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(NAS A-TH-X-66730) APOLLO PLIGHT N I S S I O N ASSIGNMENTS, 9 APRIL 1963 (Vat iona l A e r o n a u t i c s and Space Adminis trat ion) 15 p

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APRIL 9, 1963

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION W A S H I N G T O N , D.C.

APOLLO FLIGHT MISSION ASSIGNMENTS

Date Effective:

April 9 , 1963

Office of Manned Space Flight National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Washington 25, D. C.

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O f f i c e of M a n n e d S l i g h t

D I R E C T I V E

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT

This document i s an official re lease of the Office of Manned Space Flight, and its requirements shal l be implemented by all cognizant e lements of. the Manned Space Flight Program.

The effective date of this document is April 9 , 1963.

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LIMIT ACCESS TO:

COGNIZANT NASA AND NASA CONTRACTOR ACTIVITIES

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Memorandum National Aeronautice .and Space Admlnlstratlon

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FROM : Director, Office of Manned Space Flight

8-m: Apollo Flight Mission Assignment Document

DA'FB: April 9 , 1963 M-M. M 1410.003

This document contains the approved Flight Mission Assignments Summary and

Configuration and Flight Data Sunnnary Charts for the Apollo/Saturn and Apollo/

L i t t l e Joe I1 f l i g h t programs.

document dated February 14, 1963, is superseded with t h i s issue.

The Preliminary Apollo Flight Mission Assignment

Director of b n n e d Space Flight

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Director, MSC Director, MSFC Director, LOC M-1/Mr. Bothmer MD ( S) / D r . Shea

ME/&. Gautraud MG/Dr. Lee M I / M r . Sloan ML/Capt. Freitag MM/Mr. Roadman M P / W . L i l l y MS/Mr . Low (Actg.) AA/Dr. Seamans AD/Dr. Dryden

MD(P)/Mr. Low

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TABLE O F CONTENTS

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Introduction

Apollo/Saturn I Flight Mission Assignment Summary Chart

Apollo/Saturn I Configuration and Flight Data Summary Chart

Apollo/Saturn I -B Flight Mission Assignment Summary Chart

Apollo/Saturn I-B Configuration and Flight Data Summary

Apollo/Saturn V Flight Mission Assignment Summary Chart

Apollo/Saturn V Configuration and Flight Data Summary Chart

Apollo/ Little Joe I1 Flight Mission Assignment Summalty Chart

Apollo/Little Joe I1 Configuration and F l igh t D a t a Summary Chart

Glossary of T e r m s

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INTRODUCTION

This document contains Flight Mission Assignment Summary and Configuration and Flight Data Summary Charts for Apollo/Saturn and Apollo/Little Joe I1 flight programs.

Proposed changes to this document shall be submitted to OMSF for review and coordination. discussed in System Review Meetings and subject to final approval by the Management Council.

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GLOSSARY O F TERMS

The purpose of this glossary is to exp1ain:the t e r m s used in describi1,g launch vehicle and spacecraf t configurations and the assignment of flight' mi s s ion pr ior itie s . 1.

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a. Production as used f o r the launch vehicle is definea a s an i t em incorporating the final design. A l l sys tems have been flight qualified for manned flight applications of the i tem. instrumentation has been removed. plished utilizing production techniques.

R&D Manufacturing is accom-

b. Production as used for the spacecraf t is defined as an i tem that i s representative of the final design to a degree sufficient to s ta r t flight qualification of the item. safety, abort , re-entry, recovery, etc. ) essent ia l to the safety of the astronaut a r e flight qualified p r io r to the f i r s t manned flight. Extensive design changes and refinements m a y be expected. Manufacturing i s accompli shed utili zing production technique s .

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Other sys tems a r e qualified during manned flights.

PROTOTYPE (PROTO. ) is defined as an i t em representative of the final design, but possibly requiring design changes and refinements. ,

%sterns a r e operating to the extent and degree necessa ry to flight &, a ' a l i f y the i tem for manned flight applications.

DEVELOPMENTAL (DEV. ) is defined as an i t em similar in charac- te r i s t ics and performance, but not necessar i ly representat ive of the final design. accomplish a particular flight mission objective. Certain sys tems m a y be essentially iner t , but instrumented for obtaining flight data necessary for defining the final design while other sys t ems may be ca r r i ed as passengers for the purpose of evaluating flight per form- ance prior to activating, o r closing the loop for , the system.

Systems a r e functioning only to the extent necessa ry to

PRIORITY O F MISSION OBJECTIVES - The purpose of the t e r m s , pr imary (P) and secondary (S), a s used in defining pr ior i t ies of mission objectives, is to provide a guide for depicting the a r e a where major consideration will be given in defining flight mission ass ign- ments , flight profiles, propellant loading, instrumentation, etc. The mission pr ior i ty does not necessar i ly infer that the p r i m a r y missions a r e over-riding the secondary miss ions , but r a the r that they a r e given principle consideration in integrating and implement- ing the mission objectives.

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DISTRIBUTION

NASA Headquarters Deputy Administrator Associate Administrator

OMSF (Attention: Mr. E. Sull-Jan, Director Deputy Director , Systems

Systems Engineering Systems Studies Integration & Checkout

Deputy Director , Programs Launch Vehicles & Propulsion Spacecraft & Flight Missions Space Medicine

Director , P r o g r a m Review & Resources Management

MSC (Attention: Mr. A. Mardel, S F P ) Director Apollo Pro jec t Office

MSFC (Attention: Mr. J. Fos t e r , M-CP) Dire c to r Central Planning Office

LOC (Attention: Lt. Col. R. Petrone, LO-H) Director Heavy Space Vehicle Systems Office Launch Support Equipment Office (1)

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