Chariots for Apollo The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969

by Brooks, Courtney G.; Grimwood, James M.; Swenson, Loyd S.; Dickson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780486467566
• ISBN10: 0486467562
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-26
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations highlight the text, which begins with NASA's origins and concludes with the triumphantApollo 11moon mission.

Author Biography

Courtney Brooks is affiliated with International Business Machines and a research associate in the History Department of the University of Houston. James Grimwood has been NASA Johnson Space Center Historian since 1962. Loyd S. Swenson, Jr., is Professor of History at the University of Houston.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION

FOREWORD

PREFACE

CONCEPT TO CHALLENGE

PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTRACTING

CONTENDING MODES

MATCHING MODULES AND MISSIONS

COMMAND MODULE AND PROGRAM CHANGES

LUNAR MODULE

SEARCHING FOR ORDER

MOVING TOWARD OPERATIONS

TRAGEDY AND RECOVERY

RACE WITH THE DECADE

TASTES OF TRIUMPH

THE TRAILBLAZERS

TO LAND ON THE MOON

TRIP TO TRANQUILITY

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX A.  MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER SITE SELECTION PROCEDURE

APPENDIX B.  ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

APPENDIX C.  APOLLO FLIGHT PROGRAM

APPENDIX D.  Apollo 11 EXPERIMENTS

APPENDIX E.  Apollo 11 LUNAR SAMPLES

APPENDIX F.  MAJOR SPACECRAFT COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS

APPENDIX G.  APOLLO PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANNED SPACE CENTERS

APPENDIX H.  FUNDING-AS OF 30 JUNE 1969

SOURCE NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

INDEX

LIST OF NASA PHOTOGRAPH NUMBERS