Re: Nova and other heavy lift concepts - PDF files

Rusty wrote:

The first two PDF files are not about heavy lift launchers. The first
is a monograph about the history of NASA KSC up to July 1, 1962 (I
know, it wasn't KSC yet). The second PDF is a 1964 study about the all
up testing concept for the Saturn V....
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The reliability of the All-Up concept Special technical report no. 13

Jackson, T. T.; Tinkelenberg, A. D.; Van Tijn, D.... Jun 15, 1964
Implementation approaches for conducting Saturn V launch vehicle
program without dummy stages
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http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19670003602_1967003602.pdf
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Saturn 5 launch vehicle flight evaluation report, SA-513, Skylab 1...; Aug 1, 1973
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http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730025115_1973025115.pdf

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Thanks! There are some interesting tidbits here.

For example, I had long wondered why the first Saturn V was flown with
such a light payload. This was important, because the infamous pogo
effect did not arise until the second flight, when a payload closer to
that for an actual Apollo mission was used. The first monograph
suggests that the reason was the desire to provide engine-out
capability, to ensure that all major flight test objectives could be
achieved even if one of the engines in the first two stages failed.

And I was surprised to learn from the monograph on the launch of the
Skylab space station that what actually blew the solar panel off Skylab
was the retrorockets on the S-II stage! Although the panel was
released as a result of the loss of the micrometeoroid shield by
aerodynamic forces about one minute into flight, it remained attached
all the way to orbit.

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