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PICTORIALPROGRESSREPORTVOLUME InSATURN PROGRAM

GEORGE C.HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA

PREPARED BY M-S & M- E L


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PICTORIAL PROGRESS REPORTof the

SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume I11

This t h i r d boo kle t o f photographs has been assembled by theL ayo u t Sec t io n , V eh ic l e Sys tems E n g in ee rin g Br an ch, S t r u c tu r esand Mechan ics Div is io n , wi th th e cooper a t ion o f many per son nel i n

o t h e r d i v i s i o n s o f t h e G eo rge C . M a r s h a ll S p a ce F l i g h t C e n t e r . I ti s p r e s en t e d a s a p i c t o r i a l p r og re ss r e p o r t of t h e f a c i l i t i e sb u i l d up and t h e deve lopment of th e SATURN Launch Veh ic le Sys temd u r i ng t h e l a s t t h r e e q u a r t e r s o f c a l e n d a r y e ar 1 96 0. I t i sa n t i c i p a t e d t h a t a d d i t i o n a l volum es w i l l b e i s s u e d a s t h e p ro gr amprog res ses th rough t he Research and Development phase .

February 1961


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FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST SATTJRN FLIGHTVEHICLE. (SA- 1)


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F i g . 1. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LOOKS ANI) LISTENS AS DR. VON BRAUNEXPLAINS THE SA-1 DURING DEDICATION OF THE GEORGE C. MARSHALLSPACE FLIGHT CENTER.


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Fig. 3. H-1 ENGINE INSTALLATION.


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F i g . 6 . TA IL SECTIO N OF THE S - 1 STAGE PRIO R TO INSTALLATION OF SHROUDSAND HEAT SHIELD.


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Fig. 7. HEAT SHIELD PANEL. (BACK S I D E SHOWING ATTACH BOLTS).


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F i g . 8 . VIEW OF SECOND STAGE ADAPTER SECTION.


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VERTICAL LAUNCH FACILITY NO. 34 AT CAPECANAVERAL, FLO RID A, BE IN G CONSTRUCTEDFOR THE SATURN VEHICLE.


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F i g . 20. MODEL OF COMPLETED LAUNCH FACILITY.


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GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SATURN LAUNCHVEH ICLE UNDERGOING TE ST S AT THE MARSHALL SPACEFLIGHT CENTER.


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F i g . 2 7 . VERTICAL LOX W T N RETRACTED P O S I T I O N .


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SATURN MOCK-UPS AND MODELS DEVELOPED AS ANA I D I N S P AC E V E H IC L E PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS,ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS, DEVELO PMENT OFHANDLING FIXTURES AND HARDWARE INSTALLATIONAND FUNCTIONAL CHECKOUT.


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F i g . 29. FULL SCALE MOCK-UP OF TRANSITION AREA BETWEEN S-I ANDS-IV STAGES.


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F i g . 30. THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO. 1/10 SCALE MODEL S - I V STAGEAS SEEN FROM THE FORWARD END.


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F i g . 32. FULL SCALE MOCK-UP OF PRATT & WHITNEY LIQUID HYDROGENENGINE TO BE USED ON SATURN UPPER STAGES.


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STATI C AND DYNAMIC TESTING FACILITIES FOR THE

SATURN LAUNCH VEHICLE.


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Fig. 36. VIEW OF SA-T I N THE STATIC TEST TOWER.


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F ig . 38. DYNAMIC TEST STAND UNDER CONSTRUCTION.


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F i g . 40 . CENTER: GOX LI NE ROUTING RIGH T: LOX F I L L AND DRAINLI NE S (STA TIC TESTING CONFIGURATION) .


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F i g . 41. GOX L IN E ROUTING, WITH F I R E FIGH TIN G WATER NOZZLESHOWN I N UPPER RIG H T.


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F i g . 42. TURBINE EXHAUST DEFLECTOR FOR ST AT IC TE STI NG .


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Fig. 4 3 . HEAT SHIELD STATIC TEST FIXTURE.


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BARGE DESIGNED BY THE ARMY TRANSPO RTATION CORPS TO

B E USED TO TRANSPORT THE SATURN VEH ICL E TO THE LAUNCH

S I T E .


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SATURN SA-2 ASSEMBLY


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LABORATORY F A C IL I T IE S OF THE MARSHALL SPACE FL IG HT

CENTER SHOWING SATURN STRUCTURAL TEST SET-UPS.


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F ig . 55. SIMU LAT ION OF MAXIMUM DYNAMIC PRESS URE AND CUT-OFFC ONDITIONS DUR ING F LIGHT.


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F ig . 57 . SE T UP FOR STRUCTURALLY QUALIFYING THE TA IL SECT IONASSEMBLY.


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F i g . 58. HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS USED TO SIMULATE ENGINE THRUST.


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F i g . 1.2 .3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10 .11.12.13 .14.15.16.17 .18 .19 .20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.

INDEX TO N. A .S .A . PHOTO LAB NEGATIVE NUMBERS


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D I S T R I B U T I O N :M - D IR D r . von B r a u n (2 ) M -S M -M M M r . C a t a l d oM -D EP - R & D M r . R e e s M - S&M -M G M r . R i e h lM - P I 0 M r . S l a t t e r y ( 3 ) M - S&M-MA M r . N u n n e l l e yM - S A T D r . Lange (4) M - S&M -M C M r . F r a n k l i nM -M S - P U T M r . K o e l l e M -S&M -MR M r . B u r tM - M S - G M r . d e B e e k M -M S- I P (8)M -A ER O -D IR D r . G e i s s l e r (2)M -C O M P - D IR D r . H o e l z e rM - F a - D I R M r . M a u s

D r . H a e u s s e r m a n n (4)M - G & C - D I RM -L OD -D IR D r . D e b u sM - L O D - G M r . Z e i l e r (2)M -L O D- G M r . PoppelM - LO D - DL M r . von TiesenhausenM -L O D- D S M r . H u n t e rM - T E S T - D I R M r . H e i m b u r g (4)M - R P - D I R D r . S t u h l i n g e rM -Q UA L- D IR M r . G r a uN A S AO f f i c e of Launch V e h i c l e ( 4 )W a s h i n g t o n , D .C .M- S&M -D I R M r . M r a z e k (3)M - S &M -ADM M r . FlynnH-S&M -PC M r . R i e g e rM -S & M -T S S M r . M c C u l l o u g hM- S& M-PP M r . B e l e wM -S& M-F M r . S c h r a m mM - S & M -F E M r . JordanM -S & M-F A M r . S w a n s o nM - S M - P D M r . H a m m o c kM - S M - E M r . P a lao r o (6 )M -S & M -E C M r . Pedigo (5)M- S & M- E L M r . K r a u s (5)M -S&M -ES M r . H o f f m a nM -S&M -EA M r . K r o e g e r (5)M - S& M-EP M r . A k i n sM - S M - E E M r . FaulknerM - S& M -P . M r . Pau lM -S& M-PA M r . M c C o o lM - S& M -PL M r . D a v i d s o nM - S M - P V M r . H e u s nger

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