Institutional The facilities of an institutional nature which support the APOLLO program are the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tex., and the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Marshall Space Flight Center.-The Marshall Space Flight Center (fig. 38) is directing the development and production of large launch vehicle systems. A broad institutional facilities base exists at this Center and is being improved. For example, the computation facility is being expanded. Construction of the components and subassembly acceptance building is under way and a new engineering and administration building, a hydraulic test facility, and a low temperature test facility are nearing completion. In addition, support facilities are being expanded to increase the capacity of the high pressure water, fuel, liquid oxygen, helium and liquid nitrogen systems to accommodate static testing of the SATURN V vehicle in the west area. Also, an expansion and modernization of the high pressure gas and propellant systems throughout the test area is being planned along with modernization of instrumentation and control systems in the east area. Additions are being made to the test area support shop, and barge dock and loading facilities are being improved to support operations in the SATURN V program. Manned Spacecraft Center.-The Manned Spacecraft Center has progressed from an undeveloped area in early 1963 to a Center nearing completion by the end of 1963 (fig. 39). The institutional resources at this Center and their uses in support of the APOLLO program are shown here (fig. 40). They support the NASA management of MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER FIGURE 38 REACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS GUIDANCE & NAVIGATION SYSTEM STABILIZATION & CONTROL HEAT SHIELD SYSTEMS, SUB-SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS DATA REDUCTION WORLD-WIDE MISSIONS OPERATIONS CENTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING OF ASTRONAUTS EARTH LANDING SYSTEMS ASTRONAUT LIFE SYSTEMS LUNAR MISSION EXPERIMENTS & EQUIPMENT THERMOCHEMICAL TEST FACILITY (63) SPACECRAFT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (64) SYSTEMS EVALUATION LABORATORY (62) LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (64) CENTRAL DATA FACILITY (62) ADDITION (65) FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICE (62) INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL CENTER (63: 64) LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (64) ELECTRONICS SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY FACILITY (65) FLIGHT CREW OPERATIONS FACILITY (65) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (62) PROJECT ENGINEERING FACILITY (64) MISSION SIMULATION & TRAINING FACILITY (64) FLIGHT ACCELERATION LABORATORY (63) SYSTEMS EVALUATION LABORATORY (62) LIFE SYSTEMS LABORATORY (62) FLIGHT ACCELERATION LABORATORY (63) LUNAR MISSION & SPACE EXPLORATION FACILITY (65) UTILITIES, SHOPS, TECHNICAL SERVICES NASA M64-863 FIGURE 40 the spacecraft programs, the management of the spacecraft contractors, and the NASA in-house development and test and evaluation effort for the spacecraft at the Center and at the White Sands Missile Range. All of the resources are required in support of APOLLO, although these resources are suitable for use with GEMINI and any future programs. Kennedy Space Center.-All NASA launches of manned spacecraft will be made from the John F. Kennedy Space Center, the main portion of which will be located on Merritt Island (fig. 41). Two institutional resources are now being constructed at the Center: the Manned Spacecraft Center Supply, Shipping, and Receiving Building, and the Manned Spacecraft Center Ordnance Storage Building. Additions to the central supply complex, a propellant systems components laboratory, and utility installations in the new area are being planned. Developmental and acceptance testing The second aspect of facilities resources pertains to hardware testing capabilities, both in the developmental phases of the program as well as in acceptance testing of production equipment. Marshall Space Flight Center. The Marshall Space Flight Center is responsible for much of the developmental testing of S-I and S-IB vehicle stages, engines, and components in support of the SATURN I, SATURN IB, and SATURN V programs. Resources exist at the Center for testing the SATURN I and IB with related hardware and components, including the H-1 engine. The S-IC stage test stand has progressed rapidly (fig. 42). The concrete superstructure is completed, and the steel superstructure is JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION MERRITT ISLAND INDUSTRIAL AREA (MILA) in place. The interim conversion of one S-I stage test position for testing the F-1 engine (fig. 43) has been completed and testing has begun. Construction has continued on the F-1 engine test stand (fig. 44) and the components test facility. Construction has started on the ADVANCED SATURN ground support equipment test facility. The hydrostatic test facility for the S-IC stage has been completed. The following projects will soon be completed: dynamic test stand, F-1 engine test stand, components test facility, S-IC test stand, and the ADVANCED SATURN ground support equipment test facility. Additional instrumentation for the components test facility, additions. to the SATURN V ground support equipment test facility, a cold flow test facility, and necessary support systems for the SATURN test area are being planned. Plans have been finalized for a vehicle hangar building for S-IC ground test stand assembly and for modification, instrumentation, preparation, and inspection work on these stages during the development program. The final extension to the load test annex is planned, which will complete the capability for structural, static, and dynamic load testing of the S-IC stage ground test vehicles. Plans for a minimum expansion of the Center's resources to meet the needs of the SATURN V flight development program have been completed. For example, instrumentation is to be expanded in the components test area, and a larger component cold flow test capability is to be provided. |