Looking for information on MORAD

[graham2001]

I'm looking for information on a proposal dating from 1961 for using Mercury-Atlas and Scout rockets to practice rendezvous and docking, there is a very brief mention of the proposal called Manned Orbital Rondezvous And Docking (MORAD) on the Encyclopedia Astronautica website , but there is little information on just what was being considered in terms of vehicle modifications or mission plans.

I've had a look on the NTRS website but not been able to locate anything, so I thought I'd ask here in the hope that someone can provide the details.

[Ginnie]

This is all I've come across so far...

A PDF
www.archive.org/stream/spaceflightrevol00hansrich#page/246/mode/2up

There are about five references to MORAD in this - use the search function on the right of the page to find them



Also, just in case you might be interested...
www.archive.org/stream/analysisoflarges00wood#page/n1/mode/2up
www.archive.org/stream/resultsoffirstus00mann#page/n1/mode/2up

[graham2001]

Thanks Ginnie, I'll look through those when I have more time.

[vq]

I would be curious to know more about this, especially how significant of upgrades were considered for the Mercury capsule to allow it the capability for linear translation.