NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND CE ADMINISTRATION

Hold f o r Release No. 1

Until Launched 8/7/59

Consisting of three stages, I rocket stands 90

f e e t high and weighs more than 105,000 pounds.

This is the first; time a used t o boost a s a t e l l i t e

into an emth orbit. The uppe t o but substantiallly

modified from Vanguard upper staging.

Earlier versions of the three space probes

l a s t year. The first of them blew up a,fter p seconds because of mal-

function i n the Thor first stage (August 17 1958). The second, labeled

3 o n e e r I, rose t o 70,700 d l e s and retume valuable data (Oct. 11, 1958).

me t h i r d , Pioneer 11, f e l l back af'ter rew 3g 970 miles altitude when the

t h i r d stage f a i l e d t o ignite (November 8, 1 3)

The first two stages of Wr-Able a l e have been used i n a number

of 55OO-mlle nose cone re-entry t e s t f l i g h t

Here is a breakdown of the stages and h e i r functions:

F i r s t Stage:
A i r Force mor, intexmeaate range ba i s t i c missile, minus guidance

and modified t o receive additional stages.

Weight -- Over 100,000 lbs.
Thrust -- Approximately l50,OOO lbs,

9?he liquid-fueled Thor propels the ve cle f o r about 160 seconds

a f t e r launch. During t h i s period of time, e rocket is controlled by roll

Qnndpitch programers.
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Upon separation, the Thor re-enters t b atmosphere and disintegrates.

Second Stage:

Powered 'by a liquid-fueled engine, the econd stage was adapted and

modified from e a r l i e r Thor-Able rocket ve' cles. Eight small spin rockets

are ringed around the outer skin of the s ge. The second stage fires

immediately after first stage separation.

Weight -- Over 4,000 lbs.

Thrust -- Approxlmately 7, ijOC lbs.

Stage two propels the vehicle f o r abou 100 seconds. A t second-

stage burnout, a p l a s t i c nose fairing cov 'ing the t h i r d stage satellite

i s jettisoned and falls away. Also a t se md stage burnout, eight spin
rockets ignite causing the second and t h i 1 s t a g e s and the payload t o
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rotate a t the r a t e of 168 revolutions per linute. The spin stabilizes

trajectory of the t h i r d stage and payload now on course. About a second

and a half a f t e r the spin rockets f i r e , s :and-stage separation occurs.

The second stage then falls and burns up i entering the e a r t h ' s atmosphere.

Third Stage:
A solid-propellant rocket, the t h i r d 8 tge was adapted from the Able I

rocket vehicle. 1% propels the payload t o r b i t a l velocity, about 22,000

miles and hour and injects it In orbit.

Weight -- Over 500 l b s .

Thrust -- Approximately 3,000 lbs.

The t h i r d stage, which burns f o r abou 1.0 seconds, coasts into orbit

s t i l l attached t o the payload. Separation occuxs about 20 seconds a f t e r

third-stage burnout when a s e t of spring!; forces the t h i r d stage and pay-

load apart. Burned out, the empty third,-stage casing weighs about 50
pounds.
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 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND PACE ADMlNlSTRATlON
WASHINOTON 2 0 . c.

Hold f o r Release No. 2

U n t i l Launched 8/7/59
EXPERIMENTS
The 15 major experiments i n t h i s +2-pound sat e l l i t e, t o g e t h e r
w i t h i t s advanced e l e c t r o n i c s , make i t the most comprehensive
s c i e n t i f i c package t h e United S t a t e s h 5 attempted t o p u t i n an
earth o r b i t .
The o r b i t a l o n e -- programmed f o r 23,000 s t a t u t e miles a t
apogee ( f a r t h e s t froin e a r t h ) ana 160 s s t u t e miles a t p e r i g e e
(closet t o earth) -- i n d l c a t e s t h e corn l e x i t y of t h e s a t e l l i t e ' s
mission: To provide an extremely broa sampling of space i n f o r -
mation.
Such an elongated o r b i t e d i s a pr duct of launch angle p l u s
speed, about 22,000 m i l e s a n hour o r 4 000 m i l e s an hour f a s t e r t h a n

needed f o r a nominal earth o r b i t . Eac o r b i t should t a k e about 12

hours,
Boosting t h e s a t e l l i t e i n t o I t s k ghly e l l i p t i c a l f l i g h t p a t h
i s a t h r e e - s t a g e Thor-Able I11 r o c k e t . Fueled and ready t o go, t h e
launching v e h i c l e weighs more t h a n 105 000 pounds and s t a n d s 90
f e e t high.
The body of t h e s a t e l l i t e i s sphc ioid-shaped w i t h a s l i g h t l y
f l a t t e n e d bottom. It i s 26 i n c h e s I n liameter, 29 i n c h e s deep and

i t s aluminum s k i n i s 1/16 of an i n c h 1 lick. From i t s waist Jut

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-'our paddles of' power-generating solar c e l l s . Hence t h e s a t e l l i t e ' s

nickname, *'Paddlewheel. 'I
Most of t h e experiments r i d e b o l t d t o a p l a s t i c and metal
f l o o r within the s a t e l l i t e . They brea down i n t o s i x main c a t e g o r i e s :
1 -- Three d e v i c e s t o map t h e rad a t i o n b e l t r i n g i n g t h e earth
w i t h each bf t h e i n s t r u m e n t s concentr: i n g on a s p e c i f i c r a d i a t i o n
energy l e v e l .
2 -- A 24-pound scanning device - something l i k e a TJ camera --
which I s designed t o r e l a y a crude pic u r e of t h e e a r t h ' s cloud cover.
Success of t h e camera experiment hingc n o t only on t h e o p e r a t i o n of
t h e instrument but on t h e motion and f i g h t a t t i t u d e of t h e s a t e l l i t e .
3 -- S o l a r c e l l s , 8,000 i n a11 01 1,000 on each s i d e of t h e

f o u r paddles, t o c r e a t e v o l t a g e t o re< large t h e s a t e l l i t e ' s chemical

Jatteries i n flight. The e l e c t r o n i c !ar i n t h e s a t e l l i t e i n c l u d e s
t h r e e t r a n s m i t t e r s and two r e c e i v e r s ,
4 -- A micrometeorite d e t e c t o r bi .It t o guage t h e s i z e and
speed of meteoric p a r t i c l e s h i t t i n g t l t satellite.
5 -- Two t y p e s of magnetometers 1 map t h e e a r t h ' s magnetic
field.
6 -- Four experiments t o study t l t behavior of r a d i o waves,
a l l aimed a t f i n d i n g out more about dc tp space communications.
Depending on t h e s a t e l l i t e ' s sue( ?SS, similar i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n
l i k e l y w i l l be used i n s e v e r a l deep s ] ice probes i n t h e months
ahead.

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 Work on t h e program b s a n l a e r under a NASA c o n t r a c t
t o t h e A i r Force B a l l i s t i c Missil n (ARDC). I n t u r n BMD
subcontracted t o the Space Techno r a t o r i e s , I n c . , of Los Angeles
w i t h STL providing o v e r a l l system r i n g and t e c h n i c a l d i r e c t i o n
over t h e payload, Thor-Able 111 1 v e h i c l e and t h e
t r a c k i n g and communications netwo of t h e experiments were
devised by STL s c i e n t i s t s .
To n o n s c i e n t i f i c eyes, t h e i n g f e a t u r e of t h e s a t e l l i t e
i s t h e s o l a r paddle system, Th designed by STL, extend
n e a r l y three f e e t from t h e pay1
They a r e made of pie-shape omb p l a s t i c .
Coverning t h e honeycomb are ti r c e l l s l i n e d up
i n s e r i e s t o generate voltage. I d s each c e l l
,rom harmful u l t r a v i o l e t r a y s proper l i g h t .
The c e l l causes a conversion o l e c t r i c a l energy.
During launch, the paddl
aluminum arms w i t h s p r i n g s a t
r i d e f o l d e d downward b i r d l i k e
lock i n place j u s t before t h i
j a c k e t coverning payload and
I n f l i g h t , t h e paddles a
t o maximum s u n l i g h t . Each p a
inches,
The solar c e l l system i s
s a t e l l i t e ' s lifetime -- as l o
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-sed s u c c e s s f u l l y as a s a t e l l i t e power source i n Vanguard I,

launched March 17, 1958. A y e a r and a ialf l a t e r now, t h e c e l l s
a r e s t i l l powering the t r a n s m i t t e r sen Ing Vanguard 1's t r a c k i n g
signals.
One of t h e h e a v i e s t components of the s a t e l l i t e , t h e complete
power supply system, i n c l u d i n g b a t t e r i 5, weights 30 pounds.
The t h r e e t r a n s m i t t e r s aboard dup i c a t e each o t h e r i n sending
information on n e a r l y every experiment providing three-way back-
up insurance. Two of t h e t r a n s m i t t e r s o p e r a t i n g a t 108.06
megacycles and 108.09 megacycles, send m a l o g u e information.
T h i s i s a continuous wavering s i g a1 which i s recorded on
t a p e s and l a t e r graphed and analyzed.
A t h i r d t r a n s m i t t e r , broadcasting a t an undisclosed but u l t r a

,igh frequency i s the primary t r a n s m i t e r , It sends d i g i t a l

data o r coded impulses which allow f a i l y rapid data t r a n s l a t i o n .
I n a d d i t i o n , t h e r e are two r e c e i v rs. A low-frequency r e c e i v e r
w i l l be used e x c l u s i v e l y i n one of t h e r a d i o wave propagation
experiments. A second high-frequency e c e i v e r can command 30
d i f f e r e n t f u n c t i o n s i n the s a t e l l i t e , ncluding t u r n i n g o f f and on
t h e primary t r a n s m i t t e r .
The main t r a n s m i t t e r w i l l be used only an hour and a half
out of every s i x hours because i t reqL r e s more power (40 watts) t h a n
t h e s o l a r c e l l s and b a t t e r i e s can sups y. So on a command from t h e

ground, t h e primary t r a n s m i t t e r w i l l 1 c u t o f f while the s o l a r c e l l s

recharge t h e b a t t e r i e s . The o t h e r ex€ riments, i n c l u d i n g t h e o t h e r

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NO t r a n s m i t t e r s , need very l i t t l e pow r -- less t h a n a watt i n
most i n s t a n c e s -- s o t h e y w i l l continu t o run as d i r e c t e d . .

While t h e primary transmitter i s f f , memory u n i t s similar

t o t h o s e i n high-speed computers w i l l t o r e instrument r e a d i n g s .

This information w i l l be t r a n s m i t t e d 1 a matter of seconds when
t h e main t r a n s m i t t e r i s turned on agal
Kick Rockc
A small s o l i d - p r o p e l l a n t r o c k e t c l l e d a "kick" r o c k e t
f o r m s t h e s p i n e of t h e s a t e l l i t e . If eeded, t h i s 5-pound r o c k e t
w i l l be f i r e d t o l i f t t h e p e r i g e e . I f i t appears t h e s a t e l l i t e w i l l

come t o o c l o s e t o t h e e a r t h on an earl orbit -- under 100 m i l e s --

t h e r o c k e t would be triggered which s k u l d add 50 t o 100 m i l e s t o
t h e p e r i g e e pass.
Camera
Peeping o u t one s i d e of t h e paylc .d i s a small open l e n s
f a c s i m i l e u n i t c o n s i t i n g of two p a r t s : a tube containing a mirror
which r e c e i v e s and f o c u s e s l i g h t and c .rk impressions, and an
e l e c t r o n i c c o u n t e r which computes and becords t h e impressions b e f o r e
t h e y a r e converted i n t o r a d i o s i g n a l s , T h i s i s a n o t h e r STL

experiment.
I n o r b i t , t h e payload i s designec t o s p i n about two r e v o l u t i o n s
a second t o g i v e it s t a b i l i t y . Once 1 lr revolution the facsimile
u n i t r e c o r d s what i t s e e s , The signa: l it t r a n s m i t s w i l l be

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ajuced t o d o t s . A POW of 128 d o t s wi 1 form a l i n e and e v e n t u a l l y
t h e l i n e s should form a p i c t u r e . A t 1: s t , t h e p i c t u r e , i n TV
p a r l a n c e , vii.l,l. he it
snowy." Even under optimum c o n d i t i o n s , i t may
take weeks t o produce a p i c t u r e .
If t h e s a t e l l i t e develops a wobbl ng o r tumbling motion, t h e

camera data w i l l be u s e l e s s . But suck motions will n o t e f f e c t most

of t h e o t h e r experiments.
Radio Wave Expc Nirnent s
From 50 t o perhaps 2,000 m i l e s a'r ve t h e earth i s an area
c o n t a i n i n g Free e l e c t r o n s and i o n i z e d articles. It i s c a l l e d t h e
ionoshpere. It r e f l e c t s low frequencj r a d i o s i g n a l s from e a r t h by
l i t e r a l l y bouncing most of them back. It p l a y s a v i t a l r o l e i n a l l
radio transmission.
S i g n a l s of h i g h frequency penetrz e t h e ionosphere more e a s i l y
but n o t without some d e t o u r s and d i s t c ation. To improve deep space
coinmunications spanning m i l l i o n s of m: es, s c i e n t i s t s need t o know
more about t h e behavior of r a d i o wave: a t v a r i o u s f r e q u e n c i e s ,
I n t h i s a r e a are two experiments by STL, one by t h e National
Bureau of Standards Laboratory a t Bou: ier, Colo., and a n o t h e r by
Stanford U n i v e r s i t y a t Palo Alto, C a l : '. The S t a n f o r d experiment
calls for a very low frequency s i g n a l 'rom a Navy t r a n s m i t t e r i n
Annapolis, N d . , t o t h e s a t e l l i t e whert it w i l l be r e b r o a d c a s t t o
tracking stations.
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Magnetometers
Closely r e l a t e d t o tkre r a d i o prop: gation experiments are
two d e v i c e s designed t o map t h e magnetj c f i e l d b l a n k e t i n g t h e
e a r t h from pole t o pole.
E l e c t r i c a l "storms" occur withing t h i s f i e l d which, i n theory,
extends thousands of m i l e s beyond t h e j onosphere. But what a r e
t h e boundaries of t h e magnetic f i e l d ? What causes t h o s e storms?

How do they e f f e c t o u r compasses and 01 h e r magnetic t o o l s on e a r t h ?

What e f f e c t does t h i s f i e l d have on cor munications?
Two magnetometers constant81y gaug: ng t h e f i e l d ' s e l e c t r i c a l
strength -- one p e r p e n d i c u l a r and t h e ( ther horizontal t o the
satellite's spin axis -- may provide ai .swers to a t l e a s t some o f
+.hese q u e s t i o n s . Both magnetometers wd ' r e designed by STL.
Together t h e y weigh a l i t t l e over threc pounds.
Radiation Caun, ' e r s
Radiation c o u n t e r s provided by thi U n i v e r s i t y of Chicago,
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t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Minnesota and STL art ! t o measure t h r e e energy

l e v e l s i n t h e Great F a d i a t i o n Belt.
The c o u n t e r s w i l l measure t h e kin1 : t i c energy or t h e v e l o c i t y
and mass of i n f i n i t e s t i m a l p a r t i c l e s rttnging from alpha
through X-rays. T h i s energy f a c t o r i s rated i n terms of m i l l i o n s
o f e l e c t r o n v o l t s (MEV).
The f our-pound U n i v e r s i t y of Chic Igo experiment w i l l guage
t h e r a d i a t i o n bombardment of high-ener, SJT p a r t i c l e s . Instrumentation
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,onsists 02 six gas-filled cylinders r nged around a seventh
cylinder, The total bund]-e, plus a le d shielding, measures about
two inches square, The inbound partic es will ionize the gas
creating an electrical impulse as they penetrate one or more
cylinders, depending on their potency.
The medium-energy University af M nnesota experiment is a
combination of two instruments, a gas- illed ion chamber to provide
the energy information and a Geiger-Mu ller tube to count the number
of particles passing through. It weig s two pounds and rides in
a four-inch square box.
The STL unit, weighing three poun s, will probe the low-energy
part of the spectrum, Here the partic es will pass through a
crystal which will create a small burs of light. In turn the
intensity of the light will be transfo med in a signal. Because of'
the light-twinkling effect, this eight by two-and-a-half-inch
cylindrical device is called a Scintil ometer a

The radiation instruments are des gned to compliment each

other, In view of the satellite orbit the three devices should
permit a fairly complete mapping of th extent and intensity of
the radiation belt which poses the sin le biggest hazard to manned
interplanetary flight.
Micrometeorite C tector
Two shiny curved plates of metal etween the arms of the solar
paddles on opposite sides of t h e satel ite should tell scientists
more about the density and patterns of microrneteurites .

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Behind each p l a t e i s a microphone When a micrometeorite
hits a p l a t e , t h e microphone senses t h c o l l i s i o n and t r a n s m i t s
it. as a v o l t a g e .

The experiment, designed by t h e A r Force Cambridge Research

Center, weighs l e s s t h a n a pound.
Tracking
A h o s t of United S t a t e s t r a c k i n g x t p o s t s will take p a r t i n
t r a c k f n g t h i s s a t e l l i t e but t h e p r i n c l %1 comiand and data
r e c e p t i o n p o i n t s w i l l be:
d o r d r e l l Bank, a 250-foot t r a cing d i s h i n Manchester, England,
6O-foot d i s h e s i n Kal.ae, H a w a i i and Mi lstone H i l l , N. H . , and s m a l l e r
d i s h e s p l u s o t h e r t y p e s of antennas a t 3ingr;pore, Malaya, and
Cape Canaveral, F l o r i d a ,
A l l of these p o i n t s are t i e d t o g e n e r on a t e l e t y p e c i r c u i t ,

t h e c o n t r o l p o i n t of which i s STLIs Sp :e Navigation Center i n Los

Angeles, I n t o STL w i l l be channeled e r l y t r a j e c t o r y r e a d i n g s ,
A f t e r analyzing t h e s e , STL w i l l be ab1 t o advise the various stations

around t h e world as t o when and where h e y should p o i n t t h e i r

antennas t o p i c k up t h e s a t e l l i t e ,
The t e l e m e t e r e d experimental i n f o n a t i o n will be p a r t i a l l y
reduced a t t h e t r a c k i n g s i t e s b e f o r e rn v-lng to STL f o r f u r t h e r
interpretation.
Guidance i n t h e b o o s t e r v e h i c l e i by programmed a u t o p i l o t .

P r e c i s e t r a c k i n g i n f o r m a t i o n will be f rnished by l i g h t w e i g h t
transponders i n t h e second stage as we I as t h e payload. Transponders

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r e c e i v e a t r a c k j n g s i g n a l f r o m t h e gro .nd and i n e f f e c t bounce i t

r i g h t back by re-broadcasting i t . The change i n p i t c h of t h e

s i g n a l re-broadcast t e l l s w i t h h i g h a c uracy where t h e payload i s

and where it i s headed,
Other Devi e s
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e experiments de a i l e d , there a r e a number
of d e v i c e s i n t h e payload which w i l l b 1 checking on t h e performance
of' both t h e v e h i c l e and t h e s a t e l l i t e nstmunentation,
Among them i s an a n g u a l r a c c e l e r o i e t e r which w i l l monitor t h e
"tipoi"ftYa n g l e -- t h e s h i f t caused by he s t a g e s as t h e y drop o f f .
It will a l s o t e l l i f t h e s a t e l l i t e dev slops a tumbling o r a wobbling
notion.
Other d e v i c e s w i l l r e l a y inf'ormat on on t h e s a t e l l i t e ' s
temperature, i n t e r n a l and e x t e r n a l .
A v o l t a g e guage w i l l be measurinE t h e output of the s o l a r c e l l s ,

If needed, a switch can be commanded P d c h w i l l change t h e battery

charging r a t e .
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CONa"RACTOf

More than 50 scientific and i n d u s t r i a l?inns under the technical

direction of Space Technology Laboratories, nc., Los Angeles, participated
i n %he development of this satellite program
Principal contractors and subcontracto: 8 axe:
.
Atlantic Research Corporation, Alexandria, VI ; Engineered Magnetics,
Bawthome, C a l i f . ; Gilfillan B r o s . , Los h g e . es, C d i f . ; R[allamore Electronics

., Evanston, Ill. ; Motorola,

fnc., Rmenix, Ariz.; Radiation, Tnc., Melb me, Fla.; Rantec, Inc.,

.; Space Electronics C o r p . , .; Stanford Uni-

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Calabqsa, C a i f endale, C a l i f
versity a t Palo U t a , C a l i f . ; the lbiversit of Chicago, at Chicqo, and the

Thiversity of Minnesota at Nimeapo1is e

%re i s a breakdown of major contrac: r responsibility:

First Stage ( M r Force mor IRRM)
1. propulsion systems
Awrican Aviation.
-- Rocketdhync Division of North

Airframe, control, electricdl, : Id instrumentation

2.
systems --
Douglas Aircraft Corq

3. Assembly,integration, checkout and launch --

Douglas Aircraft.
Second Stage
1. Propulsion system and tanks
division of General Tire and Ru: )er Co.
-- !rojet -General Corporation, a

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2. Control, electrical, instrument€ ion, engine shutoff,

and spin rocket systems STL. -d

3. Assembly, integration, and checl It -- STL.

Third Stage
1. Rocket motor
Powder Go.
-- Allegany B a l l i s l :s Laboratory of Hercules

2. Structure and e l e c t r i c a l -0 STL,

3. Assembly, integration, and checl u t -- STL.
Payload -- STL.
Launch Operations

1. Pad, test, checkout -- Douglas 1 rcraft

2. Launch crew -- Douglas

Aerojet-General
Aircraft
Rocketdyne
STL

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PROJECT FFICIALfS

Pfincfpal NASA o f f i c i a l s involved in this program are Dr, A%

S i E v e r s t e i a , d i r e c t o r of’ Space F l i g h t evelopment, and D r , John
LLndsay, head of t h e s o l a r physics pro ram of t h e Space Sciences
DSvfsSon,
Key BMD-STE personnel i n the prog ann are Major General 0 , J’,
R.S,”t;and, c o m n d e r of t h e Air Force Ba l i s t i c M i s s i l e DfViSiQi’l;

Dr, Bubexa F, N e t t l e r , STL executive vi e p r e s i d e n t and serrZ~slp r o j e c t

ad visa^; Colonel Richard D, Curtin, AIi MI3 deputy commnder) f o r

S1Etaqy Space Systems; W eGeopge E, u e l l e r , STL v i c e psesldfmt,
aasoci,,ate d . i ~ e c t c mof t h e Research and Development Divi.sion, and
sr;rA.ox~pro j s c t aclvisor; L t , Colonel Dc ald R, Latham, AFlBND dilreeSer
sP Spaee igmbe Projecks; Igy. Adolph K, T h i e l , STL dirdectos of
afivanlced. Experimental Space Missions e d p r o j e c t d i r e c t o r : , and MaJor
&Aw E , Richards, AFBIVTC, chief of t h e 1 t m - V e h i c l e s Division within
the Spaee Probes DirectoLmte ,
QeneraP U t l a n d , W ~ Owass recent13 promoted t o two-atap nmk ax2
~vhoassmed command o f AFB%11]4 i n A p r i l f t h i s year, attended. San

Dtego S t a t e Galilege f o r t h r e e years be ‘ore beginning his A i r F e m e

~ a x ~ as
e e an
~ a v i a t i o n cadet i n 1932, ince 1939, when he wa8
sssigned to Wright F i e l d I n Dayton, 01 ,o, as a t e s t p i l o t , Cene~aT-
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R i t l a n d has been i n t h e test and develo Dent f i e l d w i t h the

exception of a war-time overseas t o u r , From 1956 u n t i l A p r i l of
t h i n year, General 8itlanci served as t h Vice Commander of AF
B D
t o L t , General Bernard A,, SchnEever, no t h e Commander of the
A i r J Research and, Development Cosmn%nd,
Dr, S i l v e r s t e d n joined t h e Matism Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics , NASA s f o r e m e r , i n 1925 a f t e r r e c e i v i n g h i s B o S.
f

i n mechanical engineering from Rose P Q ~technic I n s t i t u t e , Terrpe

Haute, &nd. From the same school he r e eived a mechanical
engineering p m f e a s i o m 1 degree i n 1934 In 1958, he was awarded
an honorary d s e t o r a t e by Case I n s t i t u t e of TeekunoJogy of Cleveland,
0, Before moving t o his p r e s e n t job at NASA headquarters i n
isMngton, D. C,, he aemed as associa e d i r e c t o r of NACAts Lewis
F l i g h t PropuLoicsn Laboratory in Clevela
Dsr, Lindsay transfe~redts NASA %r November., 1958, from t h e
Naval Research Laboratory in Washirgtor He received h i s bachelor's
degree i n physdcs from Guilfosd Goll.egc D e S o , and his master's
and PhD in. physics from t h e Wriivea"aZty f North Carolina.
Dr, M e t t l e r received h i s B,S,, M,2 and PhD degrees i n
and a e r o n a u t i c a l engineering from t h e C a l i f o r n i a
electu~%czal.
InsbJbdaate ~ f Technology,
: He presently ernes on a s p e c i a l committee
Q% %he Air Force Scientific Advisoqy Be ar~d and has sewed as a
special. consultant to t h e Assistnant Sec ~etary.of Defense,
Colonel Curtin, a 1939 graduate od Wesb P0Ln.E; and holder of
a M,S. degree from the University of
a t AFRlMD s i n c e February 1958. He ha ed as the Chief of
StaPf for t h e 17th A i r Force i n Nort ea and Turkey; D i r e c t o r
of War P l a n s a t HeadqvrrasTa;ers, US@; e c u t i v e O f f i c e r , Weapon
Sy~terns, at Headquarters, A i r Resea DWeleJpmelaC, C Q m E d o
A member of t h e G e m missile at developed the V - 2
rocket, D r . Tkadel received h i s MoSe degrees from t h e
I n s t i t u e e sf Teehxmlogy a t Damsta Be has served as
prindpal. advisor to the Amy Qr 01 teT.chnical matters
of missile systems planning deve s a f o m e r member of
t,kxe Amy Guided
QXY~BIIC ~ Miasile E ~ a l m t i o nGQmtxLtteee
Dr. MuePler, Able 111 Senlo i80r9 received h i s

a o s o degree a t the Missouri School of esJ M,S, degree I n

e l e c t r i c a l engineering from Pur and h i a PhD* in
phli;sics .from O h 1 0 Unhvzssity, %en years he t a u g h t
at Ohio S t a t e as a p r o f e s s o r 68"

pale:?ts i n t h e f i e l d s sf e l e c t
Lt, Colonel Latham e ~ t e ~ a e
pLlotfs wings in 1942, He l.eP
col.lege, gaining a B.S. in ae

A i r Force and served i n sever

aBsfgment t o AFE3MD ir? February 1955,, December 1957, he was
d f ~ e c t e dby General Sekrieve
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Major Richards, a 1945 graduate oj West Point, a l s o holds
a M,S, degree i n a e r o n a u t i c a l engineerj ig from MeIaTe After
graduating from M e I a T a in 1951, Major I ,chards served a t Hollomn
AFB, New Mexico, as a p r o j e c t o f f i c e r < L v a r i o u s drone m i s s i l e
projects f o r four and a half y e a r s , Ix 1955, he was t r a n s f e r r e d
t o AFBMD, where he has served i n s e v e n . o f f i c e s ,