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Atlas V Rocket X-37B OTV Launch Cape Canaveral

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Apr 282010

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The Atlas V 501 configuration consists of a single Atlas V booster stage and the Centaur upper stage.
The Atlas V booster is 12.5 ft in diameter and 106.5 ft long. The boosters tanks are structurally stable and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels, spun-formed aluminum domes, and intertank skirts. Atlas booster propulsion is provided by the RD-180 engine system (a single engine with two thrust chambers). The RD-180 burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liquid oxygen, and delivers 860,200 lb of thrust at sea level. The Atlas V booster is controlled by the Centaur avionics system that provides guidance, flight control, and vehicle sequencing functions during the booster and Centaur phases of flight.
The Centaur upper stage is 10 ft in diameter and 41.5 ft long. Its propellant tanks are constructed of pressure-stabilized, corrosion resistant stainless steel. Centaur is a liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen- (cryogenic-) fueled vehicle. It uses a single RL10A-4-2 engine producing 22,300 lb of thrust. The cryogenic tanks are insulated with a combination of helium-purged insulation blankets, radiation shields, and closed-cell foam insulation. The Centaur forward adapter (CFA) provides the structural mountings for vehicle electronics and the structural and electronic interfaces with the spacecraft.
The OTV mission is encapsulated within the Atlas V 5-meter-diameter short payload fairing (PLF). The 5-meter PLF is a bisector PLF with a composite structure made from sandwich panels with carbon fiber face sheets and a vented aluminum honeycomb core. The 5-meter PLF is comprised of two major components: the lower section, or base module, that encapsulates the Centaur, and the upper section, or common payload module (CPM), that encapsulates the spacecraft. The Atlas V booster, Centaur, and the 5-meter payload fairing boattail are attached by the 3.8-meter diameter Centaur interstage adapter (C-ISA). The C-ISA is a composite structure with graphite epoxy facesheets over an aluminum honeycomb core.

The Cape 1963 Film About Cape Canaveral

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Apr 242010

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THE CAPE

Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 – )

ARC Identifier 69591 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-39925. Film highlights events at the Cape during 1963 including missile launches, both successful and malfunctions; construction of Titan III facility; sequence covering Maj. Cooper’s launch in MA-9 Faith 7 and recovery; dining-in ceremony honoring AF astronauts and Dyna-Soar pilots. Includes tour by Pres John F. Kennedy on 16 November and memorial for Pres Kennedy on 25 November, with assembled troops and scenes of Brig. Gen. Harry J. Sands, Jr. Vice Comdr., AFMTC, speaking. ECU of missile engine firing from remote camera. 21′: CU of AFSC insignia. 23′: THE AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER PRESENTS: THE CAPE 1963. 30′: LS launch of Bumper No. 8, a German V-2/WAC Corporal on 24 July 1950. 38′: AMLS of two F-106As in flight to right. 42′: ALS of launch complexes. 52′: LS of Titan II launch–shows climb, missile exploding and huge ball of fire. 75′: LS launch of Titan II, programmed flight and separation of first stage–intercut with scene of tracking camera in operation. 89′: Onboard footage from camera mounted on second stage of Titan II, showing first stage separation. 107′: LSs of tracking stations down Atlantic missile range. 115′: ALS of the USS H. H. ARNOLD missile tracking ship. 120′: ELS of re-entry vehicle re-entering the atmosphere. 130′: AVs of JC-130B equipped with trapeze structure snatching aero-kite balloon suspended from ship. 143′: MS of sign on building: AF MISSILE TEST CENTER. 145′: LS high angle of AF Missile Test Center. 148′: INT scenes in EDP room with personnel at main console and checking magnetic tape–CU of manual on desk. 159′: MS of Gemini being lowered inside building–several personnel watching. [...] 943′: Total footage in reel.