The difference between the AS-510 observed and predicted separation distance is attributed to a greater F-1 engine "tail off" impulse than that used in the separation distance prediction. . The F-1 thrust decay was normal and not appreciably different from previous (AS-505 through 509) flights. . Analysis indicates that with an S-IC stage having only four retro motors, failure of one retro motor to ignite would result in marginal separation distances and, in the 3-sigma case, re-contact of the two stages. . S-IC-11 and subsequent flight stages were equipped with eight retro motors rather than the planned four.
JANNAF Lessons Learned Panel Discussion
4th Spacecraft Propulsion Joint Subcommittee Meeting
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2010
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Colorado Springs, CO, United States
5th Liquid Propulsion Meeting
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2010
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Colorado Springs, CO, United States
7th Modeling and Simulation Meeting
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2010
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Colorado Springs, CO, United States
57th JANNAF Joint Propulsion Meeting
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2010
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Colorado Springs, CO, United States
2010-05-03
Miscellaneous
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JANNAF Lessons Learned Panel: Selected Saturn V History
NTRS | 2010
|NTRS | 2015
|NTIS | 2015
|JANNAF Propulsion Meeting ; 1986
TIBKAT | 1986