I think we have pretty well established the transearth MCC maneuver philosophy now. As you know, it involves making small corridor correction maneuvers as their need becomes apparent. Nominally they will be made with the RCS propulsion system utilizing the SCS control system. Very large attitude errors may be tolerated during the burn….
Month: June 1968
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At the June 14 “D” Rendezvous Mission Techniques meeting, I unofficially (I guess) assigned at action item to your people who were there. Specifically, we asked for MIT’s recommended procedure for adjusting the W-matrix during rendezvous navigation in both the LGC and CMC. As a matter of fact, I understand that your people intend to…
Relative orientation of the LM and CSM navigation bases
Unless some unexpected problem arises, it is currently planned to align the LM platform on the “D” mission for the docked DPS burns without AOT star observations. The primary reason for this is to save LM RCS fuel, although it is anticipated that overall crew procedures may also be simplified. The proposed technique involves taking…