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PICTORIAL PROGRESS REPORT0 f

SATURN DEVELOPMENT

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This booklet of photographs has been assembled throughthe cooperat ion of var ious personnel i n the labora tor ies ofthe Development Operations Division of ABMA. I t i s presentedas p ic to r i a l p rogress repor t o f the . f ac i l i t i e s bu i ld up and thedevelopment of the Saturn booster configu ration during the f i r s tth re e qu arte rs of calendar year.1959. I t i s an t i c ip a t ed t h a tad di t io na l volumes w i l l be issued as the program progressesthrough the Research and Development phase.

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1/10 SCALE SATURN MOCK-UP AS DEmLOPED FORUSE I N PRESEN TATIONS TO ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTSAGENCY AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACEADMINISTRATION.

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Fig . 3 MODEL OF SATURN BOOSTER ON LAUNCHER WITH OUTBOARD SUPPORTSRETRACTED.

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F i g . 8 VIEW OF ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS. NOTE PROPELLANT SU CTIO NL IN ES, PLACEMENT OF BOOSTER LANDING ROCKETS, AND LARGE DIAMETER

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12/74Fig. 9 VIEW OF DETAILS OF RETRACTABLE MISSILE SUPPORT ARM.*

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13/74F i g . 10 DETAIL VIEW OF RETRACTABLE SUPPORT I N RETRACTED PO SI TIO N.

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Fig. 11 VIEW OE FIXED SUPPORT WITH HOLD DOWN MECHANISM I N PLACE.

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15/74F i g . 12 VIEW OF FIXED SUPPORT WITH H9LD DOWN MECHANISM I N UNLATCHED

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17/74Fig. 14 SIDE VIEW OF CARDBOARD MODEL OF PROPOSED LATER SHROUD DESIGN.

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F i g . 15 OUTBOARD CONFIGURATION OF H - 1 ENGINE WITH BAG CONCEPT FOR HEATPROTECTION OF COMPONENTS DISPLAYED.

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114 SCALE,MOCK-UP S DEVELOPED FOR USE OFARMY BALLISTIC MISSILE AGENCY IN STUDYING HANDLINGAND ASSEMBLY FIXTURES.

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FULL SCALE MOCK-UP DEVELOPED FOR THE ARMYBALLISTIC MISSILE AGENCY TO DEFINE INTERNAL SPACEARRANGEMENTS, ACCESSIBILITY, AND CHECK-OUT TESTFACILITIES.

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35/74F i g . 30 DETAILS OF INBOARD ENGINE MOUNT LOOKING OUTBOARD.

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39/74Fig. 34 VIEW-BETWEEN INBOARD ENGINES LOOKING TOWARD CEN TER'O F M I S S I L E

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43/74Fig. 38 INTERIM STRUCTURE I N P OSITI ON FOR ATTACHING MOCK-UP SHROUD OVER

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45/74Fig. 40 UPPER OUTBOARD SHROUD PANEL BEING ASSEMBLED ON MOCK-UP.

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49/74Fig. 44 CLOSE UP OF LOWER SHROUD CONFIGURATION.

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H-1 ENGINE MOCK-UP (1010 CONFIGURATION)DEVELOPED BY ROCKETDYNE AS AN AI D I N DETER-MINING HANDLING, SE RV ICIN G AND ARRANGEMENT OFANCILLARY COMPONENTS.

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. ,Fig . 46 HARD MOCK-UP OF H-1 ENGINE WITH ASPIRATOR.

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LABORATORY FACILITIES OF THE ARMY BALLISTICMISSILE AGENCY SHOWING MODIFICATIONS AND NEW EQUIP-MENT FOR THE SATURN PROGRAM.

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60/74Fig. 53 SATURN STAT IC TES T FA CI LI TY VIEWED FROM TH E EAST DURING

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62/74Fig. 55 SATURN TEST POSITION SHOWING SELF-PROPELLED CRANE.

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Fig. 67 MODEL SATURN TANK USE D TO STUDY PROPELLANT SLOSHIN G PROBLEMS.

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