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... lb Ms IV ''(ATS-D)'' ''(Applications Technology Satel­lite)'' was launched from ETR by Atlas-Centaur booster on mission to evaluate gravity-gradient system for spacecraft stabilization in syn­chronous orbit ... and curtailments likely to be economy-compelled in the Apollo moon program . . . too-drastic cut­backs in funds for space programs and researches would be foolish at best, and suicidal at worst ...

... and Astronautics, NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Hugh L. Dryden disclosed problems in the Centaur launch vehicle program: Atlas-Centaur capability to carry heavy payloads under severe wind conditions must be studied in greater ... on Centaur in FY 1963 to accelerate development. NASA Lewis Research Center would study use of Centaur in combination with Titan II, Saturn C-1 , and Saturn C-1 B boosters. Program testing ...

... of the Centaur to this new booster are significantly reduced and the diameter required for all of the Voyager missions is obtained." Dr. Newell described NASA's sustaining university program as an ... of basic knowledge. . . . "In response to the continuing manpower requirements, NASA conducts a predoctoral training program, under which grants are made to universities to select and train outstanding students in space ...

... Gemini Program . This is not true of the spacecraft. . . ." ''(Data, 10/64, 15-21 )'' Vincent L. Johnson, NASA Director of Launch Vehicle and Propulsion Programs, was interviewed in "Data" on Centaur launch vehicle. "At this point in the Centaur development program, the major portion of the ground tests have been ...

... team headed by David S. Gabriel, Centaur project manager, with Edmund Jonash, Cary Nettles and Ronald Rovenger who developed and executed the rigorous ground testing program in the wind tunnels and rigs ... Minnesota, whose investigation into Centaur's troubles shook the program out of its management difficulties and estab­lished its priority as a vital step in the lunar landing program .. . . " Centaur should merit a permanent ...

... capabilities. Final signature of the Memorandum of Understanding having established the cooperative Spacelab program, NASA had decided to use Spacelab terminology. Steps were instituted to change designations ... contract to General Dynamics Corp. Convair Aerospace Div. for nine high-energy Centaur rockets. Four Centaurs would be used by NASA to launch satellites built under the direction ...

... on the lunar surface. Flight was designed to obtain data on several new Atlas-Centaur features and to continue evaluation of other components and systems tested during previous missions. ... Center GSFC announced management changes "designed to meet the increasing demands of advanced space programs by strengthening lines of authority and responsibility at the Center." Dr. John F. Clark ...

... safely or crashed out of control. Launched by the last direct-ascent (single-burn) Centaur vehicle in Surveyor program, 2,290-lb SURVEYOR IV performed all required sequences on schedule, including a ... failure in one of its three vernier engines. Program was directed by Office of Space Science and Applications OSSA Lunar and Planetary Programs Div.; program management was assigned to Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL ...

... FY 1967, Rep. Fulton said: “ It generally represents a tight program in terms of the. “ allocation of resources to the programs that have been regularly approved by Congress as parts of the ... defeated. ''(CR, 5/3/66, 9189-9223)'' Malfunction in Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle’s attitude control system was responsible for Centaur stage’s failure to achieve double ignition in space during April ...

... and the Pioneer mission to Venus. Lewis Research Center LeRC would manage the Atlas-Centaur and Titan-Centaur through all phases of manufacturing, testing, and launch. Teledyne would perform its job as ... and other countries, and the press. Jack Reeder, chief of the terminal configured vehicle (TCV) program, said the team made the first automatic landing at the Buenos Aires airport and the ...

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