Source Notes

Chapter 17: Launching the Saturn IB

  1. 1. Debus to Dep. Assoc. Admin. for Manned Space Flight, "Saturn I/IB Pad Utilization... 13 Nov. 1963; T. F. Goldcamp, memo for record, "Modification of LC-34 for Saturn IB," 12 Dec. 1963.

  2. 2. OMSF, Mission Operation Report, Apollo/Saturn Flight Mission AS-201, NASA report M-932-66-01, pp. 14-17; KSC Weekly Notes, Poppel, 1 July 1965; NASA release 66-32. Apollo/Saturn 201 Press Kit, 17 Feb. 1966, pp. 41-43.

  3. 3. OMSF, Mission Operation Report, AS-201, pp. 14-17; NASA, AS-201 Press Kit. pp. 41-43.

  4. 4. KSC Weekly Notes, Bagnulo, 5 Aug. 1965; Spaceport News, 26 Aug. 1965; KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-201," 27 Dec. 1965-Jan. 1966.

  5. 5. KSC Weekly Notes, Hans Gruene, 26 Aug. 1965.

  6. 6. Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, p. 117; KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene, 26 Aug. 1965.

  7. 7. KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene, 17 Sept., 1 Oct. 1965.

  8. 8. KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene, 17, 24 Sept., 1 Oct. 1965; Petrone, 7 Oct. 1965.

  9. 9. Brevard Sentinel, 20 Feb. 1966; KSC release 17-66, 16 Feb. 1966; Spaceport News, 18 Feb., 3 Mar. 1966.

  10. 10. MSFC, Saturn IB Vehicle Handbook, vol. 1, Vehicle Description (prepared by Chrysler Corp. Space Div.), 25 July 1966, p. II-7 (S-IB stage data summary); MSFC. Saturn-Apollo Space Vehicle Summary, AS- 201, p.21; NASA, AS-201 Press Kit, pp. 37-38: KSC Weekly Notes, Von Staden, 19 Aug. 1965.

  11. 11. MSFC, Saturn-Apollo Space Vehicle Summary, AS-201; Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, p. 121; KSC Weekly Notes, John J. Williams, 28 Oct. 1965; NASA, AS-201 Press Kit, pp. 22, 39-40.

  12. 12. KSC Weekly Notes, Preston, 30 Sept. 1965; Petrone, 30 Sept. 1965.

  13. 13. KSC Weekly Notes, Petrone, 7, 28 Oct. 1965; Gruene, 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct. 1965.

  14. 14. KSC Weekly Notes, John J. Williams, 28 Oct., 10, 18 Nov. 1965; Preston, 10, 18 Nov. 1965.

  15. 15. KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene, 10 Nov. 1965.

  16. 16. KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene, 26 Nov., 3 Dec. 1965.

  17. 17. KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-201," 8-23 Dec. 1965; KSC Weekly Report, John J. Williams to Debus, 6 Jan. 1966.

  18. 18. KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-201," 8-23 Dec. 1965; KSC Weekly Report, Gruene to Debus, 10 Dec. 1965.

  19. 19. KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-201," 27 Dec. 1965-7 Jan. 1966; KSC Weekly Reports. Gruene to Debus, 7 Jan. 1966; Williams to Debus, 6 Jan. 1966.

  20. 20. Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 1966.

  21. 21. Carlson interview, 16 Dec. 1970.

  22. 22. Bryan interview.

  23. 23. KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-201," 24 Jan.-18 Feb. 1966; KSC Weekly Notes, Gruene to Debus, 15 Oct. 1965; KSC, Apollo/Saturn IB Launch Plan, AS-201, 27 Oct. 1965.

  24. 24. Phillips to Petrone, TWX, 17 Feb. 1966, Phillips chronological files.

  25. 25. KSC, Launch Vehicle Operations, "Problems in AS-201 Checkout," 11 Mar. 1966.

  26. 26. Donnelly interview, 17 Nov. 1970.

  27. 27. Gruene interview, 19 Nov. 1970.

  28. 28. KSC, Apollo/Saturn IB Ground Systems Evaluation Report, AS-201, Apr. 1966.

  29. 29. Melvyn Savage, Apollo Test Dir., to Phillips, Apollo Program Dir., "A/S 201 Hold," 3 Mar. 1966.

  30. 30. Gruene interview, 19 Nov. 1970.

  31. 31. Savage to Phillips, "A/S 201 Hold," 3 Mar. 1966.

  32. 32. Brevard Sentinel, 20 Feb. 1966; NASA, Apollo/Saturn 201 Press Kit, pp. 6-8; KSC, AS-201 Ground Systems Evaluation Report, p. iii.

  33. 33. Carlson interview, 16 Dec. 1970.

  34. 34. KSC, AS-201 Ground Systems Evaluation Report, p. iii; NASA, Sixteenth Semi-Annual Report to Congress, 1 July-31 Dec. 1966, p. 58; Weekly Notes, E. P . Bertram to Petrone, 3 Mar. 1966.

  35. 35. Debus to KSC Management Board, 17 Jan. 1966; Siepert to Debus, "Approach and Status of KSC Task Force on Management Appraisal," 1 Mar. 1966. The research for this portion on KSC's 1966 reorganization was done by Robert Lindemann and Frank Jarrett.

  36. 36. KSC, draft briefing memo, "Proposed KSC Reorganization," n.d., p.3; NASA announcement, "Approval of Revised KSC Organizational Structure," 29 Apr. 1966.

  37. 37. KSC, draft briefing memo, "Proposed KSC Reorganization"; KSC, "Approval of Revised KSC Organizational Structure," KSC release 123-66, 29 Apr. 1966.

  38. 38. Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, p. 138; Spaceport News, 30 June, 7 July 1966; NASA, Apollo/Saturn 203 Press Kit, 21 June 1966, pp. 2-3, 18-19; KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-203," 6-15 Apr. 1966.

  39. 39. KSC, "Daily Status Report, AS-203," 19 Apr.-31 May 1966.

  40. 40. Guv Thomas to Chief, NASA Requirements Br., 1 June 1966, in Rocco Petrone's notes, 1966.

  41. 41. NASA, Apollo/Saturn, AS-203, Post-Launch Report No. 1, 22 July 1966; Akens, Saturn Illustrated Chronology, p. 144; Spaceport News, 7 July 1966.

  42. 42. KSC, "Daily Status Reports, AS-202," 28 Feb.-22 Aug. 1966, in particular see 30 Mar., 14, 27 Apr., 22 June, 5, 15, 29 July, 8, 15 Aug.; Sasseen interview, 4 Feb. 1974.

  43. 43. Spaceport News, 18 Aug. 1966.

  44. 44. NASA, Sixteenth Semiannual Report to Congress, 1 July-31 Dec. 1966, pp. 47-48; NASA release 66-213, 25 Aug. 1966.

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