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Mission Requirements J-1 Type Mission MSC-02575 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration MISSION REQUIREMENTS J-1 TYPE MISSION January 4, 1971 Contract NAS 9-8166 i MSC-02575 MISSION REQUIREMENTS J-1 TYPE MISSION Contract NAS 9-8166 Prepared by TRW Systems for Systems Engineering Division Apollo Spacecraft Program Office Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas Submitted byb741~ IJames M. Peacock Mission Staff Engineer Approved by Ronald L. Kubicki, Acting Chief Systems Engineering Division Approved by Concurrence ~8Xi!Ile~~~-~ ~Faget, Director p- . Engineering and Development Concurrence Concurrence Science Concurrenc~~ /?J,}>.. Charles A. Berry, rector Medical Research and Operations iii CCBD ECP DATE NUMI:IERS NUMBERS MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER PCN PROGRAM OFFICE 22 July 197 CONFIGURATION MSC 1C0302 CONTROL BOARD DIRECTIVE CHANGE PRIORITY PAGE 1 1 IMPACT ON 0 CSM 0 LM 0 GFE 0 LV 0 LF 0 EXP OF 0 GSE 0 OTHER MSFC CHANGE TITLE KSC Change C to MSC-02575 NOMENCLATURE AND PART NO. OF AFFECTED END ITEM CHANGE IMPACT SUt+IARY Mission Requirements, J-1 Type Mission, Lunar Landing GSE 0 PRODUCTION EFFECTIVITY MODIFICATION EFFECTIVITY SPARES 0 TRAINERS 0 ESTIMATED COST SOFTWARE 0 FY71 J FY72 FY73 ITOTAL FLIGHT PROGRAMS 0 None None None RTCC PROGRAMS 0 SCHEDULE IMPACT AOH 0 None 'STOWAGE LIST 0 DISPOSITION AND DIRECTED ACTION: COMAT 0 CHANGE TO BE IMPLEMlNTED ONLY WHEN All INTERFACE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TCRD 0 •The Test Conditions for objectives EVA Communications ERD 0 With the LCRU/GCTA, CM Photographic Tasks and Visual RETEST 0 Light Flash Phenomenon are modified. OTHER 0 •The Composite Casting in-flight demonstration is deleted. WEIGHT •The LM ascent stage lunar impact coordinates are LM changed. CSM O~HER ICDS AFFECTED INTERCENTER INTRACENTER CSM LM -~ J_ 'Jp/._< ·'/7~1'!1 . t.. ......-; ~ }' CONTRACT 2v/l--:;ra3. SPECIFICATIONS AFFECTED AUTHORIZATION CHANGE CATEGORY MANDATORY P~OOUCT IMPROVEMENT APPROVED ~ APPRO WITH REVS COST SAVINGS 0 MISSION REQUIREMENT D DISAPPROVED ~ SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENT 0 COHPA Tl BILITY D D IMPROVE FIELU CHECKOUT RECORD t:j E~.l.EME~ LM ~rl 0 cs~h_ J; OTHER ENHANCE MISSION CAPABILITY I:QI"'] ~~ 7 ).. '71 DOCUMENTATION I B "5 I GftATlfE 4DATE CPCB Chairman SIGNATURE MTE !ZA.-.&~. ~ ~z/u SIGNATURE DAH fi.. -d~~~URATION CONTRO~T~OARD MSC Form 1156A (Rev Jui 70) iiia.3 NASA-MSC I{:J<fi' "' ~ w/# CCBD ECP MANNED SPACECRAFT CEN ER DATE NUM~ERS NUMBERS APOLLO SPACECRAFT PROGRAM OFFICE PCN July 8, 1971 MSC CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD DIRECTIVE CHANGE PRIORITY PAGE 1 I !'I',ff' 7 IMPACT ON OF 1 OCSM OLM OGFE OLV OLAUNCH FACILITIES[JOTHER MSFC CHANGE Tl TLE KSC Change B to MSC-02575 NOMENCLATURE AND PART NO. OF AFFECTED END ITEM CHANGE IMPACT SUit4ARY Mission Requirements, J-1 Type Mission, Lunar Landing GSE 0 PRODUCTION. EFFECTIVITY MODIFICATION EFFECTIVITY . ' I SPARES 0 TRAINERS 0 ESTIMATED COST FY72 SOFTWARE 0 FY70 IFY71 ITOTAL FLIGHT PROGRAMS 0 None None None RTCC PROGRAMS 0 SCHEDULE IMPACT AOH 0 None DISPOSITION AND DIRECTED ACTION: STOWAGE LIST 0 CHANGE TO BE III'LEMUTEO Olllf Hll ALL INTERFACE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED COOT 0 TCRD 0 • Objective Visual Light Flash Phenomenon is added. TSCO 0 •Objective Visual Observations From Lunar Orbit is added. RETEST 0 ~"The Composite Casting in-flight demonstration is added. OTHER 0 •Section 3.4 is modified to show changes and additions to the photographic hardware and film development processes. WEIGHT • The Test Conditions for objectives Lunar Rover Vehicle LM Evaluation, SM Orbital Photographic Tasks and CM Photo- CSM graphic Tasks are changed. •The Test Conditions for experiments Lunar Geology ICDS AFFECTED Investigation, Soil Mechanics, Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, X-Ray Fluorescence, Alpha Particle Spectrometer, Mass INTERCENTER Spectrometer, UV Photography-Earth and Moon, Gegenschein from Lunar Orbit and Sq].ar Wind Composition are modified. • Section 6. 4 is expanded t;o show alternate mission guide- INTRACENTER lines. CSM __ ,.. • Miscellaneous changes are provided throughout the LM remainder of the document. G&N ·- EMU ---~- POE SCIENTIFIC - SPECIFicA¥~~~~lFFECTLO AUTHORIZATION CHANGE CATEGORY ~·ttJ/l.,f.,/36/11 MANDATORY PRODUCT I+IPROVEMENT -·- APPROVED ~ APPRO WITH REVS ···- 0 MISSION ltQUIREMENT DI!'SAPPROVED ~TSCIIEOOLE ~VI~ III'ROVEMENT ~ ·-- 0 CCJIPA Tl BI LITY IMPROVE FIELD CHECKOUT RECORD § E~MENTS;o....-2c· :~;,L-0 f.,)M /· Q OTHER EIIIWtCE MISSION WASIL IT ~ . '.);>~ ~~?I1 / SIWllMt. ;<;1 ' CPCB Chair~n . ·- SIGHATUR£ am ~--J(' 9tc;::\k~- §#"h1 SliMTURE . M ..... , I ( SIGNATURE mr ) CHAIRMAN CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD 0 f'llft.._..Lil• MSC For~ 1156A (Rev Sap 69) iiia,l NASA-MSC CCBD ECP DATE NUMHERS NUMBERS MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER ~ PCN PROGRAM OFFICE 22 July 197 CONFIGURATION MSC 1C0302 CONTROL BOARD DIRECTIVE CHANGE PRIORITY ---- PAGE _ _;1"---- IMPACT ON 0 CSM 0 LM 0 GFE 0 LV 0 LF 0 EXP Of ____1 _ 0 GSE 0 OTHER MSFC CHANGE TITLE KSC Change C to MSC-02575 NOMENCLATURE AND PART NO. OF AFFECTED END ITEM CHANGE IMPACT SUMMARY Mission Requirements, J-1 Type Mission, Lunar Landing GSE 0 PRODUCTION EFFECTIVITY MODIFICATION EFFECTIVITY SPARES 0 TRAINERS 0 ESTIMATED COST SOFTWARE 0 FY71 FY72 FY73 TO TAL FLIGHT PROGRAMS 0 I None None I None RTCC PROGRAMS 0 SCHEDULE IMPACT AOH 0 None DISPOSITION AND DIRECTED ACTION: 'STOWAGE LIST 0 CHANGE.TO BE IMPLEMlNTED ONLY WHEN ALL INTERFACE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED COMAT 0 TCRD 0 •The Test Conditions for objectives EVA Communications ERD 0 With the LCRU/GCTA, CM Photographic Tasks and Visual RETEST 0 Light Flash Phenomenon are modified. OTHER 0 •The Composite Casting in-flight demonstration is deleted. WEIGHT •The LM ascent stage lunar impact coordinates are LM changed. CSM 07HER ICDS AFFECTED INTERCENTER INTRACENTER CSM ---------f LM -'/ / l, ?~/.!/~u-d--- CONTRACT 2t/}?;?at SPECIFICATIONS AFFECTED AUTHORIZATION CHANGE CATEGORY APPROVED [) MANDATORY PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT APPRO WITH REVS 0 MISSION REQUIREMENT ~ cosT SAVINGS o DISAPPROVED 0 SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENT COI1PA T1 BILl TY 0 0 IMPROVE FIELU CHECKOUT EN9Qf3,SEMENTS, LM 0 CS~ / Q OTHER RECORD B JJ o ENHANCE MISSION CAPABILITY ~UAb.~rl.AJ!~~~'if-4'~__.,~·!L_ 7/:J. ,_ /71 DOCUMENTATION 0 "S I Gl'A TlfE I 'DATE CPCB Chairman SIGNATURE SIGNATURE DATE MSC Form 1156A (Rev Jul 70) iiia. 3 NASA-MSC MISSION REQUIREMENTS J-1 TYPE MISSION CHANGE B REVISION INSTRUCTION SHEET Update this document in accordance with the following instructions. 1) Insert page iiia.l behind signature page iii a. 2) Insert page iiic.l behind page iiic. 3) Replace the following pages from the basic document with the corresponding Change B pages: v 4-33 5-43 5-132 vii 4-37 5-45 5-133 ix 4-38 5-48 5-134 2-1 4-39 5-58B 5-139 2-2 4-40 5-61 5-140 2-4 4-40A 5-64 5-141 2-6 4-40B 5-65 5-144 B 2-8 4-41 5-66 5-153 3-4 4-42 5-70 5-154 3-5 4-44 5-75 5-155 3-6 4-45 5-76 5-156 3-7 4-46 5-83 6-1 3-8 4-47 5-84 6-2 3-9 4-48 5-91 A-1 3-10 4-51 5-111 A-2 4-3A 4-52 5-112 A-3 4-3B 5-12 5-113 R-1 4-6 5-17 5-114 D-2 4-7 5-24 5-115 D-3 4-30 5-30 5-116 D-4 4-31 5-36 5-117 4-32 5-39 5-131 4) Add pages 2-9, 4-8, 4-52A, 4-71, 4-72, 4-73, 4-74, 4-75, 4-77, 4-78, 4-79, 4-81, 4-82, 4-83, 5-40 and 6-3. MSC-02575 iiic.1 Change B MISSION REQUIREMENTS J-1 TYPE MISSION CHANGE C REVISION INSTRUCTION SHEET Update this document in accordance with the following instructions: c 1) Insert page iiia.3 behind page iiia.l. 2) Insert page iiic.3 behind page iiic.l. 3) Replace the following pages from the basic document with the corresponding Change C pages: v 4-52 2-5 4-52A 2-9 4-77 4-9 5-8 4-10 4) Delete page D-7. MSC-02575 iiic. 3 Change C MSC-02575 CONTENTS Page 1.0 PURPOSE . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 2. 0· INTRODUCTION. 0 2-1 2.1 MISSION PURPOSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 2.2 FLIGHT MISSION DESCRIPTION. 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 2.3 DEFINITIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-6 2.4 CONFIGURATION CONTROL 2-8 .. 2.5 OPERATIONAL TESTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-8 2.6 Deleted IC 3.0 SUMMARY OF MISSION OBJECTIVES AND EXPERIMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 3.1 GENERAL . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 3.2 PRIORITIES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 3.3 MSC POINTS OF CONTACT • 3-4 3.4 PHOTOGRAPHIC HARDWARE AND FILM DEVELOPMENT. 0 3-5 4.0 DETAILED OBJECTIVES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 4.1 LUNAR ROVER VEHICLE EVALUATION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 4.2 EVA COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE LCRU/GCTA 4-9 4.3 EMU ASSESSMENT ON LUNAR SURFACE • 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-15 4.4 LM LANDING EFFECTS EVALUATION • 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-23 4.5 SM ORBITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC TASKS 0 0 0 0 4-29 4.6 CM PHOTOGRAPHIC TASKS 0 4-41 4.7 SIM THERMAL DATA.
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