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                                 WHITE SANDS LABORATORY
                                    SPRINT FIRINGS

         DATE       FLT  FLA  SECS  OK
        11-17-65      1    1   5.1   X    Eject - ign - staging - FS

        1-25-66       2    2   5.8        Breakup - pitch over timer
        3-15-66       3    3              Exploded - TVC abort in cell
        5-3-66        4    4   1.6        Dive to impact - wiring
        8-2-66        5    5   2.0        TIC destruct - pitch gyro
        11-3-66       6    6   1.0        1st stage motor rupture
        4-18-67       7    9   4.4        Breakup - staging transient
        5-23-67       8   10   3.2        Breakup - staging transient
        7-18-67       9    8   4.4        2nd stage motor rupture

        8-8-67       10   11  39.8   X    Control & response

        9-19-67      11   12   2.9        Destruct - MGS fault

        10-10-67     12    7  36.9   X    120/20 design point
        10-31-67     13   14  32.5   X    60/40 design point

        11-20-67     14   15   6.9        Destruct - TIC fault

        12-11-67     15   13  32.3   X    Max g during 2nd stage

        2-5-68       16   16   2.8        Destruct - TIC error

        2-26-68      17   17  32.4   X    Control & response

        3-25-68      18   18   2.1        Loop to impact - autopilot
        4-22-68      19   19   2.4        Destruct - FS system fault

        6-27-68      20   20  25.0   X    High heat rate data
        7-29-68      21   21  30.0   X    Control endurance
        8-22-68      22   22  32.7   X    120/20 INCENTIVE
        9-9-68       23   23  32.0   X    Control INCENTIVE
        10-8-68      24   24  32.0   X    60/40 INCENTIVE
        10-28-68     25   25  32.0   X    Control INCENTIVE

        12-2-68      26   26   2.2        Destruct - autopilot

        2-10-69      27   27  32.8   X    Staging data
        3-17-69      28   30  25.9   X    60/40 INCENTIVE (8 secs only)
        4-21-69      29   28  32.7   X    Staging data - max pitch over
        5-26-69      30   31  32.6   X    Control INCENTIVE
        6-23-69      31   29  32.4   X    Control INCENTIVE (staging data)


                    Total of 16 MOD I and 15 MOD II firings
                    plus 4 materials and 2 propulsion firings.