PAUL H. VAVRA PAPERS Rev Date:5/12/2000 Section 107

CENTER SERIES PAUL H. VAVRA PAPERS Paul Vavra began work for the NACA at the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory in August of 1947 as a research scientist and project engineer in the development of radar instrumentation and data collection systems used at the Wallops Station. He continued this work, and later supervised groups responsible for the design and development of complicated digital data recording and data gathering systems for wind tunnel research work. In July 1959, he was made Assistant Head, Tracking and Ground Instrumentation Unit (TAGIU) in the Team. During 1959 and 1960, the unit successfully planned, specified, and technically directed over $80 million of effort which produced the world-wide Mercury Project Tracking and Data Acquisition Network including the first NASA real-time communications and computing center and operations control center for manned flight. In June 1961, he transferred to the Goddard Space Flight Center as Associate Chief, Manned Space Flight Support Division, which was responsible for the Mercury network operation. Mr. Vavra transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center (now JSC) in November 1962, and assumed a position as Manager, Ground Systems Project Office, responsible for the development of the major Integrated (MCC) at Houston, and integrating it with the Ground Operations Support System (GOSS) which was being developed to support the Gemini, , and advanced manned programs with respect to command / control, tracking, lunar orbiting and landing operations, return, and reentry. In this capacity Mr. Vavra was responsible for development of the technical management plan, specifications, contract negotiations, and direction of a $100 million program for the design, development, and construction of the MCC. (Note FOD interface material in the collection). With these two systems (MCC and GOSS) becoming operational, the Information Systems Division was established in February 1964 to assure engineering studies and new systems developments to keep these systems continuously updated in terms of advancing requirements for tracking, command and control. Mr. Vavra was appointed Chief of this new division in February of 1965 with responsibility for directing a 100 man staff in planning, analysis and engineering of spacecraft / ground telecommunications systems for support of manned space flight, automated spacecraft test and checkout systems, and development of data acquisition and specialized processing and display equipment for support of manned spacecraft center laboratories. Mr. Vavra was assigned direct responsibility by NASA Headquarters for coordinating NASA Center work with the Apollo spacecraft designers and contractors, and the JPL and Goddard Space Flight Center ground station designers to assure Apollo spacecraft communications compatibility with ground networks. In August 1969, the Information Systems Division and the Space electronic Systems Division were reorganizad, with all spacecraft data management and instrumentation responsibilities being combined in the Information Systems Division. Mr. Vavra remained Chief of the Division, responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the work of five branches in the planning, analyzing, and engineering of overall design, development, qualification, and testing of onboard data management systems, ground-based and onboard checkout systems, component testing, instrumentation, control and displays, power distribution and sequencing, standards and calibration; design, development, and implementation of selected electronic and optical experiments and earth resources sensor systems. Mr. Vavra's Program responsibilities centered around ISD efforts in the area of electronics development and avionics integration. Mr. Vavra retired from NASA in January of 1973. The papers in the subseries consist of correspondence, memos, reports, meeting minutes, handwritten notes, and photographs. A small quantity of memorabilia is also filed in the collection. However, NASA PAO fact sheets and give-aways were not retained as they are available in other History Office collections. The materials are grouped chronologically under several sub-headings corresponding to the major projects in which Mr. Vavra participated or oversaw. Most of the material is dated from 1957 through 1972. The subseries is strongest in documentation related to the Mercury Network, making it a rare find and an extremely valuable addition to the overall history collection. See also our MCC / RTCC subseries and the general Mercury series for additional information. An interview transcript with Mr. Vavra is also available. Inventory SubHeading: Box Number: 01 Technical Evaluation Subcommittee, Project Mercury Tracking and Ground MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Instrumentation Systems July 1959 - 1960 NETWORK Specifications, Evaluation Team Reports MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Remote Site Survey Schedule for August 3, 1959 NETWORK Mercury Network NASA , Project MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Discussion (presentation November 24, 1959 NETWORK charts) NASA Report for the Cisler Committee MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND on Trackingand Ground November 25, 1959 NETWORK Instrumentation Systems for the Project Mercury (description) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network Communications, 1959 NETWORK Notes on Contractors (Collins, RCA, ITT, ATT, GE) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network - Early Headquarters 1959 NETWORK Plans (including handwritten notes) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network, NASA - Atlantic 1959 - 1960 NETWORK Missile Range Discussions MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Notes on AMR Management Policies 1959 - 1961 NETWORK (conflicts between NASA and DoD) Proposed Space Control Center for MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Coordination and Control of "Man-in- April 29, 1959 NETWORK Space"Programs, Presentation Material NASA - LRC Specification No. S-45B MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Tracking and Ground Instrumentation May - October 1959 NETWORK Systems for Project Mercury Mercury Tracking Network Discussion MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND - Initial Design, Configuration and June 1959 - 1960. NETWORK Requirements Mercury Tracking and MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Communications Briefing, World June 1, 1959 NETWORK Coverage Charts, Procedures, etc. SubHeading: Box Number: 02 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Program Advertisements 1959 - 1961 NETWORK MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network Remote Sites, January 11, 1960 NETWORK Project Engineer Responsibilities MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Computing and Data January 25, 1960 NETWORK Flow Planning Mathews, Charles W. "Review of the MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Operational Plans for Mercury Orbital January 25, 1960 NETWORK Mission" NASA - GSFC, Proposed MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Communications Center for the January 1960 NETWORK Goddard Space Flight Center (MCC) Summary of Charges for Proposed MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND NASA Communications Requirements March 23, 1960 NETWORK in Connection with Project Mercury MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury NASA / DoD April 5 - 6, 1960 NETWORK Operations Meeting, Part II MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Bendix Corporation, Project Mercury April 1960 NETWORK Indoctrination Manual (Network) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Space Parts May 12, 1960 NETWORK Procedures National Bureau of Standards Report 6707, Final Engineering Report on MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury High Frequency June 13, 1960 NETWORK Ground Instrumentation System, Part I and II MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND NASA - DoD Meeting on Mercury June 15, 1960 NETWORK Network Status and Schedules SubHeading: Box Number: 03 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND NASA - Space Task Group Project June 20, 1960 NETWORK Mercury Discussions NASA - Space Task Group Project Mercury Discussion, Presentation on MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network (technical October 31, 1960 NETWORK requirements and operating descriptions attached) Briefing to Captain Howard Silberstein, Staff Consultant to the Committee on MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Science and Astronautics re: Langley October 1960 NETWORK Support of Project Mercury Tracking and Ground Instrumentation DoD Logistic and Administrative MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Control of Project Mercury Tracking 1960 NETWORK Stations MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Control Center and Tracking c. 1960 - 1961 NETWORK Station Photographs Vavra Presentation to Ad Hoc Mercury MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Panel of the President's Science March 3, 1961 NETWORK Advisory Committee MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury MA-3 Operations March 31, 1961 NETWORK Information Memorandum, Revision A MIT - Lincoln Laboratories, MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Recommendations for choice of Data June 15, 1961 NETWORK Transmission Systems Project Mercury Ground System, MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Review of Project Status as of June NETWORK 30, 1961 and September 5, 1961 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND MIT - Lincoln Laboratories, Mission September 11, 1961 NETWORK Simulators for the Mercury Sites SubHeading: Box Number: 04 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Project Mercury Report on MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Observations of the Mercury Ground September 26, 1961 NETWORK Network During the MNTV-1 Network Exercises MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND MA-4 Preliminary Network September 1961 NETWORK Performance Donegan, James J. "Description of the MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Real - Time Computing October 26, 1961 NETWORK System" Irvin, H. D. and Cowperthwait, W. L., MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND "Around the World by Simulation" Bell October 1961 NETWORK Laboratories article MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND MA-6 Data Acquisition Plan December 4, 1961 NETWORK MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Ground December 20, 1961 NETWORK Communications Network Description MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Manned Space Flight Support Division 1961 NETWORK - GSFC, Organization and Functions MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Bermuda Tracking Station 1961 NETWORK Modifications TAGIU Coordination Committee, MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network Transfer from LRC to 1961 NETWORK GSFC MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network Procedures 1961 NETWORK Documentation Correspondence MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Memos on DoD Scheduling and 1961 NETWORK Documentation (re: Network) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury Network Management and 1961 NETWORK Operating Responsibilities Mercury Operations and Training MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Program at Wallops Demonstration 1961 - 1962 NETWORK Site MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Completion, 1961 - 1963, n.d. NETWORK Commendations MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND IBM, Final Report, Project Mercury March 1, 1962 NETWORK SubHeading: Box Number: 05 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND NASA - GSFC Network Performance March 15, 1962 NETWORK Analysis for MA-6 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury / Combined Remote Site April 1962 NETWORK and Network Countdown (GSFC) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND NASA Project Mercury Program Sytem May 1, 1962 NETWORK Operation MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Mercury - Atlas (MA-7) Network Status May 24, 1962 NETWORK Monitor Report to Flight Director MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Ground October 9, 1962 NETWORK Communications Network Description MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Network Budget Estimates FY62 - 1962 NETWORK FY67 MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Ground Systems Project Office 1962 - 1963 NETWORK Establishment Project Mercury, Mercury Control MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Center and Mercury Network n.d. NETWORK Presentation WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. Project Mercury MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND August 26, 1959 Organization Chart NETWORK WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Engineering Steering Committee MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND September 15 - 16, 1959 Meeting at Western Electric Co. Inc. NETWORK WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. Conference MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Notes on Mercury Antenna October 1, 1959 NETWORK Configuration Meeting WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. Commercial MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Overseas Transportation Schedule for October 6, 1959 NETWORK Project Mercury Remote Sites WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. Project Mercury, MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Volume II Proposal (Mercury Control c. 1959 NETWORK Center and Communications) Western Electric, Co. Plan for the WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Project Mercury Tracking and Ground MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND January 7, 1960 Instrumentation System at Atlantic NETWORK Missile Range (NAS1-430) SubHeading: Box Number: 06 WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. (NAS1-430) MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Ground Systems January 1960 NETWORK Analysis WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric, Co. Project Mercury MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Presentation to Wright Air May 19, 1960 NETWORK Development Division WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric Co. Introduction to MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND September 1960 Project Mercury and Site Handbook NETWORK Western Electric, Co. Maintenance WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - and Operation of the Mercury Tracking MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND 1960 - 1961 and Ground Instrumentation System NETWORK (including SOW and spares policy) WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND Project Mercury Control Status Charts 1960 - 1961 NETWORK WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric, Co. Final Progress MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND June 1961 Report to NASA, Project Mercury NETWORK WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. - Western Electric, Co. Contract NAS1- MERCURY CONTROL CENTER AND 430 Project Status and Phasedown, 1961 NETWORK Project Mercury Ground System SubHeading: Box Number: 07 WDL-TP941, Philco Ford Corporation, Mission Control Center INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Implementation, Operation, and December 10, 1962 CENTER Ground Operational Support Systems Integration IBM Letter Contract (NAS9-996) for INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Real - Time Computer Complex 1962 CENTER Development and Operation Statement of Work (GSPO) for RTCC INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL and LTDS (Launch Trajectory Data March 29, 1963 CENTER System) INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL GOSS - IMCC Status Presentation to April 11, 1963 CENTER HQ - Holmes by Vavra Missiles and Rockets article, "New INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Houston Control Facility May Direct July 8, 1963 CENTER Gemini Sooner than Planned" INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Updated Status of IMCC Subcontracts October 30, 1963 CENTER INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IBM RTCC Contract Related 1963 CENTER Correspondence INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IMCC Display and Control Related 1963 CENTER Correspondence INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IMCC Displays and Controls 1963 CENTER Description and Review INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IMCC Budget and Funding 1963 CENTER INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL GSPO / FOD Correspondence (re: 1963 - 1964 CENTER IMCC Requirements) SubHeading: Box Number: 08 INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IMCC and Southwestern Bell 1963 - 1964 CENTER Telephone Interface Negotiations INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Miscellaneous MCC and RTCC 1963 - 1964 CENTER Correspondence Philco Ford, Integrated Mission Control INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Center Implementation Monthly February 10, 1964 CENTER Progress Report for January 1 - 31, 1964 (Contract NAS9-1261) INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL IMCC Program Office / Flight Support 1964 CENTER Division Meeting Schedules Information Systems Division Support INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL to IMCC Program Office 1964 - 1965 CENTER (Correspondence) Mission Control Center, Compatibility INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Laboratory, Data Systems 1964 - 1965 CENTER Development Laboratory Related Correspondence INTEGRATED MISSION CONTROL Real - Time Computer Complex n.d. CENTER Requirements SubHeading: Box Number: 09 GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT NASA - GSFC General Identification of OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Tasks and Assignments for Direct Data September 5, 1961 DIVISION MANPOWER, Operations Division ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Ground Systems Project Office 1962 - 1963 DIVISION MANPOWER, Organization and Meeting Schedules ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Information Systems Division OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Organization and Functions (including 1963 - 1969 DIVISION MANPOWER, GSPO) ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division Interface 1964 - 1965 DIVISION MANPOWER, with GSFC ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division FOD 1964 - 1969 DIVISION MANPOWER, Interface ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division 1964 - 1969 DIVISION MANPOWER, Personnel and Manpower Issues ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Information Systems Division Status OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Review of Apollo Subsystem October 26, 1965 DIVISION MANPOWER, Management ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division Facilities April 1966 DIVISION MANPOWER, ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Narratives to Support the Hardware / OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Software 5 - Year Supporting June 29, 1967 DIVISION MANPOWER, Development Plan ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division 1967 DIVISION MANPOWER, Presentation ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Information Systems Division c. 1968 OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Manpower Utilization Survey, Report of DIVISION MANPOWER, Findings and Recommendations ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information Systems Division Major c. 1969 DIVISION MANPOWER, Areas of Responsibility Presentation ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Information Systems Division 5 - Year OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Technology Plan (including C of F November 1970 DIVISION MANPOWER, Requests) ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISD Activities in Support of Shuttle May 17, 1971 DIVISION MANPOWER, (list) ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS E & D Organization Chart with March 6, 1972 DIVISION MANPOWER, Corrections ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS GROUND SYSTEMS PROJECT Orbiter Project Task Agreement OFFICE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS Between Orbiter Manager and E & D October 1972 DIVISION MANPOWER, Directorate ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS SubHeading: Box Number: 10 Apollo Spacecraft GOSS Interface APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Coordination and Control Procedure October 3, 1963 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Between NAA and MSC APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Early Apollo Communications Related 1963 - 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Correspondence GSFC Correspondence re: Apollo APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Unified S-Band Systems 1963 - 1966 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Requirements, Performance and Interface Specifications APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Unified S-Band System, Vavra February 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Presentation to Graves and Mueller APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Operating Procedures April 10, 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Charter for the Mission Planning and APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Analysis Division Management of the April 13, 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Apollo Mission Analysis and Trajectory Support Effort APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo S-Band System Presentation to July 13, 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Dr. Shea APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Unified S-Band System 1964 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Responsibilities APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Unified S-Band System 1964 - 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Presentation APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Communications Compatibility, 1964 - 1966 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Interface and Performance APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Status Review, Unified February 19, 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) S-Band System Minutes of the Apollo S-Band APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Acquisition Techniques Working Group June 10, 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Meeting Information Systems Division Status APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Review of Apollo Subsystem October 26, 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Management APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Communications System (lunar October 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) configuration) SubHeading: Box Number: 11 APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Mercury, Gemini and Apollo 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Communications Presentation Memorandum of Understanding for GAEC LEM - MSC Informations APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Systems Division Interface 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Coordination and Control Procedures (NAS9-1100) APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Unified S-Band System Review 1965 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Deep Facility APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Descriptions (Goldstone, Ascension 1965 - 1966 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Island, Robledo) A Performance Analysis of the Apollo APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Unified S-Band Communications May 1, 1967 (UNIFIED S-BAND) System for a Typical Lunar Mission APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo - MSFN Design Review May - June 1967 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Meetings APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS LM-1 S-Band Antenna Performance July 16, 1968 (UNIFIED S-BAND) MSC Internal Note No. EB-R-68-15, APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Communication Systems December 10, 1968 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Performance and Coverage Analysis for Mission Apollo_8 SubHeading: Box Number: 12 APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS S-Band Communication 1968 (UNIFIED S-BAND) System Performance Action / Recommendations Resulting APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS from January 17, 1969 Meeting of (UNIFIED S-BAND) Review Board, (D Mission) Communications System APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Communications System Review c. April 1969 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Presentation Materials LM and CSM S-Band Antenna APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Tracking Studies Task E-53C-2 June 27, 1969 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Technical Report (Progress Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1969) MSC Internal Note No. EB-R-69-7, APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Communications System Performance June - July 1969 (UNIFIED S-BAND) and Coverage Analysis for , Vols. I, III, IV and V SubHeading: Box Number: 13 APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS AS-506 MCC / MSFN Mission June 1969 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Configuration and System Description APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo Mission Communications 1969 (UNIFIED S-BAND) Review (voice and TV) APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Apollo System Coverage Listing n.d. (UNIFIED S-BAND) (subsystem responsibility) NASA Procurement Plan for the APOLLO COMMUNICATIONS Testing of Apollo Unified S-Band n.d. (UNIFIED S-BAND) Equipment Acceptance Checkout System (ACE - SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT S/C) Function, Organization and 1964 - 1965, n.d. SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Relocation Related Bradford, William C. and Brett, William SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT V. "Design of an Onboard Checkout October 1966 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) System" MSC Internal Note MSC-EB-R-67-5, SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Survey of Satellite Reliability, Test and June 1, 1967 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Checkout Programs SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Parks Observatory Apollo 11 Checkout 1969 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Detailed Procedures Minutes of Data and Control Management, Checkout, SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Instrumentation, Caution and Warning July 8 - 9, 1970 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Subgroup; MSC - NR Team Technical Interchange Meeting MSC-04743, Space Shuttle Vehicle SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Unified Test Equipment (UTE) March 1, 1971 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Concepts and Requirements for Ground Test and Checkout SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT ISD Checkout Techniques Test Bed 1971 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Presentation SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Statement of Work for Checkout January 26, 1972 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Techniques, Test Bed Command Decoder, Display and Keyboard, and Maintenance / Loop Recorders A Description of ISD Checkout SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Techniques Test Bed Elements August 1972 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Implemented in the ASIL System MSC-07398, Unified Test Equipment SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT (UTE) for Shuttle Program Test September 8, 1972 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Operations SubHeading: Box Number: 14 Checkout Techniques Test Bed / SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Shuttle Avionics Laboratory Project 1972 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Plan (preliminary) Chambers, T. V. "Systems SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Performance Monitoring for Advanced 1972 SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Manned Spacecraft" SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Apollo Cape Checkout Plan n.d. SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Bradford, W.C. "Lecture Notes - SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Acceptance Checkout Equipment for n.d. SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Spacecraft ACE-S/C" SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT ACE-S/C Computer Programming n.d. SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) System Osgood, Donald R.; Burtzlaff, Irvin J.; SPACECRAFT CHECKOUT Patterson, Oscar "Advanced Ground n.d. SYSTEMS (ACE & UTE) Support Checkout Systems" Operational Readiness Inspection of LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY Lunar Receiving Laboratory - Vavra 1967 - 1969 VAVRA COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Committee participation LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY Lunar Receiving Laboratory, MSC September 1968 VAVRA COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Building 37 Facility Description LUNAR RECEIVING LABORATORY Lunar Receiving Laboratory Operation n.d. VAVRA COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Plan (preliminary) MSC-01282 Space Shuttle Orbiter SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Data System Display and Control December 12, 1969 COMPUTERS Design Guidelines SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Shuttle Onboard Autonomy Panel 1969 COMPUTERS Phase I Report SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND MIT Report No.E-2529 STS Data June 1970 COMPUTERS Management System Design (Task 2) Jacowitz, Dr. L. A. and Poupard, R. E. SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND "Onboard Data Management for Space October 22, 1970 COMPUTERS Shuttle" SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND ISD Listings of Shuttle Off-the-Shelf 1970 - 1971 COMPUTERS Hardware SubHeading: Box Number: 15 SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Shuttle Electronics, Controls, and 1970 - 1972, n.d. COMPUTERS Displays Presentations SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Shuttle Avionics Correspondence 1970 - 1972 COMPUTERS SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND ISD Space Shuttle Development Plan March 30, 1971 COMPUTERS (Shuttle Management Review Board) General Electric, Summary Report for SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND the Universal Control and Display July 1971 COMPUTERS Console SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND ISD Space Shuttle Development Plan September 1971 COMPUTERS SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Presentation on Computer Survey and February 10, 1972 COMPUTERS Computer Interface (Space Shuttle) SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND MSC-06756 Advanced Redundant February 23, 1972 COMPUTERS Electrical Power Systems Concepts SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND MSC-01657 Final Report of the ISD March 1972 COMPUTERS Configuration I Avionics Breadboard MSC-07270, Project Space Shuttle SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Redundant Flight Control System May 1972 COMPUTERS Breadboard Design Report SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND MSC-07090 Digital Processor Control June 23, 1972 COMPUTERS of Electrical Power Distribution System Avionics Systems Integration SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Laboratory Maintenance / Loop October 1972 COMPUTERS Recorder System Operational Philosophy SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND IBM Shuttle Avionics Presentation c. October 1972 COMPUTERS MSC-07597 Requirements on the SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Shuttle Avionics Computer Hardware November 20, 1972 COMPUTERS Facilitating Avionics Software Development and Reliability SubHeading: Box Number: 16 SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND RCA COS / MOS LSI for Space November 1972 COMPUTERS Shuttle Presentation Main Engine Computer Interfaces SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Study, North American Rockwell December 13, 1972 COMPUTERS Presentation SPACE SHUTTLE AVIONICS AND Off-the-Shelf Aerospace Computer 1972 COMPUTERS System (including SOW) TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD TND-1348 Ludwig, George H. 1961 INTERNAL NOTES "Spacecraft Information Systems" TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Raines, Gary K. "Data Link Final August 30, 1967 INTERNAL NOTES Report" MSC Internal Note MSC-EB-E-68- TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD 4023-U MSC Category B Computer August 8, 1968 INTERNAL NOTES Systems Internal Note MSC-EB-68-4019-U TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Data Systems Development Branch December 5, 1968 INTERNAL NOTES Laboratory Description Ledet, James P. and Warnick, Curtis TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD D. "A Data Management System for a June 1969 INTERNAL NOTES Space Base" TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Mueller, Dr. George E. "Application of September 1969 INTERNAL NOTES Computers to Manned Space Flight" TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Selby, J. D. and Miller, S. G. September 26, 1970 INTERNAL NOTES "Reliability Planning and Management" MSC-05144 A Description of the Data TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Bus System for Integrated January 12, 1971 INTERNAL NOTES Breadboards, Revision A MSC-04742 ISD Instrument TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Calibration and Measurement April 1, 1971 INTERNAL NOTES Standards TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD General Discussion of Spacecraft July 1971 INTERNAL NOTES Timing Equipment Mallary, William E. "Information TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Management System Breadboard June 1972 INTERNAL NOTES Data Acquisition and Control System" Jeffcoat, Thomas D. and Eastman, TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Forrest E. "Advanced Aerospace July 1972 INTERNAL NOTES Power Distribution and Control Techniques" TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD Graves, G. Barry "Advanced Avionic n.d. INTERNAL NOTES Systems" Lee, Eva A. "Use of Microprogramming TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ISD in Flight - Computer Validations and n.d. INTERNAL NOTES Software" SubHeading: Box Number: 17 NASA Apollo Achievement Award SUBJECT FILES 1969 Certificate to Paul H. Vavra Apollo Spacecraft Event Logic Study SUBJECT FILES May 6, 1964 (telemetry system) Cape Kennedy AFS Air Force Eastern SUBJECT FILES September 1969 Test Range Electronic Systems Test Program SUBJECT FILES May 11, 1967 Presentation SUBJECT FILES Fault Tolerant Computer (presentation 1971 - 1972 material) Guidance Software Control Panel SUBJECT FILES May 25, 1965 Charter Preliminary Report, NASA SUBJECT FILES July 31, 1962 Instrumentation Ship Program Instrumentation Test Facility Related SUBJECT FILES 1963 - 1964 Correspondence SUBJECT FILES ISD / E & D Project Lists 1965 - 1966 ISD / TCSD Interface Agreement for SUBJECT FILES October 8, 1969 ERAP NASA - MSC Minutes of Information SUBJECT FILES January - February 1963 and Control Systems Meeting Mission Planning and Analysis Division SUBJECT FILES (MPAD), Method for Implementing and 1964 Operating the Apollo Support Group Mobile Recovery Control System SUBJECT FILES 1963 (landing and recovery operations) Network Support Requirements for SUBJECT FILES Gemini and Apollo (MSC / GSFC 1963 - 1964 interface) Operations and Instrumentation SUBJECT FILES Budget Estimates for Network Support June 18, 1962 of Gemini and Apollo Fy63 - FY67 Pico Projector, Dr. Humberto SUBJECT FILES 1968 - 1969 Fernandez - Moran SUBJECT FILES Space Clocks 1969 - 1971 Subsystem / Technical Management SUBJECT FILES 1964, 1966 Plan for Communications and Tracking World Map of the Gemini Parking SUBJECT FILES Orbits (Agena) (with remote site March 1962 coverage)