N67-39766* Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash. Aerospace Group.

VOYAGER SPACECRAFT SYSTEM TASK C CONFIGURATION

DATA AND MANAGEMENT STUDY Final Technical Report,

Apr. 1966-Jul. 1967

Jul. 1967 455 p refs Prepared for JPL

(Contracts NAS7-100; JPL-951111)

(NASA-CR-89735; D2-113582-1) CSCL 22B

Various methods of providing indices of configuration

identification data using automated data processing techniques are

reviewed, and a system is recommended for use on the Voyager

program. Included is a review of methods for providing actual

data copies such as drawings, specifications, reports, and procedures.

A recommendation is made for an aperture card system for

reproducing drawings and a microfiche system for reproducing book

form documentation, and a critique of configuration management

Author

procedures is included.

N67-21962*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

FIRST ANNUAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM,

SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14, 1966

16 Jan. 1967 126 p

(NASA-TM-X-53566) CFSTI: HC $3.00/MF $0.65 CSCL 05A

CONTENTS:

1. KEYNOTE ADDRESS G. E. Mueller (NASA. Manned

Spacecraft Center) p 8-11 (See N67-21963 11-11)

2. LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR LAUNCH SITE OPERATIONS

K. H. Debus p 12-17 (See N67-21964 11-11)

3. THE US ARMY'S LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF

OPERATIONS IN VIET NAM T. T. Paul (Army Res. Office)

p 18-19 (See N67-21965 11-11)

4. INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT J. L. Carpenter,

Jr. (Martin Co.) p 22-25 (See N67-21966 11-11)

5. PRE-PLANNING LOGISTICS SUPPORT J. J. Cody, Jr.

(Air Force Sys. Command) p 26-30 (See N67-21967 11-11)

6. THE TECHNICAL PHILOSOPHY OF SUPPORT J. P.

Sager (Bur. of Naval Weapons) p 31-35 (See N67-21968

11-11)

7. SCOPING SUPPORT TO PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

S. L. Phillips (NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center) p 36-39

(See N67-21969 11-11)

8. THE GROWING NEED FOR LOGISTICS ENGINEERS

W. von Braun (NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center) p 42-45

(See N67-21970 11-11)

9. MANAGEMENT OF LOGISTICS SUPPORT S. B.

Smeltzer (N. Am. Aviation, Inc.) p 49-55 (See N67-21971

11-11)

10. THE PROGRAM MANAGERS' PROBLEM A. Rudolph

p 56-60 (Şee N67-21972 11-11)

11. CONTRACTING FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT:

(GOVERNMENT POSITION) J. L. Howard (Navy Dept.) p 61-64

(See N67-21973 11-11)

12. CONTRACTING FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT: (NASA

POSITION) G. J. Vecchietti (NASA) p 65-67 (See N67-21974

11-11)

13. CONTRACTING FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT: (INDUSTRY

POSITION) S. C., Hellman (Boeing Co.) p 68-70 (See
N67-21975 11-11)

N67-14934*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, D.C.

THIS NEW OCEAN. A HISTORY OF PROJECT MERCURY
Loyd S. Swenson, Jr., James M. Grimwood, and Charles C.
Alexander 1966 694 p refs

(NASA-SP-4201) GPO: HC $5.50; CFSTI: MF $7.15

CSCL 22B
A detailed account is given of the managerial and technological
history of Project Mercury. Preliminary progress in rocketry and
research in space medicine, aerodynamics, and thermodynamics
from the end of the Second World War to the inception of the first
U.S. manned satellite project is recounted emphasizing the
contributions of individual minds and small groups of experimentalists.
The technological and managerial aspects of Project Mercury are
related, including organizing, contracting, innovating, manufacturing,
training, and testing, giving insight into the enormity and intricacy
of modern government-managed technological programs. The
fulfillment of Project Mercury is described, beginning with the
suborbital flight of astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., proceeding through
the completion of the orbital qualification of the Mercury spacecraft
and the Atlas rocket, and ending with the four manned orbital
missions. Details are given on the functional organization of Project
Mercury, workflow organization, flight data, cost summaries, and
tracking net, and an extensive bibliography is included.

L.E.W.

(NASA-CR-80132; TR-66-320-2) CFSTI: HC $6.00/MF $1.25
CSCL 09B

Formal techniques for management control are required
to ensure the production and delivery of working, usable computer
programs. A set of techniques, which are general enough to be
applied across the variety of computer programming tasks found
in the Apollo Project, are set forth in this report. Because most
of the large, mission-critical computer programs in Apollo are
developed by outside contractors, various aspects of the
user-contractor relationship are given particular attention.

Author

N66-37813# National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt. Md

THE TASK MANAGER

William D. Carpenter Oct. 1965 14 p refs
(NASA-TM-X-53341; X-542-65-445) CFSTI. HC $1.00/MF SO 50
CSCL 09B

Principles and objectives of management are discussed
in an informal manner. The requirements for successfully planning
a job are presented from the viewpoint of the data systems task
manager. A breakdown of major milestones such as abstracting.
system analysis and design, system description. flow charting.
coding, checkout, simulation, and documentation is given, and
instruments for scheduling and reporting are recommended

A GO

N66-31233# National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, D. C.
STRUCTURAL
VOLUME I
[1966] 437 p refs
(NASA-SP-6008) CFSTI: HC $4.00/MF $2.25 CSCL 20K
A computer weight/performance forecasting procedure
which is able to assess design and program changes and to
optimize structural systems similar to those of the Saturn V
launch vehicle was developed. The procedure is intended to
provide management with the information necessary to ex-
amine design criteria and philosophy, geometrical constraints.
and environmental considerations for their effects on the struc-
tural system of a given space vehicle. It is capable of hardling
the materials normally used in aerospace launch vehicle con-
struction, and the following structural configurations: mono-
coque, semi-monocoque. 90° waffle. 45° waffle, integral stringer
and ring, and honeycomb sandwich construction. In addition,
the system will: (1) compare various structural configurations
to determine the minimum weight construction for the specific
application; (2) compare weights of optimum design struc-
tures made from various materials which are acceptable for a
specific application; (3) determine the approximate weights
of the above; and (4) assess the change in structural weight
D.T.
due to changes in loads and/or design criteria.

SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM DECISIONS,

N66-30756*# George Washington Univ.. Washington, D. C.
MAJOR FACTORS IN AEROSPACE PLANNING AND DE-
CISION

Robert G. Smith 10 May 1966 184 p refs
(Grant Ns G-727)
(NASA-CR-76298) CFSTI: HC $5.00/MF $1.25 CSCL 05A
An analysis of economic, technical, and socio-political
factors considered by aerospace industry managers in their
long range planning and decision making functions was con-
ducted, to focus attention on the interdisciplinary aspects of
the space-age planning process. Personal contact was made
with managers of various government agencies and aerospace
companies to determine management's role in decision making,
and it was concluded that there was no universally acceptable
planning format for all companies in all situations. It is in-
tended that this analysis offer general insight into the chal-
lenges and problems facing aerospace industry managers. The
impact on the aerospace industry of such variables as the war
in Vietnam, Soviet technological advances, and the cold war
are evaluated; and the conclusions and recommendations
generated from this study are listed.

H.S.W.

N66-29966*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, D. C.

FORECASTS AND APPRAISALS FOR MANAGEMENT
EVALUATION, VOLUME I
[1965] 229 p refs

(NASA-SP-6009, Vol. 1) CFSTI: HC $3.75/MF $1.25 CSCL

09 B

Forecasts and Appraisals for Management Evaluation
(FAME), an operations research system concerned with
applying scientific methods to problems facing management,
is described. Forecasting concepts and utilization of a general
data-handling system with particular application to weight/
performance control are presented to assist managers and
contractors on the Apollo Program. Techniques are applied
to the weight/performance control of spacecraft, launch
vehicles, and respective functional systems. Exhibits of work
sheets, printouts, and reporting forms to management ac-
company the discussion. The design requirements, executive
routine, and operation of the FAME computational system