Flight Mission Rules: Apollo 11

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FLIGHT MISSION RULES
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APOLLO 11
PREFACE
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE FLIGHT MISSION RULES FOR APOLLO 11. THESE
RULES WILL RECEIVE AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION DURING THE SIMULATIONS PRIOR
TO THE APOLLO 11 MISSION. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT WILL
BE PRINTED ON COLORED PAGES FOR EASY RECOGNITION. INFORMATION CON-
TAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS THE FLIGHT MISSION RULES FOR
THE APOLLO 11 MISSION AS OF APRIL 16, 1969.
IT IS REQUESTED THAT ANY ORGANIZATION HAVING COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR
SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING THESE MISSION RULES CONTACT MR. LARRY W. KEYSER,
FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATIONS BRANCH, BUILDING hb, ROOM 638, PHONE [phone].
ANY REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OR CHANGES TO THE DISTRIBUTION LIST
IN APPENDIX B OF THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE MADE IN WRITING TO MR. CHRISTOPHER
C. KRAFT, JR., DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS, MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
THIS IS A CONTROL DOCUMENT AND ANY CHANGES ARE SUBJECT TO THE CHANGE
CONTROL PROCEDURES DELINEATED IN APPENDIX C. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT TO
BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF, FLIGHT CONTROL
DIVISION, MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS.
APPROVED BY:
CHRISTOPHER C. KRAFT,
DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS
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INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE I
PART I
GENERAL GUIDELINES
O*SF GENERAL RULES 1-1
PART II
FLIGHT MISSION RuLES
SECTION
1 GENERAL RULES AND SOP'S
GENERAL
DEFINITIONS 1-3
TARGET POINT SELECTION CRITERIA 1-7
PRELAUNCH RULES 1-8
LAUNCH ABORTS RULES 1-9
CREW ABORT LIMITS 1-13
2 FLIGHT OPERATIONS RULES
GENERAL 2-1
3 MISSION RULE SUVMARY
LAJNCH D~ASL 3-1
EARTH OREIT 3-2
TDkE 3-6
TRANSLUNAR CwAST 3-9
LUNAR ORBIT 3-13
UNCOCKED PHASE 3-16.
RENDEZVOUS 3-15
UNMANNED PHASE 3-25
ALL MANEUVERS 3-26
<* GROUND INSTRUMENTATION RECUL REGE
GENERAL
TRAjECTCR^ AND GjIDASCE
LAL'NCM 5-1
EAnT^ ORBIT AND TUI 5-3
MANEUVERS 5-7
TRANSLUNAn COAST 5-9
LUNAR ORBIT 5-12
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DESCENT 5-13
ASCENT 5-26
RENDEZVOUS 5-17
TRANSEARTH AND ENTRY 5-26
6 SLV - TB1 THROUGH TB4/TB4A (LAUNCH) 6-1
7 SLV - TB5 AND TB7 (COAST) 7-1
B SLV - TB6 (RESTART) e-i
9 SLV - TB8 ISAFING AND SLINGSHOT) 9-1
PRELAUNCH INSTRUMENTATION 9-3
10 CSM ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
GENERAL 10-1
MANAGEMENT 10-2
SUIT/CABIN 10-4
COOLANT io-e
WATER & WASTE MANAGEMENT 10-11
INSTRUMLNTATION REQUIREMENTS 10-13
11 CSM CRYOGENICS
GENERAL il-i
MANAGEMENT 11-2
SPECIFIC U-3
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
12 CS» ELECTRICAL POwE« SVST£M
GENERAL 12-1
MANAGEMENT 12-2
FUEL CELLS 12-4
BATTERIES/CHARGER 12-6
DC DISTRIBUTION 12-7
AC 12-10
N REQUIREMENTS 12-11
13 DOCKING AND UMBILICAL
GENERAL 13-1
MANAGEMENT 13-2
SPECIFIC 13-3
CS» SEQUENTIAL
GENERAL 14-1
MANAGEMENT 14-2
SPECIF 1C 14-3
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INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 14-6
15 GUIDANCE AND CONTROL
GENERAL 15-1
MANAGEMENT 15-3
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Gt-N 15-10
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 15-13
16 CSM SERVICE PROPULSION SYSTEM
GENERAL 16-1
MANAGEMENT 16-3
SPECIFIC 16-4
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 16-8
17 CSM SM-RCS
GENERAL 17-1
MANAGEMENT 17-2
SPECIFIC 17-3
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 17-6
18 CSM CM-RCS
GENERAL ie-i
MANAGEMENT 16-2
SPECIFIC ie-3
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ie-5
19 EMJ/EVA
GENERAL 19-1
SPECIFIC 19-2
PRELAUNCH INST. 19-6
20 COMMUNICATIONS A\D INSTRUMENTATION
GENERAL 20-1
MANAGEMENT 20-3
SPECIFIC 20-*
CSM/LM INSTR REQ 20-6
21 LM SEQUENTIAL 6 PYROTECHNIC
GENERAL 21-1
MA\AGEWENT 21-2
SPECIFIC 21-3
PRELAJ\CM INSTRUMENTATION 21-b
27 LM ELECTRICAL PO*ER
GENERAL 22-1
MANAGEMENT 22-4
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SPECIFIC 22-5
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 22-9
23 LM ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
GENERAL 23-1
MANAGEMENT 23-5
SPECIFIC 23-6
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 23-12
24 LM COMM/INST
25 LM GUIDANCE AND CONTROL
GENERAL 25-1
MANAGEMENT 25-3
SPECIFIC - PGNS/CES/AGS 25-4
PRELAUNCH INSTRUMENTATION 25-9
26 LM DPS
GENERAL 26-1
MANAGEMENT 26-2
SPECIFIC 26-4
PSELAUNCH INSTRUMENTATION 26-6
27 L* PCS 0
GENERAL 27-1
MANAGEMENT 27-2
SPECIFIC 27-3
PRELAUNCH INSTRUMENTATION 27-7
28 SpACE ENVIRONMENT
GENERAL 26-1
VANAGE^ENT 28-2
SPECIFIC 28-3
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 26-5
29 RECOVERY
SPECIFIC 29-1
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 29-5
30 AERCEDICAL
GENERAL 30-1
31-1
SPECIFIC - PHYSIOLOGICAL 30-2
SPECIFIC - EQUIPMENT 30-4
INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 30-5
31 EASEP
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GENERAL 31-1
ELECTRICAL
31-3
THERMAL 31-4
UPLINK.
31-5
DOWNLINK 31-6
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APPENDIX A - ACRONYMS AND SYMBOLS
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APPENDIX B - DISTRIBUTION LIST B-l
APPENDIX C - CHANGE CONTROL C-l
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* INTRODUCTION U PURPOSE •
MISSION RULES ARE PROCEDURAL STATEMENTS WHICH PROVIDE FLIGHT CONTROL PERSONNEL WITH
TO EXPEDITE THE DECISION-WAKING PROCESS. THE RULES ARE BASLD ON AN ANALYSE OF v \\"v
CONFIGURATION. SYSTtVS OPERATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS. FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES 1NJ
OBJECTIVES. THE DI«ECTC* OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS, MANNED SPACtCKAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS ~A.C THL
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY *Z* THE PREpARATI0N, CONTENTS, AND CONTRUL OF THE FLIGHT 11 IIIJN
RAISSION RuLtS CAN bE CATtGORlZED AS GENERAL AND SPECIFIC. GENERAL MISSION Rj. Lc r'->TA" -->
ASIC PHILOSOPHIES LOTD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLIGHT MISSION RULES, SPECIFIC ^KC-J,'"• \[
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A. THE CONDI T:o.\/*At£.jNCT JON CCLUVN DEFINES T^-E ^AJLL'RE.
B. THE PHASE COL^v, IDENTIFIES THE "n*E INTERVAL IN WHICH THE CCND J T I ON/V-ALFUNT I ON ^LCw«S.
C THE RULING COLUMN DEFINES FLIGHT CONTROLLER ACTION AND/OR PROCEDURES T-AT V,.CT
ACCO^PLISHFD AS A PUSULT 0^ THE CONDITION. ^^^^ Li . ..A IS.
. THE CuES/NCTEb/COMMEMs COW^N PROVIDES THE FLIGHT CONTROLLER WJTH AUDITJO'.AL i^^vi
CONCERNING THE CUNDITION/VALFuNCTIGN AND/OR RULING. *'
DATE SECTION GROUP
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