An unmanned test flight program required to evaluate the command module heat shield and the structural integrity of the command and service module/Saturn launch vehicle is described. The mission control programer was developed to provide the unmanned interface between the guidance and navigation computer and the other spacecraft systems for mission event sequencing and real-time ground control during missions AS-202, Apollo 4, and Apollo 6. The development of this unmanned programer is traced from the initial concept through the flight test phase. Detailed discussions of hardware development problems are given with the resulting solutions. The mission control programer functioned correctly without any flight anomalies for all missions. The Apollo 4 mission control programer was reused for the Apollo 6 flight, thus being one of the first subsystems to be reflown on an Apollo space flight. (Author)


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    Title :

    Apollo Experience Report: Guidance and Control Systems. Mission Control Programmer for Unmanned Missions as-202, APOLLO 4, and APOLLO 6


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    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    60 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English