DOCKING AND RENDEZVOUS Rev Date:5/9/2000 Section 093

CENTER SERIES DOCKING AND RENDEZVOUS This subseries consists of documents related to the design and operation of orbital docking mechanisms for spacecraft rendezvous. This includes correspondence, contractor reports, design notes, and other materials related to Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and Space Station docking technology. In addition, the subseries includes information on international docking systems (with emphasis on the Soviet Salyut spacecraft). Of particular interest is a large group of materials from the early 1960's on the subject of Lunar Orbital Rendezvous. They originate with the papers of John C. Houbolt, D. Brainerd Holmes, and John Eggleston. The documents are dated from 1960 through 1988 and were collected by Mark Clark in the course of research for a historical thesis on docking technology. (A copy of the completed paper is included in the series.) Material is arranged chronologically. Reports are filed separately from the correspondence. Inventory SubHeading: Box Number: 1 Correspondence 1949, 1951, 1960 - 1963 Correspondence 1964 - 1969 Correspondence 1970 Correspondence 1971 Correspondence 1972 Correspondence 1973 Correspondence 1974 - 1979 SubHeading: Box Number: 2 Correspondence 1980 - 1981 Correspondence 1982 - 1984 Correspondence 1985 - 1987 Undated Material SubHeading: Box Number: 3 Studies Related to Lunar and Planetary Missions by the Lunar May 26, 1960 Trajectory Group of the Theoretical Mechanics Division The Trajectories and Some Practical Guidance Considerations for January 25, 1961 Rendezvous and Return MSFC - Orbital Docking and February 17, 1961 Operations Program MTP-M-FPO Preliminary Study of a Piloted Rendezous Operation from the Lunar February 21, 1961 Surface to an Orbiting Space Vehicle Extensions of Optimum Time to February 28, 1961 Rendezvous Studies Least Fuel, Least Energy and Salvo April 13, 1961 Rendezvous Problems and Potentialities of Space June 21, 1961 Rendezvous Analytical Evaluation of a Method of Midcourse Guidance for Rendezvous June 1961 with Earth Satellites Manned Lunar Landing Through Use of Lunar Orbit Rendezvous, Volume I October 31, 1961 and II Charts and Diagrams Re: Lunar Orbit 1961 Rendezvous A Study of the Positions and Velocities of a Space Station and a Ferry Vehicle 1961 During Rendezvous and Return A Study of the Optimum Velocity February 1962 Change to Intercept and Rendezvous Briefing on Research on Lunar Orbit Rendezvous for NASA Headquarters March 29, 1962 and Chance Vought Personnel Lunar Orbit Rendezvous and Manned April 1962 Lunar Landing Lunar Orbit Rendezvous News Conference on Apollo Plans at NASA July 11, 1962 Headquarters Lunar Orbital Rendezvous for Apollo July 17, 1962 SubHeading: Box Number: 4 Columbus Division - Closing Letter on the NASA Docking Study (including January 28, 1963 diagrams) Lunar Rendezvous (with related February 1963 memos) American Machine and Foundry Proposal for Experimental Test March 18, 1963 Equipment for Probe and Drogue Parameters McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Structural Dynamics Project Note March 1963 Gemini-Agena Six Degree-of-Freedom Docking Response Study Apollo Docking Study May 16, 1963 Preliminary Study of the Pilot - Controlled LEM Docking Maneuver, May 24, 1963 Project Apollo Working Paper No. 1075 A Simulation Study of the LEM Docking Maneuver Using a Minimum July 24, 1963 Impulse Control Mode, Apollo Working Paper No. 1082 A Short History of the Development of the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Plan at September 6, 1963 the Langley Research Center Apollo Docking Mechanism 1963 Photographs and Drawings Gemini Agena Target Vehicle Familiarization Manual Target Docking April 1, 1964 Adaptor An Analog Simulation Study of the Tether Concept of Apollo Docking April 15, 1964 Control MSC Internal Note No. 64-ET-35 Preliminary Design of Ring and Cone July 8, 1964 Docking Mechanism Briefing on Orbital Mechanics of October 15, 1965 Rendezvous Missions Fairchild Hiller, Airlock Presentation January 26, 1966 Boeing Scientific Research Electrical April 1966 Hazards of Docking in Space An Assessment of Rendezvous January 1967 Accomplishments Apollo Rendezvous with Command August 16, 1967 Module Active Jasinski, R.B. and E.H. Mertz, Gemini c. December 31, 1967 Rendezvous Braking Maneuvers Institute for Machine Technology / USSR Docking - Mechanism June 1970 Attenuator with Electromechanical Damper NASA Technical Translation - A Brief Description of the Radio Equipment December 1970 Used for Rendezvous by Soyuz Type Spacecraft USSR / US Docking Studies January 5, 1971

A Concept for a USSR/USA February 2, 1971 Rendezvous and Docking Mission North American Rockwell - The Neuter September 9, 1971 Docking System A Docking System for Future October 29, 1971 Spacecraft A Docking Mechanism for Apollo / November 17, 1971 Salyut Type Spacecraft English Translation of Five Papers Concerning Compatible Rendezvous November 29, 1971 and Docking Systems Received from USSR Delegation in Moscow U.S. / U.S.S.R. Compatibility Docking Nov. 26 - Dec. 9, 1971 Study Martin Marietta Corp. Preliminary Design of a Shuttle Docking and Cargo December 1971 Handling System SubHeading: Box Number: 5 Grumman -Study Requirements for ASSY and Docking of Spacecraft in April 1972 Earth Orbit, vols. 1-4 and Final Briefing Convair Aerospace Shuttle / RAM Deployment Mechanism Conceptual June 1, 1972 Design - RAM Phase B Study Special Task NASA Technical Translation - Draft of Technical Proposals for the June 1972 Experimental "Soyuz-Apollo" Flight Neuter Docking Mechanism Study June 1972 Docking Devices for Soyuz-Type June 1972 Spacecraft Requirements Specification for June 1972 Advance Mission Docking System Rockwell, CSM / Advanced Mission June 1972 Docking System, Vol. II SubHeading: Box Number: 6 Rockwell, CSM / Advanced Mission June 1972 Docking System, Vol. III - V (7 books) ASTP Test Plan for Scale Models of October 17, 1972 Apollo / Soyuz Docking System Docking System of Androgynous and November 1972 Peripheral Type Materials on Interacting Elements December 1972 ASTP Advanced Mission Docking 1972 System Minutes and Presentations SubHeading: Box Number: 7 Status of US/USSR Negotiations of Compatible Rendezvous and Docking January 18, 1973 Systems for Future Spacecraft Skylab News Reference. Multiple May 1973 Docking Adapter and Experiments Bibliography of Publications Pertaining June 1973 to Rendezvous Mission Simulator Engineering Principles to Assure Compatible Docking Between Future July 27, 1973 Spacecraft of USA and USSR Shuttle Docking System Configuration December 17, 1973 / Weight Analysis ASTP Docking Module / Docking System Integrated Ground Support December 1973 Equipment Test Configuration by Site (JSC-08820) Docking System Design Relative to May 28, 1974 International Agreements and Shuttle Program ASTP Command/Service Module and August 1, 1974 Docking Module Systems Handbook ASTP Command/Service Module and Docking Module Systems Handbook February 20, 1975 JSC-09085 ASTP Apollo Soyuz Docking System May 1, 1975 Sequence of Docking and Undocking ASTP Command/Service Module and Docking Module Systems Handbook June 20, 1975 (Document Change 2) Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Docking July 1, 1976 System Requirements for Spacecraft Docking October 1983 and Berthing Space Station Operations Technology Construction / Docking Technology December 1, 1983 RTOP 506-64-27 SubHeading: Box Number: 8 Rockwell Docking and Berthing Systems Apollo, Soyuz, and Space May 1984 Station Space Station Berthing and Docking October 15, 1984 Studies Retrieval Latch "Pull-Force" October 16, 1984 Soft Docking Study Mechanical Design 1984 Activities Module to Module Interface, Docking / 1984 Berthing Space Station Operations, Construction / Docking Technology October 22, 1985 Study Summary 506-64-27 Direction Sensitive Latch December 18, 1985 Automated Rendezvous Techniques - May 1986 Soyuz Operations Design of Orbital Docking Mechanisms May 1987 at NASA: A History International Spacecraft Docking Study January 1988 International Spacecraft Docking Study April 1988 - A Report to Congress Payload Installation and Deployment Aid for Space Shuttle Orbiter nd Spacecraft Remote Manipulator System Neuter Docking System Briefing nd Charts A Modular Docking Mechanism for In- Orbit Assembly and Spacecraft nd Servicing Docking System Design Relative to International Agreements and Shuttle nd Program ASTP Docking System Housing Indent nd Briefing Charts NASA Technical Note - The Preliminary Design of a Ring and Cone nd Docking Mechanism and the Related Post Contact Dynamic Analyses MSC Docking System Design Briefing nd Charts Reference - TextDBMS Database nd Runs Reference - RECON Database Runs nd Space Cooperation Bibliography nd SubHeading: Box Number: 9 Apollo Docking Mechanism Test - c. 1968 Photos