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Title: GATEWAY TO THE MOON
BUILDING THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LAUNCH COMPLEX
By: Charles D. Benson, William Barnaby Faherty
Format: Paperback

List price: £27.95


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ISBN 10: 0813020913
ISBN 13: 9780813020914
Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA
Pub. date: 28 February, 2001
Pages: 352
Description: A history of the origin, design and construction of the lunar launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel and equipment, from aerial views of sandy Cape Canaveral to some of the photographs of the first mobile launchers.
Synopsis: 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 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.
Illustrations: 104 illustrations, notes, bibliog
Publication: US
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Returns: Returnable
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