TITAN III/MOL COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PROGRAM PLAN

Abstract

The current Titan III provides a Malfunction Detection System (MDS) which senses potential catastrophic malfunctions and initiates an automatic abort sequence. The decision to eliminate the MOL escape tower and to provide for manual abort places new requirements on the Titan III and requires a reassessment of all potential booster malfunctions to insure crew safety compatible with the overall Titan III/MOL System. In addition, it appears practicable to incorporate certain modifications that will significantly increase mission success probabilities thus requiring fewer SSLV5s to accomplish the desired program. Thirdly, in view of known and anticipated increased performance requirements, it is desirable to consider incorporation of other modifications at this time. These modifications are subsequently grouped according to (a) crew safety, (b) mission success, or (c) increased performance; however, many modifications may affect more than one category.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0365307

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  • Human Systems
  • Space
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  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Analog Computers
  • Backup Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Navigation
  • Reliability
  • Spacecraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

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