"Philosophy and practices of reliability as applied in the design of the Saturn Instrumentation System."
Saturn project
Saturn launch vehicles
Reliability (Engineering)
Astronautical instruments--Design and construction
Spacecraft instruments
The basic engineering approach used in the Saturn instrumentation system has evolved to provide a highly reliable design for short periods of operation. The airborne measuring and telemetry systems including preflight tests, inspection, documentation, and feedback between the users and designers are discussed. The apparent differences between the practice and theory of reliability are rationalized. Some consideration is given to new problems in designing systems that must operate in hostile environments for long periods. The potential contribution of redundancy as a design concept is discussed.; This paper is concerned with the airborne measuring and telemetry systems; it does not attempt to treat the entire Saturn instrumentation system which consists of tracking devices including optical, radar, and Doppler, plus television, film cameras, and a myriad of instruments connected with factory checkout, ground test, and launch.
Griffin, M. A.
Rorex, J. E.
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Essays
Cryogenic fluid
Engineering
Article covering the development of cryogenic pumps.
Pesco Products
News Articles
"Reliability engineering program provisions for Space System contractors. Revision 2."
Contractors
Quality and control
Contracts
This document was cited in the Saturn contracts before NPC-250-1 was written. The sense of this document is the backbone of NASA reliability today and has become a generally accepted element of engineering rationale.
"Reliability assessment of liquid rocket engines."
Liquid propellant rockets--Reliability (Engineering)
Component reliability
Liquid propellant rocket engines
Reliability
Proposed for the 10th National Symposium on Reliability & Quality Control. This paper will deal with various techniques of treatment of such data and associated graphic displays.
Steinberg, Alvin.
"The reliability of the all-up concept."
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Saturn launch vehicles--Flight testing
Flight testing
Prepared for George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama under contract NAS8-11087. Publication No. 294-02-12-440. Special Technical Report No. 13.; INTRODUCTION: The Saturn/Apollo Systems Office at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) requested ARINC Research Corporation to make a brief study of the reliability aspects of the All-Up concept. Under the requirements of Task 294-02 of Contract NAS8-11087, the study included a comparison between the reliability of the first Saturn V vehicle if All-Up, and its reliability with dummy upper stages.
Jackson, T. T.
"Redundancy employing majority voting for a Saturn servoactuator."
Saturn launch vehicles--Design and construction
Redundancy
Saturn S-4B stage
Attitude control
R-ASTR-NF.; ABSTRACT: The servoactuator was developed to improve the reliability of the Saturn S-IVB thrust vector control system by insuring continued system operation if single point failures occur. The selection of the majority voting technique is discussed. Its simplicity is cited along with the advantages of minimum weight, size, power consumption, and compatibility with existing control electronics. Operational features, design mechanization, and the analysis of test results are covered.
Kalange, M. A.
Smith, J. D.
Martin, C. W.
Saturn launch vehicles--Recovery
Recoverable launch vehicles
Saturn S-1B stage
The paper deals with the selection of a simple recovery system for the Saturn IB first stage. As an introduction to the discussion on recovery system objectives, a plot of the expected trajectory is presented. This is followed by a statement which lists the necessary steps which must be followed to develop a recovery program.
Ruhland, W. E.
Memorandums
"Recent NASA experience with hydrogen engines."
Hydrogen oxygen engines
J-2 engine
RL-10 engine
Liquid propellant rockets
This paper presents a review of the experience which has accumulated in the development of the Liquid Hydrogen J-2 and RL10 rocket engines. These engines are being developed by the Rocketdyne Division of North American Aviation and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a Division of United Aircraft Corporation respectively.; On NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) as Unclassified; No Copyright; Unlimited; Publicly available. Also found on AIAA site.
Belew, Leland F.
Stewart, Rodney D.
Drummond, Floyd M.
"A real time operating system for the Saturn V launch computer system."
Real-time data processing
Automatic test equipment
Real time operation
Operating systems
Computer programming
Presentation aimed to encourage a final check on the Saturn V project before its first launch to ensure safety and success.
Palm, Frank R.
Presentations
"Quality assurance provisions for government agencies."
Quality control
Quality assurance
NASA Quality publication that contains requirements designed to facilitate the execution of programs effectively.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
"Draft script Saturn I/IB quarterly film report no. 25."
Aerospace industries
Testing
Saturn 1 launch vehicles
Saturn 1B launch vehicles
MSFC routing slip to Mr. Lee Cropp concerning the draft copy. Contains hand-written editing suggestions, as well as a note that even if these suggestions are applied, that does not imply approval of the script for use. Covers July, August and September, 1965.
Ladner, G.
"Security classification review of quarterly film report no. 23."
Security classification
Memo to Mr. Lee Cropp indicating that 'the film' had been reviewed and was deemed to contain no classified information.
Fragge, Stanley L.
"Saturn I/IB quarterly film report no. 24, April, May and June, 1965."
A list of film reports covering the months of April, May and June of the year 1965.
Film Reports
"Pumping boiling liquid hydrogen without cavitation."
Diagram
Water
Article containing diagrams about the pumping and boiling process of water.
DiStefano, John F.
Articles
Astronautics
Man machine systems
Human factors engineering
Research and development
Project management
Reports and resumes detailing funds, guidelines and assets.
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Research Program Office
Reports
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report, November."
NASA space programs
Planning
Monthly progress report for the month of November, 1968
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory
Progress Reports
"Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory monthly progress report, September."
Monthly progress report for the month of September, 1968
Space vehicles--Propulsion systems
Rocket engines
Lecture discussing the types of propellant used in space rockets.
Mrazek, William A.
Space flight to the moon
Manned space flights
Apollo project
Paper focusing on past and future moon missions. Contains graphics of rockets and modules
North American Rockwell Corporation. Rocketdyne Division