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Project Apollo: Americans to the Moon
Willis Shapley was a policy advisor to NASA Administrator James Webb; PSAC was the acronym
for the President’s Science Advisory Committee; OSSA, for NASA’s Office of Space Science and
Applications; and OART, NASA’s Office of Advanced Research and Technology.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO : P/Assistant Administrator
Office of Programming
Dir., Office of
Program Review
DATE: Jun 3, 1966
From :
Subject:
MP/Director, MSF Program Control
Saturn Apollo Applications Summary Description
Attachment:
Attached per Mr. Shapley’s request of May 31 is a summary description
for PSAC of current Saturn Apollo Applications planning as reflected
in the May 1966 NASA submission to the Bureau of the Budget. This
paper has been coordinated with and included inputs from OSSA
(Mr. Foster) and OART (Mr. Novik).
Saturn Apollo Applications
Summary Description (CONFIDENTIAL) [DECLASSIFIED]
3 copies
[2]
June 9, 1966
SATURN APOLLO APPLICATIONS PROGRAM
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
/Signed/
William E. Lilly
SCOPE
This document summarizes the assumptions, objectives, program
content, hardware availability and flight schedules for the proposed Saturn
Apollo Applications program, as currently planned and as reflected in the May
1966 NASA submission to the Bureau of the Budget. The plans described in
this document are under active consideration within NASA but have not been
approved at this time and are subject to further review and change.
PROGRAM ASSUMPTIONS