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LLRV Timeline

LLRV Timeline. June 1961 Dryden Committee Formed Dec. 1961 Bell contacted NASA HQ Jan. 1962 Bell given study contract Mar. 1962 Bell study results NASA work statement JSC provides $700,000 May 1962 JSC provides schedule of program money Jan. 1963 JSC releases program money

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LLRV Timeline

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  1. LLRV Timeline

  2. June 1961 Dryden Committee Formed • Dec. 1961 Bell contacted NASA HQ • Jan. 1962 Bell given study contract • Mar. 1962 Bell study results NASA work statement JSC provides $700,000 • May 1962 JSC provides schedule of program money • Jan. 1963 JSC releases program money Dryden contract with Bell Dryden to provide ejection seat Flight instruments Radar altimeter

  3. May 1963 Wind Tunnel Model Test LEM configuration change • Fall 1963 Cost overruns Deliver vehicle #1 partially assembled Deliver vehicle #2 unassembled • Apr. 1964 Vehicle #1 delivered • May 1964 Vehicle #2 delivered • July 1964 Begin ground testing • Aug. 1964 Flight Readiness Review • Sep. 1964 Begin Final Integrated Testing • Oct. 1964 First flight – Joe Walker • Dec. 1964 First flight – Don Mallick • Feb. 1965 Auto Throttle Verification

  4. Mar. 1965 Weight/drag computer verification • Sep. 1965 First simulated Lunar landing Begin rate command check out • Nov. 1965 Rate command research • Dec. 1965 First flight – Jack Kluever • Mar. 1966 Lunar landing with side arm controller • Apr. 1966 Drag evaluation LEM trajectories • May 1966 Attitude command research • July 1966 More LEM trajectories • Aug. 1966 Research complete First flight – Joe Algranti First flight – Bud Ream

  5. Nov. 1966 Last flight vehicle #1 • Dec. 1966 Vehicle #1 Delivered to JSC • Jan. 1967 Check out vehicle #2 at Dryden Vehicle #2 delivered to JSC • Sept. 1967 Vehicle #2 check out at JSC

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