MRS STUDY SCOPE EVALUATE SPACECRAFT WITH HYPERSONIC LIFT TO DRAG (D) RATIOS FROM 0 TO 3 FOR MILITARY MISSIONS • RESOLVE: WHAT L/D WHAT CONFIGURATION FEASIBILITY OF HIGH REUSABILITY VARIATIONS INCLUDED: FIXED AND VARIABLE GEOMETRY MODULAR AND INTEGRAL (SYNERGETIC) PROPULSION FIGURE 33 Slide 8-64 shows the basic configurations which have been investigated. Slide 8-66 shows various combinations of configurations and concepts which have been applied to various missions. Slide 8-68 is a typical lifting spacecraft sized for six men and 6,600 pounds of cargo. It is approximately 35 feet long and weighs 14,000 pounds. MARTIN-DENVER OCTOBER 27, 1967 BRIEFING FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AAP-W. D. SMITH We at Martin Marietta Corp. are very pleased to be a part of the Apollo Applications Program in the role of integration contractor for NASA. We firmly believe in and support the national space objectives and the Apollo Applications Program as presently planned and will do our utmost to see that these objectives are met. Our background and experience over the past several years have prepared us for our payload integration activities. We started working in this specific area with Company funds as early as October 1964 and this effort has continued and expanded to the present through such activities as the Apollo experiments pallet, the Phase C definition study for AAP, and space carriers. Organizationally, we have arranged our people to try to best handle the program requirements and NASA Center requirements and to maintain short direct lines of communication so essential to a dynamic program like AAP. Our organization is reflected in the following charts. Figure 1 shows the Martin Marietta corporate structure Figure 2 shows our overall AAP structure and its relationship in our Denver Division. Manpower requirements for AAP have now been estimated for our role in the program. Firm figures, as well as the mix of skills, will be available in the near future. Our facilities in Denver are a result of our own investment and include the following: general factory assembly building; engineering development laboratory; engineering office buildings; vertical test and hydrodynamic facilities; and our new space center, which includes a recently completed thermal vacuum chamber and electronic assembly building, and still in process of construction a spacecraft assembly and checkout building. These facilities represent an investment of about $47 million and approximately 1.5 million square feet of floor space. (67) 89-149 068——-6 |