Source Notes

Chapter 10: Saturn I Launches (1962-1965)

  1. 1. LOD, "SA-2 Daily Status Reports," Robert Moser papers, Federal Archives and Records Center, East Point, GA, accession 68A1230, boxes 436257, 436259.

  2. 2. MSFC, Results of the Second Saturn Launch Vehicle Test Flight SA-2, report MPR-SAT-63-13 (Huntsville, AL, 16 Oct. 1963), pp. 1-5, 24, 49; Speer, Saturn I Flight Test Evaluation, pp. 1-6.

  3. 3. ARINC Research Corp., Reliability Study of Saturn SA-3 Pre-Launch Operations, by Arthur W. Green et al. (Washington, 3 Jan. 1963), pp. 4-7 through 4-11, 7-1.

  4. 4. MSFC, Results of the Third Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-3, report MPRSAT-64-l3 (Huntsville, AL, 26 Feb. 1964), pp. 1-8; Speer, "Saturn I Flight Test Evaluation," p. 2; DDJ, 1 Nov. 1962.

  5. 5. MSFC, Results of the Fourth Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-4, report MPRSAT-63-6 (Huntsville, AL, 10 May 1963), pp. 5-7; Spaceport News, 9 Apr. 1964, p. 3; Chambers interview.

  6. 6. MSFC, Results of SA-4, pp. 1-7, 16-17; Speer, "Saturn I Flight Test Evaluation," p. 2.

  7. 7. MSFC, Results of the Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flights, report MPR-SAT-FE-66-9 (Huntsville, AL, 9 Dec. 1966), pp. 26-27.

  8. 8. MSFC, Results of SA-3, pp. 7-8; MSFC, Results of SA-4, p. 7; House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight, Hearings: 1964 NASA Authorization, 88th Cong., 1st sess., 6 Mar. 1963, pt. 2(a), p. 198; MSFC, Saturn Monthly Progress Reports (Jan.-Aug. 1962).

  9. 9. Debus to Rees, "Additional Saturn Launch Complex," 29 Jan. 1960.

  10. 10. Capt. Arthur G. Porcher, Chief, Facilities Br., Army Test Off., AFMTC, "Additional Launch Facilities for Saturn Type Vehicle," 5 Feb. 1960; Col. Donald Heaton to Gen. Ostrander, "Price Increase in Second Saturn Launch Complex," 12 Feb. 1960.

  11. 11. Philip Claybourne, Saturn Project Off., to MFL Br. Chiefs, "Back-Up of Saturn Launch Facilities," 10 May 1960.

  12. 12. Harvey F. Pierce to Debus, 26 Feb. 1960.

  13. 13. Debus to Zeiler, "Formation of Committee to Review Service Structure Design," 9 Mar. 1960; DDJ, 11, 13 Apr. 1960.

  14. 14. Debus, memo for record, "Drift of the Saturn C-2 Vehicle at Launching," 12 July 1960; MSFC, "Summary Report and Recommendations of Saturn Service Structure No. II Design Committee," by Harvey F. Pierce, 12 July 1960, pp. 4-18.

  15. 15. MSFC, "Summary Report of Saturn Service Structure Committee," pp. 4-18.

  16. 16. Ibid.; LOC, "Concept Development of Saturn Service Structure, No. II," by James Deese, Apr. 1963, pp. 26-27, James Deese papers.

  17. 17. DDJ, 29 Aug. 1960:

  18. 18. Debus to von Braun, "Hazard Study of Liquid Hydrogen, LO2 and RP-1," 10 Jan. 1961; DDJ, 9, 11, 13 Jan. 1961.

  19. 19. DDJ, 13 Jan. 1961.

  20. 20. LFSEO Monthly Progress Report, 12 June 1961, p. 1; Poppel to Parker, "Criteria for VLF 37," 22 Dec. 1960; J. W. Ault, memo for record, "Contract for LC-37 Design," 23 Feb. 1961; Dodd to Corps of Engineers, "Vibroflotation for Complex 37A," 18 Oct. 1961, Debus papers.

  21. 21. MSFC, Saturn Quarterly Progress Report (July-Sept. 1961), report MPR-SAT-61-11, 1 Dec. 1961, p. 94; MSFC, Saturn Quarterly Progress Report (Jan.-Mar. 1962), MPR-SAT-62-3, p. 36; Michael Getler, "Complex 37 Will Dwarf Predecessors," Missiles and Rockets, 18 Dec. 1961, pp. 24-25, 47.

  22. 22. Getler, "Complex 37," pp.24-25, 47; "The Biggest Thing on Wheels in the World," prepared by Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborne, Inc., Pittsburgh, for U.S. Steel, Jan. 1963.

  23. 23. D. E. Eppert, Chief, Construction Div., Canaveral Dist., Corps of Engineers, to James J. Frangie, "List of Saturn Construction Contracts," 12 Sept. 1968, p. 16; NASA Fifth Semi-Annual Report to Congress, 1 Oct. 1960 through 30 June 1961, p. 145; Emil Bertram, memo for record, "Apollo-Saturn Subpanel Activities," 15 July 1963, p. 3.

  24. 24. MSFC, Results of Saturn I Launch Vehicle Tests, pp. 3-5.

  25. 25. "Daily Status Reports, LC-37B Wet Test Vehicle," Robert Moser papers; Moser interview, 18 July 1973; Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, pp. 58-61.

  26. 26. Gruene to Debus, 12 Sept. 1963.

  27. 27. D. L. Childs to LVO, S-IV-5 Status Reports #23, 29 Aug., and #33, 11 Sept. 1963; S-IV-5 Daily Log, 21- 22 Sept. 1963, Robert Moser papers; LVO, "SA-5 Daily Status Report," 23, 24, 25 Sept. 1953.

  28. 28. "SA-5 Daily Status Reports," 11, 14, 17 Oct. 1963; Gruene to Debus, 17 Oct. 1963.

  29. 29. LVO, "SA-5 Daily Status Reports," 11 Oct. 1963.

  30. 30. Ibid., 22 Oct., 7 Nov. 1963; Gruene to Debus, 31 Oct. 1963; Fannin interview.

  31. 31. LVO, "SA-5 Daily Status Reports," 27 Nov. 1963; Corn interview, 23 July 1973; Zeiler interview, 23 July 1973; Pickett interview.

  32. 32. LVO, "SA-5 Daily Status Report," 27 Nov., 6, 8, 10, 13 Dec. 1963.

  33. 33. Ibid., 23, 27 Dec. 1963, 14, 17, 19 Jan. 1964.

  34. 34. Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, pp. 72-73; Cocoa Tribune, 29 Jan. 1964.

  35. 35. MSFC, Results of the Fifth Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-5, report MPR-SAT-FE-64-17 (Huntsville, AL, 22 Sept. 1964), pp. 5-7; Cocoa Tribune, 28, 29 Jan. 1964.

  36. 36. KSC, "Presentation to the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics at KSC," 27 Jan. 1964; Sherrer interview.

  37. 37. Cocoa Tribune, 28 Jan. 1964, p. 2.

  38. 38. KSC, "Presentation to the Subcommittee," 27 Jan. 1964.

  39. 39. R. P . Eichelberger, "The Saturn Telemetry System," pp. 1-3; KSC, "Technical Progress Report," 24 Jan. 1964; Spaceport News, 23 Jan. 1964, p. 2; "Consolidated Instrumentation Plan," pt. IIA of Firing Test Report, Saturn I SA-5, 22 Jan. 1964 (TR-4-36), pp. 6, 19, 31.

  40. 40. Spaceport News, 4 June 1964, p. 1; NASA release 63-268, 23 Jan. 1964; New York Times, 27 Jan. 1964; Speer, "Saturn I Flight Test Evaluation," pp. l-8.

  41. 41. Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 1964, pp.1, 42.

  42. 42. James Grimwood, JSC Historian, supplied information for this section.

  43. 43. Spaceport News, 4 June 1964, p. 2; NASA, Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964, pp. 70, 126; Sasseen interview, 26 July 1973.

  44. 44. Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 1964; Melbourne Daily Times, 26, 27 May 1964.

  45. 45. Spaceport News, 4 June 1964, p. 5; MSFC, Results of the Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flights, p. 23.

  46. 46. Spaceport News, 13 Aug. 1964, p. 3; Davidson interview.

  47. 47. Cocoa Tribune, 20 July 1964; Spaceport News, 23 July 1964, p. 2; Newall interview.

  48. 48. Cocoa Tribune, 28 Aug. 1964; Orlando Sentinel Star, 8, 9 Sept. 1964; Miami Herald, 16 Sept. 1964; Spaceport News, 27 Aug., 3, 10, 17 Sept. 1964; Aviation Week and Space Technology, 28 Sept. 1964, p. 27.

  49. 49. Gen. Samuel Phillips to George Mueller, 14 Jan. 1965; Mueller to Debus, 10 Feb. 1965; weekly notes from Petrone to Debus, 4 Feb. 1965.

  50. 50. MSFC, Results of the Eighth Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-9, report MPR-SAT-FE-65-6 (Huntsville, AL, 30 Apr. 1965), p. 14; Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, p. 104.

  51. 51. Ibid., pp. 9-14; "Pegasus Returning Meteoroid Flux Data," Aviation Week and Space Technology, 22 Feb. 1965, p. 28.

  52. 52. MSFC, Results of the Ninth Saturn I Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-8, report MPR-SAT-FE-11 (Huntsville, AL, 27 July 1965), pp. 7-15; "First Industry-Built Saturn I Puts Pegasus-2 in Precise Orbit," Aviation Week and Space Technology, 31 May 1965, p. 21.

  53. 53. MSFC, Results of the Tenth Saturn Launch Vehicle Test Flight, SA-10, report MPR-SAT-FE-65-14 (Huntsville, AL, 24 Sept. 1965), p. 8.

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