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this report on the saturn v launch

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vehicle the vehicle which will provide

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the power to establish and maintain this

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country's clear superiority in space

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covers the period from december 1st 1966

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through february 28 1967 the saturn v is

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the free worlds largest launch vehicle

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it was started in January 1962 when NASA

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authorized Marshall Space Flight Center

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to design and develop a very large and

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powerful launch vehicle the Saturn 5 is

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designed to place in Earth orbit a

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payload of 250,000 pounds or sent a 98

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thousand pound payload to the moon it

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stands 365 feet high ways when fueled

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3,100 tons and consists of three

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development of the Saturn 5 first stage

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is being accomplished by MSFC and the

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prime contractor The Boeing Company the

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first successful acceptance test of a

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flight stage was performed at MSFC in

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February of 1966 the stage is a

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cylindrical booster 33 feet in diameter

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and a hundred and thirty-eight feet in

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height the stage is powered by five f-1

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engines built by Rocketdyne division of

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total of seven million six hundred ten

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thousand pounds of thrust the f-1

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engines utilize liquid oxygen and rp1

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kerosene as propellants the stage has a

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dry weight of about 300 thousand pounds

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and a propellant capacity of four

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million four hundred thousand pounds of

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liquid oxygen and rp1

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the second Saturn 5 stage is designed

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and manufactured by the space &

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American Aviation it measures 33 feet in

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diameter and is 81 feet tall initial

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acceptance testing of the first flight

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stage was performed in November 1966 at

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the Mississippi test facility the second

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stage is powered by five Rocketdyne j2

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liquid oxygen liquid hydrogen engines

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with a continued combined thrust have 1

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million 25,000 pounds early second stage

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flights will carry nine hundred and

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thirty thousand pounds of super cold

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propellant

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the third-stage prime contractor is

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Douglas Aircraft Company and the first

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flight stage was acceptance tested in

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May 1966 the third stage is 22 feet in

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diameter stands 59 feet tall and is

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propelled by a single Rocketdyne j2

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engine engine propellants are liquid

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oxygen and liquid hydrogen that burned

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for a thrust of 225,000 pounds

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the Saturn 5 third stage has engine

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restart capability which will be used

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for Earth orbit escape and to establish

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a lunar trajectory the instrument unit

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which contains the Astra onic equipment

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that guides and controls the Saturn 5

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was developed by MSFC and is

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manufactured by IBM the instrument unit

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is 22 feet in diameter and 3 feet high

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and consists of six basic systems

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erected at Kennedy Space Center last

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quarter except for the second stage a

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simulator substituted for the actual

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stage which was still undergoing

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acceptance testing at the Mississippi

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test facility the second stage arrived

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at KSC in January after successful

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was directed in mid-february in order to

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permit removal of the second stage

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simulator and its replacement with the

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actual stage use of the simulator had

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allowed checkout of the available stages

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and ground support equipment before

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arrival of the second stage the third

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and the first Saturn 5 flight launch

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vehicle stood fully erected on February

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24th culminating over six years of

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research and development manufacturing

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and ground testing rollout to pate is

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due in late June meanwhile high-bay

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checkout operations including vehicle

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launch in mid 1967 at the Marshall Space

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Flight Center stacking of the Saturn 5

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dynamic test vehicle was completed early

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instrument unit spacecraft adapter and

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Apollo spacecraft this artist concept

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illustrates how the Saturn 5 dynamic

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test vehicle appears when fully erected

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configuration 1 or full vehicle testing

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vehicle was vibrated by electrodynamic

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shakers to determine the bending and

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vibration characteristics the vehicle

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will be subjected to during flight this

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bending and vibration data is required

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to verify the adequacy of guidance and

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control systems design several minor

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irregularities indicating the need for

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possible engineering changes were

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discovered as a result of configuration

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additional tests in these areas will be

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conducted next quarter configuration 2

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testing which includes testing the

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entire vehicle - the first stage will

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then begin the purpose of this test

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series is to verify guidance and control

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design for conditions which will be

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coast static firing modification and

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stage is scheduled for shipment to KSC

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early next quarter third flight stage

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such as the replacement of static

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testing heat shields were performed

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assembly facility at New Orleans the

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stage had been successfully static

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tested at Marshall during the last

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following completion of post

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manufacturing checkout of the fourth

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the stage was removed from the stage

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test building and returned to the

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manufacturing plant for incorporation of

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modifications and storage until shipment

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fifth flight stage was completed early

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this report period and the stage was

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transferred to the stage test building

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for post manufacturing checkout the

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initial acceptance testing at MTF during

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test series by being successfully static

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of 364 seconds with engine cutoff by LOX

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depletion the pressurization system

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performed satisfactorily and programmed

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post static checkout was completed and

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modifications and engineering changes

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first flight stage the second flight

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modifications were completed late this

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quarter and the stage was delivered to

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the Mississippi test facility here the

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stage was installed in the a2 static

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test stand where the first acceptance

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test will be performed next quarter upon

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quarter by a falling letter has been

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replaced with the bulkhead originally

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now nearly finished and systems check

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accomplished and systems installation is

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underway the sixth flight stage is in

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the process of vertical assembly with

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test article was under 38.4 psi

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hydrostatic pressure when the

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anticipated failure occurred this is a

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slow-motion sequence on the destruct

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delivered to KSC the terminal countdown

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for acceptance firing of the third

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in beta 3 test and 11 seconds before

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simulated launch vehicle liftoff was

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reached and with all systems showing

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normal operation the stage exploded and

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was completely destroyed no personnel

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were injured damage to the test stand

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was substantial but is repairable an

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investigating board composed of Marshall

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and DAC personnel determined that the

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explosion was caused by the complete

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failure of one of the titanium high

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pressure helium spheres mounted on the

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thrust structure the sphere failed

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that a similar situation will not occur

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again in addition all titanium spheres

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under a schedule recovery plan the

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for the damaged third flight stage and

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flight stage have been moved up andrey

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schedule the new third flight stage was

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site late last quarter and installed in

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April structural fabrication continues

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instrumented to allow study of vibration

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levels one of the engines was used to

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further substantiate the feasibility of

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cross-country truck transportation for

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f1 s instead of air transportation the

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truck transported engine arrived at the

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Marshall Center in excellent condition

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after its two-week trip from the

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Rocketdyne Canoga Park California plant

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a total of 56 f1 engines have now been

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delivered to NASA including those for

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the first seven Saturn five flight

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vehicles Rocketdyne j2 engine component

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qualification test program which began

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in April 1965 is now virtually complete

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components such as this main oxidizer

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valve were tested during this report

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period only one of the 36 items selected

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for the component test program remains

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to be tested this will be accomplished

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early next quarter rocket Dynes new j2

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component installer assembly device

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designed for use on Saturn 5 second and

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third stages when in a stacked position

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underwent testing this quarter the

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device can be used to install or remove

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all components of the j2 engine except

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the thrust chamber after the

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engine has been installed in a stage at

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the airforce

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Arnold engineering development center at

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tella home Atena see a total of 18 j2

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engine Environmental's restart

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verification tests were conducted this

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quarter the test simulated conditions

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such as orbit Coast time and thermal

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environment of the first Saturn five

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flight vehicle during flight tests for

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the initial flight vehicle will be

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completed next quarter work on the

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second Saturn five flight instrument

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unit continued on schedule during the

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report period by the prime contractor

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IBM at its Huntsville facility after

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installation of modification kits and

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partial retest the second flight IU will

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assembly operations on the third flight

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IU were completed early this quarter and

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check-out is in progress

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check out operations were interrupted in

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mid-february because of the partial

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retest of the second flight IU

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completion of checkout and shipment to

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KSC

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is expected during the next report

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period structural fabrication of the

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fourth flight iu has been finished and

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component assembly is in process with

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completion due next quarter at Marshalls

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Mississippi test facility construction

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activity is nearly complete early in the

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quarter a test first stage was placed in

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the first stage test and to prove the

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operational readiness of the stand stage

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ground support equipment and facility

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systems check out have been completed

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and the first firing is slated for early

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next quarter the stand is scheduled to

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be completely operational by the middle

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of the year with second stage static

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firings already underway and first stage

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firings about to begin with construction

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virtually complete and test site

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facilities including data processing

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propellant handling laboratories and

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shops fully operational the Mississippi

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test facility has started to assume its

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full role as a major resource in this

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nation's space program

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in summary despite the explosion and

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lost this quarter of a third stage due

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to helium spear weld deficiencies major

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milestones in the overall Saturn 5

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program were achieved during the report

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period with the first Saturn 5 flight

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vehicle now fully erected and pre

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launched check out operations underway

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full vehicle dynamic testing nearing

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completion and final acceptance testing

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of the initial flight second stage at

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the almost fully activated Mississippi