(The material referred to follows:) SATURN SUPPORT TEST AREA Program office for the installation: Office of Manned Space Flight. This project provides for alterations and extensions in the test area required for research and development acceptance testing related to the Saturn program. Additional high pressure gas storage.-Five 1,250-cubic-foot (water measure cylindrical steel pressure vessels for storage of nitrogen or helium gases at pressures up to 5,000 pounds per square inch. Three of the pressure vessels will be located adjacent to the existing system in the west test area and will be interconnected with the existing distribution system. The remaining two vessels will be located in a special test area where work on special projects will be performed. Transportation hangar.-Prefabricated metal building approximately 200 feet long by 75 feet wide and 70 feet high with attached locker room 40 by 25 by 15 feet high. A 25-ton overhead bridge crane, hangar-type doors and concrete paving to access roads are included. ddition to components support building.-A T-shaped prefabricated meta cture with approximately 8,000 square feet of working area and 3,200 square of storage area for vehicle components. A 15-ton overhead hoist will be alled in the 22-foot-high bay area for handling heavy components. dditional propellants and helium storage, east static test tower.-Storage conng of one 1,250-cubic-foot (water measure) cylindrical steel pressure vessel nelium gas at 5,000 pounds per square inch interconnected with the existing im high pressure pipeline at the liquid hydrogen facility; one 28,000-gallon ium jacketed cylindrical steel vessel for storage of liquid oxygen; one 17,000ɔn underground steel tank for RP fuel storage. aseous hydrogen system.-A 10,000 pounds per square inch gaseous hydrogen Larger and three 700-cubic-foot storage bottles with necessary piping are proed in this project. Two of the storage bottles will serve the components at dynamic and cold calibration test areas while one bottle will serve the special area. eplacement of deflector pit at powerplant test stand.-The construction of a forced concrete pit approximately 150 feet long by 40 feet wide and 10 feet p to replace the badly eroded existing deflector at the powerplant test stand. Acoustic control and communication center. A reinforced concrete building roximately 64 by 74 feet to house controls, instrumentation and commuation equipment associated with acoustic measurements during test firing of B and S-IC stages. Helium gas purification system.-A prefabricated metal building addition, roximately 20 by 30 feet, to the existing helium compressor building to house ipment used for removal of organic residuals from helium gas. Tigh pressure air system.—An addition to the existing prefabricated metal comssor building which will house four 3,500 pounds per square inch compressors 1 be about 40 feet square. Two 1,250-cubic-foot bottles will be added to the sting air system storage battery. oject justification The expansion and modernization of the high pressure gas and propellant stem is a continuation of the planned phasing of the program initiated in fiscal ar 1964 to accommodate increased requirements in the SATURN program. antities of high pressure gases and propellants associated with the SATURN and SATURN V are approximately five times those required by the SATURN ind previous projects. The transportation hangar is required to provide an enclosed weather protected ea for stage transporter maintenance and to accommodate booster stage modifitions. In addition, other support facilities required are an extension to the components pport building to handle the larger components of the F-1 engine and S-IC age; an acoustic control and communications center to provide a central point r rapid assembly and analysis of acoustic and meteorological measurements quired for static test firing; and the replacement of an eroded deflector pit. stimated future year funding None. COLD FLOW TEST FACILITY Program office for the installation: Office of Manned Space Flight. Cognizant NASA installation: Marshall Space Flight Center. This project will provide a SATURN V cold calibration test facility. It will be located in the existing cold flow test area and will consist of the following major structures: Test stand. A structural steel tower approximately 80 by 80 feet and 175 feet high on a reinforced concrete foundation will support the vehicle stage tankage and run tankage with associated propellant systems and equipment. Terminal building. A two-story reinforced concrete structure, approximately 50 by 50 feet with 5,000 square feet of floor space will house terminal boards for instrumentation and control systems, cable distribution, patching facilities, and a prime mover. The prime mover is a 10,000 horsepower gas turbine with a gas generator and gearbox. This equipment will supply propellants to the vehicle pumps in performing studies on both RP-1/LOX and LH2/LOX pumping systems. Project justification This facility will be used to conduct test programs of a hazardous nature on SATURN V vehicle systems hardware. Specifically, the facility will be used to determine propellant flow characteristics, tank stratification phenomena, propellant pumping techniques, and interstage environment investigations through the use of full-scale hardware of the SATURN V space vehicle. It will provide the capability for testing of R. & D. prototype hardware, checkout of vehicle components, and verification of vehicle integration design concepts. Experience has demonstrated that the gorund testing program outlined above is essential to the solution of in-flight problems which will assure the reliability of a man-rated vehicle. No existing facilities are capable of providing a cold flow testing capability for the SATURN V vehicle. Estimated future year funding None. EXTENSIONS TO SATURN V GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TEST FACILITY Program office for the installation: Office of Manned Space Flight. Program office for the project: Office of Manned Space Flight. Authorization line item: Marshall Space Flight Center. Location of project: Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Cognizant NASA installation: Marshall Space Flight Center. This project provides for extensions to the fiscal year 1963 SATURN V Ground Support Equipment Test Facility, as follows: High-pressure pneumatic test facility. This facility will consist of a prefabricated building about 60 by 90 feet with an attached reinforced concrete test cell of about 30 by 60 feet. The complex will also include two 10,000-gallon vacuum jacketed liquid nitrogen storage tanks with associated piping and converters for converting liquid nitrogen to gas at 15,000 pounds per square inch. Additional instrumentation.-This item will provide a 100-channel analog to digital recording system, complete with all other appurtenances required to integrate this equipment into the system. Extension of blockhouse.-A two-story addition approximately 20 by 55 feet, constructed of reinforced concrete, with air conditioning, and double second floor. This extension will house additional instrumentation. Extension of assembly building.-This item provides for conversion of existing office space on the first floor into a subassembly and checkout area. A second floor will be added for engineering offices. A single-story shop extension will also be provided. Approximately 8,080 square feet of floor area will be added. Project justification The Marshall Space Flight Center is responsible for the test, checkout, and operational reliability of the service swing arms and holddown arms used to service the SATURN V vehicles during the launch phase. This ground equipment will be tested and evaluated prior to shipment to the John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA. This project provides the instrumentation, facilities, and shop space required for the phased increase of testing activities. High-pressure pneumatic test facility. All launch complex equipment is now operating at a maximum pressure of 5,000 pounds per square inch. The ground support systems are being designed for pressure ranges between 8,000 and 10,000 pounds per square inch, and requiring up to 15,000 pounds per square inch for overpressure tests. Provision is being made to check equipment for functional suitability and reliability at the higher pressure ranges. Additional instrumentation.-The current facility is equipped with 200 channels of instrumentation. In phase with the development and evaluation schedule and test duration requirements 100 channels of instrumentation will be added in fiscal year 1965. Extension to assembly building.-The phased buildup of activities within the assembly building requires an additional 8,080 square feet of shop and subassembly space. This space is required to accommodate the pretest and posttest activities such as inspection, assembly, checkout, modification, repair, and packaging associated with the receipt of increased quantities of components from contractors. Estimated future year funding None. 31-497-64-pt. 267 CONSTRUCTION-MICHOUD PLANT Mr. THOMAS. Now, we will go on to Michoud and insert the summary table on CF 10-2 in the record. (The table follows:) Mr. THOMAS. What is Michoud this year, $6.5 million? Mr. THOMAS. You had some costs there last year, did you not? Dr. VON BRAUN. Yes, sir. For fiscal 1964 at Michoud we had facility additions, extensions, and alterations to support SATURN S-IB and S-IC production, $161,000. Mr. THOMAS. 1964 was $161,000. Dr. VON BRAUN. We also had alterations to SATURN, first-stage production facilities, $36,000; central computer facilities, extensions and alterations, $85,000; utility extension, alterations, and rehabilitation, $80,000. Mr. THOMAS. What was the total cost? Dr. VON BRAUN. The estimated total for fiscal year 1964 is $8,688,000. Mr. THOMAS. Break down your cost this year for us. What was that total cost for Michoud this year? Dr. VON BRAUN. Our fiscal year 1964 estimate for Michoud is $8,688,000; our fiscal year 1965 request at Michoud is $6,534,000. Mr. THOMAS. That is total cost this year? Dr. VON BRAUN. Yes, sir. Mr. THOMAS. It is broken down into what? Dr. VON BRAUN. Facility additions, extensions, and alterations. Mr. THOMAS. $2,735,000? Dr. VON BRAUN. Right. Alterations to SATURN first-stage production. |