Details of launch-site check-out procedures used in preparing Mercury capsule for launch and reference made to "Freedom 7" flight of Astronaut Shepard; prelaunch operations consist of spacecraft check-out in industrial complex, and combined checks of spacecraft and launch vehicle on launch complex; first test on launch complex in which monitoring facilities participate is RF compatability test; other tests; activity comparison.


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    Title :

    Ground check-out and launch procedures for manned spaceflight operations


    Additional title:

    Aerospace Eng


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aerospace Engineering ; 21 , n 1 ; p 16-21


    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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