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SPACECRAFT
EXTERIOR
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ADAPTER STRUCTURE
RETRO.ROC KET
SUPPORT BEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL C()NTNOL SYSTEI
COOLANT MODULE SUPPORT BEAMS
INTERFACE MATIHG LUG
(26
PLACES)
SHAPEO CHARGES
I'IDAC. ED
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CREW TRANSFEB
TUNNE L
EQUIPME NT
BEAM
BLAST SHIELD
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HEAT PROTECTION
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STRUCTURAL
DETAILS
B EAOE O REI{E SHIXGLES
TYPICAL SUPPORT FOi BERYLLIUM SH.INGLES
HO^C aE'
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CHAH II EL
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INSTRUMENTS
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RE.ENTRY
CONTROL
(GP- 4)
GEMINI B INBOARD PROFILE
RECOVERY
PARACHUTE
RECOVERY
CREW TRANSFER TUNNEL
UMBILICAL & PB
HATCH STOWAGE
SECTION
DATA STORAGE
RH
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PROPULSION
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Intecostals
are provided, as required' between farnes for the support of
equiprnent'Thecorrugationthicknessis0.lZ5in.inadiarnondshaped
pattern at the hardpoint.s and tapers to 0.050 in. rnidway between hardpoints.
The corrugation
thickness at each intercostal is selected to rnatch the load
that lntercos
tal rnust distitute'
The aft end of the MM is sealed ott *itf, a flat diaphragtt *ti.tt is provided to
control
the pressure bleeddown
rate during boost. The diaphragrn is fabri-
cated
frorn 0.080-in.
7015-t6 alurninurn which is chern-rnilled to 0.020 in.
away {rorn the edge attachrnent. The rnaxirnurn pessure differential
acoss
the diaphragrn
is 3 psi. This pressure differential
bows the'diaphragrn
4.0gin.forwardintotheMM'ThernaxirnumPreSsuredifferentialinthe
aft diection
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MISSION
MODULE
The MM
(Figure 7-I) is 37 ft long' It is built in two sections
which are
joined with a bolted
fietd splice' The forward
section is l4-lfZ ft long and
the aft section
is ZZ-IlZ ft long. Each section
is rnade up of eight corrugated
panels.
The diarneter
to the inside suface of the corrugations
is l0 ft'
There are lZ0 corrugations
around the circurnference'
With the lZ0-in'
diam, the corrugation
pitch is thus I
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57 in'
The corrugated
panels are biake forrrred frorn ?0?5-0 alurninurn
which is heat
tleatedandagedtoTOT5-t6aftel.forrning.Sheetingl/Bin't}rickisusedfor
both the forward and aft sections so tht the sarne brake die can be used'
The panels run the full Iength of each section'
They are taper che"m-rnilled'
The chern-rnilled
thickness in the foward
section tapers frorn 0' 031-in' at
the front end of the forward section,
where the design cornpressive
load is
1,23O lblrt'., to 0. 038 i-n' at the aft end of the forward section' where the
designcornpressiveloadis],86zlb/in.Thechen-rnilledthiclalessinthe
aft section tapers frort 0. 038 to 0. 050 in'
The MM is
joined to the Titan at eight hardpoints'
Four of the hardpoints
are localed at
+ 33' frorn the MOL Y-Y axis'
The other four hard
points
are located at* ?Z'I lz 'Lr orn the F-F axis' Eight explosive
nuts are initi-
ated to seParate MOL frorn the booster.
The panel splices are located rnid-
way between hardpoints so that four panels are 40-1 /Z' wide and four panels
are 49-1 /2"
wde, or 42.5 and5l'pin.,
respectively, between
spLice
c ente r line s .
Twenty-seven frarnes, including the frarne at the aft seParation
joint' are
used in the MM. The larges u separation belween
frarnes is I8 in'
,
and the
srnallest separation is 15,2 in. The frarne at the separation
point is 8-l/Z in'
deep. The frarne Z bays frorn the aft end and the frame 7 bays from the aft
end are troth ?-1/Z in. deep. The rernarning 24 frarnes are aLl 3 in' deep or
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RADIATOR AND METEOROID
SHIELD
MYLAR SHEETS
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INSULATION
FIBER
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COMM PURE
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