Gateway to the Moon - Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex (Paperback, 2001 ed)

Gateway to the Moon presents the definitive history of the origins, design, and construction of the lunar launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center, the terrestrial site of one of the greatest national adventures of the 20th century, humanity's first trip to the moon. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel, and equipment, from aerial views of sandy, undeveloped Cape Canaveral to some of the first photos of the mobile launchers and crawler-transporters.

Filled with the sense of wonder and pride that the earliest U.S. space achievements inspired, the book focuses on launch complexes 39A and 39B, the gigantic assemblies from which the Apollo-Saturn vehicles departed for trips into space, and on the massive eight-acre Vertical Assembly Building (renamed the Vehicle Assembly Building) and the attached Launch Control Center -- some of the most awesome buildings ever constructed. It also analyzes the technological and governmental interactions necessary to ensure success of the launches.

Originally part of Moonport, a 1978 volume in the NASA History Series, the book is based on extensive interviews with wit participants in the space program and wide access to official documents, letters, and memoranda; in addition, the authors air criticisms directed at the Kennedy Space Center team and treat in detail mistakes in launch operations and conflicts within the program. Written for a general-interest audience, with jargon and acronyms translated into everyday language, the book offers a faithful account of technology in service to humanity.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	Charles D. Benson • William B. Faherty
Dimensions:	226 x 154 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	2001 ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-2091-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-8130-2091-3
Barcode:	9780813020914

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