Apollo Spacecraft News Reference

Download or read book Apollo Spacecraft News Reference written by Robert Goodwin and published by Apogee Books. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultra Rare and Coveted Apollo News Reference Manuals. These books have become legendary amongst the space collecting fraternity and have been known to sell at auction for as much as $6,000 for the pair. Each book comes with an accurate replica of the original 1960's cover and the pages are set out in the same sequence as the original. Hundreds of pages of in depth detail about the Apollo spacecraft in the exact words of the contractors who built them. Along with the companion Lunar Module book the chapters include: Crew Systems, Displays and Controls, Docking, Earth Landing, Electrical Power, Environmental Control, Launch Escape, Reaction Control, Service Propulsion, Stabilization & Control, Telecommunications, Guidance & Navigation, Space Suit, Automatic Checkout Equipment, Kennedy Space Center Operations, Training Equipment, Test & Reliability, Manufacturing, Launch Vehicles, Mission Description, Crew Personal Equipment, Propulsion, Electrical Power, Lighting, PLSS, LM Anatomy, Biographies and not least the exciting chapter on LM Derivatives. The what-ifs of the Apollo program.