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4-MAN APOLLO RESCUE
MI SSION
Nove mbe r 1965
AS65-36
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC .
. SPACE and INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. ~
SPACE and INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
4-Man Apollo Res cue Mission
System Concept
Study Objectives
Study Ground Rule s .
Rescue CSM Performance
CONTENTS
Total Rescue Time V s Orientation of Disabled Vehicle Orbit.
Example of Required
Effect of Rescue Vehicle/Disabled Vehicle Orbit Phasing on
Rende zvous Time &.6. V
Modifications
Modifications (Continued)
Modifications (Continued)
Modifications (Continued)
Unmodified Systems
Estimated Weight Changes
Command Module Mission Weight History .
CM Center of Gravity at Entry
Rescue Vehicle Program "All
Rescue Vehicle Program liB"
Preliminary Cost Estimates
Conclusions
Four Crewmen in Block II CIM
Docking Provisions - 4 Man Apollo Rescue Vehicle Study
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SYSTEM CONCEPT
o LUNAR ORBITAL RESCUE MISSION
o MINIMUM MODIFIED 4-PLACE CSM RESCUE VEHICLE ON STAND-BY ALERT (ON PAD)
o ONE CREWMAN "FL YS" RESCUE VEH I CLE BOTH WAYS
o RESCUE VEHICLE RENDEZVOUS WITH DISABLED CSM AND/OR LEM IN LUNAR ORBIT
o DOCKING PROVISIONS FOR RV/CSM AND/OR RV/lEM DOCKING
o RESCUER PLUS THREE RESCUED CREWMAN RETURN (IN OR OUT OF SUITS)
o WATER LANDING AND RECOVERY
115ASl1297
STUDY OBJECTIVES
PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY OF 4-MAN CSM RESCUE VEHICLE CONCEPT
o PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY
o EXTENT OF MODIFICATIONS TO BLOCK II CSM
o WEIGHT AND BALANCE OF RESCUE VEHICLE
EXAMINE PROGRAM SCHEDULE COMPATIBILITY WITH APOLLO AND AES
ESTIMATE RDT&E AND INCREMENTAL PRODUCTION COSTS OF RESCUE VEHICLES
115ASl1298
STUDY GROUND RULES
o LEM NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF OR IN SUPPORT OF RESCUE VEHICLE
o LEM ADAPTER (SLA) RETAI NED
o SATURN V LAUNCH
o UTILIZE BLOCK II CSM WITH MINIMUM CHANGES
o ASSUME ADEQUATE LAUNCH FACILITIES AVAILABLE
o PROBE AND DROGUE INTERCHANGE CAPABILITY EN ROUTE
o UTILIZE LEM RADAR IN RESCUE VEHICLE FOR RENDEZVOUS WITH DISABLED CSM, ADD
SECOND TRANSPONDER FOR 300
0
COVERAGE.
o EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITIES ANTICIPATED .
o MANUFACTURING RATE CAN BE INCREASED FROM SIX TO NINE CSM1S PER YEAR
o EXAM I NE TWO BAS I C PROGRAMS
A. REASSIGN FIRST TWO RESCUE VEHICLES FROM BASIC APOLLO/AES SCHEDULE, FOUR
NEW VEHI CLES AT ONE/YEAR FOR TOTAL OF SIX
B. ACCELERATE PROGRAM TO NINE CSM1S PER YEAR, FABRICATE lWO NEW RESCUE
VEHICLES IN FIRST YEAR (NON-INTERFERENCE WITH APOLLO/AES) FOLLOWED BY
ONE/YEAR FOR TOTAL OF SIX
,
115AS11299
RESCUE CSM PERFORMANCE
0
SPACECRAFT WEIGHT AT TLI
CM 10,870 LB
SM (LESS USABLE S PS PROPELLANT 10,360
USABLE SPS PROPELLANT 39,880
(1.6:1 MIXTURE RATIO)
TOTAL WEIGHT 61,110 LB
0
II V BUDGET
TOTAL IlV AVAILABLE (lsp = 313 SEC.) 10,500 FT/S EC.
CONTI NGENCY ALLOWANCE 500
MI DCOURSE GUI DANCE CORRECTIONS 200
RENDEZVOUS MANEUVER ALLOWANCE 500
AVAILABLE FOR LOI AND TEl 9,300
300
TOTAL TIME
OF RESCUE
(HR)
200
100
o 0
20
115ASl1300
TOTAL RESCUE TIME VS ORIENTATION
OF DISABLED VEHICLE ORBIT
I-
LEVEL
40 60 80 100
NOTE:
o DOES NOT I NCLU DE LAUNCH
WI NDOW DELAYS, RENDEZVOUS
TIME, TEl DELAY
o RESCUE LAUNCH OCCURS AT
TIME OF ALARM EXCEPT IN
SHADED AREA
o lWO IMPULSE LOI AND TEl AT
MAX. Il. V LEVEL (4650 FT/SEC EACH)
120 140 160 180
RELATIVE LONGITUDE OF ASCENDING NODE
AT TIME OF ALARM (DEG. FROM MOON-EARTH LINE)
12,000
TOTAL l:::.V REQ'D
(FT/SEC)
10,000
8,000
6,000
o
EXAMPLE OF REQUIRED LOI + TEl ~ V FOR 180 HR. TOTAL
MI SS ION TIME
20 40
(LUNAR POLAR OR BIT)
ALLOWANCE FOR LOI + TEl
60 80
FEASIBLE
RESCUES
100 120 140 160
RELATIVE LONGITUDE OF ASCENDING NODE AT ALARM TIME (DEG.)
115ASl1301
180
2000
115ASl1302
EFFECT OF RESCUE VEH ICLEIDI SABLED VEH I ClE
ORBIT PHASING ON RENDEZVOUS TIME & AV
DISABLED VEHICLE
AT INITIAL TIME--
CATCH-UP ORB IT
'--RESCUE VEHICLE AT TIME OF
START OF CATCH-UP MANEUVER
(PERilUNE)
4
--- ------ 1500 I- ____ --......: __ .....
6V I
(FT/SEC)
3 CATCH-UP
1000 TIME
2 (HR)
500
0
0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360
0
lEAD I NG PHASE ANGLE (DE G)
MODI FICATIONS
STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
o ADO PROBE/DROGUE ADAPTOR RING (10(YJk)
o MODI FY BOOST PROTECTIVE COVER (5(1/0)
o REDES IGN UNITIZED 4-PLACE CREW COUCH (10(1/0)
o REDES IGN CREW COUCH ATTENUATION SYS TEM (10(YJk)
o MODIFY INNER STRUCTURE LONGERONS AND FITTINGS
TO ACCOMMODATE REVISED ATTENUATION SYSTEM (5%)
CREW SYSTEMS
o ADO HARNESS AND HEAD RESTRAINT FOR FOURTH
CREWMAN
o ADD UMBILICAL (ECS) ASSEMBLY
115ASl1303
MODIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
ENV I RONMENTAL CONTROL
o PRESSURE SUIT CIRCUIT
PROVI DE ADDITIONAL SUIT CONNECTION; REDES IGN
DUCTING ( 3 ~ )
MEN-IN-SUITS: SYSTEM TEST AT 30'10 HIGHER HEAT
LOADS AND TEMPERATURE ( ~ )
MEN-OUT-SUITS: INCREASE SIZE OF SUIT HEAT
EXCHANGER AND COMPRESSOR ( 3 ~ )
o PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL
MEN-OUT-SUITS: REDES IGN CABIN HEAT EXCHANGER,
ADD MOISTURE REMOVAL AND INCREASED BTU
CAPAB ILITY (5%)
o O
2
SUPPLY
INCREASE O
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SUPPLY FOR RE-ENTRY AND RECOVERY
(25%)
o WATER-GLYCOL CIRCUIT
ADD ADDITIONAL COLD PLATES AND GLYCOL PUMP
FOR LEM RADAR AND SECOND TRANSPONDER (IN SM)
115ASl1304
MODIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS
o RELOCATE - FROM RIGHT TO LEFT PANEL .
SUIT CIRCUIT EVAPORATOR CONTROL SWITCH; GLYCOL
EVAPORATOR TEMPARATURE CONTROL SWITCH
o ADD RADAR CONTROL, RADAR TEST FUNCTIONS/DISPLAY
COMMUN I CAT IONS
o ADD LEM RADAR, ANTENNA ON EXTENDABLE BOOM -- STOW
I N SECTOR I OF SM (lcm)
o ADD SECOND RADAR TRANSPONDER FOR ADDITIONAL 150
0
SIGNAL COVERAGE (I N SM)
GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION
o PROVt DE LINK WITH SM RENDEZVOUS RADAR
o REPROGRAM COMPUTER TO ACCOUNT FOR MI SS ION
VARIATION (2010)
115ASl1305
MODIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
USEFUL LOAD
o ADD EXTRAVEHICULAR EQUIPMENT:
TETHER
UMB ILl CAL EXT ENS ION
MANEUVERING DEVICE
STEM DEVICE
EXTERNAL METEORO I D GARMENT
o ADD DROGUE ASSEMBLY
o ADD POTABLE AND SURVIVAL WATER
o MODIFY POST-LANDING SURVIVAL PROVISIONS
o REMOVE SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT
o REMOVE PRESSURE AND CONSTANT WEAR GARMENTS
115ASl1306
UNMODIFIED SYSTEMS
STABILIZATION AND CONTROL
EARTH LANDING
I NSTRUMENTATI ON
ELECTRICAL POWER
REACTION CONTROL
MAIN PROPULSION
115ASl1307
115ASl1308
ESTIMATED
WE I GHT CHANGES
CM LAUNCH CONTROL 11,000 lBS
STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS + 241
GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION + 4
CREW SYSTEMS + 23
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL + 15
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS + 2
USEFUL LOAD
-
415
CM LAUNCH WEIGHT 10,870
SM CONTROL WEIGHT 10,200
RENDEZVOUS RADAR + 150
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL + 10
SM LAUNCH WEIGHT (LESS PROPELLANT) 10,360 LBS
COMMAND MODULE
MISSION WEIGHT HISTORY
LAUNCH WE I GHT 10,870 LBS ..
LESS: PLSS (I), MET GARMENT (2), BOOST AND
MI SS ION WATER, FOOD, PROBE, AND DROGUE
ASS'YS, ADAPTOR RING, PROPELLANT 349
PLUSS: CREW (3), PRESSURE AND CONSTANT WEAR
GARMENTS (2), WASTE, C02 ABSORBED + 750
PRE-ENTRY WEIGHT 11,271
LESS: PROPELLANT, ABLATOR, COOLANT, FWD HEAT
SH I ELD, DROGUE CHUTES 764
MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYMENT WEIGHT 10,507
LESS: MAIN CHUTES (3), HARNESS PROPELLANT 603
IMPACT WEIGHT 9,904
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CONTROL WTS.
DES IGN WTS.
11,000
10,939
10,070 11,000 (HUNG WT.)
9,500 10,300 *
* 9,800 (LAUNCH ABORT) + 500 LB CONTI NGENCY
i!A
(INCHES)
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Y C. G. = 0
PRIMARY TRIM LIMIT (STABILITY)
115AS11310
CURRENT BLOCK n (LID = 0. 43)
RESCUE CONFIGURATION
LID LOWER LIMIT
4' , I II'
1036 1040 1044
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A
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RESCUE VEH I ClE PROGRAM "A" --
REASS I GN SIC 110 & 113 FOR FI RST TWO RESCUE SIC,
NEW RESCUE SIC AT ONElYR RATE
115ASl1311
CY 66 . CY 67 CY 68 CY 69 CY 70
SYSTEMS ENGR. PROG
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& DES IGN
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RESCUE VEHICLE PROGRAM "B" --
115ASl1312
I NCREASE RATE TO 9 PER YEAR
NON-INTERFERENCE WITH BAS IC APOLLO OR AES
CY 66
CY 67 CY 68
CY 69 CY 70
SYSTEMS ENGR
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& DESIGN
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PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES
R DT&E (18 MONTH PROGRAM)
INCREMENTAL CSM UNIT PROD. COST
o IVERT CURRENTLY PROGRAMMED
SIC AND CHANGE TO RESCUE SIC
TOTAL PROD. UNIT COST FOR NEW RESCUE SIC
INCREMENTAL TOTAL COST INCREASE TO BASIC APOLLO
PROGRAM FOR A 6 RESCUE SIC
(RDT&E PLUS A PROD. COST)
115ASl1313
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$ 6 M
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$38 M
$86 M
115ASl1314
CONCLUS IONS
o PRELIMINARY STUDY INDICATES TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF 4-MAN CSM RESCUE
VEH I ClE CONCEPT
o PRINCIPAL CHANGES REQUIRED
4-MAN UNITIZED COUCH AND ATTENUATION SYSTEM
4-MAN ECLSS SYSTEM
lEM RADAR AND SECOND TRANSPONDER
o WEIGHTS AND CENTER OF GRAVITY WITHIN BLOCK II DESIGN LIMITS
o SCHEDULE COMPATIBILITY (NON-INTERFERENCE WITH BASIC APOLLO PROGRAM)
FEASIBLE
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