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Page 101 - I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
Page 51 - Force wants a piece of the extraterrestrial action, with its glamor and glory, and Congress has been only too happy to oblige. Although there have been valiant attempts to make the MOL seem different. Pentagon space research is alarmingly similar to that of NASA. Listen as Dr. Alexander H. Flax. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development, tries to draw the distinction for members of the House Appropriations Committee: "If you view the objectives of these programs as being simply...
Page 241 - A detailed design review be conducted on the entire spacecraft communication system. 7. FINDING: a. Revisions to the Operational Checkout Procedure for the test were issued at 5:30 pm EST January 26, 1967 (209 pages) and 10:00 am EST January 27, 1967 (4 pages).
Page 189 - ... released in August 1966 and was not updated to include accumulated changes from release date to date of the test. Determination Problems of program management and relationships between Centers and with the contractor have led in some cases to insufficient response to changing program requirements. Recommendation Every effort must be made to insure the maximum clarification and understanding of the responsibilities of all the organizations involved, the objective being a fully coordinated and...
Page 189 - ... the earth's environment the occupants are totally dependent upon it for their safety. It follows that protection from fire as a hazard involves much more than quick egress. The latter has merit only during test periods on earth when the Command Module is being readied for its mission and not during the mission itself. The risk of fire must be faced; however, that risk is only one factor pertaining to the reliability of the Command Module that must receive adequate consideration.
Page 189 - FINDING: Those organizations responsible for the planning, conduct and safety of this test failed to identify it as being hazardous. Contingency preparations to permit escape or rescue of the crew from an internal Command Module fire were not made.
Page 146 - Engineers, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Theodore von Karman Memorial Foundation.
Page 241 - All emergency equipment (breathing apparatus, protective clothing, deluge systems, access arm, etc.) be reviewed for adequacy c. Personnel training and practice for emergency procedures be given on a regular basis and reviewed prior to the conduct of a hazardous operation. d. Service structures and umbilical towers be modified to facilitate emergency operations.
Page 189 - The coolant is both corrosive and combustible. d. Deficiencies in design, manufacture, installation, rework and quality control existed in the electrical wiring. e. No vibration test was made of a complete flight-configured spacecraft.
Page 146 - Able" space program, vice president of space systems management, and vice president for research and development. In the last capacity, between 1962 and 1963, he had overall responsibility for the technical operations of the company. While at Space Technology Laboratories, Dr. Mueller had overall responsibility for the design, development, and testing of the systems and components basic to the Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, and Thor ballistic missile program; for the development of the United States first...