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Countdown to a moon launchpreparing Apollo for its historic journey /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Countdown to a moon launchby Jonathan H. Ward.
Reminder of title:	preparing Apollo for its historic journey /
Author:	Ward, Jonathan H.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015.
Description:	xxvi, 435 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Space flight to the moon.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17792-2
ISBN:	9783319177922 (electronic bk.)

Countdown to a moon launchpreparing Apollo for its historic journey /
Ward, Jonathan H.

Countdown to a moon launchpreparing Apollo for its historic journey /[electronic resource] :by Jonathan H. Ward. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015. - xxvi, 435 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration..

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: 9783319177922 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-17792-2doiSubjects--Corporate Names:

277688
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Subjects--Topical Terms:

276851
Space flight to the moon.

LC Class. No.: TL799.M6

Dewey Class. No.: 629.454

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