Apollo Reliability and Quality Assurance Program Plan

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966
 

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Page 4 - ... quantity, such as electric field, sound, magnetism, etc. 2. With respect to electromagnetic radiation, a measure of the radiant flux per unit solid angle emanating from some source. Frequently, it is desirable to specify this as radiant intensity in order to clearly distinguish it from luminous intensity. Interface — The junction points or the points within or between systems or subsystems where matching or accommodation must be properly achieved in order to make their operation compatible...
Page 9 - The management process by which the systems of a project (for example, the launch vehicle, the spacecraft, and its supporting ground equipment and operational procedures) are made compatible, in order to achieve the purpose of the project or the given flight mission. Tektite — A small glassy body containing no crystals, probably of meteoritic origin, and bearing no ante cedent relation to the geological formation in which it occurs. Tektites are found in certain large areas called "strewn fields.
Page 3 - END ITEM. A space system or any of its principal system or subsystem elements, eg, launch vehicle, spacecraft, ground support system, propulsion engine, or guidance system. Also, articles covered by major subcontracts where NPC200-2 is invoked by the NASA installation or by a system prime contractor.
Page 1 - acceptance" generally means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assents to ownership by it of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of the contract.
Page 7 - Major system element — Any element of a system considered by the cognizant NASA installation to be sufficiently critical to reliability of the system to require use of a formal reliability program from its design through end use.
Page 2 - contractor" means any person, partnership, company, or corporation (or any combination of these) which is a party to a contract with the United States. § 1001.201-52 Chief officer responsible for procurement. The term "chief officer responsible for procurement" means the Commander, Air Materiel Command as sole head of a procuring activity within the Air Force.
Page 8 - System One of the principal functioning entities comprising the project hardware within a project or flight mission. The terminology may vary to suit a particular project. Ordinarily, a "system" is the first major subdivision of project work.
Page 1 - The distinction between an assembly and a sub-assembly is not always exact ; an assembly in one instance may be a sub-assembly in another where it forms a portion of an assembly.) Blow Hole: A small hole or cavity in the vicinity of the weld caused by gas entrapped during solidification.
Page 2 - Component — A combination of parts, devices, and structures, usually self-contained, which performs a distinctive function in the operation of the overall equipment. A "black box...
Page 5 - Any designated event in the design and development of a space system or in the associated reliability program which is used as a control point for measurement of progress and effectiveness or for planning or redirecting future effort. Reliability program milestones should be identified in the Reliability Program Plan.

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