Apollo Systems Description, Volume II, Saturn Launch Vehicles

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1 FEBRUARY1964 TECHNICALMEMORANDUMX-881
APOLLOSYSTEMS
DESCRIPTION
VOLUMEII
SATURNLAUNCHVEHICLES
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
DIRECTOR, PROPULSION AND VEHICLE ENGINEERING lABORATORY
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
APPROVED: _ "
DIRECTOR, INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER
SATURN I LAUNCH VEHICLE CHAPTER
SATURN IB LAUNCH VEHICLE CHAPTER
SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE CHAPTER
FACILITIES AND LOGISTICS CHAPTER
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A LP'_AB4ET.iCAla INDEX
DISTRIBUTION LIST
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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SECTION I. GENERAL .................. 1-1
SECTION II. HISTORY OF SATURN PROGRAM ....... 2-1
SECTION Ill. SATURN-APOLLO SPACE VEHICLES ..... 3-1
SECTION IV. PROGRAM PLAbl .............. 4-1
CHAPTER 2 SATURN I LAUNCH VEHICLE
SECTION V. INTRODUC TION ................ 5-1
SEC TION VI. ASTRIONICS ................. 6-1
SECTION VII. STRUCTURES ................ 7-1
SECTION VIII. PROPU LSION ................ 8-1
SECTION IX. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ........... 9-1
SECTION X. GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....... 10-1
SECTION XI. STAGE CONFIGURATIONS ........... 11-1
CHAPTER 3 SATURN IB LAUNCH VEHICLE
SECTION XII. INTRODUC TION ............... 12-1
SECTION XIII. ASTRIONICS ................. 13-1
SECTION XIV. STRUCTURES ................ 14-1
SECTION XV. PROPU LSION ................ 15-1
SECTION XVI. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ........... 16-1
SECTION XVII. GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........ 17-1
SECTION XV]II. STAGE CONFIGURATIONS ........... 18-1
CHAPTER 4 SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE
SECTION IX. INTRODUC TION ............... 19-1
SECTION _. ASTRIONICS ................. 20-1
SEC TION XXI: STRUCTURES ................ 21-1
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SECTION XXII. PROPULSION ................ 22-1
SECTION XXTTT.MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ........... 23-1
SECTION XXIV. GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........ 24-1
SECTION XXV. STAGE CONFIGURATIONS ........... 25-1
CHAPTER 5 FACILITIES AND LOGISTICS
SECTION XXVI. INTRODUCTION ............... 26-1
SECTION XXVII. FACILITIES ................. 27-1
SECTION XXVIII. LOGISTICS ................. 28-1
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SECTION I
GENERAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1-1. DEFINITION AND SCOPE ................. 1-3
1-2. METHOD OF COVERAGE ................ 1-3
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