Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences

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NASAManpower and expenditures_
239
Opening statement Frank E Moss Chairman_
246
Figure Page 89 Apollo 17 explosive package for the lunar seismic profiling experi ment
374
Apollo 17 orange soil at landing site
375
Lunar divining rod
376
Skylab
378
Flight hardware arrival at KSC_
379
Medical experiment altitude test
380
KSC stacking operations___
381
Skylab scientific investigations___
382
Skylab solar astronomy experiments
383
Atmospheric absorption of solar emissions_
384
Skylab Earth resources experiments
385
EREP program structure_
386
Astrophysical sciences__
387
Skylab medical experiments
388
Orbital workshopone G trainer__
389
Interiormultiple docking adapter_
390
Materials processing in spaceSkylab experiment M512
391
Skylab student project regions__
392
Skylab flight controller training
393
Skylab astronaut prime crews
394
The ApolloSoyuz test project
396
ASTP docking module_
397
ASTP launch opportunity summary
398
Shuttle will have many uses_
399
Space Shuttle development schedule
400
Space Shuttle schedule__
401
Space Shuttle cost comparison
403
Space Shuttle vehicle__
404
Space Shuttle mission profile
405
Space Shuttle orbiter
406
Orbiter vehicle___
407
Orbiter project development schedule_
408
Orbiter vehicle subsystems
409
Current avionics baseline____
410
Mockup of orbiter avionics equipment bay
411
Orbiter reaction control system RCS
412
Orbital maneuvering subsystem OMS
413
Prototype orbital maneuvering engine injector test
414
Projected peak equilibrium temperature distribution150K LB orbiter
415
Orbiter thermal protection system
416
Application of TPS tiles to typical air frame surface_
417
Orbiter environmental control and life support ECLSS
418
Main propulsion subsystem installation___
419
Space Shuttle main engine__
420
Liquid hydrogen mixer test hardwareliquid hydrogen cooling test__
421
SSME ignition system test hardwarepreburner element test
422
Space Shuttle with external tank_
423
Contour television welding
424
External tank cost reduction studies
425
Solid rocket booster_
426
156inch segmented SRM
427
Figure Page 154 Effects of seawater on SRB candidate materials_
428
Lead center management plan
429
Space Shuttle Sortie mode passengers in space
439
Space Shuttle payload factors
440
Testing of systems in space
441
Space Shuttle payload operations advantages
443
Evolution of Shuttle operating concepts_
444
Airborne science Shuttle__
445
Space Shuttle Sortie workshop working groups
446
Sortie Lab
448
Sortie Lab modular concepts__
449
European Sortie Lab definition studies_
450
ZeroG cloud physics laboratory Sortie Lab
452
Shuttle first stage recovery test
453
RL10 engine_
455
Representative mission model distribution___
456
Tug payload support
457
Candidate Tug program options
458
Inflight lower body negative pressure experiment MO92_
460
G tolerance after simulated weightlessness___
461
Representative Shuttle environmental control system RSECS
462
Eight PSI glove work capability
463
Regenerable ice waterthawing unit__
464
Manmachine simulationattached manipulator system study
465
Tactile sensing
466
Growth of plant tumors in zero G
467
Rapid pulmonary function evaluation__
468
Reverse osmosis proof testingbreadboard unit
469
Atmospheric contaminant sensorinstallationUSS Pintado
470
Space program goals
471
Representative large lift vehicle concept__
472
Fiscal year 1974 study program emphasis
473
Analysis of future program objectives__
474
2023 Tug system safety
475
Development test and mission operationsmanned space flight requirements
476
Michoud assembly facility
477
Slidell computer facility
478
Aerial viewMTFMississippi test facility
479
JSCWhite Sands test facility
480
Development test and mission operationsindustrial contracts Marshall Space Flight Center
482
Johnson Space Center
483
Opening statement Frank E Moss chairman_
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ABBREVIATIONS
673
LAUNCH VEHICLE FAMILY
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ATLASAGENA 166
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TITAN IIIBAGENA 24
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TITAN IIID 32
700
SATURN IB 40
707
GAO General Accounting Office
719
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
725
Testimony of Dale D Myers Associate Administrator for Manned
1060
Comprehensive statement of manned space flight program_
1101
III
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III
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ETR MAP 48
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