This paper describes a tanking system developed for the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile, one that has been used successfully on many notable space missions. Requirements, problems encountered, and performance to date are discussed in detail, and the critical factors involved in operation are related precisely to the design characteristics of this automatic system.


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    Title :

    Tanking the Atlas Missile


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE World Congress & Exhibition ; 1964



    Publication date :

    1964-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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