Rocket Ranch The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kenned
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 harr
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Jonathan H. Ward
Rocket Ranch The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center
Also by Jonathan H. Ward for Springer-Praxis Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Mission 2015 ISBN 978-3-319-17791-5
Jonathan H. Ward
Rocket Ranch The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center
Jonathan H. Ward Greensboro, NC, USA
SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN SPACE EXPLORATION
Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-319-17788-5 ISBN 978-3-319-17789-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17789-2
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Contents
Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................... ix Dedication .................................................................................................................. xiii About the Author ...................................................................................................... xv Foreword .................................................................................................................... xvii Preface ........................................................................................................................ xxi 1
Introduction ......................................................................................................... From Fishing for Mullet to Shooting the Moon.................................................... Why a Book About Kennedy Space Center During Apollo?................................ How This Book Is Organized................................................................................ 24,000 Perspectives .......................
