Kerr Joins Von Braun Ln Ground Breaking Ceremony

Volume 2; No. 2 NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center - Huntsville, Alabama October 4, 1961

FOR CENTRAL LAB, OFFICE FACILITY GE RGE C. .t\RSHf\Ll CE FLIGHT CENTER Kerr Joins von Braun Ln Ground Breaking Ceremony

Senator Robert S. Kerr, chair· the Saturn rocket program and man of the Senate Committee on toured Saturn development facili· Aeronautical and Space Sciences, ties at Marshall Saturday. teamed up Saturday with Dr. Others Present Wernher von Braun, MSFC direc· Accompanying Sen. Kerr were: tor, in breaking ground for the D. A. McGee, president, Kerr and Center's new Central Laboratory McGee Oil Industries, Inc.; Ever and Office Facility. ard H. Smith, Jr., chief counsel, The brief ceremony, which took William A. Reynolds, profession place north of present Marshall al staff member and Miss Rhea facilities near Huntsville, was at Bowman, secretary of the Senate tended by some 50 Washington, Committee on Aeronautical and Huntsville and Marshall Center of Space Sciences. ficials. A chrome-plated spade, Abraham Hyatt, director of NA used by Sen. Kerr in the ground SA's Office of Program Planning breaking, was presented to him as and Evaluation; 0. B. Lloyd, direc a memento of the occasion by Dr. (See KERR on Page 4) von Braun. $4 Million Building The nine-story, $4 million build 13 MSFC Employees ing, to house 1,200 engineering and administrative personnel, is Will Participate in 1 1 BREAK GROUND-Dr. Wernher von Braun (left), MSFC direc· scheduled to be completed in the ARS Space Report fall of 1962. tor, teams up with Sen. Robert S. Kerr, chairman of the Senate In addition to the ground-break Thirteen persons from the Mar Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, to break ground ing, Sen. Kerr and his party were shall Center, including Director for MSFC's new Central Laboratory and Office Facility. The brief briefed Friday night and Satur Wernher von Braun, will partici ground-breaking ceremony was held Saturday morning, day morning by Dr. von Braun on pate in the American Rocket So· ciety's "Space Flight Report to the Nation" in New York next Aerodynamics Group week, Oct. 9-15. More Than $40,000 Given Dr. von Braun is chairman of Meeting at MSFC the ARS Space Flight Report to Twenty-three members of the the Nation Committee and will NASA Research Advisory Commit In MSFC UGF Fund Drive participate in a discussion before tee on Missile ~ind Space Vehicle the Society on "The US and USSR Aerodynamics are visiting the Mar Nine Offices Pledge Space Programs: A Critical Evalu shall Center this week for the Over Their Quotas sions had pledged over 100 per ation," Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. committee's re g u 1 a r bi-annual cent in the fund drive. Largest In Coliseum meeting. At the close of the second among these was the Fabrication The ARS function, which will The group is heac!.ed by Dr. week in MSFC's UGF drive, a and Assembly Engineering Divi include an Astronomical Exposi· H. Guyford Stever, committee total of $40,294.45 had been col sion, with 106 per cent of its tion and meetings of a number of chairman and professor of aero lected, marking 54 per cent of quota pledged. (See REPORT on Page 2) nautics and astronautics at the the Center's goal in the 1961 ef Smaller organizations pledging Massachusetts Institute of Technol fort, reports L. G. Jackson, UGF over 100 per cent included: Man ogy, Cambridge, Mass. finance and reports chairman. agement Services Office, 101 per Belgian Ambassador Host for the two-day meeting Of this amount, $35,190.35 was cent; Procurement and Contracts, which opened yesterday is Dr. designated for the Madison Coun 130 per cent; Technical Program Slates MSFC Visit Ernst Geissler, head of MSFC's ty-Huntsville UGF campaign; $5, Coordination Office, 116 per cent; Operations Analysis, 158 per cent; The Honorable Monsieur Louis Aeroballistics Division and a com 104.10 was designated for other Scheyven, Belgian Ambassador to mittee member. agencies. Office of the Director, 103 per cent; Future Projects Office, 16l the United States will visit MSFC Considering pledges as well as Three Fold Purpose per cent; Patent Counsel, 105 per Friday. ;imounts actually collected, the The Research Advisory Commit cent; Industrial Relations Office, Among those accompanying him tee on Missile and Space Vehicle Cent')r had raised $57,700.31-77 113 per cent. during his visit will be Dr. L. Gro Aerodynamics was organized by per cent of its goal. Percentages Collected ven, scientific counselor; L. Stey NASA with a threefold purpose: 65% Participation · Considering funds actually col aert, embassy counselor; Albert to conduct research on problems Overall participation. including lected, two offices have exceeded Tellier, counselor general; Lt. Col. related to reentry heating, lift and pledges, now stands at 65 per thrir quotas: Procurement and Pierce Dethioux, commander, Bel drag, stability, deceleration, tra cent, or 3,490 employees. Of these gian Nike Battalion, Ft. Bliss, jectory contrcl and recovery of 3,490 employees, 51 per cent were Contracts with 102 per cent, and Tex.; and Maj. Boudouil van Re satellites and other spacecraft; to fair share givers. Operations Analysis with 127 per moortere, assistant military at (See GROUP on Page 3) Nine Marshall offices and divi (See DRIVE on Page 7) tache, Belgian Embassy. REPORT DALEY DESCRIBES (Continued From Page 1) WELDING PROCESS technical committees, will be held AT AWS MEETING in the New York Coliseum. Scientists and engineers from A technical paper on an auto all over the country will partici rnatk fusion spot welding process pate in the meeting. They will now under development here was come from private industry, col reportedly "well received" at the leges and universities, the mili fall meeting of the American tary and NASA. Welding Society in Dallas, Tex. A list of other Marshall people last week. scheduled to participate includes The paper, "High-Quality Alum Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, director of ilrnm Gas-Metal-Arc-Spot Welding MSFC's Research Projects Divi for Launch Space Vehicle Appli sion. Dr. Stuhlinger will moderate citions," was presented by D. M. a panel discussion on "Electric Daley, Fabrication and Assembly Propulsion." This session is set Engineering Division. It described for Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. He will the "MIG" process developed here also give a paper on "Long Range in the F&AE Division around basic Programs of Electric Propulsion concepts first formulated by Wil FASTENERS FOR SPACECRAFT-A group of industry repre Development" before a session of liam M. Mccampbell and James sentatives visited the Marshall Center last week for a one-day con Electric Propulsion Missions, Oct. C. McCaig. ference on procurement, manufacture and quality control require 11 at 9 a.m. The process has been under ments necessary to obtain premium quality fasteners for spacecraft Launch Operations study by Mccampbell and McCaig use. During the session they met with Sonny Mitchell (at head of Dr. Kurt H. Debus, director of for about two years. Patents have table on right) of Quality Division, and Roy Hill (at head of table on Launch Operations Directorate. been applied for and pians are now left) of Procurement and Contracts Office. A joint effort supported will participate in a panel discus to use the process on new alum inum alloys in future generation by Mitchell, Hill and Tom McCullough of Structures and Mechanics sion Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. on Division, the meeting was held for the purpose of improving the Space Flight Report-the Vehic S11turns. les. He will report on "Launch Op Mccampbell is chief of the Elec quality of fasteners in use at MSFC. erations." tronic Controfa and Automation Hermann Heinz Koelle, director Unit and McCaig is in the Methods of Marshall's Future Projects Of Research and Development Branch Carnegie Course each week for 14 weeks. The dem fice, will give a paper on Oct. 11 of F&AE. onstration session will be held on "How Much Space Flight Can Set in Huntsville Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sahara We Afford?" This report is set for Motel. Classes are limited to 44 given during a session on Astro A "Dale Carnegie Course" will persons. a meeting on Missiles and Space be taught in Huntsville beginning Vehicles at 9 a.m. dynamics, Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. Dr. For more information, Dowdy Krause's paper is entitled "Gen next Wednesday night with a free states, contact Joe Steeley at 539 K. K. Dannenberg, deputy di demonstration period, James Dow rector of the Saturn Systems Of eral Theory of Multistep Rockets 7411. The MSFC Training Section and Performance Theory of an N dy, MSFC Training chief, has an· is a part of the Personnel Branch fice, will give a "Development Re nounced. port on Saturn" on the NASA Stage Satellite Carrier Nith a of the Management Services Of Program Report, Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. Specific Turning Program." The class will meet one night fice. Dr. Ilmars Dalins, nuclear phy Burns's paper is entitled "Cor sicist in the Research Projects Di relative Survey Report on Power vision, will give a paper on "Bas ed Flight Trajectory Optimization ic Data on Surface Ionization and Including an Extensive Critical the Implications for Ion Genera Bibliography." tion in Cesium Ion Rockets." This Rodney Stewart will participate is set for Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. dur in the ARS Section Management ing the Electrostatic Thrust Gen Forum, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m. eration session. W. H. Straly will give a paper J. W. Keller, Research Projects on "Utilizing the Chasing Tech Division, will give a paper on "Un nique in Rendezvous" before the certainties in Space Radiation Post Injection Guidance Consider Shielding Calculations" before a ations meeting, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. session on the Human Factors and Robert Gay Voss will give a Bioastronautics, Oct. 10 at 2:30 p. paper on "Vehicle Recovery and m. Reuse" at a meeting on Missiles Julian S. Hamilton, Launch Op and Space Vehicles, Oct 10 at 9 a. erations Directorate, will give a m. paper on "Large Booster Recov ery Techniques," Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. during a meeting on Logistics and SIDEREAL. A measurement of Operational Problems of Very time. A sidereal day, for ex Large Booster Systems. ample, is the time it takes the Five persons from Marshall's earth to make a complete revo Structures and Mechanics Divis lution measured from the stars. RIFT REVIEW - Re~resentatives from the Martin Company, ion will participate: A sidereal day is four minutes Dr. Helmut Krause and Row shorter than our day (which is Lo-.:kheed Missiles and Space Co., Douglas Aircraft Corp., and Gen land E. Burns will have papers called a solar day). eral Dynamics Astronautics Division met with W. Scott Fellows, head of MSFC's Nuclear Vehicle Projects Office, last week for a review of progress in the RIFT program. All four companies are The MARSHALL* STAR conducting RIFT design studies under the contract with MSFC. In The Marshall Star is published every Wednesday by the Public addition, the Martin Co. representatives-Dr. W. T. Whitson, Dr. Information Office at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, C. Kober and W. Savage-toured MSFC facilities. Shown in front of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. the Saturn booster in the Fabrication and Assembly Engineering Contributions should be submitted not later than Friday noon to Division are, left to right: Savage, director of nuclear studies, Bal the MSFC Public Information Office (M-PIO), Bldg. 4488, ext. 876 timore, Md.; Fellows; Dr. Kober, director of advanced programs, 1959 and include originator's name, connection with the center and Denver, Colo., and Dr. Whitson, vice president, Denver. The RIFT telephone number. (Reactor-In-Flight-Test) vehicle is a planned nuclear upper stage for The Marshall Star does not publish commercial advertising. Saturn-class vehicles. Page 2 MARSHALL -/;:{ STAR NASA Picks Atlas Agena B For 1962 Mariner Launch NASA last week announced "ular system; a micrometeoroid de plans to launch a Mariner space tector, and a radiometer to sca11 craft on an Atlas Agena B rocket the surface of Venus for tempera for a mid-1962 flight to the vicinity ture distribution. of Venus. The mission will take advantage of the first opportunity for a Von Braun to Visit Venus flight--when the earth and Venus are in the most favorable Ala. Fair Tomorrow relative positions-and provide an Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC early test of basic equipment director, will visit MSFC's space which will be used in later inter exhibit at the Alabama State Fair planetary flights. m Birmingham tomorrow, mark The Atlas Agena B rocket pro ing his "day at the fair." gram is under direction ot the Planned around the theme "Man Marshall Center. Prime systems to the Moon," the MSFC exhibit contractor for the rocket is Lock depicts efforts of the Marshall heed Missiles and Space Co., Sun Center to develop the launch ve· nyvale, Calif., which supplies At hirles that will one day carry man· las Agena B's to NASA through to the moon Jnd the planets. the Air Force Systems Command. The fair opened Monday and will NOW SHOWING-Gene T. Carpenter (left), and Dan Meredith, A Centaur-launched Mariner continue through Saturday. Stability and Weight Section, Structures and Mechanics Division, probe had been scheduled for mid MSFC displa.ys include an array make adjustments on an Explorer XI satellite wh~ch is being shown 1962. The change in launch ve of satellites, a spacesuit and space this week at the Marshall exhibit at the State Fair in Birmingham. hicles is being made in the in craft, a rocket-guided gyroscope, The equipment at left and right determines how stable a satellite terest of increased reliability to and frictionless air bearings. as or spacecraft will be in orbit. The fair, which opened Monday, will be expected from the greater num well as illustrations and precision ber of Atlas-Agena B rockets which built models that show just how run through Saturday. will have been fired before the a trip to the moon can be made. Venus flight. A Mercury-Redstone rocket, com The modified Mariner space plete with spacecraft, is located at GROUP Monica, Calif.; Otto Klima .Jr., man craft to be launched on the Atlas the main gate. ager, aerodynamics and space me Agena B will weigh about 400 Unfortunately, MSFC is unable (Continued From Page 1) ehanics l\'Iissile and Spuce Vehicle pounds. to display its greatest home-built conduct research on aerodynamic Department, General Electric Co., Under study for inclusion in the prize-thE' 162-foot Saturn rocket heating, stability a.id control, per Philadelphia, Pa.; Prof. Lestel" probe are a fluxgate magnetometer which is now on the pad at Cape formance and related problems of Lees, profossor of aeronautics, Cal to investigate magnetic fields in Canaveral awaiting its firs1 flight. b:illistic. anti-ballistic and other ifornia Institute of Technology, space; radiation experiments to de However a one·tenth scale model types of guided missiles; and to Pas:idena, Calif. tect and count energetic partick?s of the Saturn-which is not so study :ierodynamic problems of Ronald Smelt, chief scientist, from the sun and from outside the small itself-is on exhibit. missiles. launcb. ve~1icles and space Missiles and Space Division, Lock heed Aircraft Corp., Sunnyvale, ------·------ V€hicles during launch and flight in the atmosphere. Calif.; Dr. George E. Solomon, di JPL Translator Suggestion Winners Other Attendees rector, Aeromechanics Laboratory, Take Home $510 Others attending the meet Space Technology Laboratories, Among Visitors ing include: Ralph W. May, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; James J. In Recent Awards c0mmittee secretary, from the Of Fa~an, chief advisor to Assistant Visitors at MSFC last week in Chief of Staff, Research and De cluded Joseph Zygielbaum, techni fice of Advanced Research Pro ''The receipt, investigation, com gram:;;, NASA Headquarters, Wash velopment. Army OrdP..ance Missile cal translator from NASA's Jc~ mittee action ~,nd financiul pro· ington, D. C.; Dr. Mac C. Adams, Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.; Propulsion Laboratory, who spec cessing on suggestions turned in Capt. Robert F. Freitag, Bureau of ializes in Russian translations. associate technical director with by MSFC employees takes time, the Research ;;nd Development Naval Weapons, Department of tho Zygielbaum toured the Fabrica but many employees have found Navy, Washington. tion and Assembly Engineering Division, Avco Corporation, Wil 1he waiting period well worth mington, l\fass.; Prof. Seymour M. Dr. R. E. Wilson, aeroballistic~ and Test Divisions Wednesday. while." reports James R. (Jim) program chief, U. S. Naval Ord On Tuesday, Col. Henry H. Rog Bogdonoff, profess:>r of aeronauti Johnson, executive secretary of cal engineering and head of the nance Laboratory, Silver Springs, ers, commanding officer of the the Incentive Awards Committee, Md.; Col. J. L. Martin Jr., Office Photo Interpretation Center, Ft. Gas Dynamics Laboratory, Prince Personnel Branch, Management ton, University, Princeton. N. .J.; of Missile and Satellite Systems, Holabird, Baltimore, Md., ac Services Office. Office of Secretarv of the Air companied by Major William H. K. J. Bossart, afsistant to the vice Recent awards, r2ports John president-engineering. General Dy Force, Department. of the Air Phillips and Robert U. Scott from son, have totaled $510. These in Force, Washington; William E. the Army Ordnance Missile Com namics, San Diego, Calif.; George clude: S. Graff, assistant chief engineer, Lamar, chief, Dyna Soar Engineer mand, toured F&AE md Test Clyde T. Scott, G&C ...... $ 25 ing Office, Directorate of Systems Divisions. l\~ cDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Franklin B. Johnson, F&AE .. $ 25 St. Louis, Mo. Engineering, Wright Air Develop More than 30 attendees from John C. Darmer, OTS ...... $ 35 ment Division, Wright-Patterson a NATO Antitank Guidance Con Robert E. Hildebrand, Dyna Soar Laverne D. G:>odwin, OMS . $ 25 staff engineer, Aero Space Divi Air Force Base, Ohio. ference, including refresentatives Billy J. Prosser, OTS ...... $135 John Becker, NASA Langley Re from Canada, United Kingdom, sion, Boeing Airplane Co., Seattle, W. P. Richardson, QUAL . $ 25 Wash.; Maxwell W. Hunter, assist search Center, Langley Field, Va.; Germany, France and Belgium, Maxine A. Parri5h, F&AE $ 15 H. Julian Allen, NASA Ames Rc toured F&AE and Test Thursday ant chief engineer. Space Systems, Leland A. Sanders, S&M $ 75 Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., Santa ~earch Center. Moffett Field, afternoon. Hoyt Cordes, G&C . $ LO Calif.; Eugene J. Manganiello, Alan D. Sutherland, head of the Theodore T. Bledsoe, G&C $ 55 NASA Lewis Research Center, Engineer Division of the Research William C. Musgrove, F&AE .. $ 15 from F&AE. Cleveland, Ohio; Hubert M. Drake, and Development Department of Frank M. Harper. F&AE . $ 15 Johnson states that he is pleas NASA Flight Research Center, Ed Sperry Electronic Tube Division, Thurmon E. Y'.?11ger, QUAL .... $ 15 ed with the incre?.sed participa wards, Calif.; Harris H. Schur Sperry Corporation, Gainsville, Talmage J. Pearson, F&AE .... $ 15 tion in the awards program. "The meier, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Fla., visited the Structures and In addition, a $25 award was next list of awards," he says, "will oratory. Pasadena, Calif.; M. A. Mechanics and Guidance and Con shared by Gerald F. Gibbs and be larger and include those for Fagot, NASA Space Task Group, trol Divisions on Friday. William E. Smith, co-suggestors ;nventions." Langley Field. MARSHALL -k STAR Page 3 S&M Bowling League LOO, L&M Organize Plays Each Tuesday Strikes and Spares Salute Goes to Secretary The S&M Men's Bowling League, A mixed bowling league, called made up primarily nf employee:; the Strikes and Spares, composed In FMO Accounting Branch from MSFC's Structures and Me primariiy of MSFC employees from chanics Division, began its season the Launch Operations Directorate of play on September 19. The and the Light and Medium Ve '"Funds" and "finance" ar~ maintendnre of the financial ac league bowls every Tuesday night hicles Office, is competing each everyday wonls to Mrs. Martha counting system including main at 8:30 at the Pin Palace in Hunts Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the Marsh, secretary to the chief of tenance of records and control of funds, preparation of financial ville. Plamor in Huntsville. the Accounting Branch in MSFC's League officials include Warren Dave Cramblitt of LOD is league Financial Management Office and reports and information, property Straley of S&M's Future Projects president. Robert Mcorc, LOD is recipient of this week's Sbr accovnting and payroll activities. Design Branch, president; Alex league vice-president, and Mrs. Salute. Wide Variety D"Af;ostino of S&M's Structures Kathlene Clark of L&M is league The Branch's responsihilities in Carrying out a wide variety of Branch, vice president; and Fred secretary-treasurer. clude development, operation and secretarial duties for the Branch, Bramm of S&M's Propulsion Me Teams in the league are to be Martha prepares reports and cor chanics Branch, secretary-treasur named shortly. Results to date are respondence, maintains files, and er. as follows: acts as control clerk for all mail Results of play as of September Team Won Lost received at her building. 26 are as follows: No. 4 ...... 13 3 In addition, she serves as alter Team Won Lost No. 3 ...... 10 6 nate cashier for the Center, taking General Precision, Inc. 8 0 No. 1 ...... 10 6 over cashier duties whenever the Team No. '7 ...... 7 1 No. 7 ...... 9 7 regular cashier is not available. Catha's Toy & No. 2 ...... 7 9 Books Must Balance Hobby Center ...... 7 1 No. 6 ...... 6 10 "When I perform this duty, Mar Team No. 8 ...... 5 3 N0. 8 ...... 5 11 tha relates, I am accountable for Southerland Blueprint .. 5 3 No. 5 ...... 4 12 the Center's operating funds-ma· Team No. 4 ...... 4 4 200 games (Sept. 28): G. Huff king cash payments and advances, Team No. 10 ...... 31/z 4% man. 220; F. Clark, 214; 0. Spark and receiving all cash collections Friden Furies ...... 3 5 man, 202. and effecting proper di.stribution Batts Apothecary ...... 2 6 of these funds. When the regular Team No. 1 ...... 2 6 cashier returns, the botiks must Dusters ...... 1 7 GYRO & STABILIZER balance." Howard Associates ... . 1/2 7112 BOWLING LEAGUE A native of Huntsville, Martha 200 Games: Wayne Ivey; Cary was graduated from Huntsville Ilutliwd. September 28, 1961 High School and attended Florence Team Won Lost State College at Florence, Ala. H.esearch ...... 14 2 She began work at Huntsville in Calibrators ...... 13 3 May, 1956, as a clerk general in KERR Pinnuts ...... 12 4 the Fabrication and Assembly En AB-Fives ...... 11 5 gineering Division. In July, 1960, (Continued I<'rom Page 1) Astro-Space ...... 8 8 tor of NASA's Office of Public she assumed duties as secretary Brownies ...... 7 9 in the Accounting Branch. Information; Don McBride, special 7 9 ABMA ...... Beta Sigma Phi assistant to Senator Kerr; Jim Networks ...... 7 9 An active member of Beta Sigma Gehrig, special assistant to Sen. Navigation ...... 6 10 JOURNAL VOUCHER - Mrs. Phi, an international business Stuart Symington of Missouri; Ro Demods ...... 5 11 Martha Marsh, this week's Star women's sorority, she is vice pres bert Donihi and Alton Frye, spec Bendix ...... 4 12 Salute, prepares a journal vouch ident of the Gamma Beta Chapter ial assistants to Sen. Thomas J. Chrysler ...... 2 14 er-one of her many duties as -one of four Huntsville chapters. Dodd of Connecticut, and Miss 200 Games: Ronnie Driver--234; secretary to the chief of the Ac· Carol Wilson, staff assistant to Harry Reid-226; F. Edwards- counting Branch in MSFC's Finan· Martha is married to Norman F. Marsh Sr., a Brown Engineer Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hamp 211; Dale Dugal-201; Ken Yama cial Management Office. She has ing Co., draftsman working under shire. i;hita-201; Erskine Marsh-200. been working at Huntsville since To Visit Other NASA Centers High Serie.> (Scratch)-Ronnie 1956, and with the Accounting contract to MSFC's Launch Opera The party was scheduled to be Driver, 588. Branch since July 1960. tions Directorate. briefed at Redstone Arsenal by Outstanding spare pick up-Vic "Norman was a co-op student from Auburn when we met," Mar the Army Ordnance Missile Com Heilers, 6, 7, 10. mand on its Nike Zeus anti-mis S&M Mixed League tha explains, "and he is now com sile missile system before depart pleting his studies at the Univer ing to visit other NASA research Bowls on Fridays sity Center in Huntsville." facilities in California. NASA MEN'S They reside at 2119 Lynn Circle Also invited to attend the BOWLING LEAGUE The S&M Mixed Bowling League in Huntsville and have one son, ground-breaking were nine mem· began play September 22, com Norman Jr., who is two years old. bers of the Marshall Center's Com- September 28. 1961 posed primarily o.f Structures Bowling, Swimming munity Advisory Committee: Team Won Lost and Mechanics Division employees Both Norman and Martha en Harry M. Rhett, Jr., Committee Ensor & Dunn Realty .. 12 4 and their wives. Competition is joy bridge, bowling, and swim chairman; Huntsville Mayor R. B. Alley Cats ...... 10 6 held each Friday night at 6 p.m. ming, and both have participated Searcy; Sen. Dave Archer, Rep. Eclipse Pioneers ...... 10 6 at the Pin Palace. in bowling leagues. "However we Roscoe Roberts and Rep. Luke Maulers ...... 10 6 League officials include Bill aren't league bowlers this year;• Reynolds of Madison County; Jack Murray Company ...... 9 7 Corcoran, president; Larry Salter, Martha explains, "since Norman Giles, chairman of the Huntsville SPACO ...... 9 7 vice-president, and Hal Coldwater, is taking courses at the Univer Madison County Chamber of Com· FEB ...... 7 9 secretary-treasurer. All three are sity Center and chasing my son merce's Marshall Center Commit Penhall National Homes 7 9 employed in S&M's Structures keeps me pretty busy." tee; Roy Stone, chairman, Madis Tom Pogue ...... 7 9 Branch. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. on County Board of Commission Hayes Corp...... 6 l•J Results to date are as follows: Bruce Patton of 213 Longwood ers, and Will Halsey, president, AASLI ...... 5 11 Team Won Lost Drive S. E. in Huntsville, Martha Huntsville Industrial Expansion ll. E. Jones Garage .... 4 12 Parkway Cities Service .... 7 1 has three sisters: Mrs. Jimmy Committee. High handicap series-Adcock, Meadow Gold ...... 6 2 (Barhara) Chandler, who also 721; high handicap single game Batt's Apothecary ...... 5 3 works in the Financial Manage McGrady, 274; high scratch series Town & Country Realty .... 4 4 ment Office; Mrs. Ronald (Linda) REACTION ENGINE. An engine -McGrady. 578; high scratch sin Adam's Distrib. Co...... 3 5 Henry, who is employed with the in which thrust ~s generated by gle gamc-McGrady. 255. King's Inn Restaurant .... 3 5 Control Office at the Army Ord expelling a stream of moving 200 Games: Cobb, 208; Adcock, Monroe Calculators ...... 2 6 riance Missile Command, and Miss particles rearwards. 204; Counts. 212. Ragland Realty ...... 2 6 Catherine Patton, nine years old. Page 4 MARSHALL i:f STAR Liquid Hydrogen Testing

Liquid hydrogen tests have begun at the Marshall Center's recently completed liquid hydrogen test facility, operated by the Experimental Mechanics Section of the Propulsion and Mechanics Branch, Structures and Mechanics Division.

The facility first underwent a checkout period with liquid nitrogen to assure proper operation with the potentially more dangerous liquid hydrogen-a rocket fuel slated to propel upper stages for Saturn and Nova spate vehicles. Liquid hydrogen tests began August 30.

The new facility is designed to familiarize MSFC personnel with liquid hydrogen, a highly explosive propellant with an approximate boiling point of -420 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies will include tempera· ture stratification, draining and sloshing problems, pressurization meth· ods, and operation of launch and space vehicle components in connec· tion with liquid hydrogen. Tests are being conducted in a double-wall aluminum test chamber, one foot in diameter and three feet in length, which was fabricated by the Development Shop Section.

In the photos are seen:

A) The liquid hydrogen test pad, located west of Bldg. 4623. The test chamber is in the center of the sto;nd, which is built on a 25x75 foot reinforced concrete pad. Also at the site are special containers for liquid hydrogen, a vacuum pump, and an eight-foot measuring trailer.

B) Mike Walsh (standing), test engineer, watching Harvey Pope, guided missile mechanical installer and repairer, adjust a fitting in piping leading from the test chamber.

C) William R. Young, electronic equipment maker installer and repairer leader, checking out operation of a gas analyzer used to ana· lyze contents of the test chamber prior to addition of liquid hydrogen. Prior to a test the chamber is purged with nitrogen to eliminate all oxygen, and then with hydrogen gas to eliminate the nitrogen.

D) Bob Edwards, unit chief, in the measuring trailer at the test site, discussing test preparations with personnel in the control room lo· cated some 540 feet away in Bldg. 4623.

E) Charles D. Hoover, guided missile mechanical installer and re· pairer, operating a remote control panel in the control room to initiate purging of the test chamber. In the background, C. R. Hammon, tech· nician, readies recording equipment for a test.

MARSHALL "k STAR Page 5 43 EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE Publication Of 'Handbook' To Take Place This Month ~1'.lcGraw Hill Book Company Gf tor, who served as chairman of New York City has announced the editorial board and w1 ote the forthcoming publication during Oc forward: Thomas F. Dixon, direc tober of the "Handbook of A5tro tor of the OfficP. of Launch Ve· nautical Engineering," e:iited by hicle Programs, NASA; Dr. Walter Heinz H. Koelle, director of MSFC's H. Dornberger, vice president, di Future Projects Office. rector of engineering, Aerospace A total of 43 MSFC err.ployees Division, Bell Aircraft Corp. are contributors to the volume. Krafft A. Ehricke, program di The book, states McGraw-Hill, is rector, Centaur, General Dynamic5; the first summarization between Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, director of two covers of the present state of MSFC's Research Projects Division, the space flight technology. It has Prof. Hermann Oberth and Prof. been prepared hy :i team of 150 E. Saenger. specialists from government agen Six Parts cies, industry and universities and The Handbook covers all areas is the culmination of three years' of practical astronautical engineer ing and is broken into six parts; DR. CANNON'S VISIT-Dr. Robert H. Cannon, Jr., (left) of work. Other Contributors fundamentals of astronautical engi Stanford University examines portions of a disassembled air bear In adrlition to Koelle, contri nering, astrodynamics, astrionics, ing gyro with Dr. Walter Haeussermann, director of MSFC's Guid butors to the book include: Dr. propulsion systems, space vehicles ance and Control Division. Dr. Cannon expressed his appreciation Wernher von Braun, MSFC direr- and space flight opert

Five members of the Rocket torium. City Astronomical Association In the presentations, Beck in three working at MSFC, one from troduces the speakers and acts .is the Army Rocket and Guided Mis master of ceremonies. Green talk> sile Agency and one from the Ar on "What Makes an Intelligent Be my Ballistic Missile Agency, are ing." Wells discusses "Man's delivering public presentations en Search for Life on Other Worlds," titled "The Search for Life on while Ferdie's presentation is en Other Worlds," sponsored jointly titled "'Ihe Origin and Develop hy HCAA and area astronomy ment of Life in the Universe. ' clubs. Smith's original art work illustrates MSFC participants include Mal the talks. ON TEST STAND-Left to rignt, t). R. Tessman, MSFC Test colm H. Smith, an employee in the Talk Tonight Graphics Engineering and Model In addition, Ferdie, as~isted by Division deputy director; Col. Stanley Dickinson and Lt. Col. Wil Studies Branch, Management Ser Smith, will speak tonight on "Com liam D. H. Blackman, British Army liaison officers; Cecil John Car vices Office; Ronald D. Ferdie, a munications with Life on Other ter and David Cavanaugh, British Embassy, discuss MSFC test pro Chrysler employee working in the Worlds" at a joint dinner meet grams during a tour of the Center's static test tower. Carter, director Structures and Mechanics Division, ing of ARGMA writers and editors of guided weapons and electronics, Defense Research Staff, and and Larry J. Beck, a Chrysler em and National Security Industrial Cavanaugh, assistant director, toured MSFC facilities last Wednes ployee in the Guidance and Con Association representatives at th'~ day, and were also briefed on the Center's programs. trol Division. Other participants in Albert-Pick Motel at 7 p.m. tlude William B. Green from AR GMA and Ern3st H. Wells from the year now totals 404 mjuries in ABMA. INJURIES RISE 8.254,861 manhours. Nine disabling AUBURN U TOPS Florence Presentation DURING AUGUST injnries have be<'n recorded. IN GRADUATES August injuries wcrl' di~tribnted The group will deliver one pres MSFC injuries were on the up as follows: Guidance and Control, HIRED BY MSFC entation tomorrow night at the swing during the month of August, 8; Structures and Mechanics:, 2; Wesleyan Auditorium in Florence, Recent reports from the Person acc0rding to figures from the Cen Financial Management, 1; Quaiity, Ala., in a public meeting sponsor nel Branch, Management Services ter Safety Office. 2; Management Services, 2; Fabri Office, show that 109, 1961 gradu ed jointly by the RCAA and the Fifty-seven injuries '"ere report cation and Assembly Engineering, Tri-Cities Astronomy Club. Anoth ates from 48 colleges or univer:>i ed during August while 42 were 11; Test. 13: Techn1cal Services ties have been hired or committed er appearance is scheduled in reported during July. There were, 14; and Launch Operations Direc Birmingham on October 17, spon by Marshall since the first of the however, no disabling injuries re torate, 4. year. sored jointly by RCAA and the corded during August. Two of the One fire was reported during Birmingham Astronomy Club. This These figures include only grad July accidents were classified dis August. It was rrcorded in Aero uates in engineering and physical public program will be held at abling. ballistics. Damage was estimated sciences. the Alabama Power Company Audi- The Center's accident record for at $15. Auburn t:uiversity graduates lead in the number hired with a total of 12. The University of Ala bama is a close second on the list with 11. Both Alabama institutions are tied, however, in the number hired or committed with 15. DRIVE (Continued From Page 1) cent. Other percentages based on amounts collected as compared to est2blishcd quotas were: Patent Counsel, 88 per cent; Office 0f the Director, 8€ per cent; Fi nallcial Management, 83 per cent; NASA Auditors, 75 per cent; Fab rication and Assembly Engineer ing, 74 percent; Weapons Sys tems, 69 per cent; Future Proj ects, 69 per cent; Structures and Mechanics, 66 per cent; Reliability, 65 per cent; Management Services, 57 per cent; Quality, 56 per cent: Launch Operations Directorate, 49 per cent; Test, 48 per cent: Aero ballistics, 46 per cent; Industrial Relations, 46 per cent; Computa tion Division, 45 per cent; Tech REPEAT PERFORMANCE-The Traffic Management Branch, Management Services Office, shown nical Program Coordination, 44 above, has gone 100 per cent fair share in this year's UGF drive-just as it did in last year's campaign. per cent; "Good work," says Vic Sorensen, Management Services UGF chairman, in congratulating branch em Legal, 37 per cent; Guidance and Control, 35 per cent; Public Infor ployees on their contributions. They are, left to right: first row, Billy C. Neal, Nina Perry, Gladys W. mation, 34 per cent; Technical Ser Justin and Mildred B. Bobo; second row-Annie B. Bridges, Virginia D. Scott; Ruth E. Gorum, Dannie vices, 33 per cent; Saturn Sys Ogle, Carolyn Beeler and Linda Pailloz; third row-Jane Lokey, Luther Bishop, William A. Geiger and tems, 30 per cent; Research Proj Albert J. Williams. Also in the Branch, but not pictured, are Richard Fillmore, Guy Cannon, Doris Mc ects, 29 per cer;t; Light and Med Graw and Jimmie Butler. ium Vehicles, 27 per cent. MARSHALL -1:? STAR Page 7 SEPTEMBER 19 S&M Sets 'Pledging Day' In UGF Campaign Effort

"Organizatiun and cooperation termine their responsibility and be were key worrls in the unique and preparecl to pledge 011 pledging successful UGF campaign conduct day. He noted, however that em ed in the Structures and Mechan ployees were not requned to ics Division," explains W. A. pledge on September 19, but only Mrazek, division director. encouraged to do so if they could. At the end of the first week of At the close of pledging day, the campaign, the division had Mrazek extended congratulations achieved 90 per cent of its goal to division employees, noting that pledged, with 83 per cent partici in l3st year's campaign it harl pation. taken four weeks to achieve the The division accomplished this participation that the division had PLEDGING DAY-Mrs. Judy Fikes, Structures and Mechanics record by setting aside a special accomplished in one week this Division, and L. G. Jackson, UGF finance and reports chairman, pledging day-September 19. All veai•. pause for the Star photographer during a discussion of posters used employees were urged to make · Al T. Flynn, S&M administra their pledging decision on that tive officer, served as vice-chair to emphasize "Pledging Day" in the S&M UGF effort. date, with participation encourag man for the campaign. ed by colorful posters located Branch coordinators for the ef throughout the division. fort included Conrad Swanson, i11cluded branch, section and office N. M. and vicinity. Depart Nov. In announcing pledging day, Harvey Mossa'Nir, Eugene Kirk chiefs. IO, return Nov. HI. Call 876-6872. Mrazek urged all employees to land, John Welzyn, Dr. Karl 0. Y. Reece. read all UGF information, de- Pschera and Gord0n Ricks. Agents FOR SALE: Tennessee Walking Horse. Seven year old stallion. Per fectly trained and gentle enough WANT ADS for children. Call 5;$6-2474 from 8:00 to 4::30. The Star's want-ad section is FOR SALE: Hunti11g Bow-50 provided as a personal, non· lb. pull, arrows, quiver, glove, arm commercial service to Marshall guarcl, $40.00. Trade for shotgun employees. Listings are limited or 22 nistol. Gilmore 539-3726. to personal type services, sucil FOR . SALE: Kenmore 30" gas as car-pool requests, and the stove. 2 years old, excellent con exchange of small personal it dition, has full oven and pan ems. Contributions of not more cake grill, $25.00. Call 539-8394 than 20 words should be sub OT 876-5009. mitted in writing not later than Friday noon to M-PIO, Atten tion: Mrs. Ivey. New Orleans C of C Gives Correct Way WANTED: Ride or join car To Say Michoud pool from Glasgow Rd. NW. Yar brough E~tates, 3rd Addition to Of late, there has been some Bldg. 4488. Hrs. 8:00-4:30. Call question about the proper pro Southerland 876-7571 or 536-5326. nunciation of ::i certain Louisiana WANTED: Ride from Meadow manufacturing plant called th/) Hills (Atkins Drive) to Bldg. 4487. Michoud Ordnance Plant. Hours 7: 15 to 3:45. Call Taylor Some call it My Shoud (as in 876-4781, 534-9640. shroud). Others say Me-Shoud FOR SALE: Portabl~-Webcor (still a:; in shroud). Then there stereo 3 speaker 2 detachable less are those who have had a semester than 1 year old. $65.00. Phone 876 or so of French in school who 5520 or 536-3210. prefer to say Me-Shu (with em WANTED: To join car pool phasis on Shu). from N. Pkwy. (Valley View Es They are all wrong. tates) to Bldg. 4484-4488. Work According to the natives who hours 7:30-4:00. Call Earl Hoffer live in the area-about 16 miles 876-6179. cast of the heart of the Crescent FOR SALE: Portable sewing City-and the New Orleans Cham machine, fully automatic. Like new ber C>f Commerce, it's correctly pro condition. $125.00 Mrs. Cothren, nounced thusly: 876-1743. Mee-Shu (emphasis on the Mee). FOR SALE: Omega D-2 Enlarg er, 2% x 31.;4 speed graphic, flash attachments, cut film holders. Both MADE WHERE? for $75 00. Call 536-0471, 876-6392, ION ENGINE-An experimental ion engine, which many scien· Mr. Susko. A Mercury-Redstone rocket tists say may be the ultimate form of propulsion for long trips into FOR SALE: 5 pc. dinette set standing at the main gate of the space, is readied for a test run in simula,ed space by a technician and new box <;prings and mattress, Alabama State Fair grounds for at Hughes Aircraft Company's Research Laboratories at Malibu, not used. Rob2rt Schow 876-8657 several days has been the target Calif. Hughes, which is developing an ion engine under contract or 539-4280. of only one "inscription" and most with MSFC, demonstrated operation of an experimental ion engine FOR SALE: Maroon sofa. Very MSFC workers probably won't ap to newsmen, science and technical writers last Wednesday. NASA's gcod condition $50.00. Call 536 preciate what some public scrib 4735. Stephen F. Hein. Lewis Research Center is also developing an ion engine. Initial bler saw fit to pc11cil on this WANTED: Riders to share history-making rocket-"Made In flight test of both engines is scheduled for late 1962. plane expenses to Albuquerque, Japan." Page 8 MARSHALL * STAR