"Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."

With the advent of the first large space vehicle, the SATURN, the ground support equipment and launch facility designer is faced with the necessity of conceiving and building an unprecedented launch system concurrent with the vehicle development. The paper intends to present a comprehensive picture...

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Main Author: Von Tiesenhausen, Georg F.
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
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Online Access:http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/10986
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collection Saturn V Collection
building University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
publisher University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives
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"Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."
Von Tiesenhausen, Georg F.
fulltopic Documents
Saturn project
Ground support equipment
Ground support systems
Saturn launch vehicles
Astronautics
description With the advent of the first large space vehicle, the SATURN, the ground support equipment and launch facility designer is faced with the necessity of conceiving and building an unprecedented launch system concurrent with the vehicle development. The paper intends to present a comprehensive picture of the problems involved and how they are solved. It follows the SATURN through the various modes of operation such as transportation over land and water, checkout, handling and erection, propellant loading, and describes the facilities at the launch site.
spelling "Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."Von Tiesenhausen, Georg F.Saturn projectGround support equipmentGround support systemsSaturn launch vehiclesAstronauticsWith the advent of the first large space vehicle, the SATURN, the ground support equipment and launch facility designer is faced with the necessity of conceiving and building an unprecedented launch system concurrent with the vehicle development. The paper intends to present a comprehensive picture of the problems involved and how they are solved. It follows the SATURN through the various modes of operation such as transportation over land and water, checkout, handling and erection, propellant loading, and describes the facilities at the launch site.1960-01-01TextDesign AnalysesGrourwuitosup_041309110136.pdfspc_stnv_000315http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/10986http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/files/original/20/10986/Grourwuitosup_041309110136.pdf.pdfSaturn V CollectionBox 5, Folder 10University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabamaenspc_stnv_000300_000324This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.
title "Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."
titleStr "Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."
author Von Tiesenhausen, Georg F.
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