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112 The Dorian Files Revealed: a Compendium of the NRO’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory Documents because they required long lead times. §§ Based on the approval already granted, Evans suggested there was clear “intent and willingness” on the part of OSD “for the Air Force not only to proceed with the Engineering Development Phase but also to protect development lead-time where necessary.” The only limitation or hindrance to going into full engineering development on all MOL segments was the funding deficit in 1967 and subsequent years. In view of the above, Evans urged Drs. Brown and Flax to authorize the MOL Program Office to proceed with engineering development. 33 On 20 August Secretary Brown accepted the above recommendation. He authorized the MOL Program Office to obligate fiscal year 1966 and 1967 funds at the necessary rate to protect development lead time with requirements for 1967 funds being limited to $208 million. He said this authorization would apply “only until program approval for full-scale development and, in any event, will not apply beyond January 1, 1967.” He asked that every effort be made to hold 1967 funding to a minimum, consistent with the primary objective for the first manned flight. 34 October with the firm cost data you require to support a decision on full-scale development of the MOL . Prior to the decision, I will continue to protect the flight schedule, within the funding constraints you have stipulated.’’ 37 In the meantime, on 25 August 1966, the MOL Program Office received good news from Capitol Hill, where a Joint House-Senate Conference approved a compromise appropriation of $50 million to be added to the $150 million requested by the President in his January budget. The gift came on the first anniversary of the President’s announcement that the United States would proceed with the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program and brought the total fiscal year 1967 appropriation to $228.4 million. 38 Whereupon General Evans on 30 August directed Berg to continue his negotiations with all major contractors in accordance with the flight objectives and schedules defined in the Program Plan and Funding Requirements document. He was requested to prepare a briefing on total program costs resulting from these negotiations, and was authorized to obligate 1966 and 1967 funds as needed to protect schedules and development lead times, up to 1 January 1967. He also advised that, pending a review by higher authority of the final negotiated program costs, authority to proceed with fullscale MOL development would be withheld. 35 General Berg took immediate steps to implement this directive. His office issued “pre-contract” cost letters to Douglas, General Electric, and McDonnell for the month of September 1966, limiting them to expenditures of $4.0 million, $2.0 million, and $1.789 million respectively. To provide contractual coverage for the above, the MOL Systems Office planned to negotiate amendments to Phase IC contracts to cover this interim effort until engineering development contracts were approved. 36 In a report to Dr. Brown on the above actions, General Evans advised that he hoped to be able to provide him “by late §§ As noted, in early April 1966 the Eastman Kodak facilities/equipment package was approved by DDR&E. Subsequently, on 1 August, a $258,471,000 negotiated contract for the sensor engineering development phase was awarded the contractor. In the case of Titan IIIM, in early 1966 the four contractors involved were provided $20 million in 1966 funds to begin engineering design and some hardware development. They were: Martin Marietta Corp., United Technology Center, Aerojet General Corp., and AC Electronics Division of General Motors. Despite the fact that “full-scale” MOL development was not authorized, and only segments of the program were fully funded, the date of 1 September 1966- which Berg had suggested the previous December as the date for initiating Phase II—was adopted by the MOL Program Office as the official start of engineering development.
Chapter XI - BUDGET, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND SCHEDULE PROBLEMS—1965 - 1966 113 Endnotes 1. Memo (C), Evans to Schriever, 3 Nov 65, subj: MOL FY 66-67 Funding. Schriever’s written remarks are scrawled on this memorandum. 2. Memo (TS-DORIAN), Brown to McNamara, 4 Nov 65, subj: MOL Funds for FY 67. 3. Memo (C), Fink to Foster, no date. Handwritten comment states this memo was “Given to John Kirk, 18 Nov 65.” 4. Min (TS-DORIAN), AF MOL Policy Cmte Mtg 65-4, 30 Nov 64. 5. Msg (S-DORIAN), Whig 4467, Evans to Berg, 9 Dec 65, subj: MOL Reprogramming Alternatives. 6. Msg (S-DORIAN), 9709, Berg to Schriever, 29 Dec 65. 7. Memo (TS-DORIAN-GAMBIT), Evans to Flax, 5 Jan 66, Subj: Talking Paper for the MOL Prog, Tab 7; Atch to Memo (S-DORIAN), Evans to Schriever, 13 May 66, subj: EK Visit on 17 May, with atch, “Background Information on EKC Scheduel.” 8. Msg (S-DORIAN), Whig 4585, Schriever to Berg & Martin, 30 Dec 65. 9. Msg (S-DORIAN) 9783, Berg to Schriever, 6 Jan 66. 10. “Background Information on EKC Schedule,” cited in note 7 above; Msg (TS-DORIAN/GAMBIT), Martin to MOL Program Office, attached to Memo (S-DORIAN), Evans to Schriever, 13 May 66, subj: EK Visit on 17 May. 11. Msg (S-DORIAN) 9901, Col Smith to Flax, 19 Jan 66. 12. Msg (TS-DORIAN), Whig 4681, Flax to Col Smith, info Schriever & Berg, 24 Jan 66. 13. “Background Information on EKC Schedule,” cited in note 7. 14. Ibid. 15. Memo (S-DORIAN), prep by Col Walling, 13 Apr 66, subj: Program Review, MOL Systems Office, 2 Apr 66. 16. Msg (S-DORIAN), 0650, Martin to Flax, 4 Apr 66; Memo (TS-DORIAN), Foster to D/NRO, 66, subj: Approval of Spl MOL Facilities at EKC. 17. Memo (S-DORIAN), Norman to Evans, 5 Apr 66, subj: The Schedule Problem. 18. Msg (S-DORIAN), Whig 5055, Evans to Schriever, 7 Apr 66. 19. Memo for Record (S-DORIAN), by Gen Evans, 4 Jan 66, subj: Mtg with Gen Schriever on 29 Dec 65. 20. Memo (U), Berg to Evans, 8 Mar 66, subj: Cost Review Team; Msg (TS-DORIAN), Whig 4897, Flax to Martin, 10 Mar 66; Memos (S-DORIAN), Evans to Flax, 29 Mar 66, subj: Establishment of a MOL Cost Review Team; (S-DORIAN), Flax to Evans, 15 Apr 66, same subject. 21. Ltr (TS-DORIAN), Martin to Flax, Schriever, 22 Apr 66, subj: DORIAN Cost Estimates. 22. Mins (TS-DORIAN), AF MOL Policy Cmte Mtg 66- 2, 29 Apr 66; Memo (TS-DORIAN), Evans to SAF, 6 May 66, subj: MOL Monthly Status Report. 23. Msg (S-DORIAN), Whig 5230, Flax/Schriever to Martin and Berg, 29 Apr 66; Mins (TS-DORIAN), AF MOL Policy Cmte Mtg 66-2, 29 Apr 66. 24. Memo (S-DORIAN), Evans to Schriever, 13 May 66, subj: EK Visit on 17 May with Atch prepared by Dir/Spl Projects, “Discussion Points for EK Visit,” and “Background Information on EKC Schedule.” 25. Ibid. 26. Msg (TS-DORIAN), Whig 5296, Flax to Martin, Berg, Evans, 20 May 66. 27. Mins (TS-DORIAN-GAMBIT), MOL Policy Cmte Mtg 66-3, 20 May 66. 28. Ibid.; Msg (TS-DORIAN), Whig 5301, Flax/Schriver to Berg and Martin, 23 May 66, subj: MOL Policy Cmte Mtg 66-3, 20 May 66. 29. Msg (S-DORIAN), Whig 5033, Flax to Martin, 31 Mar 66; (TS-DORIAN), Whig 5159, to Martin, 14 Apr 66; (S-DORIAN), 1023, Lt Col Buettner to Randall, 4 May 66; (S-DORIAN), Evans to Flax, 11 May 66; Memo (C), Foster to SAF, 24 Jun 66, subj: Approval of FY 66 RDT&E MOL Program. 30. Memos (U), Evans to Maj Gen D. L. Crow, Dir/ Budget, 3 Jun 66, subj: MOL Funding; (C), Foster to Flax, 30 Jun 66, subj: FY 67 MOL Funding; (U), Evans to Schriever, 8 Jul 66, same subject.
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