Various operations on Saturn S-IV, second stage of Saturn I, and even more powerful S-IVB, third stage of NASA Saturn V moon rocket built by Missile and Space Systems Div of Douglas Aircraft Co, are done in tandem; many components for both rockets are only different in size; description of forming, welding and inspection operations in fabrication of five major assemblies for vehicles, namely forward skirt and heat barrier, tank, domes and liquid-oxygen tank, engine section and interstage assembly; special tooling developed by Douglas is among largest in Free World. (See also Machy (NY) v 70 n 2 Oct 1963 p 85-91)
Welding huge components of Saturn space vehicles
Machy (Lond)
Machinery (London) ; 104 , n 2670
1964
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Welding huge components of Saturn space vehicles
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