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OverviewGateway 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 o Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles D. Benson , William B. FahertyPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780813020914ISBN 10: 0813020913 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 28 February 2001 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews"Praise for Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations: ""A thorough account of the complex scientific, engineering, and managerial efforts that undergirded the astounding events that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration carried out.""--Journal of American History ""Another simply superb NASA official history. . . . Construction, administration, and technology are carefully interwoven in an unusually candid and frank treatment of the history of America's first lunar launching facility.""--Aerospace Historian" Praise for Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations: A thorough account of the complex scientific, engineering, and managerial efforts that undergirded the astounding events that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration carried out. --Journal of American History Another simply superb NASA official history. . . . Construction, administration, and technology are carefully interwoven in an unusually candid and frank treatment of the history of America's first lunar launching facility. --Aerospace Historian Author InformationCharles D. Benson, a retired colonel of the U.S. Army, is the coauthor of Living and Working in Space: The NASA History of Skylab. William B. Faherty (1914-2011) was director of the Museum of the Western Jesuit Missions in Hazelwood, Missouri, retired professor of history at St. Louis University, and archivist emeritus of the Midwest Jesuit Archives. He was the author of more than 50 books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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