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7:5 quarterly film report number 13

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covers progress during the period

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December 1st 1965 through February 28

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1966 development manufacturing and

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testing of s1c stages by the Boeing

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Company and the Marshall Center

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continued throughout the quarter the

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final flowering of the s1c static test

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stage was conducted at Marshall on

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December 16th this brought the total

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number of tests to 15 for a total firing

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time of nearly 15 minutes mission

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successfully accomplished the stage was

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removed from the static test stand On

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January 20th and transferred to the

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manufacturing area for refurbishment it

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will be shipped to Marshalls Mississippi

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test facility in November for the

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initial firing in MTFs new s1 ceased and

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the first s 1c flight stage completed

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its post manufacturing checkout and was

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moved to Marshalls test lab On January

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24th the same date on which the second

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flight stage was transferred from

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manufacturing engineering lab to quality

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lab to begin its checkout the first

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flight stage was then installed in the

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static test stand replacing the static

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test stage following LOX load tests and

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final preparation for firing

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the stage underwent the first of two

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acceptance stepping firing tests On

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February 17th it's five f-1 engines

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producing seven and 1/2 million pounds

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of thrust the Boosters initial firing 40

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seconds in duration was completely

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successful On February 25th the second

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firing was conducted scheduled for 125

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seconds it was cut off at 83 seconds

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when a failure of engine number one

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chamber pressure trends

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users occurred however review a post

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firing data indicated no serious

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irregularity and no further static tests

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are necessary after refurbishment the

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post manufacturing checkout of the

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second flight stage is due to be

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finished early next quarter following

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which the stage will be moved to the

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static stand for firing at Marshalls

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Michou assembly facility in New Orleans

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post manufacturing checkout of the

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facilities checkout stage ended in early

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January the stage was weighed prepared

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for shipment and transported to the

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barge Poseidon which left on January 15

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for KSC the booster will be used there

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in checkout of launch complex 39 the

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first f1 engine for the third flight

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stage was installed on January 21st all

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five engines had been mounted by the end

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of February the booster will be moved to

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the stage test building for post

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fourth flight stage is nearing the final

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phase of assembly at Michou fabrication

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and assembly were in progress on the

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stages thrust structure fuel tank and

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inner tank work commenced in December on

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the sixth flight stage with installation

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of z stiffeners for the center engine

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support Assembly of Y rings for the

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the first cluster firing of the s2

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battleship stage using flight

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configuration j2 engines was

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successfully accomplished on December

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29th at North American Aviation's Santa

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Susana California field laboratory the

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initial static test was for nineteen

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seconds as scheduled on January 12 the

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first world duration pairing was held

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during the 354 second test the engine

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gimbal in system was successfully

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operated another objective was to check

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out the stages liquid oxygen cutoff

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system which terminates propellant flow

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when the LOX reaches a preset level a

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second for duration firing was held

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stage was completed on February 18th by

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the s2 prime contractor north american

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space and information systems division

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at its seal Beach California facility

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following preparations for shipping the

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stage was loaded aboard the point Barrow

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and ocean-going vessel enroute for the

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Kennedy Space Center final assembly of

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the first flight stage was underway

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during the quarter in the vertical

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hydrostatic test station for a numerous

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static testing upon completion the stage

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systems installation and installation

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closeout to be followed by mounting of

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engines and completion of mechanical and

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components and assembly of major

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structural sub assemblies for the second

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parts such as these s2 skirts are

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manufactured at essent ids tulsa

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oklahoma plant double seal cryogenic

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sidewall insulation for s2 liquid

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hydrogen tanks is also produced at the

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equipment manufactured at tulsa include

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these tanks servicing mechanisms and

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tank pressurization control units other

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GSE is produced at Essen tidies Compton

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facility typical of work done there is

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this assembly of gse drawers and

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consoles some of which are already being

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installed at the Marshall setters

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Mississippi test facility qualification

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testing of various s2 components such as

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this umbilical disconnect system at the

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downey facility was in progress

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throughout the quarter disconnection

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factory checkout of the first s4b flight

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stage was concluded in january by the

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Systems Center at Huntington Beach

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California the stage will be shipped to

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Douglas a Sacramento test facility early

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next quarter for acceptance firing tests

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structural work including installation

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of skirt components continued on the

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second flight stage early this quarter

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stage joining operations were completed

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in mid-february

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and factory checkout is now underway

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during hydrostatic testing of the third

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flight stage on February 24th the LOX

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tank failed although at a pressure far

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above that normally expected during

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flight preliminary assessment indicated

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the problem to be in the area of an

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excessive well to repair program impact

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if any is being investigated the s4b

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stage simulator was delivered to sacto

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in december and installed in the newly

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completed vehicle checkout lab for

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continuity tests in conjunction with

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automatic GRC completion of tests is

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expected early next quarter structural

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test specimen under cryogenic conditions

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began at sacto in december and seven

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tests were successfully conducted

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although the specimen finally failed

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during the test on January 13th data

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from the prior tests indicated no

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problem with flight stages at SAC those

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gamma complex static testing of a

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prototype model of the Saturn 5s for B

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auxiliary propulsion system was

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conducted during the quarter

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the widespread s4b qualification testing

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program is proceeding unscheduled with

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items such as vibration tests of

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retrorockets at the Thiokol chemical

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corporations why such division in Utah

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vibration thermal shock and functional

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testing of the s4 B's main fuel feed

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duct at Douglass's Santa Monica facility

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and testing of the s4 B oxidizer duct

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assembly at Wiley labs in El Segundo

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California assembly and delivery of the

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f1 engine for the third s1c flight stage

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the initial manned configuration stage

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were completed by Rocketdyne during the

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quarter one of the major components is

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this mark 10 turbo pump shown here in

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early build up stage with the main shaft

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in an assembly jig at rocky tines Canoga

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Assembly stage the fuel pollutes are in

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place this is how the pump looks prior

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to buildup of the turbine section and

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LOX pump in its final stage the pumps

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secondary lock seal locks volute and

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turbine manifold are all installed after

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a final inspection the pump is taken to

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the Santa Susana site for testing the

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large flame at the top of the stand is

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the afterburn this instrumentation film

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shows an f1 engine turbo pump during a

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hot fire testing at Santa Susana in the

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developmental area Rocketdyne has been

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contracted by NASA to develop an

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instrumentation system for measuring

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radiative heat from the exhaust plume of

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an f1 engine and to perform an analysis

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of exhaust plume radiation processes the

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study will assess the role of carbon as

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a thermal radiator and the geometry

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location and progress of afterburning

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the j2 engine qualification test series

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was completed by Rocketdyne on December

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22nd the series conducted at Santa

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Susana served to man rate the j2 the

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engine was fired 30 times for an

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accumulated duration of 3750 seconds in

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early January j2 qualification service

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life tests were conducted with seven

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successive full duration 500 second

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firings also at Santa Susana a study was

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performed to provide data on the

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movement of locks during a firing in

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sequence the film shows introduction of

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helium to sub cool the propellant

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pressurization of the run tank with

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gaseous nitrogen and depletion of the

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tank during firing a series of vibration

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test was conducted at rocky Dean's

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Canoga Park plant subjecting the j2 to

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simulated loads of the s1c stage boost

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phase the tests simulated those flight

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loads expected at booster ignition

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liftoff maximum aerodynamic load Mach 1

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aerodynamic gusts and steady-state

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flight no discrepancies were noted

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following an electromechanical check out

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the vibration test engine was installed

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in a test stand and fired for a full

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duration a new facility an electrical

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assembly cleanroom production line has

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been placed in operation at rocky Dean's

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Canoga Park plant the facility is used

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in the buildup of electrical control

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assemblies for the j2 engine system a

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total of seven j2 engines was delivered

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by rocky during this quarter to the

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Saturn 5 stage users including 3 for the

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third s to flight stage 2 s2 spares 1s

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for B spare and one for testing at the

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Air Force's Arnold engineering

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Development Center in Tullahoma

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Tennessee a douglas s4 b battleship

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stage which will be used for tankage in

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the tests was delivered to tella home on

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January 22nd following installation in

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the test cell and mounting of the j2

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engine next quarter firing tests will

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begin in July for verification of start

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restart and engine performance at

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the flight systems instrument unit was

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completed on December 6th at the

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Marshall Center and was moved into the

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quality and reliability of surance lab

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for checkout in mid-february a final

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checkout operations were completed under

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unit together with the three IBM check

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out trailers housing equipment for

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telemetry radio frequency and digital

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data acquisition systems check out the

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IU and check out equipment are being

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moved to Douglas aircrafts Huntington

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Beach facility where functional tests

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will begin next quarter in an

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environmental chamber simulating orbital

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thermal vacuum conditions the vibration

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test IU was emplaced in a fixture for

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following successful completion of

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acoustic tests last quarter the

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mechanical program was successfully

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concluded by Wiley on January 20th after

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Marshall had updated the facilities

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checkout I you to the flight

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configuration it was shipped to KSC on

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February 28th for use in checking out

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launch complex 39 structural testing of

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the second structural test I you began

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December 30th at Marshall after a series

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of successful tests the unit crumpled on

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aerodynamic load the exact safety factor

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for man rating two more tests had been

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planned the IU has now been broken down

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into sections for posts test examination

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and an evaluation of all tests data is

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underway to determine if additional

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testing using a new unit will be

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required installation of components in

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the first and second flight instrument

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units got underway this quarter at IBM

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Huntsville completion of installation

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and start of check out of the first

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flight I you are scheduled for mid-may

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build-up of IBM's checkout capability

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continue during the report period in the

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area of component test equipment this

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new turn tilt test stand was added in

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January for use in checking out the st1

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Subsystem before installation in the eye

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you also IBM's new aerospace system test

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& Evaluation console known as aztec was

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being checked out this quarter and will

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be operational in april the previous

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aztec unit has been incorporated into

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simulation laboratory for use in

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checkout of the fully assembled

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aiyoo the Saturn 5 central control room

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now under construction by IBM will be

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operational in May I BMS instrumentation

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and communication acceptance complex

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which ties in to the central control

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room was completed in January it has the

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capability of testing various telemetry

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components at Marshall Saturn five GSE

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testing began this quarter on the swing

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arms which will be used on the mobile

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airplane engines generated winds up to

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75 miles per hour to simulate wind loads

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which might puppet a Saturn 5 vehicle on

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its head in Florida the swing arms which

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provide for personnel access propellant

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loading and electrical and pneumatic

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connections will be shipped to KSC upon

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completion of testing build-up of

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marshall saturn v systems development

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facility is continuing with installation

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of the f1 engine this quarter the

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facility is a breadboard or simulation

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of launch vehicle automatic checkout GSE

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at launch complex 39 plus components

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simulating a completely assembled Saturn

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5 vehicle purpose of the facility is to

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verify compatibility between the Saturn

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5 and launch vehicle GS II and also to

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develop and verify checkout tapes which

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will be used for actual launchings the

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breadboard instrument unit was also

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delivered to the breadboard facility

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Saturn 5 program and the launch vehicle

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designed for individual stages only had

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to be used at the Cape for checkout of

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installation of electrical support

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facility continued throughout the

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quarter at Marshall Saturn five dynamic

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test stand installation of the Saturn 5

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dynamic test vehicles first stage was

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accomplished on January 14th testing of

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the stage to determine vibration and

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bending characteristics during flight

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we'll begin this summer later the two

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upper stages I you and dummy Apollo

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spacecraft will be headed for full-scale

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testing meanwhile prior to start of

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dynamic testing checkout is underway of

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the hydraulic support system on which

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the booster rests in the stand the

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system was built and installed by the

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Martin company of Baltimore at Marshalls

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Mississippi test facility preparations

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modifications of the s2 all systems

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stage which was installed in the stand

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last quarter are also continuing

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designated a1 is progressing steadily

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concrete work in direction of Steel

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continued throughout the report period

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the test control centers for both areas

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have been finished except for

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installation of equipment the data

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acquisition facility is now operational

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in summary the period of December 1st

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1965 through February 28 1966 witnessed

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to the achievement of significant

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program milestones including the

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successful acceptance static firing of

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the first s 1c flight stage shipment of

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the s 1 C and s two facilities checkout

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of the s2 battleship stage using flight

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configuration j2 engines

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factory checkout of the first s4v flight

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stage completion of the j2 engine

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qualification test series

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successful instrument unit vibration

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tests testing of GIC items such as the

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mobile launcher swing arms and

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preparation for the initial S - static