LLRV Timeline

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LLRV Timeline
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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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