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JANUARY- JULY 1959 1959 Concurrently vclth development of the H-I entdne, studies were conducted to deterr,lLne the feasibll|t), of a largersingle-cham_r rocket engine. On January9 Rocketdyne alpreed by contract to design, develop, and test such ms engine, designated as the F-I. Tlds engine, blaming Iox and RP-I, n kate,sane-type fuel, would generate a very high thrust, approximately ! 500 000 pounds [71. Construction of the ABMA static test stand for large boosters began January 10. Meanwhge, Army representatives of the ARPA board visited AMR to discuss selection of a site for largevehicle launch facilities at Cape Canaveral,Florida. By February a contract had been awarded for construction of the blockhouse at the site (Launch Complex 34). A design contract was also awarded for a movable str.tcture which would be used to assembloand service the vehicle on the launch pedestal [8]. On January 27 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) submitted to the President a report containing its recommendations for n National Space Vehicle Program: the development of a series of general purpose space-flightvehicles of Increasing payload capability for successive periods of use, with the aim of achieving a highdegree of reliability and reduced costs. Four types oF vehicles, Atlas-Vega,Atlas4_entaur, Juno V, and Nova, were susgested and were discussed in terms of configuration, payload and mludon capability, and development and operationaltime and cost. Conc_:rningthe Juno V, the third of the proposed National series, the report udd, "A typical mission would involve sending a crew of men into orbit with enough facilities to sustain them for a long period of time and the necessary equipment to permit them to perform experiments and make observations. This vehicle may well become the basi_ vehicle ('ororbital supply mlulons, involving the transportof food and supplies to crews In orbit, the exchange of crew members, and the transport of additional Fuel and equipment to the orbiting vehlch%" The report was preparedby the PropulsionStaff of NASA, in consultation with ARPA of the Department of Defense [91. On February 3 an ARPA memorandumofficially renamed the largelaunch vehicle project Saturn. ARPA representatives presented the proposed National Vehicle Programto the President _nd the National Aeronautics and Space Council on March2. Includedwere the proposed Saturn B and C vehicle systems [ 10]. By April 28 the first production H-I engine (H-1001) had been delivered on schedule to ABMA. ABMA's tint firing test of this engine, later used In the first test booster, was performedsucceufully on May 26 [111. OII July 5 constructionof the Saturnblockhousefor LaunchComplex34 bepn at Cape Canaveral,On July 27 when the lastJttplterairframewascompleted,lledstoneArsenal shopsbeganretoolingto supportthe Saturnproject[I 2].
1959 Preliminaryc,,ncept of Launch Complex34. Cape Canaveral j_ II U t _ _AYLOAD LICTIIONIC GUIOAHCI / ! I 'Acm_" I I II_ LIQUID I I I HYOP.OOIll :ridSTAOI / _JL TAHK I I I_IIJI L!GUiO OXYOIH rrl *"' II|,°.,-.., Atlas Centaurvehicle(Centaursecond sta#e) Seven astronauts with Dr. WernherwinBraunIn the ccnter, as seen through the frame of an ABMA m_lle. The picture w_s taken duringthe astronauts'visit to Redstone ArsenalInJune 19.$9. 6
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1963 I ir.l teat stand Saturn vehic
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1963 S.I! Seal Beach facility \ Cra
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1963 S.IVdynamicfacilities stageatC
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1963 Ctmaplete Y.ting at/llichoud D
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1963 ,.:t a. Barrel assembly i ¢.
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1963 Assembly of S-I-9 stage Dredgi
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1964 • , : .1"""_1 _ "',_'_".. _+
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1964 Saturn i Iox tattk which would
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1964 MSFC Director Wernher yon Brau
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1964 First J.2 production engine de
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1964 Lox tankassemblyfor S-]VB stag
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1964 SA-7 riscs Structural test sta
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1964 r" Douglas pe:sonncl w_rking m
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1964 I i Bulkhead for Saturn V seco
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1964 Laboratory and R_. _._ enginee
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1964 L t L._ flulldup of Saturn V J
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JANUARY - MARCH lgM, 196S MSFC comt
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qARCH - AUGUST 1965 In March NASA d
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AUGUST - OCTOBER 196S 1"1:0first fu
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NOVEMBER1965 Thirty-six MSFC employ
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1965 0 Static test ufallfive engine
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1965 S-IC static firing • _'° ;
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1965 TechnicianscheckingRocketdyne-
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1965 $.1VB-202installedin Test Stan
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1965 ThisaerialphotogHph made In Oc
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196S Ma/orcotnponems ofJ-2engine b
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1966 Studies on reusable transport
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1966 $.IC-T removed front test stan
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1966 H.I engine
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1966 UpratedSalurnI launchvehicle c
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1966 Saturn V It; movement at KS€
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1966 Q $.11facilitiesot $¢alBrock
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1966 S.I VB-302 arceptam'e prlng at
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1966 General view of S-IVB.301 abu_
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1966 $-H.F stage being unloade4 at
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1967 JANUARY.- FEBRUARY1967 The lin
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FEBRUARY - APRIL 1967 15 Saturn V s
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APRIl, - JUNE 1967 Douglas Aircraft
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JUNE 1967 The Centerannouncedon Jun
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AUGUST- OCTOBER1967 rocketand Its p
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OCTOUEI{- NOVEMBER!9f!7 brought the
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NOVEbIBER - DECEMBER 1967 1969, wou
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DECEMBER 1967 toured the AAP mock a
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1967 SealBeachcomplex AstronautsaJs
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1967 S.IC.5 on PearlRiver Ii '" Y_'
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1967 $.IYB-21 !, lhmtlnlto. Beach f
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1968 MTF, S.IC. $-I! booster storag
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1968 SIC.flight stage, MIchoud mcNt
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1968 / S-ll.4 removal from vertical
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1960 Saturn V in high bay area VAB
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1968 Stage ,t base of S-IC stand at
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1968 This Is an aerial view of the
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MAR(Ill - APRIL 1969 needed. In sum
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A]_RIL1969 (LM pilot). The backup c
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APRIL - MAY 1969 low earth orbit In
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MAY1969 CharlesW, Mathews,NASA'sDep
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MAY 1969 feet and again for a 2.3-m
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MAY- JUNE 1969 In NASA's 1969 Aslrm
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JUL969 employeeswho wouldnot otherw
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AUGUST 1969 would provide precise a
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OCTOBER - NOVF.MBF.,R1969 support e
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NOVF, MI_R 1969 contingencysamplesa
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JANUARY 1970 1970 On January 2 MSFC
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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1970 Florida. Th
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FEBRUARY 1970 capabdlty for llfqng
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FEBRUARY - MARCH 1970 rendezvousand
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APRIL 1970 Space Shuttle mission ca
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APRIL 1970 NASA°s ill-fated Apollo
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APRIL - MAY 1970 recovery drip less
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MAY - JUNE 1970 On May 21 MSFC nego
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lg70 S.IC stage erection at MTF Ast
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1970 SenatorJohn J. Sparkman(second
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1970 -. .... /,..,,.,._,,. Conceptd
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SEPTEMBER1970 manufacturingthe. Wor
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SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER 1970 being made
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NOVEMBER1970 On November8 NASA invi
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DECEMBEP,1970 rr.quirelnent,_.Jerry
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JANUARY 1971 1971 On January g h:re
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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1971 509 was als
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FEBRUARY 1971 on February 9. The as
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F'EBRUAKY- MARCII1971 in early and
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MARCII 1971 On March I President Nl
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APRIl, 1971 MSFC announced on April
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APRIl, - MAY 1971 MSFC announced on
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MAY - JUNE 1971 297 employees from
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JUNE 1971 On June 3 a SkylabWork_lo
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JUNE 1971 In a leadingI'ro,lt pages
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.... JUNE - JULY 1971 The CDDT for
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JULY 1971 were developed and relaye
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NOVEMBER- DECEMBER1971 Oii November
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1972 JANUARY 1972 As prep:_rationsf
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JANUARY 1972 On Jant:at¥ 13 MSFC a
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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1972 1975. lions
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FEBRUARY 1972 near-earth space. Bio
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MARCH 1972 Ten daysalter Dr. Reeswr
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MAIl(31 - AI'HIh 1972 developedover
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APRIl, 1972 wasscheduledto becomedi
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APRIl, 1972 on the Ilrst day of the
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APRIl, - MAY 1972 9:17 p.m. The Apo
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MAY- JULY 1972 positions for whicl_
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JUI.Y - OCTOllEI{ 1972 remain with
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DECEMBER 1972 orbiting in the CSM a
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1973 JANUARY 1973 MSFC began 1973 f
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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1973 An early u_
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FEBRUARY - APRIL 1973 The Apollo 17
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APRIL - MAY 1973 Waltz.and Dr Josep
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MAY 1973 Redstone Arsenal airport W
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MAY - JUNE 1973 Activation of the W
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JIINE 19'/8 Industryon Jt_lv 2, 19'
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APPENDICES 343
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I. Army BallisticMissileAgency, Dep
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76. MSFC Saturn SystemsOffice: Satu
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314. Interviewwith B.ll. Aldddge, C
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526. Interviewwi!h RossHunter, MSFC
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61I. Memo, Roy E. Godfrey to Dr. Re
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697. Minute,_of the Staffand BoardM
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823. MSFC SkylabProgramOffice: Week
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APPENDIX B ABBREVIATIONS ANDACRONYM
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LI battleshipstage BP nonillglttsin
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I:.SF. KS'l" EVA EVA/IVA electrictt
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Iox Lockheed liquidoxYl_¢n L(ickh
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O OART O&C OMSF OSSA OW5 Office or"
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SealBeach SL SLA SL('C Slldell SM S
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TEXAS TO ALABAMA After World War |l
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S,:lentistsor militaryofficersnamed
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It had nine organizationsresponsibl
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MSFC'sFIFTH YEAR July I, 1964- June
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MSFC'sNINTH YEAR July I, 1968- June
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Corporationof Downey,California,for
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0 l!!t!tll I iiiii !!!i It!1 !!i!!1
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APPENDIXE MSFC'sMANPOWER STATUS ! ,
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' ' Oi ON DATE OF GREATEST EMPLOYME
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PRECEDINGPAGE BLA_K NOT FILM|'_ 427
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MARSHALLSPACEFL!GHT CENTER AVERAGE
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APPEND IX G MSFCFUNDING 431
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