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 (Lond) v 104 n 2670 Jan 15 1964 p 116-21)
Welding huge components of Saturn space vehicles
Machy (NY)
Machinery (NY) ; 70 , n 2
1963
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Welding huge components of Saturn space vehicles
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