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LUNAR EXPEDITION PLAN

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<strong>LUNAR</strong> <strong>EXPEDITION</strong> PROGRAM MILESTONE SCHEDULE<br />

1961 1962 1963<br />

CALENDAR<br />

1964<br />

PRELIMINARY DESIGN COMPLETE ( LUNEX PAYLOAD)<br />

PROGRAM APPROVAL AND FUNDING<br />

ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MOCK-UP<br />

INITIATE HARDWARE PROCUREMENT<br />

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RE-ENTRY VEHICLE (90% ENG REL )<br />

<strong>LUNAR</strong> LANDING STAGE (90% ENG REL)<br />

FIRST MANNED ORBITAL FLIGHT<br />

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CARGO PAYLOAD (90% ENG REL)<br />

<strong>LUNAR</strong> LAUNCH STAGE (90% ENG RED<br />

FIRST <strong>LUNAR</strong> LANDING (CARGO TEST FLIGHT)<br />

MANNED CIRCUMLUNAft FLIGHT<br />

SPACE LAUNCHING SYSTEM FLIGHT QUALIFIED<br />

MANNED <strong>LUNAR</strong> LANDING ANO RETURN<br />

PERMANENTLY MANNED <strong>LUNAR</strong> <strong>EXPEDITION</strong><br />

<strong>LUNAR</strong> <strong>EXPEDITION</strong> FUNDING REOUIREMENTS(MILLIONS) 27 112 350<br />

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