SMC:HO Study Guide Flashcards
SMC Routes
Routes in Western Development Division and Air Research and Development Command
WDD = 1 July, 1954
AFBMD = 1 June, 1957
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
February 1958, the Eisenhower administration activate ARPA
Ballistic Systems Division and Space Systems Division
AFBMD was inactivated and replaced by BSD and SSD on 1 July, 1967
SAMSO - Space and Missile Systems Organization
BSD and SSD were merged to form SAMSO on 1 July, 1967
SAMSO was separated a second time on 1 October 1979, when SAMSO was divided into the Space Division and Ballistic Systems Division on 15 March 1989
BSD Redesigned
On 5 May 1990, BSD was redesigned the Ballistic Missile Organization (BMO) and realigned under SSD
On 1 July 1992, SSD was re-designated the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)
BMO Inactivated
September 1993, BMO was inactivated and absorbed by SMC, blasting back to the past when a single organization was responsible for both space and missile programs
Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation
Chosen in 1954 to provide systems engineering and technical direction for WDD missile programs
Merged with Thompson Products to form Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge (TRW)
The Aerospace Corporation
In June 1960, at Congressional request for a non-profit entity, The Aerospace Corporation - an engineering arm of the AF for space and missile
Field Units
Satellite Control Facility
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Space and Missile Test Center
The Satellite Control Facility was originally performed by the 6594th Test Group
1960s launches performed by 6595th
1970, the 655th became a group and the 6595th was placed under Space and Missile Test Center (SAMTEC)
Space and Missile Test Organization
SAMTO
In 1979, SAMTEC was re-designated the Space and Missile Test Organization (SAMTO)
Facilities
Old School House
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Arbor Vitae Street
Old School House established on 1 July 1954
Arbor Vitae Street - near LAX and housed AF personnel and Ramo-Wooldridge
Facilities
Research and Development Center
Completed in fall of 1958 for Ramo-Wooldridge employees - site would expand from there to create the Los Angeles Air Force Base on 15 September 1987
Facilities
Fort MacArthur
Acquired by Air Force in 1982; 96 acres; long history dating back to 1846
See Overview for more info
Ballistic Missiles
Atlas
- Is an ICBM
- Acceleration began in 1954
- Designed & built by Convair
- 1st successful launch on 17 December 1957
Ballistic Missiles
Titan and Thor
- Development began in 1954
- First successful Thor was 20 September 1957
Ballistic Missiles
Weapon System 117L
- 1955 be placed under WDD
Ballistic Missiles
Sputnik - ICBM
- 1957 Soviet Union launched Sputnik on ICBM
Ballistic Missiles
Titan I
- 1st successful operational flight in 1960
- 54 Titan I launchers to SAC during 1962
Ballistic Missiles
Titan II
- Achieved operational status in June 1963
- Two stage liquid fuel
- Process of deactivation from 1982-87
Ballistic Missiles
Minuteman
- 1st U.S. ICBM to use solid fuel
- 1st flight test on 1 February 1961
- 1st two flights by 11 December 1962
Ballistic Missiles
Minuteman II & III
- Larger second stage
- Improved guidance
- Greater range & payload
- Greater resistance to nuclear blast
- 450 Minuteman II & 550 Minuteman IIIs in operation by end of 1975
Ballistic Missiles
Peacekeeper
- Program started in 1973
- Originally called Missile X
- Four stage ICBM / 10 reentry vehicles
- 1st flight test on 17 June 1983
- 1st ten missiles went on alert between 17 Oct and 22 Dec 1986
Ballistic Missiles
Small ICBM (SICBM)
Reagan authorized in Dec 1986
- Bush canceled in January 1992
Launch Vehicles
Thor
1st partial success was lunar probe launched on a Thor missiles - Thor Able, on 11 October 1958
- Last Thor launch on 15 July 1980
Launch Vehicles
Project SCORE
- An Atlas B development missile containing a communications repeater
- AFBMD launched entire missile into orbit on 18 December 1958
Launch Vehicles
Thor and Atlas (rise)
- Gave rise to Standard Launch Vehicle 2
- Atlas gave birth to varieties Standard Launch Vehicle 3
- Upper stages such as Agena, the Burner II and the Stage Vehicle System