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Countdown to a Moon Launch : Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey / by Jonathan H. Ward
Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: Springer Praxis Books | SpringerLink BücherVerlag: [Cham, u.a.] : Springer, 2015Verlag: [Chichester, u.a.] : Praxis Publishing, 2015Beschreibung: Online-Ressource (XXVI, 435 p. 271 illus., 78 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:- 9783319177922
- 629.1
- TL787-4050.22
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Zusammenfassung: Thousands of workers labored at Kennedy Space Center around the clock, seven days a week, for half a year to prepare a mission for the liftoff of Apollo 11. This is the story of what went on during those hectic six months. Countdown to a Moon Launch provides an in-depth look at the carefully choreographed workflow for an Apollo mission at KSC. Using the Apollo 11 mission as an example, readers will learn what went on day by day to transform partially completed stages and crates of parts into a ready-to-fly Saturn V. Firsthand accounts of launch pad accidents, near misses, suspected sabotage, and last-minute changes to hardware are told by more than 70 NASA employees and its contractors. A companion to Rocket Ranch, it includes many diagrams and photographs, some never before published, to illustrate all aspects of the process. NASA’s groundbreaking use of computers for testing and advanced management techniques are also covered in detail. This book will demystify the question of how NASA could build and launch Apollo missions using 1960s technology. You’ll discover that there was no magic involved - just an abundance of discipline, willpower, and creativityPPN: PPN: 1657549267Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-PHA
Contents; Acknowledgments; Dedication ; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; 1: Introduction; How Was That Even Remotely Possible?; Why a Book About Kennedy Space Center?; How This Book Is Organized; 24,000 Perspectives; 2: Controlling Complexity; The Unrelenting Pace; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; KSC and the Flight Hardware; Managing the Program; Managing the Work; Managing Operations for Multiple Missions; Firing Room 4; Rocco Petrone's Daily Staff Meeting; DLO Schedule; The 72-hour/11-Day Schedules and Snoopy; Managing the Contractors; Padding, Sandbagging, and Umbrellas
Contractor Scheduling and Reporting Communication Was Key; 3: Requirements, Tests, and Computerization; Controlling the Configuration; It All Started with Requirements; Configuration Inspection Log and Engineering Orders; Testing to the Requirements; Test and Checkout Procedure (TCP); Test Preparation Sheet (TPS); Integrated Test Procedure (ITP); Pre-test Briefings; Test and Inspection Record (TAIR); Test Problem Report (TPR); Discrepancy Record (DR) and Material Review (MR); Roles in Test and Checkout; Quality Control Inspection; Developing Tests and Procedures
Working with the Process Logbooks; Certifications; Computerization; Saturn Launch Computer Complex; Programming the 110A; Launch Vehicle Test System Operation; Other Launch Vehicle Computer Systems; Digital Data Acquisition System; Digital Events Evaluator (DEE); Post-test Analysis; The Marshall Breadboard; The ACE-S/C System; Spacecraft Testing with ACE; The Quick-Look Data Station; Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF); Timing and Countdown System; Propellant Tanking Computer System; Computers Were Vital to Success; Was the Paperwork Worth It?
4: The MSOB and the CSM Processing FlowWhy Assemble and Test at Kennedy Space Center?; The Apollo Spacecraft; The Command/Service Module (CSM); The Command Module; The Service Module; Block I and Block II CSMs; The Lunar Module (LM); The Launch Escape System (LES); Spacecraft/Lunar Module Adapter (SLA); The Hectic World of Spacecraft Operations; Roles and Responsibilities; Senior Leadership; The Test Teams; Work on the Assembly and Checkout Floor; Other Roles; Resident Apollo Spacecraft Program Office (RASPO); Remote Support; Working with the Astronauts
Spacecraft Testing with ACE The SPACECRAFT Flow in the MSOB; The CSM Processing Flow; Week of January 20, 1969: L Minus 177 Days; Week of January 27: L Minus 170 Days; Week of February 3: L Minus 163 Days; Week of February 10: L Minus 156 Days; Weeks of February 17 and 24: L Minus 149 Days; Week of March 3: L Minus 135 Days; Week of March 10: L Minus 128 Days; Week of March 17: L Minus 121 Days; Week of March 24: L Minus 114 Days; Crew Compartment; Week of March 31: L Minus 107 Days; Week of April 7: L Minus 100 Days; SIM Bay Experiments
Skylab Orbital Workshop Modules and ASTP Docking Module
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