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Ward, Jonathan H |
Countdown to a Moon Launch |
I08118 |
2015 |
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Ward, Jonathan H |
Rocket Ranch |
I08116 |
2015 |
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| Title | Countdown to a Moon Launch : Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey |
| Author(s) | Ward, Jonathan H |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. |
| Description | XXVI, 435 p. 271 illus., 78 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Thousands of workers labored at Kennedy Space Center around the clock, seven days a week, for half a year to prepare a mission for the liftoff of Apollo 11. This is the story of what went on during those hectic six months. Countdown to a Moon Launch provides an in-depth look at the carefully choreographed workflow for an Apollo mission at KSC. Using the Apollo 11 mission as an example, readers will learn what went on day by day to transform partially completed stages and crates of parts into a ready-to-fly Saturn V. Firsthand accounts of launch pad accidents, near misses, suspected sabotage, and last-minute changes to hardware are told by more than 70 NASA employees and its contractors. A companion to Rocket Ranch, it includes many diagrams and photographs, some never before published, to illustrate all aspects of the process. NASA???s groundbreaking use of computers for testing and advanced management techniques are also covered in detail. This book will demystify the question of how NASA could build and launch Apollo missions using 1960s technology. You???ll discover that there was no magic involved ??? just an abundance of discipline, willpower, and creativity |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319177922 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. Computer-aided engineering
5. Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. HISTORY
9. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
10. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
11. Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
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| Item Type | eBook |
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| Title | Rocket Ranch : The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center |
| Author(s) | Ward, Jonathan H |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. |
| Description | XXIII, 331 p. 201 illus., 89 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | 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 pad workers during the Apollo 1 fire. A companion to the author???s book Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey, this explores every facet of the facilities that served as the base for the Apollo/Saturn missions. Hundreds of illustrations complement the firsthand accounts of more than 70 Apollo program managers and engineers. The era of the Apollo/Saturn missions was perhaps the most exciting period in American space exploration history. Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center were buzzing with activity. Thousands of workers came to town to build the facilities and launch the missions needed to put an American on the Moon before the end of the decade. Work at KSC involved much more than just launching rockets. It was a place like none other on Earth. Technicians performed intricate operations, and hazards abounded everywhere, including lightning, fire, highly-toxic fuels, snakes, heat, explosives, LOX spills, and even plutonium. The reward for months of 7-day workweeks under intense pressure was witnessing a Saturn V at liftoff. For anyone who ever wished they had worked at Kennedy Space Center during the Apollo era, this book is the next best thing. The only thing missing is the smell of rocket fuel in the morning |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319177892 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. HISTORY
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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