John Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings William F. Causey

John Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings William F. Causey – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781557539465,1557539464,9781557539472, 1557539472

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 1557539472
• ISBN 13: 9781557539472
• Author: William F. Causey

In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next fourteen months, NASA vigorously debated several options. At first the consensus was to send one big rocket with several astronauts to the moon, land and explore, and then take off and return the astronauts to earth in the same vehicle. Another idea involved launching several smaller Saturn V rockets into the earth orbit, where a lander would be assembled and fueled before sending the crew to the moon.

Table contents:

Part I: Beginnings
Chapter 1: A Young Engineer
Chapter 2: Evolution of an Agency
Chapter 3: The Space Task Group
Chapter 4: Predicting the Future
Part II: Ideas
Chapter 5: From the Earth to the Moon
Chapter 6: More Committees, Groups, and Panels
Chapter 7: Parking Orbit
Chapter 8: Mode Discussions
Chapter 9: A National Commitment
Part III: Debate
Chapter 10: The “Admiral’s Page” and a Letter
Chapter 11: More Committees, New Issues
Chapter 12: “All That Nonsense”
Chapter 13: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Chapter 14: A New Way of Doing Things
Chapter 15: The Lunar Crasher
Chapter 16: A Letter From a Crank
Chapter 17: A Fifth Engine and a New Spacecraft
Chapter 18: Time for Serious Comparisons
Chapter 19: Almost There
Chapter 20: Charlie Frick’s Road Show
Chapter 21: Scratching Backs
Part IV: Decision
Chapter 22: A Surprise Announcement
Chapter 23: Not There Yet
Chapter 24: “An Act of Faith and Vision”

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