Saturn project
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Transcription of an interview between Davis S. Akens and Arthur Rudolph
Akens, David S.
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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Interviews
"Interface Control Document Definition of Saturn SA-507 Flight Sequence Program."
Digital computers
Interfaces
Saturn launch vehicles
Data processing
The purpose of this document is to define the flight sequence events, time bases, stage switch selector channel assignments, LVDA Discrete Outputs, Inputs and Interrupts for the Saturn SA-507 & Subs vehicles. Special requirements and restrictions defined in this document will be imposed on the Marshall Space Flight Center and its contractors as applicable, to insure the proper functioning of the equipment in the various stages for required vehicle timing and sequencing to occur as outlined in this Interface Control Document (ICD).
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Airborne Electrical Systems Branch
Reports
"Interface Problems in Space Experimentation."
Apollo project
Space vehicles
Systems engineering.
Systems integration
Space experimentation is expanding rapidly. Unmanned satellites are being equipped with precision instruments of greater power, and manned space stations accommodating large crews are in the drawing-board stage. The interface problems between these sophisticated instruments and between man, the spacecraft, and the supporting groundstations are multidimensional. This paper analyzes the scientific/technical areas of space experimentation, and continues with a review of the subsystems and support systems required to supply and operate the large variety of instruments. Areas of major integration efforts are singled out and the requirements for further developments and improvements are listed. A bibliography of 95 references is enclosed to assist in the identification of more detailed reports on all vital aspects of space experimentation.; Archive copy is a photocopy.; Supplement to IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. AES-2, No. 4, July, 1966. Pages 237 to 255.
Filipowsky, R. F.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
An outline of an interview with Wernher von Braun.
Outlines
"Instrument Unit to Navigate Saturn IB's First Flight.".
Saturn launch vehicles--Control systems
Saturn launch vehicles--Guidance systems
Instrumentation
Saturn 1B launch vehicles
Within the first 10 minutes of NASA's initial Saturn IB flight, the Instrument Unit (IU), nervecenter of America's mightiest launch vehicle, is designed to make more than 7 million calculations, sample vehicle calculations 100 times a minute, telemeter 3 million numbers back to Earth, and measure the performance of 300 pieces of equipment in the IU, S-IB, and S-IVB stages.
International Business Machines Corporation
Press Releases
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
V-2 missile
Saturn S-4B stage
A three-foot high Instrument tional Business Machines Corporation will be launched into orbit with a huge Saturn second stage later this month in a crucial test for the Apollo lunar program.
International Business Machines Corporation. Federal Systems Division
"Instrumentation Programming for Computer Controlled Digital Data Processing."
Digital techniques
Flight management systems
Airborne/spaceborne computers
Spacecraft electronic equipment
Spacecraft instruments
A number of considerations are necessary in instrumentation programming, many of which are either not applicable or applicable to a lesser degree in other types of programming. This paper discusses these problems in general terms and illustrates how they have been dealt with specifically. The latter is done by describing the programming and operation of a data reduction system.
Anderson, Philip N.
Essays
Saturn S-2 stage
Welding
Archive copy is a poor photocopy. Cannot read.
Phillips, Samuel C. (Samuel Cochrane), 1921-1990
Memorandums
"Information About Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Florida Research and Development Center."
RL-10 engines
Liquid propellant rockets
A history of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Florida Research and Development Center.
United Aircraft Corporation. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division. Florida Research and Development Center
Historical Summaries
"The Influence of Apollo/Saturn V Launch Operations on Lunar Site Selection: Case 330."
Lunar surface vehicles
Lunar landing
This paper presents some relationships between Apollo/Saturn V launch operations and multiple lunar landing sites, including the means by which site selection could facilitate launch operations.
Eley, C. H.
Saturn launch vehicles--Design and construction
Saturn 1 launch vehicles
Spacecraft design
This paper discusses five improved versions of the Uprated Saturn I that were studied by the Chrysler Corporation Space Division, supported by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation.
Tharratt, C. E.
"IBM Mobile Room Lends Flexibility to Apollo Saturn Unit Fabrication."
Clean rooms
Contamination
This article was published in the April 1967 issue of Contamination Control, Volume VI, Number 4. States: "The extreme sensitivity of critical parts in the Apollo /Saturn Instrument Unit (IU) has demanded unique clean room techniques by International Business Machines Corporation."
Heuring, Harvey
Articles
A history of the IBM's Space Systems Center clean room and a description of its uses.
IBM computers
These are the facts about IBM's role as a NASA prime contractor in the Apollo/Saturn program. They are organized for quick reference. Computer terms are defined in a glossary. Glossy prints of photographs and illustrations are available from IBM information offices listed on the following page. Please order by photo number. Andrew J. Cella Manager of Information, IBM Federal Systems Division.
Measuring instruments
Rocket engines
The following article is a digest from the Book, "From Peenemunde to Outer Space", commemorating the fiftieth birthday of Wernher von Braun, March 23, 1962 condensed by H. M. Hammac).
Driscoll, Daniel H.
Schuler, Albert E.
Mission planning
Manned space flight
Manned orbital telescopes
Skylab Program
Statement of work: Man/Machine activities -ATM; ATM problem areas; EVA commuting problem; Other EVA considerations; Analysis of crew considerations Mission 211/212; Mission objectives Crew Considerations; Mission Fight Profile & Operations Crew Considerations; Experiment operations crew considerations; EVA equipment requirements; Crew considerations carrier recommendations; Conclusions and recommendations crew considerations; Crew operations requirements preliminary 10 August 1996; ATM stabilization and control; ATM Carrier habitability and profile; Other ATM man/machine considerations.; Original is a poor photocopy.; Document has no page numbering.
Martin Marietta Corporation
An article describing Huntsville's role in various space related projects.
Dolan, Patricia
"Historical Summary on the Von Braun Missile Team."
Operation Paperclip, 1945-1952
Toftoy, Holger N. (Holger Nelson), 1902-1967
Hamill, J. P.
"Historical Summary: S & ID Apollo Program."
Apollo spacecraft
Project management
Research and development
Space vehicles--Design and construction
Four and a half years have passed since President Kennedy and the United States Congress established a national goal of landing a man on the moon, before the end of the decade. This brief history is designed to be a working tool for use during the second half of this great adventure. It is expected that by presenting the events of the past in perspective this document will become a handy reference to accomplishments of the first half of the program. It is hoped that this volume will be of value to those directly and indirectly concerned with North American's portion of the Apollo program. This history contains a chronology of significant events, as well as material on the management of the program, a record of some of the breakthroughs in technology, a report of the hardware produced to date, and the many tests performed to man-rate the equipment.
Oakley, Ralph B.
"History of Rocket Development Division."
Rocket Development Division--History
A document recounting the history of the Rocketdyne Development Division
Smith, Fred B.