SYSTEM DESCRIPTION-ABORT SENSING AND IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM FOR PROJECT MERCURY

Abstract

The Atlas Mercury booster is a basic 'D' series Atlas missile with certain minor changes to enhance its operation in the Mercury program. The most significant change to the Atlas is the addition of the Abort Sensing and Implementation System (ASIS) for added astronaut safety. The ASIS is a highly reliable system for sensing the development of any possible catastrophic failure of the Mercury Atlas booster and generating an 'Abort Command' to activate the Mercury capsule escape system prior to the time the capsule occupant might be placed in jeopardy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 1960
Accession Number
AD0829047

Entities

People

  • K. E. Lamotte

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Astronautics
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Diodes
  • Escape Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Fuel Injection
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Full-Wave Rectifiers
  • Hydraulic Pressure
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Magnetic Amplifiers
  • Pressure Switches
  • Safety
  • Switches

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris