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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS COUNTDOWN TO A MOON LAU...

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. Thisbook 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.

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