There has been growing concern in many quarters regarding the adequacy and formality of the final verification testing of the Apollo spacecraft computer program and its interfaces with other spacecraft systems. This concern led to a meeting on March 21st to decide whether everything was really okay and whether something should be done about it….
Category: Apollo 5
LGC program status for AS-206
We spent a lot of time at MIT last week wrestling with the AS-206 problem. Although in a previous note I expressed some optimism regarding possibility of recovering some of the one month slip MIT draped on us, they have convinced me now that there is really not much chance. As a result we pretty…
Spacecraft computer storage requirements for restart protection
In response to a question by George Low the other day, I checked into the amount of computer memory used to provide restart protection. On Sunburst, the LM-1 program, almost 1200 words or 4 percent of the total will entirely fill memory, 4 percent would be about 1500 words. Incidentally, 225 words of that 1200…
A new rope module for LM-1 computer
On August 16 General Bolender approved remanufacture of Module III of the LM-1 spacecraft computer program ropes. This was done based on the recommendation of both MIT and MSC technical personnel in order to correct two deficiencies….
Notes from ASPO Manager’s staff meeting – July 24
I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings by going to George Low’s staff meeting instead of yours, but he specifically asked me to come and I felt you would agree that would be best. If not, please advise. I did pick up a few items that may be of interest to you which it is…