by H. Miller
I started working on the Titan 1 missile
launch control/checkout system on February 9, 1959. I performed the same duties
for Titan II, Titan III and Titan IV until I retired May 27, 1990. In the
course of these years, I was involved with an Apollo Onboard Checkout System, a
long duration space flight electronics study, a battlefield intelligence
system, All Source Analysis System and Checkout, and the Control and Monitor
Subsystem for the Space Shuttle.
The Titan I work involved the first
transistorized circuits used for countdown timing and propellant loading. This
required close work with Texas Instruments field engineers to understand and to
account for design problems. My subsequent work involved integrated circuits,
which finally became a complete computer. I was so glad that my years Lockheed
Martin allowed me to keep up with ever changing electronics engineering field.
