final flight mission rules apollo 15

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5/3/71
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FINAL
FLIGHMTI SSIORNU LES
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PART I
GEN GUIDELINES
OMSF GENERAL RULES
PART II
I GENER"L RULES
AND SOP"S
2 FLIGHT OPERATIONS
RU E
LS
MISSIORNU LE
3 SUMMARY
4 GROUND
INSRTUMENTATION
REQUIREMENTS
TRAJECTORYA ND
s GUIDANCE
6 SLV- TBI THROUGH
TB4/TB4A (LAUNCH)
7 SLV- TB5 AND
TB7(COAST)
SLV -TB6
• (RESTART)
9 SL.V-TB8( SAFING
AND LUNAR IMPACT)
10C SM ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROLS YSTEM
1tC SM CRYOGENICS
CSME LECTRICAL
12 POWER SYSTEM
DOCK INGA ND
13 UMBILICAL
14C SMS EQUENTIAL
15C SM GIUDANCE
AND CONTROL
16 CSSME RVICE
PROPULSION
SYSTEM
17 CSMS M-RCS
t8 CSM CM-RCS
19 EMU/EVA
20 COMMUNICATIONS/
INSTRUMENTATION
21L M SEQUENTIAL
AND PYROTECHNIC
22 LM ELECTRIC"L
POWER
23 LM ENVIRNOMENTAL
CONTROL
MSC-3tJH7
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APOLLO1 5
FINAL FLIGHTM ISSIONR ULES
PREFACE
THIS DOCUMENTC ONTAINST HE FINAL fLIGHT MISSIONR ULES FOR APULLO A� JF M•r 3, 1971.
SUBSEQUENTR EVSIIJNS TO THIS DOCUMENTW ILL BE PRINTED ON OIFFF1RE5� T CJLJREJ PAGES FOR o'•'S·r
RECO:iNITION.
IT IS REQUESTEDT HAT ANV ORGANIZTAIONH AVING COMMENTS, QUESTIJ,S, OR SUGGESTIJNS CJ�Cfe,,,;
THESE MISSION RULESC ONTACTH R. JOHN H. TEMPL,E FLIGHT CJNTRJLO PH.TIJNS BHN>i, 8UILDI�G
ROOM PHONE[phone]. lJ,
2030
ANY REQUESTSF OR ADDITOINAL COPIES OCRH ANGEST O THE OISTRIBUTIO�L IST I' APPENDIX B JF T1!S
OOCU•ENT• usT BE MADE IN WRITING TO MR. SIGURDA . SJOBERG, JIRECTOR J� '.l:i1T OPF<ATIJ,So
MANNEDS PACECRFAT CENTER,H OUSTON,T EXAS.
THISI SA CONTROLD OCJMENTA ND ANV CHANGES ARE SUBJECT TO CHA,GE :JNT<OL PRJCEDJlES
DELI,EATEOI NA PPENIDX :. THISD OCUMENTI S NOT TO BE REPROUDCEDT WHIE THOUT T1E w<ITTE' APPlOVAC
THE :HIEF,F LIGHT CONTROL DIVIISON, MANNEDS PACECRAFTC ENTER,H JUSTJ�,T :XAS. JF
APPROVED
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MISSIONR ULES
1\ IH::III
' T�BLE OCFO NTENTS'
PAGF
I�TROUUCTIONA ND PURPUSE 1
PAKT I -GtNERALu UIDELINES
uMSF G�NERALR ULE� 1-1
P4KT II - FLIGHT MISSIUN RULES
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1 GENERALR ULES AND SO�S 1-l
2 FLiuHT OPERATIONSR ULES 2-1
3 �ISS!ONR ULf SU��ARV 3-1
4 GROUND INSTRUMENTATION RFQUIREMENTl> 4-1
5 TRAJECTORYA NO GUIDA�Cf 5-l
6 Sl \1 - Tu1 THKOUGHT il4/Tb4A .lAlU NCHI 6-1
7 SLV- T8� lNOT B7 ICCASTI 7-1
d SLV -Tdb IPESTA�TL e-1
9 SLV - T�8 ISAFINGA NO LUNAR IMPACT) <l-1
10-1
11 CSM C�YU&ENICS 11-1
1i CSM ELECTRICALP O•FM SYSTEM 12-1
13 OO�KINA�ND UMBILIC4L 13-l
14 CSM SE�UENTIAL 14-1
15 �UIUANCtA ND CO�TROL 15-1
1b-1
17 CSM SM-KCS 17-1
18-1
19 oML/EVA 19-l
L0 CCM�UNIACTI0NS ANCI �STKUMENTATILN 20-1
21 LM ���UENTIALA NC PVAJTtCHNIC 21-1
22 LM tLECf!<ICAL PC�ER 22-1
23 L� ENVIiONMENTALC ONT�Ul 23-1
24 LM GUI04�f AND CCNT�OL 24-1
25 LM UPS 25-1
Zc LM APS 2b-l
27 LM �CS 27-1
28 SPACEc ·WIRuNMEI\T 28-1
J9 t<.ECOVERY 29-1
Jq AEROMEDICAL 30-1
31 LUI>..\ll. SclftFA(.E OPERATIO�S 31-1
32 AL$EP 32-1
33 LUNAR Ot<.BIT EXPEPIME�TS 33•1
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APPENDIXA -ACRONYAMNSD SYMBOlS A-1
APPEND! BX -Dl STABIU TI 01\l iST B-1
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INTRODUCTIOANN D PURPOSE
MISSIONR ULES ARE PKl!CEDURASLT ATEMENTSW HICH PROVIDFF LIGHTC ONTROLP RS NNEL WITH GUIUEL!NfS
EXPEDITE THE UECISION-�AKIPNRGO CESS. THE RULE� ARBEA SED FANO ANALYSISO f MISSICN
TE•UU IPMENTC ONFIGURATIONS, YSTEMSO PEARTIONSA ND CONSTRAINJS,FL IGHTL CN REWP ROCEDURES,A ND MISSICN
UbJE.LTlllfS. THE OtRfCTO�<: OPEKMlONS, S.PI!.CECR.AFTC ENTER., HCUSTGN, TEXAS, H.t.S
THE OVERALL R SPUNI l ITYJ FfQ fR LTHIEG PHktEP ARATJONCMr OANNTENNtTSO, A �O CONTRUL UF THE FLIGHT MISSICN
kUU:.�. E SA L
•ISSIJ� MULESC AN BF CAitGCRI!EDA S GENERALA ND SPECIFIC GFNERA MISSION RULESC ONTAIN THE
""SI� US D I� THE DEVELOPMENT THE �LIGHT, M ISSIONR( U LES, SPECIFICM ISSION RULES
PRUV!DPtHT HIEL BOASSIUC�C rRIlET!EREIAS FHCM WHICHR EAL-LTrI MED ECISIU�SA kE MAD< ND Will HE FORMATTED AS
fUl.LOWS--- A
A, THE CCNDITI<lN/MALFUNCTCIOCLNU MND triNEST HE FAILURE,
t>tiASEC LU \ THI:. TIME INTEKVALI N WHICH THE CONDJTIO/NMALFUNCTIUNO CCURS.
L•" Hi� ..J Mi J;)l:.Tt.I..FIES
.
C. THE RULING COLUMN DEFI�ES FL!GHT CCNTRULELR ACT!UI'A ND/OR PROCEDLRES THAT MUST BE
ACCUMPLISH�OA S A kESULI OF THE CONDITIDN,
u. THC CUES/NOTSE/CtJMME:I\TCSO LUMN PROVIDES THC. CCJNTROLLF�R( TH ADDITIONAL INFORMATit.;N
THEC UNOITION/�AlfU,,H.:.TAtrlJ'4N0 /0FKU llNlJG• H T
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APOLLO 1F5� l 5/3/71 INTROO�CTIUN
ANO tlU�PLiSE
PART I
GEN GUIDELINES
OMSF GENERAL RULES
NASA- MannedS pacecrCaefntt er
MISOSNIR ULES
SECTION1 -GENERLA GUIDELINES
k ITEM
' OMSF GENERALR ULES
•
1-l MISSI O N RULES ARE E ECT illE OURl NG THE LA�N CH CWNTOOIIN, FLIGHT,R ECOVERY, AO URI N G PRfL AUNCH
TESTS WHEN APPLICAFBFLE. WHEN PUST MISSIONQ UARANTINEI S IMPOSED,R ULES WILL BNl E APPLICABLE UNTIL
DELIVERY Of THE FLIGHT CRE�, FLIGHT HAllOWA RE, AND LUNAR SAMPLES TO T�E LUNAR RECEIV�IG
LABORATORY.
URING THE CONOUCJ OF TH� MISSION, THE MISSIOND IRECTORW ILL BE ADVISEDO F ALL RECOMMENOA.TIO�S
1-£ TDrlATI NVOLVEC HANGEST O PRIMARYO BJECTIVES,M ISSIONR ULES,F LIGHTP LAN CONTENT,D R LAUNCH/FLIG�T
SAFET V.
I-3 WITHiN IR HESPECTlVE A�EASO F RESPONSJt!ILJT't'T,H E SPACECkAFTC OMMANDER., TtiE LAUNCH OIRECTOR•
•LIGHTDT IHRF.ECTOR, OUO MANAGER FUR MSF SUPPORT OPERAT!UN,S AND THE MISSIOND IRECTOR MAY TAKE OR
KlCQMMENO ANY ACTION l\EQUIRED OPTIMUMC ONDUCT
FOR OFT HEM ISSION.
1-4 THE �PAl.fCRAFT SPACECRAFT TEST CUNOUCTURto LAUNCH VEHICLE TEST CONOUC TOR, SPAC€
VeHICLE TEST SUC�UEMRMVA!rS>�ODRER,L, A U�CH OPERATIONS A AGE LAUNCH DIRECTOR,F LIGHT DIRECTOR, 000
'ANAGEFRO R �SF SUPPURTU PE�AT!DNS, THE MMISNSIORDN,I R ECTORH AY REQUESTA HOLD FOR CONDITIONS
•ITHI•T HEIRK ESPECTIVEA REAS OF RESGPRU NS!BIL!TY.
I-� DURIN� THE CUUNTDO�N,T HE LAUNCHV EHICLEA �D SPACEC�AFTP ROGRAM MANAGERSA ND RESPECTIVE CENTER
;JPE�.ATIOMNASN A�EI<SW ILL PRCVIOET ECHNICALA DVICEA NO SUPPORTD IRECTLY TO THE LAUNCK OPERATIONS
flANAt.AENRD LAUNCH0 l THE LATTER MILL KEEP THE MISSI ON 0I �ECT OR FUtLY IN FORMEO
PKUbLEMSA NU OPOSEDR SECOTLOUTR!.u NS. DURINGTT HWO FLIGHTP HASE OF OPERATOINS, S!�ILAR SUPPORT ACSF
<f•UI�EUW ILLP •RE PROVIDEUT O THE FLIGHT 0E1K ioCTAUNRO THE MSC OIPECTURU F FLIGHTO PERATIONS. THE
[IJKECTOWRI LL BE KEPT FULLY INFORMEDB Y THESE INDIVIDUALS OF PROBLEI'IS ANDP ROPOSED
MSIUSL5U1T1I1ONN SD RIN THE APPL!CAnlE PHASOEFS THE MISSION.
U G
I-b \'jHtf\1 TIME: PE MI fS, THE FAILU�EO F A fo'ANOATCRYO k HIGHLY lJESIRBALE·tTEH Will BE REPORTED TO
''ISSILl'<U IRERCJu,(B Y THE LAUNCH D!KECTOf<O R THe FLIGHT DIRECOTR, THE INITIAL REPORTW ILL INCLTUHDEE
THE SI ON UK FACILITYT HAT CETECTEDT HE MALFUNTIONo SUBSEQUENTLY,T HE MISSION DIRECTOR WILL
!P�OFORTMIEDf JFE STIMA D TIME TIJ KEPA!R ANRDE COMMENDEPD ROCHO, HOLD,R ECYCLE,O R SCRUB ACTICN
OA>t I T DEVELOPS. TE
MISS! UN RE't' CATE SECT GRUUP
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SECTION GENERAGLUI DELINE-SCONTINUED
l-
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1-1 IF A FAILS DURINGT HE COUNTDON , IT Ill BEC ORRECTEDP RIOR TC LAUNCH, HOLDINGC R
t\EtvCI'LlINAG NTtDiAECT"IO OUTNRETVMD O WNA S NECESSARY.I F A ..H ADATO..R Y[. TEH CANNOTB EC ORRECTETOD P ERMITL IFTOH
WITHIN THE LAUNCHW INDOW, THE MISSION DIRECTORM AY PROCEEDW IHT THE LAUNCH AFTER APPRUPt\IATE
CUOROWAT!UN WITH THE APPROPRIATE PEORATION AND PROGR:AM MANAGERS. GF.NERHLY TtiE LOS OF A
MANDATORYI TEM IIILL RESULT IN A SCRUB. S S
AS THE OESI�NATEDR EPRESENTATIVOEF THE PROGRAMD IRECTOR,O NLY THE MISSION DIRETCOR HAY SCRL�
1-8 THE MISSION. FURTHER,T HE �ISSIOND IRECTOR RETAINS THE PRIMARY AUTHORITY TO DOWNGRADE A
MANDATORYC ATEGORY. THIS UAT•ORITY WILL BE EXERCISED AS CIRCUMSTANCESD ICTATE AND AFTER
APPkJPKIATER ECOo'1ft4ENOIAQTt-.S FROM THE DlRECTUf{O F FLIGHT OPFRATJONS,P ROGRA"' MANAGERS, LAUt>.ICH
DI�ECTOkt A�O FLIGHT DIRECTOR.
CONSiaERATIUNW ILL Rf GIVEO TC THE IEPAIRO F ANY HIGHLYO ESIRARLF.I TEM,B UT IN NO CASE WILLT HE
1-9 LAUNCH Bt SCRUBBED FOR ANY SINGLE HIHLY DEISRABLIETE M.I f TW� OR MORE HIGHLY DESIRAEB LITE•S
1-AJL ANO OH OTHER GGRAVATING CIRCUMGSTANCEOSC CURt THE MISSIOND IRECTORM AY SCRUB THE MISSICN
AFTER Co/uRDINATiu1\NW ITH THE APPRUAPTkEl OPERATIONSA ND PHOGRAM MANAGERS.
1-IC nH[IotVfPR OSSIBLE THE LAUNCH 51Tf. MCC WILLV ERifY HLEMETRY READOUTD ISCREPANCIESO CCURR!�G
Pklt.lt.:. LIFTOFF., It' THE r-!CC LUSESA AN PDA KAMETEHB.U T THE LAUNCHS ITf: HAS A VALID READOUT,T HE MCC
WILL CnlN;jT INUE THE LAU�CH SITE REAUUUT. THIS IST RUE EXCEPTF OR THOSE MANDATORY PARAMETERS
(LI�TED THEO N MISSIONR ULESJ UPON WHICH MISSIONR ULESA CTION IN THIS CASE, A
MAYf f,j CALFLL�IOG THUT EVALUATET hE IS TAKE�.
HULO 0� P�U�LEM.
1-11 THE �n�oTDOkN• ILL CONTINUE WHERF.P QSSIBLE CONCRURENTLY WITH CORRECTION A� EKISTINPGR OBLE�•
OF
Tdt LAUNCH DIRECTORW ILL BE RESPONSIBLEF OR ALL ACTIONSI N THE EVFNT AU�CH SITE EMERGEINESC•
1-12 txCEPT fck RECOVERYu PERAT D•S� THE FLIGHTC REW AND SPACECRAFT RQEFS ULLTIFNRGO M A PADA BORT.
I OF
Li\Ur�(.rlJlP E:t<ATIOI'tSM ANAGf� "1AY AN ABORT RF.IJUt:S.TF ROM THE TIMF THF LAUNCM ESCAPE SYSTEM
1-1� JrSH Fio kl-tEuU NTIL THE SPACE VEHiCLE kSEEANLDH ESS UFFICIENTA LTtTUOE TO CLEAR THE TOP Of THE UMB!L lC AL
TOiotK. THE CRITERIAF OR SENDINGA N A GRT RE�UE>TW ILLB E ESTABLISHEDI N THE LAUNHC MlS SINC
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rROML IFTOFF UMBILIACL TOWERC LEARANCET•H EL AUNCHO PERAIONS MANAEGR ANO FLIGHT OIRECTCR
1-14 WILL HAVEC CNlCOUR RENRTE SPCNSieiLITFYU R SENDI�G AN ABllR.TR TEQEUST, THE CRifERIAF UR SENDING �N
A�ORTR EQUESTD URINGT HIS WILL BE ESTABLISHEDI N THE LAUNCH AND FLIGTH MISSIONR ULES
RESPECTIVELY, PERIOD
1-15 •HERbP OSSBILE ALL MANUAL ABORTC UMMANO/REQUESFTRSU � THE GROUNDO UkiNGF lliHTW ILL BE �ASEU C1;
T•O INOoPENOENITN DICAOTNIS THE FALIURE, CREWA BORTA CTIONW ILL NORMALYL BE BASED UPON ThO
CUES. OF
l-1e THE LAUNCHO PERATIONMSAN �GERW ILL INFORMT HE MCC W�EN THE SPACE VEHICLER EACHES SUFFICI�ET
ALTITUDET O CLEART HE TUP THE UMBILICALT OWERB Y STATING' CLEART OWER' ONE THE LOCFS
FUR •sc TO MCC, OF OVFR OF
I-17 HE EVENT CF NON-CATASOTPRHICS PACEV EHICLEC ULL!SION WITH THE UMBIILCAL TOWER OTHER
C1u� .lT,!NoENCIEWSH ICH0 0 NOT RE�UIRE IMMEDIATEA CTION,T HE LAUNCH OPERATION�SA NAGERW ILLO CRO NTINuE
TO EVALUATTEH E EXTENTO F OA••GEA ND wiLL PROVIDEI NFORAMTIONT O THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR FO� A�Y
NECESSARAYF TERU MBILICALT OwERC LEAARNCE,
ACTIUN
LuMPLUE GROUNDC ONTROLC F THE SPACEV EHICLEP ASSESF ROM THE LAUNCH DIRECTOR TO THE FLIG T
l-1tlO! kECTORW EN THE SPACE VEHICLE REACHESS UFFIICENTA lTITUDTEO CLEART HE TOP Of THE UMBIILC..A L
H
fUI'IEK,
1-h !" HE FLIGHT O!.ECTCR, FLIGHT DYNAMICS OFFICERA ND BOOSTRE SYSTEMSE NGINEERW ILL HAVE
TCHAEPMA CbCiL,I TTYTO SENU ABJR kEWEST, THEC RITERIAF OR SENDING REQUEST WILL BE
tTHSToA "LlSHEDIN THE FLUI GHRTU LTSE, AN ABORT
1-.:r THt SPACECRAfT MAY INITIATE SUO<! NFLIGHT ACTION AS HE DEEMS ESSENTIAL FOR C�EN
SMETY, Cd�MANUER
1-21 FLI�HT CkEo SAFETYS HALLT AK� PRfCECENCCEV EkT HE ACCOMPILSHMENTO F MISSINO OBJECITVES,
THE EVENT OF COMMUNICATlO�S LuSS �ETWEtNT HE MAN�<SOP ACEF LIGHT NETwnRK AND THE SPACCERAFT•
l-2< TIHNE SPACtCRFT CJMMAO�ER oiLL ASSUKMEES POSNIBIL!TYF OR MISSIONC ONDUCTA S DESCRIBEDW ITHIN THE
FliGHT MlSSAI�R�U LES.
1-2:' TrlE Fllt..HTD IRECTOR,T HRCUGH CCCRDINATOkhti Ll PROVIDET HE 000 FOR
SPA E FLIGHT SUPPORT0 PERAT1TuHhE5 R ECCVHt.V LUCATI��A �O TIME OF SPLASHOOJ!IWA�N.A GER MANNED
C THtP REDICTED
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