Source Notes

Chapter 12; From Designs to Structures

  1. 1. LOC, "Construction Progress Reports," 6 Nov. 1962, p. 5; 27 Nov. 1962, p. 5; 10 July 1963, p. 2.

  2. 2. Spaceport News, 31 Oct. 1963, p. 4.

  3. 3. "Construction Progress Reports," 15 June 1963, p. 7; 13 Sept. 1963, p. 1; D. E. Eppert, Chief, Construction Div., Canaveral Dist., Corps of Engineers, to J. J. Frangie, with attachment: "Tabulation of Contracts Supervised by the Corps of Engineers for Construction of Complexes 34 and 37 as Well as Work on Merritt Island for NASA Facilities" (hereafter cited as Tabulation of Corps of Engineers Contracts).

  4. 4. Spaceport News, 8 Aug. 1963, pp. 4-5.

  5. 5. Ibid., 28 Feb., 8, 15 Aug. 1963, 29 July 1965.

  6. 6. Ibid., 15 Aug. 1963; "Launch Operations Progress Report," 26 Aug. 1963.

  7. 7. John F. Kennedy, address at Rice University 24 Sept. 1962, Public Papers of the Presidents, Washington, 1963, p. 329.

  8. 8. NASA Hq., OMSF Instruction MD-M9330.00l, 15 Oct. 1962, with enclosure.

  9. 9. Facilities Programing Off., Facilities Engineering and Construction Div., LOC, "Summary Project Status Report," 29 Nov. 1963, p. III-1; Tabulation of Corps of Engineers Contracts, Sept. 1968.

  10. 10. Spaceport News, 16 Jan. 1964.

  11. 11. Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Div., Canaveral Dist., Apollo Launch Complex 39 Facilities Handbook (hereafter cited as LC-39 Facilities Handbook), pp. 4-5.

  12. 12. Spaceport News, 16 Jan. 1964, p. 7.

  13. 13. "Construction Progress Reports," 16 Aug. 1963, p. 9; 20 Jan. 1964, p. 11; Spaceport News, 16 Jan. 1964, 26 Sept. 1963; LC-39 Facilities Handbook, p. 15.

  14. 14. Spaceport News, 16 Jan. 1964.

  15. 15. "Summary Project Status Report," 29 Nov. 1963, p. III-2.

  16. 16. "LOC Monthly Status Report to the Management Council, Office of Manned Space Flight," presented by Kurt H. Debus, 24 Sept. 1963, p. 15; Summary Project Status Report, 29 Nov. 1963, p. III-2.

  17. 17. "Construction Progress Report," 22 Nov. 1963, p. 15.

  18. 18. "Summary Project Status Reports," 29 Nov. 1963, p. III-3; 17 Apr. 1964, p. III-2; Spaceport News, 19 Sept. 1963, p. 1.

  19. 19. "Construction Progress Report," 29 Jan. 1964, p. 20.

  20. 20. "Narrative Project Status Report, 1-30 Apr. 1964," p. I-9.

  21. 21. "Construction Progress Report," 20 Jan. 1964, pp. 10-11; LC-39 Facilities Handbook, pp.3,5.

  22. 22. "Narrative Project Status Report, 1-28 Feb. 1964," p. I-9; "Summary Project Status Report," 2 Oct. 1964, pp. IV-1, IV-2.

  23. 23. Detailed Construction Schedule, VAB Area Facilities, 1 May 1964, rev. 30 June 1964, with cover letter from William E. Pearson, Chief, Schedules Off., 27 July 1964 (this series of schedules, revised and issued periodically, will be cited as Detailed Construction Schedule, facility, date).

  24. 24. "Narrative Project Status Report, 1-30 Apr. 1964," p. I-9.

  25. 1. 25. Apollo/Saturn V MILA Facilities Description, report K-V-011, p. 1-13.

  26. 26. 26. Spaceport News, 3, 10, 17 Sept. 1964.

  27. 27. 27. Ibid., 3 Sept. 1964; Jones interview.

  28. 28. Spaceport News, 8 Oct. 1964.

  29. 29. "Narrative Project Status Report, 1-31 Dec. 1964," pp. I-4, I-5.

  30. 30. Ibid; LC-39 Facilities Handbook, pp. 9-10.

  31. 31. A. H. Bagnulo, Dir., Facilities Engineering and Construction Div., KSC, "Revised Designations for ASA Facilities," 3 Feb. 1965; George E. Mueller, Assoc. Admin. for Manned Space Flight, to Dir., KSC, "Facility Titles, KSC," with attachment, 8 Sept. 1965.

  32. 32. "Narrative Project Status Report," 1-31 Jan. 1965, pp. I-3 through I-5.

  33. 33. Ibid., 1-31 Mar. 1965, p. I-2; Spaceport News, 1 Apr. 1965.

  34. 34. "Construction Progress Report," 27 Nov. 1962.

  35. 35. Ibid., 22 Jan., 25 Feb. 1963.

  36. 36. MSC Florida Ops., "Description and Justification for Spacecraft Operations and Checkout Building," included in John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA Fiscal Year 1963 Estimates, Apollo Mission Support Facilities, Project 7623; "Manned Spacecraft Center Consolidated Activity Report for 16 Feb.-21 Mar. 1964,"p. 78.

  37. 37. KSC, "Project Status Report," 1-31 Dec. 1964, p. I-39; Tabulation of Corps of Engineers Contracts, Sept. 1968.

  38. 38. Reyes interview, 24 June 1974; Chauvin interview, 24 June 1974.

  39. 39. KSC, Apollo/Saturn V MILA Facilities Description, K-V-011, p. 3-l,

  40. 40. KSC, "Technical Progress Report," 19 Feb. 1964, p. 19.

  41. 41. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc., "Historical Events - Calendar year 1964, Gemini and Apollo Programs and Facilities, Manned Spacecraft Center Florida Operations, Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island," 22 Dec. 1964; Morris interview.

  42. 42. Spaceport News, 15 Apr. 1965.

  43. 43. Ibid.

  44. 44. Ibid., 27 May 1965.

  45. 45. Ibid., 13 Sept., 26 Dec. 1965.

  46. 46. KSC Weekly Notes, Miraglia, 6 July 1964; Parker, 7 June 1964; KSC, C. O. E., Report of Fatal Accident at LC-39, signed by Col. W. L. Starnes.