major components for the

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sixth flight stage is now in progress by

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such as bulkhead Gore segments for the

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the first static firing test of the

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second stage flight wait all system

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stage was successfully held on April

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23rd at the Marshall centers Mississippi

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test facility running 15 seconds as

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scheduled the tests marked the first

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operational use of MTF NASA's newest

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facility the first full duration 355

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second static firing of the stage was

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successfully conducted on May 20th

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test had been preceded by a 150 second

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firing on May 17th following three

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full duration firing on May 25th a fire

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recirculation valve burning until fuel

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system on May 28th an explosion of the

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stages liquid hydrogen tank occurred due

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to overpressure during a leak check test

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destroyed pressurization was with helium

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the blow-up the tank was over pressured

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pressure switches being disconnected and

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subsequent ground override of the stage

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and facility vent valves to obtain

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pressure during the leak check facility

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damage appears to be repairable prior to

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possible program impact due to the

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accident is under investigation

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the thrust structure assembly for the

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second stage high force test program was

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and mechanical vibration testing will

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laboratory to full duration firings of

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the second stage battleship stage using

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flight configuration j2 engines were

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held in March to complete the major test

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April systems check out now in progress

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will be finished June 30th and the stage

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will then be shipped to MTF for

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acceptance static firing pneumo static

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testing and cleaning of the second

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following completion of vertical

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assembly in April systems installation

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July Assembly of major structural

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six fabrication and sub assembly of

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the first flight stage was shipped by

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Douglas Aircraft company's Huntington

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Beach California facility and arrived

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test center for acceptance firing on

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sac toes beta test and number one pre

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firing check-out began nine days later

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and the fully successful acceptance

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static firing test of 455 seconds

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duration was run on May 26 in the test

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delivery of the first flight stage to

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completed May 9th at Huntington Beach

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the stage is being prepared for shipment

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guppy aircraft for acceptance firing

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scheduled in late July because of the

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requirement for assembly of a new

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damage to the third flight stages LOX

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tank during hydrostatic testing last

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quarter certain flight stage structural

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components are being interchanged to

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provide minimum overall scheduled impact

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the damaged LOX tank has been repaired

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and successfully retested and will be

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part of the new hydrostatic test stage

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structural fabrication is continuing on

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tower at SAC tow in March following

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Center for use in its Saturn 5 systems

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development facility the stage simulator

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functional mock-up engine plus forward

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and aft skirts acceptance test firings

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flight stage plus three of the engines

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rocket Dean's nearly completed vertical

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assembly production line at the Canoga

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operation and producing f-1 engines at

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the rate of two a month engines

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delivered this quarter were of the qual

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two configuration qualified for manned

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flight reliability and designed to meet

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the additional payload requirements of

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the fourth Saturn 5 and subsequent

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vehicles an intensive f1 engine

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component qualification test program was

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continued by Rocketdyne throughout the

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report period this static load test of

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the hyper gal manifold assembly

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performed at zero degrees Fahrenheit

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simulates effects of engine storage at

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low temperature conditions in vibration

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testing of the flight instrument

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junction box stroboscopic photography

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for engineering analysis a total of 12

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j2 engines was delivered by Rocketdyne

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this quarter including the first of the

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new upgraded 230,000 pounds thrust

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engines which went to the Marshall

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engine has 5,000 pounds more thrust than

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production line at the Canoga Park plant

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features positioning of engines at floor

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level to allow ready access by personnel

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also each engine can be rotated to the

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exact area desired a teardown

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engineering inspection was held in March

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on the j2 engine which had previously

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found to be in excellent condition and

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either the spares support program or the

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research and development program at the

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Air Force's Arnold engineering

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development center at Tullahoma

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Tennessee the douglas s4 bead battleship

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stage to be used for tankage in a series

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of j2 engine

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environmental verification tests was

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installed in a test cell and the engine

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was mounted firing tests are scheduled

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next quarter for verification of start

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restart and performance at simulated

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high-altitude conditions the flight

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systems instrument unit assembled at

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MSFC was delivered in early March to

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facility where preparations were made

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for functional tests scheduled for late

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May in an environmental chamber

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simulating orbital thermal vacuum

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conditions during the vacuum environment

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test the IU will be mated with a third

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stage forward stage simulator and a

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lunar module thermal simulator vibration

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testing of the second vibration test IU

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was successfully conducted at Wiley labs

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Huntsville facility during April to

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verify the flight worthiness of the IBM

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produced unit for Saturn five vehicles

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with respect to specified vibration

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environments a third structure will test

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IU is now being built by IBM Huntsville

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scheduled for delivery to MSFC in June

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investigation of the crumpling of the

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second structure will test IU last

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quarter during load testing over the st1

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24 stabilized platform position

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indicated need for continuation of tests

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using a new IU component installation

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for the first Saturn five flight IU has

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been finished at IBM and check-out is in

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progress upon completion scheduled July

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structural fabrication of the second

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Saturn 5 flight IU which began March

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21st is nearing completion component

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installation is due to be finished in

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buildup of Marshall Saturn five systems

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development facility neared completion

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this quarter with installation of the

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third stage forward section with

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breadboard instrument unit attached plus

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the third stage aft section and j2

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engine the facility is a breadboard or

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Plus components simulating a completely

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assembled Saturn 5 vehicle installation

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and check-out of equipment around the

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interior circumference of the breadboard

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instrument unit is well underway

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installation of electrical support

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equipment is now complete in the

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breadboard areas simulating the LC 39

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launch control center and mobile launch

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facility ground equipment tests at the

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breadboard LCC were finished this

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quarter as well as debugging of the

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checkout vehicle at the Marshall centers

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Saturn 5 dynamic test and the Shakers

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which will vibrate the Saturn 5 dynamic

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test vehicle during dynamic testing this

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fall underwent acceptance testing during

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the quarter the shakers built by laying

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electronics Anaheim California were

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tested against a forty-seven thousand

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pound mass of steel mounted on wheels on

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a track three such shakers will be

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installed in the dynamic test stand one

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for lateral mode and two for roll mode

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the s2 facilities checkout stage will be

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shipped from KSC to Marshall in

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September for use as part of the dynamic

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test vehicle as a result of a decision

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in early May instead of using the all

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system stage as originally planned at

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Marshalls Mississippi test facility

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construction continued on second stage

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static tests and number two designated

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a1 while the first or a to stand became

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operational with the initial second

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stage all system stage firing a1

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superstructure steel work was topped off

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begun

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at MTF steel position first stage static

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test and the b2 position is rapidly

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nearing completion fabrication of the

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booster support frame is underway and

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sheet work on the engine removal

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platform has been finished at the b1

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position installation of load frames for

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the flame deflector is in progress

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structural steel and engine removal

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platform steel is being received on-site

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despite the setback incurred due to the

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s2 all system stage explosion March

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April and May witnessed the achievement

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of a number of vital program goals

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including virtual completion of the

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Saturn 5 systems development facility

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preparation for environmental testing of

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the flight systems IU preparation for

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simulated high altitude tests of the j2

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engine successful acceptance testing of

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the first third stage flight stage

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stage all system stage marking first

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operational use of MTF and culminating

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in the major achievement of assembling

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for the first time a complete Saturn 5

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vehicle at KSC for checkout of

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facilities which will be used in

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launching the Saturn 5 flight vehicles