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Project Apollo: Americans to the Moon
NEXT MEETING
Committee objectives – In summarizing the present meeting it was
concluded that the following is a sensible order of accomplishment:
1. Man in space soonest – Project Mercury
2. Ballistic probes
3. Environmental satellite
4. Maneuverable manned satellite
5. Manned space flight laboratory
6. Lunar reconnaissance satellite
7. Lunar landing
8. Mars-Venus reconnaissance
9. Mars-Venus landing
The committee at this meeting was not in agreement on whether the
present long range objective should be number 6 or 7. The Chairman asked each
member to give more thought to this before the next meeting.
Agenda – The following agenda was agreed to for the next meeting:
1. Space Flight Structural Concepts – Loftin and a Langley structures
man
2. Parachute development – Low, Loftin
3. Space vehicle landing techniques – Faget, Eggers, Beeler, Loftin
4. Mercury lift capabilities – Faget
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5. Reentry corridor – Eggers
6. Man’s control functions – Beeler
7. Auxiliary power requirements – Lundin, Schurmeier
8. Propulsion requirements for lunar landing – Lundin, Schurmeier
9. Lift support – Schurmeier, Faget, Beeler
10. Control, guidance and navigation – Schurmeier
11. ABMA Saturn payload plans – Low
Location and Date – It was agreed to hold to next meeting at Ames on
June 25 and 26.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. on May 26.