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Apollo/Skylab ASTP and Shuttle Orbiter Major End Items , , ___ . _.. .., ..- - -.- -"" ".. 4.Q& . .. JSC -' 03600 ' APOLLO/SKYLAB ASTP AND SHUTTLE --ORBITER MAJOR END ITEMS MARCH 1978 F I NAL REPORT LYNDON B. JOHN§QN SPACE CENTER Houston, Te- PREPARED BY BW3/MC3 'i; . .I __"___ .......... .....- .. ..... ............... ..._....... L_- . 'I :. (3 ProgramOperations Office PROGRAM OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION U L. NASA Johnson Space Center MSC-03600 - Apollo/Skylab/ASTP -Houston, Texas 77058 Major End I telns .. - Effectivedate: January 31, 1971! ." - National Air and Space Museum NASA-JSC- thsonianInstitution -. Smi AP5/C. A. Biqgs Attn: F. C, Durant, I11 BT/J. J Shannon A&I, 2163 . 9th Street and JeffersonDrive BC27/W. E. Wright BTZ/bJ. C. Farries Washington, DC 20560 BW3/A. L. Brady (6) GAC-BETHPAGE LA12/T. E. O'Briant EC/H. L. Stutesman E. F. Hogan ES/D. ti. Greenshields FE2/S. Faber Rockwell -DOWJ~J- FE3/K. I. Mansfield B, B. Bolger,Dept. 077, FC23 JF3jJ.Priode C. F. Hughes, Dept.695-300, SC60 JF3/J. P. Olivares Dundas, Dept.026, JF3/F. C. Morford N. C. 5883- D. R. Ryati, FC64 JF34/D. Rodriguez b. L. Samsal, Dept. 014, -FC23 LA2/0. G. Morris MA/A. Cohen Rockwell -KSC MR/W. B. Wilson MR24/G. B. Anderson ,a R. W. Pyle MT/A. Hobokan : .' L. R. Parrott PA/G. S. Lunney PH/L. G. Williams NASA Headquarters RE/K. R. Haynes WC2/F. T. Burns LFC-l8/W. J . 0 I Donne1 1 t: M-l/M. L. McNickle WC2/W. B. Karpf MTE-3/J. H, VonPuttkamer WC2/J. G. OeLeonardis MHS"I/P, V. Dunfee WSK/A. E. Morse WT3/Z. K. Eubanks NASA-MSFC , ALOl /H . Stri ckland The FoundationInstitute Attn: Gary C. Hudson NASA- KSC 85 EastGerdnium Avenue PA-VIC/P. A. Fagnant St. Paul , Minnesota 551 17 NOTE: Requests fordeletions or changes tothe DOCUMENT should be directed to BW3/A C.-Chance or S. R. Weathersby,telephone (713) 483-5326 or 483-2658. Requests fordeletions, substitutions, or changes 1.0 thedistribution list shouldbe directed to WB/Jeanie Walker,telephone (713) 483-5834. I 1 ,Page 1 1 i " - ~. - .- - I PAEFACE i " I The purposeof this document is to reflect the last known i status of selected end items, It is hoped that it will im- prove the utilization of the hardware and reduce new procure- ments and fabrications by usingavailable assets. It also serves as a thumbnail historical reference as well as a quick .)i i progressreport of items still in production,scheduled for movement, or of current tests. I i ! Responsiblepersonnel or custodians are cited, where known, because these individuals-are the most likely ,ones to know I thecurrent condikion,planned usage, configuration, and the availability. for other utilization, for each end item tracked. .. This document is not necessarily an accountability instrument butserves as a locationindicator of select assets. Anyone finding changes 0.r corrections that should be made to this document should informally report the information to the Orbiter bgiBtiCs Office hC3/BW31, NASA JQ~~SQS$pBce Center Center, Houston, Texas 77058,.telephone area code -(13-483- ' 2657, Copies of documents moving any of the end itemscited herein should be f'urnished to the above address for proper tracking of the item. ___.NOTE: This is the last update of the major end items status report.This office will continue to control flown hardware. Page 2 Rockwell Inbernational Corporation-Downey Mr. C. Hughes, Mail Code ~~60,Dept. 695-400 telephone 508-594-2239 Mr. B. B. Bolger, Mail Code CB54, Dept . 077, telephone 213-922-3400 Mr. W. B. Wilson, Mail Code, MR, NASA-SSFRO, telephone 213-922-3358 -JSC Mr. R. D. McCafferty, FE, Bldg. 30, Room 202211, x5238 Mr. A. C Chapman, Es64, Bldg 49, x2517 Mr. J. A. Wood, Ep2, Bldg. 16, x4571 Mr. C. A. Biggs, Ap5, Bldg. 2, x4241 Mr. T. E. O'Briant, LA14,Bldg. 4, X2738 lvIr + A. E. Lightsey, 338, Bldg: -16, Room 271,x2237 Mr. R. W. Bricker, ES6, x3166 Mr. V. C. Harmnersley, m63, B1dg.i 35, Room 216, x2415 Mr. S, Faber, FE, Bldg.. 30 Room 2014 , x5238 Mr. K. Mansfield, FE3, Bldg. 30, Room 2020B, x 4626 Mr J. W. Griff in, EE6, Bldg b 14, Room 113, x2189 Mr. W. K. Williams, FE2, Bldg. 30, Room 2026~,x3981 Mr. R. N. Stucky, 1~36,Bldg. 13, Room 124, x3251 Mr. D. 0. Billingsly, EI2, Bldg. 32, Room 205, x4226 Mr. 0. F. Prude, FE2, Bldg. 30, Room 2028B, x5104 Ksc-RASP0 Mr. A. E. Morse, WSK, x7870 -MSFC Mr. J . Levinson, Mail Code ~~03,:x3-4579 Mr. R. Ise, mil Code GAO1, x0844 Mr. K. R. Haynes, RE, x5137 3 ORBITER VEHICLES VEHICLE NO. UTILIZATION REMARKS " 101 ALT at DF'RC Conversion to flight vehicle later 102 First DDT&E Being fabricated at Downey Orbital Flights 103 NASA vehicle c I BLOCK I1 ,CSM Page 4 - CSM UTILIZATION" .. - - - boShock Tests. - lransferred to Smithsonian. Was on LisFlay at KSC during NASA Bicenten- tial Exhibit. On loan to Russia for LSTP display. Chermal vac. tests, ;me as 2TV-1. retain for Pyro Shock Pests. 4coustic Vibration. iee 3-2. J-Series . CSM Acoustic Vibration. bnverted back to - 105. Skylab. :See CSM LOT). " Mockup CM used for Scrapped, Skylab flight crew interface training. CM 2s-2 or CM simulator used for 3Ms1 Skylab flight crew Structure only, no' systems' ,equipmend (CM 100) training ad familiar: installed. - !J?ransferred to Smith- zation. sonian as an artifact. See SivI 012. 3RC-1 3Rc-2 SM (SM 100) used for Transferred from WSTF to Smithsmian (SM 100) ground test purposes dn display at ISHF, Alamagordo, NM. and time life studies Static Test. See CSM 3s-2. J-Series. CSM 3s-2 Static Test. CM 014 Downey/SD. See CSM 014. See (CM 014) Skylab. CSM 105AV for SMl.O5. CN 014 scrappe (SM 105) , BLOCK I1 CSM CSM uTILIzlA!rIav " - " CSM"lO1 AS-~O~/SLA#5 :- CSM 1o;L launched as Apollo 7. Only CM 101 recovered.Transferred tothe Smtthsonian.Presently at National Museum of Science andTechno ow, bt;tawa, Ont . Canada, until gj79. CSM 102 Not a flight space- CM 102 locatedscrapped, Downey/SD. craft. SM 102 ALE24 3M 102 on display at JSC with "Littlc verification tests. Joe". Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, May 1977. CSM 103 CSM lo3 was launched as Apollo 8. Only CM 103 was recovered and it has been transferred to the Smith- sonian Institution. On loan to " Chicago Museum of Science & Industry CSM 104 AS 504 - Mission D. CSM 104 launched as Apollo 9. Only SLA,. LM-3. CM 104 recovered 3/13/69. Transfer- ired to the Smithsonian (HOU 497) . Presently at Michigan Science Centel Jackson, Michigan, until 3/79. CSM 105 AV Acoustic/Vibration - Displayed at Paris Air Sbw. Skylab. Not a flight Transferred to the Smithsonian. P& spacecraft. .of ..I ASIT- display at NASM. .. CSM 106 Extended life tests CSM 106 launched 88 Apollo 10. Only planned use - RCM - CM 106 recovered e 5/18/69. Trans- ferred to Smithsonian. 6n dispqey a1 verification CCA -P4 ' ' 3604B. Science Museum, hndopl,agland,.. CSM 107 Planned use - CSM 107 launched 7/16/69 as Apoilo 1 Smithsonian. Only CM lo7 was recovered. Complete tour of 50 states and received by the Smithsoniandurin June 1971. On displin National Air & Space aseum, %shington, D. C . cm 108 SA-507 CSM io8 launched as Apollo12. Only SUI #15 SM-6. CM 108 recovered.Transferred to Smithsonian during July 1971.. At Langley Research Center after returr from Paris Air Show. .,. BLOCK 11 CSM UTILIZATION CSM 109 bunched as Apollo 13. Only CMIlO9 SA-508 recovered.Transferred' the Smith- SLA to #16 m-7. sonian as an artifact, Now on dis- play at KSC Visitor Center. CSM 110 SA-509 Mission H-3 CSM 110 launched as Apollo 11t on SLA #17 L"8. 1/31/71. OnLy CM 110 recovered. Cransferred to Smithsonian, May 1977. >n display at Rockwell/SD, Downey, CA SA-514- Launched on .STP mission. ..Only CMl3.1 CSM 1ll SLA #18 recovered.Returned in August 1975 to Rockwell-Downey for post-flight test. Transferred to Smithsonian -- on display at KSCI CSM 112 SA-510 Wssion J-1 CSM 112 launched as Apollo 15 on f SLA #1g "10. 7/26/71. Only CM 112 recovered. Extended lunar rransferred to Smithsonian on 7/22/74 exploration.Engineer- Presently at U .S. Air Force Museum, ing support vehicle. Jrilfht-P tterson Air Force Base, Ohio until 12978. CSM 113 SA-5ll Mission5-2 CSM 113 launched as Apollo 16 on SLA #20 "11. 4/16/72. Only CM 113 recovered Extended lunm Transferred to Smithsonian in Novem- exploration. ber 1973. Presently at Alabama. Space snd Rocket Center until 12/78. CSM 114 AS-512 Mission 5-3 CSM 114 launched as Apollo 17 on SLA #21 "12. 12/6/72. Only CM 114 recovgred,,. ... Extended lunar Traneferred to Smithsonian :, Retained exploration. at JSC for $public dis2la.y. CSM 115 Transferred to Smithsonian. CSM at CA. Will move CSM 115~ Spares Vehicle. CSM 115A stored in Bldg. 247, Rockwel /SD, Downey, CA. Transferred to the Smithsonian display location unknown as of 1/78 (possibly Japan). CSM UTIIitWfCBY " ;1113 hmed Flight - CSM 116 assigned Skylab-2; for "a 28- 35 6 - launch vehicle daymission. Launched 5/25/73, 316 4 Only CH 116 recovered on 6/22/73. 'Pransferred Smithsonian in Novem -. ... , . to ber 1.973, Presently at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola,Florida until 12/78. Manned Flight - CSM 1x7 assigned Slrylab-3 for a SLA 23 - launch 59-day mission.hunched on 7/28/7 vehicle 207 CM,117.
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