Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for Its Historic Journey (Springer Praxis Books)
暫譯: 登月倒數:為阿波羅的歷史性旅程做準備 (Springer Praxis 書籍)

Jonathan H. H. Ward

  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2015-07-23
  • 售價: $2,420
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$2,299
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 464
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 3319177915
  • ISBN-13: 9783319177915
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商品描述

Thousands of workers labored at Kennedy Space Center around the clock, seven days a week, for half a year to prepare 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 creativity.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

數千名工人在甘迺迪太空中心日以繼夜、每週七天地工作了半年,以準備 Apollo 11 的發射。這是那六個忙碌月份中所發生的故事。
Countdown to a Moon Launch 提供了對甘迺迪太空中心 (KSC) 阿波羅任務精心編排的工作流程的深入探討。以 Apollo 11 任務為例,讀者將了解每天發生的事情,如何將部分完成的階段和零件箱轉變為一個隨時可以發射的土星五號火箭。超過70名NASA員工及其承包商親自講述了發射台事故、險些失敗、懷疑的破壞行為以及對硬體的臨時更改。作為 Rocket Ranch 的補充,本書包含許多圖表和照片,其中一些是首次公開,旨在說明整個過程的各個方面。NASA在測試和先進管理技術中開創性地使用電腦的做法也有詳細介紹。
這本書將揭開NASA如何利用1960年代技術建造和發射阿波羅任務的神秘面紗。你將發現這並不是魔法,而是充滿紀律、意志力和創造力的結果。