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... to the earth's atmosphere for descent to the surface to be used again. . . " Space . . . booster engines have passed, or in the case of the Saturn V engines, are approaching their ... . In our largest program, the Apollo effort, for example, the giant Saturn I and V boosters both burn oxygen and kerosene in their first stages and oxygen and hydrogen in their ... and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, but the quantity is small compared to that used by the Saturn boosters . . . and is not used until the Apollo is well into space under normal operation. . . . "In ...

... hydrogen and oxygen. It has also yielded the first and only all solid propellant space booster. U.S. meteorological satellites have yielded the following firsts: daylight cloud photography, night cloud observations ... spacecraft were accelerating at approximately 240 feet per second at a steadily increasing rate. At booster cutoff, each error of 1.4 feet per second resulted in a difference of approximately ...

... eight military satellites into orbit from Vandenberg AFB March 9 with a Thor-Agena D booster, NASA disclosed. This was the greatest number of payloads the U.S. had ever orbited ... , would be used to carry the Saturn I and IB boosters. A third, being readied, would transport the larger Saturn V booster. The contract covered a one-year period. ''( Marshall Space Flight ... weeks at a time in the stations to make their observations. The use of reusable boosters would cut the cost of delivering payloads to orbit down to some 10% of today ...

... ... ." ''(Text)'' USAF's Titan III-C rocket could match the Soviet Union's most powerful booster pound for pound in launching heavy-weight satellites into orbit, according to William G. Purdy ... 650-lb. payload to a 12,400-lb, orbiter payload could be easily handled by boosters ranging from Atlas-Centaur with an added kick stage, through the Saturn V which would ... men in space for the periods of time we require. Booster capacities are not likely to limit the applications, but the booster and payload costs will continue to do so." ''(Text)'' In ...

... first Apollo Lunar Module (LM) on unmanned flight in summer 1967 because it was last booster equipped with full research and development instrumentation. Original plans had been to use AS-206 booster. Undamaged during Jan. 27 fire, AS-204 launch vehicle would be moved from Launch Complex ... to Launch Complex 37, which was equipped for unmanned launches of the LM. AS-206 booster would be stored for use in a subsequent mission. Purpose of first LM mission was ...

... TIROS Operational Satellite (TOS) system, from Western Test Range WTR using Thrust-Augmented Thor-Delta booster. Satellite achieved nearly polar, sun-synchronous orbit with 883-mi (1,421-km) apogee; 840 ... and that they are moving on a broad front, including the development of very large boosters." ''(Transcript, 1131-4)'' NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications Dr. Homer E. Newell ...

... Lunar and Planetary Div.; project management was assigned to Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL ; Atlas-Centaur booster was managed by Lewis Research Center LRC ; prime contractor for spacecraft development and design was ... .) altitude in Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC flight test of proposed new Aerobee booster. Instrumentation performed satisfactorily, and booster performance was excellent. ‘‘(NASA Rpt. SRL)’’ USAF launched unidentified satellite with Thor-Agena ...

... program had been severely set back by "catastrophic explosion of 10-million-lb-thrust prototype booster during preparatory launch operations at Tyuratam last summer," Aviation Week & Space Technology reported. U.S ... year for the Soviet space program. During 1969 the Russians: shifted much of their large booster inventory to military purposes in connection with the Chinese border crisis"; postponed scheduled late spring ...

... (S-51), the first international satellite, launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral by Thor-Delta booster. The 132-lb. spacecraft was built by Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC of NASA and ... injuring life and property on earth. Fragments of MA-6 booster had surprisingly survived re-entry. Measures, as reported, included programed booster destruction, perhaps at the cost of payload weight. Maj. Gen ...

... IV, President Kennedy said: "Well, we are second to the Soviet Union in long-range boosters. I have said from the beginning—we started late; we've been behind. It's ... important points that should be kept in mind are the ability to build a large booster which can put a large satellite into atmosphere. That is being done. NASA is doing that, though there has been, of course, under Titan III contract, a booster program for the military. "In addition, the guidance, navigation, etc., that's extremely important. That ...

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