Mariner Mars '69 Spacecraft Design Book, 1966-1967.

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Jet Propulson Laboratory (U.S.). Mariner Mars '69 Spacecraft Design Team. Mariner Mars '69 Spacecraft Design Book, 1966-1967.

Mariner Mars '69 Spacecraft Design Book, 1966-1967.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733100218

The collection includes the Mariner Mars Spacecraft Design Book, design specifications written during the period of 1966-1969. The specifications functionally described the spacecraft construction methods for the Mariner Mars '69 project. They provided ground rules, guidelines and a definition of mission restraints, reliability criteria and other criteria necessary to the successful accomplishment of the mission objectives. The Design Book defined the tolerance levels required to maintain optimum spacecraft orientation at all times. Functional tolerance was comprised of such things as mounting surface alignment, antenna bore-sight, orientation rate, optical alignment or any combination of these. There were three basic means for coordinating spacecraft position: spacecraft reference planes, spacecraft coordinate system, and cone and clock angle of the spacecraft look direction. These coordinate systems are described in the collection's design specifications. The design book controlled information on the spacecraft design. Until included in the book, conflicting statements, either written or oral, had no status. Also, this book defined the spacecraft subsystems and allocated the system functions among the subsystems, exclusive of the operational support equipment. It was kept up to date by the release of revised Functional Requirements which were written by the Spacecraft System Engineer or in certain specific cases by assigned cognizant engineers. The collection consists of a disassembled one-volume document written by the Spacecraft System Engineer for use by those associated with the Mariner Mars '69 project. It was the basic, accurate and current description of the Mariner Mars spacecraft at the system level. It established systems, subsystems and over-all spacecraft design and disseminated design changes to all persons concerned with the project. Arranged in folders as originally sequenced, the files of the collection include cover page, contents, design criteria documents, introduction and distribution list for written design specifications plus the body of the document. The document includes standard procedures and spacecraft design criteria for requirements and constraints as well as standard trajectories for 1966 through 1969. Arrangement as bound is maintained. Sequenced identification numbers are associated with each folder. Interoffice memos, design specification guidelines, design characteristics and restraints responsibilities are by the Mariner Mars cognizant engineer for each specification issued.

0.3 cubic ft. (09 folders)

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