Rocket Ranch The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center /

Jonathan Ward takes the reader deep into the facilities at Kennedy Space Center to describe NASA's first computer systems used for spacecraft and rocket checkout and explain how tests and launches proceeded. Descriptions of early operations include a harrowing account of the heroic efforts of p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Jonathan H. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Science-History.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Setting the Stage for Apollo/Saturn 1960-1966
  • The Apollo 1 Fire
  • The Spacecraft Assembly and Checkout Facilities
  • The VAB and the Mobile Launcher
  • The Launch Control Center and Firing Rooms
  • Launch Pads 39A and 39B
  • Life at the Launch Pad
  • Epilogue: The End of an Era.                  .

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