Apollo-Soyuz Test Project : information for press

123 Pages·1975·4.21 MB·English

USA-USSR
PRESKSIT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GeneralRelease • 1-4
HistoricalBackgroundof ASTP 5-6
ASTPMissionObjectives 7-9
Countdownand Liftoff . lO
Saturn IB/Apollo. ll-12
LaunchPhase. 12
LaunchWindows. 13-14
MissionProfile 15-19
ASTPMissionEvents 20-23
CrewTransfers. 24-25
ASTPExperiments.. 26-49
MA-O48SoftX-Ray..... 29-30
MA-083 Extreme Ultraviolet Survey[ 30
MA-088HeliumGlow. . . 30
MA-148 Artificial Solar Eclipse[ 30-32
MA-151 CrystalActivation. 32
MA-059 Ultraviolet Absorption_ 32-34
MA-O07 Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement 35
MA-136 Earth Observations and Photography. 35-36
MA-089 DopplerTracking. 36-37
MA-128Geodynamics 38-39
MA-106LightFlash . 39-41
MA-107Biostack. . 39-41
MA-147 Zone FormingFu_i_ 39-41
AR-O02MicrobialExchange. . 41
MA-031 Cellular Immune Response 41
MA-032 Polymorphonuclear Leukoc _e Response 41
MA-Oll Electrophoresis Technology
ExperimentSystem . . . 41-43
MA-O14 Electrophoresis -- German 43-44
MA-OIO Multipurpose Electric Furnace
ExperimentSystem 45-46
MA-041 Surface-Tension-Induced Convection] 46
MA-044 Monotectic and Syntectic Alloys 46-47
MA-060 Interface Marking in Crystals 47
MA-070 Processing of Magnets 47-48
MA-085 Crystal Growth from the Vapor Phase 48
MA-131 Halide Eutectics. • 48-49
MA-150 U.S.S.R. Multiple Material'Meltilg. 49
_-028 CrystalGro_._h. 49
CrewTraining 50-51
i
z
CrewEquipment. . 52-53
SurvivalKit. 52
MedicalKits. 52
SpaceSuits. . . 52-53
PersonalHygiene. 53
ApolloMenu. 54-58
Menu of Thomas'P[ Stafford[ 55
Menu of Vance D. Brand.. 56
Menu of Donald K. Slayton [ 57
Apollo Crew Biographies. 59-66
Biography of Thomas P.'ia}ford [ 59-61
Biography of Vance DeVoe Brand. . 62-63
Biography of Donald K. Slayton. . 64-66
ApolloSpacecraft.. 67-79
Command/Service Hoduie[ : 67-75
DockingModule. • 76-79
SaturnIB LaunchVehicle 80-86
SaturnIB Launches. 80-82
VehicleDescription. 82-84
VehicleConcept.... 84
Development Highlights. 84-85
History of the ASTP Launch'Veh£cle[ 85-86
Tracking and Communications. 87-96
NetworkOperations. 92-94
Communications. 94
SatelliteSupport 94-95
Ship Support.
Range Instrumented'A£rcraft _-96
Onboard Television Distribution 96
Photography and Television . • 97
HardwarePreparation. • 98-99
Launch Preparation -- Sequences and Constraints. 100-103
Launch Complex 39........ 104-108
The Vehicle Assembly Building 104
The Launch Control Center . 105
The MobileLauncher. 105
The Transporters. 105
The Crawlerway.. . 105
TheMobilSeervicier&i e 106
Water Deluge System .. 106
Flame Deflector 106
PadAreas 106
ASTP-Related'Modificatiols[ 106-108
ii
ProgramManagement 109-111
NASA Headquarters[. 109
JohnsonSpaceCenter . ii0
KennedySpaceCenter . ii0
Marshall Space Flight Center . Ii0
Goddard Space Flight Center. iii
Departmentof Defense. iii
ASTP Major Contractors 112
Conversion Table • • 113
iii
TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
ASTPMissionProfile . 7
ASTPMissionSequence. . . 8
LaunchWindow. 14
RendezvouSsequence. 16
Entry Ground Trace for an SPS Deorbit Maneuver 19
ASTPMissionEvents. 20-23
FirstTransferOperations. 25
Experiments and ATS-6 Location Schematic 27
ASTP Experiments CM Configuration. 28
MA-148 ArtificialSolar Eclipse. 31
MA-059 UVA Experiment (Earth Atmosphere) 33
MA-O59 UVA Experiment (Spacecraft Atmosphere) 34
MA-089DopplerTracking. 37
MA-128Geodynamics 38
MA-I06LightFlash. 40
MA-OII Electrophoresis Technology. 42
MA-OI4Electrophoresis 44
ThomasP. StaffordMenu. 55
VanceD.BrandMenu. 56
DonaldK. SlaytonMenu . 57
Apollo Command and ServiceModules 68
Apollo-Soyuz Rendezvous and Docking Test Project 69
Apollo Spacecraft Configuration (side and front) 70
Apollo Spacecraft Configuration (top and front). 71
Major ASTP Modificationsto CSM lll. 72
Command Module Compartment Orientation 73
CM GeneralArrangement 74
ASTPDockingModule. 77
Typical Docking System Major Components. 78
Launch Configuration . 81
Launch Configuration for the Apollo CSM and DM 83
STDN Supportfor Apollo-Soyuz. 88
iv
q
Apollo Soyuz Communication Overview . • 90
ASTP ATS-CommunicationsCoverage. • 91
Ground Support Instrumentation Summary. • • • 93
LightningMast Installation. . 107
V

FOREWORD
This document contains information about the Apollo
Soyuz Test Project and consists of two parts prepared by the
U.S. and the U.S.S.R. respectively.
Each part contains information on the goals and on
the program of the Mission, features and characteristics of
the spaceships, a flight plan and joint and unilateral experi-
ments. Brief biographies of the astronauts and cosmonauts
involved in the flight, a description of technical support
activities, also a description of the flight management per-
_' sonnel of each side are included.
The Soviet and American parts have been prepared indi-
vidually. For this reason certain sections pertaining to
joint activities may repeat the same information.
This document is intended for distribution to repre-
sentatives of the press and other mass media.
vii
o