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MERCURY-REDSTONE MISSION NO. 3

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(NASA-TM-X-51304) PEOJECT H E R C O R Y : N75-71791

TECHNICAL I N F O R M A T I O N S U M M A R Y OP
M E H C U B Y - B E D S T O N E MISSION NO. 3, C A P S U L E NO.
7 (NASA) 17 p Unclas
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 INTRODUCTION

The general purpose of the Mercury-Redstone program is to advance

the qualification of the capsule and capsule systems for the specifi-
cation Mercury mission during ballistic space flight and to familiarize
and train the astronauts for the subsequent orbiting flights.

The MR-3 mission is the third in the Redstone-boosted program and

the first in the series of manned capsules. The astronaut will be
subjected to the g loadings during boost and reentry and to a short
period of weightless flight at the orbiting altitude of the specifi-
cation mission. The specific objectives of this mission are as
follows:

First-order test objectives.-

(a) Familiarize man with a brief but complete space flight

experience including the lift-off, powered flight, weightless
flight (for a period of approximately 5 minutes), entry, and
landing phases of the flight.

(b) Evaluate man's ability to perform as a functional unit

during space flight by: .

(1) Demonstrating manual control of capsule attitude

before> during, .and after retrofire.

(2) Use of voice communications during flight.

(c) Study man's physiological reaction during space flight.

(d) Recover the astronaut and capsule.

Second-order test objectives.- Continue qualification of the

Mercury capsule and capsule systems for manned flight.

Third-order test objectives.- Provide training for ground support

and recovery forces for future manned flights.
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Time since launch

Event
min;sec
:
Capsule umbilical pulled (before launch) ' • -00: 45
Lift-off . : ...00:00
Booster cutoff 02:22.6
Tower jettisoned • : 02:22.6
Capsule separation :• 02:32.6
Retrorocket firing . 05:10
Retrograde package jettisoned 06:10
Reentry begins 06:17
Maximum deceleration (I0.83g) 08:12
.Drogue"chute deployed . 09:33
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Main chute deployed 10:11
Impact

Major trajectory parameters for the MR-3 capsule:

Maximum altitude ,100.2? n.m.

Range 256.27 n.m.
Maximum exit q. .. 598.1 psf..
Maximum exit g 6.29
Maximum reentry g 10.83

The MR-3 flight will be along the Atlantic Missile Range on a

heading of 105° true. The Mercury Network Stations at Cape Canaveral,
Florida (Mercury Control, Center) and at Washington, D...C.. (Space
Computing Center) will be utilized, and the Bermuda Station will be
used for training. . .

The nominal weights for the MR-3 capsule are:

Condition Weight (Ib)

Gross weight at lift-off (includes adapter and

escape tower)
Weight after separation from Redstone 2,855
Weight at start of reentry 2,579
Flotation weight 2,316
 The instrumentation on capsule no. 7 is standard instrumentation,
which includes aeromedical information. The EKG and respiration are •
on continuous channels. Special instrumentation will consist of an
earth and sky JO-mm. camera loaded with color film. Pictures will be
taken at the rate of 10 per minute. A total of 660 frames are provided.
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TABLE !.-> TELEMETERED .QUALITIES, CAPSULE

Tower release
Capsule separation
Retrograde command
Retrorocket no. 1 Fire
Retrorocket no. 2 Fire
Retrorocket no. J Fire
Retropackage jettison
Drogue parachute deploy
Antenna fairing release
Main parachute deploy
Main parachute jettison
Reserve parachute deploy
Pilot abort
Mayday
Tower escape rocket
Periscope retract
0.05g relay actuation
Time since launch 10 seconds
Time since launch 100 seconds
Time since launch 1,000 seconds
Time since launch 10,000 seconds
Time of retrograde
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TABLE II.- TELEMETERED QUANTITIES, BOOSTER

Pressure air in pressure bottles

Flow rate LOX

Flow rate ale •

Pressure combustion chamber

HgOp valve position

Pressure top HpO container

Pressure ale at pump inlet

Error signal thrust controller

Pressure instrument compartment

Vibration capsule mounting ring latitude

Vibration LEV-3 base plate

Angular velocity - pitch

Angular velocity - yaw

Angular velocity - roll

Acceleration of missile-longitudinal

Tilting program, LEV-3

Flight sequencer

Gyro pitch position

Gyro yaw position

Deflection of jet vane no. 1 -•

Deflection of jet vane no. 2

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TABLE II.- Continued.

Deflection of jet vane no. 3

Deflection of jet vane no. k

Command control battery voltage

Inverter voltage

Take-off

Cutoff

Emergency cutoff

Speed pips

Fuel-dispersion, safe

Abort bus signal

Attitude error, abort

Angular velocity, abort, pitch

Rate switch

Angular velocity, abort, yaw

Rate switch

Angular velocity, abort,:-roll

Rate switch

Control voltage, abort

Abort from capsule

Combustion pressure cutoff switch no. 1

Combustion pressure cutoff switch no. 2

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TABLE II.- Continued.

Attitude error, sensor

Rate switch monitor

Control voltage detector

Capsule separation signal

Arm cutoff to capsule

Pressure top LOX container

Pressure LOX topping device

Temperature instrument compartment

Pressure top ale container

Temperature H?0p regulator

Temperature fuel
Pressure HpOp regulator

Power supply
Pressure shock mount no. 1

Pressure shock mount no. k

Pressure shock mount no. 22

Command receiver

Command decoder

Command antenna

DOVAP transponder

DOVAP antenna Tx
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TABLE II.- Concluded.

DOVAP antenna Rx
AZUSA transponder
AZUSA pover supply
AZUSA antenna
Telemeter (XO-2)
Telemeter power divider
R.F. power amplifier
Telemetering antenna
 AERODYNAMIC SPIKE

ESCAPE ROCKET

ESCAPE TOWER

SEPARATION LINE

CAPSULE BOOSTER ADAPTER

AFT UNIT
(CONTAINS PRESSURIZED
INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT).

BOOSTER AIRFRAME
STANDARD REDSTONE DESIGN WITH
ROPELLANT TANKS ELONGATED 96"
-OR INCREASED BURNING TIME

PROPEULANTSI

ALCOHOL. (7S PERCENT ETHYL

Z5 PERCENT WATER)
LIQUID OXYGEN

FUEL PRESSURIZATIONt

NITROGEN

AIR RUDDERS (4)

- 152"

-JET VANES W)

FIGURE 1. MERCURY REDSTONE CAPSULE BOOSTER

CONFIGURATION
 LENGTH OF OVERALL CAPSULE CONFIGURATION
24.5 FEET

THREE EOUAl-LV SPACED NOZZLES CANTED TO

\ DIRECT THE ESCAPE ROCKET BUAST OUTWARD
N AND AWAY FROM THE TOWER AND CAPSULE.

R E C O V E R Y COMPARTMENT
HEAT 3HIEL-D \(MAIN AND R E S E R V E CHUTE)
ESCAPE ROCKET (ONE)
FUNCTION TO PROVIDE CAPSULE ESCAPE FROM
ANTENNA FAIRING THE VICINITY Of THE BOOSTER IN THE EVENT OF
CHOUSES DROGUE CHUTE AN EMERGENCY DURING PRELAUNCH OR BOOSTER FLIGHT.
AND HORIZON S C A N N E R S ) TOTAU IMPULSE: ss^soo LB. SEC.
RETENTION STHAPS FUEL. CONSUMED: 293 UBS.
( R E T R O G R A D E P~ACK 1.2 SEC

CI.7S LBS.)
FOR A E R O D Y N A M I C STABILITY

AERODYNAMIC 3P1KE
ESCAPE TOWER \ ^>T*-^
•UBUUAR STEEL) \X^ \
\ PYLON JETTISON ROCKET (TRIPLE NOZZLE)
CAPSULE—TOWER C L A M P FUNCTION : TO C A R R Y A W A Y THE TOWER AFTER
R E T R O G R A D E ROCKETS RING (THR«=UE .EXPLOSIVE ANY ABORT PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE ESCAPE
BOLTS) ROCKET.IS USED.
(THREE) FUNCTION \ TOTAL IMPULSE: 1133 UB.SEC.
TO I M P A R T A VELOCITY FUEL CONSUMED: 5.3 LBS.
DECREMENT TO THE CAPSULE TOTAL BURNING TIMEt 1.5 SEC.
OF 500 FT SEC (FIRED AT APOGEE) -POSIGRADE ROCKETS (THREE)
TOTAL IMPULSE (EACH ROCKET) FUNCTION TO IMPART A S E P A R A T I O N
12,960 LB SEC VELOCITY OF 32 FT SEC TO THE CAPSULE
FUEL CONSUMED (3 R O C K E T S ) HO LBS TOTAL IMPULSE ALO~NQ BODY A X I S
TOTAL BURNING TIME (EACH ROCKET) INCLUDING POP OUN EFFECT (THREE
'13 SEC ROCKETS) 2632 LBS
FUEL CONSUMED 6 LBS
TOTAL BURNING TIME t.Z SEC

FIGURE 2. CAPSULE CONFIGURATION

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RETRO PACKAGE JETTISONED

THE AUTOMATIC
STABILIZATION AND CONTROL
M PLACES AND MAINTAINS '
THE CAPSULE IN AN ENTRY
ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE PROGRAMMING BY ASCS

\
RATE DAMPING

CAPSULE SEPARATION
AFTER .05g, STEADY ROLL OF.
\
^\ 10° TO 12° PER SEC.
/} XCUTOFF BOOSTER; PYLON
/ SEPARATION DEACTIVATE'ENTIRE BOOSTER
ABORT CAPABILITY, GYRO SLAVED TO SCANNER
>•-•' "DEACTIVATE BOOSTER CHAMBER DROGUE CHUTE
PRESSURE ABORT CAPABILITY
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FIGURE ^.- GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS PLANNED FOR THIS MISSION

 UPON RECEIPT OF ABORT SIGNAL. . .

r..SHUT OFF BOOSTER, FIRE CAPSULE ADAPTER BOLTS.

2. FIRE ESCAPE ROCKET.
3. SENSE CAPSULE ADAPTER SEPARATION,
JETTISON RETROPACKAGE, AND
JETTISON RETROROCKET UMBILICALS.
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE SENSOR RUNS OUT,
FIRE TOWER SEPARATION BOLTS.
SENSE TOWER RING SEPARATION,
JETTISON TOWER AND COMMAND RATE DAMPING.
6. RATE DAMPING STOPS AT CHUTE DEPLOYMENT.

FIGURE 5.- GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF FLIGHT SHOULD BE ABORTED
BEFORE CAPSULE ESCAPE TOWER IS JETTISONED.
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CAPE CANAVERAL (PAD NO. 5) LAUNCH AZIMUTH = 105°

30'

28°

30'

Stations for MR-3 Test

The following are stations for ships and aircraft
27° of the Recovery Force assigned for KR-3 Test:
DDl 28 13.2N 79 A8.3V PRIMART LAN: UNO AREA
DD2 27 58.2N 78 5A.9V
OD3 27 A3. AN 78 01.8W,
DDA 27 28.5N 77 08.0W'
005 27 13.6N 76 15.OW
30' 006 26 5A.ON 75 06.5W-
CVS 27 09.7N 76 Ol.AW
DRY ( )
ADS 28 22.5N 80 21.6V
MS01 28 27.4H 80 23.9W
MS02 28 20.8N 80 26.3W ••
AC1 27 22.0N 75 A3.0W
26° AC2 26 A9.5N 75 55.OW
AC3 27 22.5N 77 A9.0W
ACA 28 23 .ON 79 20.0W
ACS (SA..-16) 28'02.5N 78 OA.OU
AC6 .-16) 26 39.0N 7A 15.0W

Figure 6.- MR-3 earth track showing general impact area.

 Abort with
engine cutoff.

Abort without BOOSTER AUTOMATIC ABORT SENSING SYSTEM

engine cutoff. Abort Sensors
Abort via:
Capsule command Abort interrupts
receivers. automatic
Booster tail sequence.
plug. MERCURY CONTROL CENTER
. - . A Y \/ \/ W \ /\ A A
Booster umbilical VVNAAA Abort
AbortVia:
Via:Capsule
CapsuleComnCommand Receivers-
up to umbilical
drop.
Launch Director
has sole abort
\\XAXX X X Y WWvX AA
responsibility.

Emergency RANGE SAFETY OFFICER

,g\ \ \ \ —v Via: Booster Command Receivers.-
\\\
engine cutoff - -
. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ \ \ N' \ \ \
with abort.
Abort vi'a; v^
Capsule command
receivers.
Booster tail plug A/\A/Y •Abort via:
up to liftoff! ,/LAl UNCH DIRECTOR Capsule command
AA/Y/ ; receivers.

T-20 min. sec. T-l see. T+30 sec._ T+1A2.6

Abort Arming Mainstage Abort cutoff Normal Cutoff
(Actuation of Pad Capsule umbilical arming(engine),
Safety, Capsule abort, drop (Firing
and Test Conductor command; start
of automatic Booster out
abort switches). of Launch
sequence ) .
Directors sight.

Figure 7.- Ways of initiating abort.

 ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR PITCH
Rate Abort Switches
Specification! Pitch and Yaw ± 5%e° YAH
0.3%ec
- 0.0%ac
Roll + 12%ec + 0.6°/88C ROLL
- 0'.0%ec
Pitch S/N 21 Yaw S/N 20 Roll S/N 11
CW 5.09°/W CW 5.12%ec CW 12.15%ec
CWW 5.13%ec CCW 5.20%ec CCtf 12.10°/«ec

ATTITUDE ERROR SENSQH

Attitude error abort aensor S/N 113
Specificationi Pitch and Yaw ± 5° + 1°
-0°
Roll ± 10° + 2°
- 0°
Flight LEV-3 S/N 50
+ Pitch - 5°27< + Yaw - 5°27' + Roll - 10°4.8'
- Pitch - 5°26' - Yaw - 5°28' - Roll - 10°50'
• Refer to figure for Tilting program

COMBUSTION CHAMBER PRESSURE SWITCHES

Specification! 210 + 15 PSIG (Decreasing)
P - 30 PSI Max.
3/n 16021 . S/N 160115
Decreasing 220 PSIG Decreasing 219 PSIG
Increasing 225 PSIG Increasing 226.5 PSIG
£>? - 5 PSI AP - 7.5 PSI

CONTROL VOLTAGE FAILURE SENSORS

Specification: 50 + 2 volts
(drop-out value)
Drop-Out Pick-Dp
K23 - 50.6 Volts 52.4 Volts
KZ4 - 50.5 Volts 52.5 Volts

Liftof? 50 100
TIME OF PULSE INITIATION
C.O. 1A2.5
(Seconds)
MR.-2
PULSE PROGRAM FOR TILTING

Figure 8.- Booster lOraatic Inflight Abort Sensing System