Page:LunarLandingMIssionSymposium1966 1978075303.pdf/372

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

Figure 52 presents actual abort performance data for aborts to primary recovery sites for a typical transearth coast trajectory shown plotted is the time at landing as measured from transearth injection as a function of the time or abort measured from transearth in action. Data is shown for three primary recovery sites—Indian Ocean, Hawaii, and Bermuda, As shown, the nominal transearth trajectory is targeted to return to Hawaii at the time of landing or 90 hours as measured from transearth injection. Aborts with a time of landing 24 hours earlier to Hawaii can be performed during the first in hours of transearth coast. Nate also that the raster returns are available to alternate landing sites during the first us hours of transearth coast, Also shown is the availability of returns to an alternate (Indian Ocean) site with a later time of landing up through approximately the first 55 hours of transearth coast, These data, then, show considerable flexibility or abort capability to speed up the return and/or to change the point of landing. It is also of interest that returns to primary recovery sites still display the 24 hour effect, as in the previous phases.

10.0
CONCLUSIONS
A.
Continuous abort capability exists for all mission phases under the following conditions:
1.
For the lunar orbit insertion and transearth injection phases, the selection or the proper abort mode as a function of the time of premature burnout is a requirement.
2.
Following the initiation or LM descent in lunar orbit, the SP5 must be operable to provide abort capability.
B.
Continuous redundant abort capability exists for all mission phases prior to the initiation of LM descent with the exception of the launch phase.

356