PDF-(READ)-Go For Launch!: An Illustrated History of Cape Canaveral (Apogee Books Space Series)

From the first Bumper V2 launch in 1950 to the Atlas V vehicles of today more than 55 years of Cape Canaveral history is captured in this exhaustive collection of photographs celebrating the development and evolution of one of space explorations most famous and significant facilities Detailed maps and historical aerial photographs reveal the famous launch complexes and basic infrastructure of this storied base station while missile and rocket tests are featured in neverbeforeseen images with descriptive captions The bustling daily activity of thousands of employees at the Cape is captured on film providing a behindthescenes look at rocket launches Information on the current generation of space launch vehicles trivia on various rockets and satellites that have flown out of Cape Canaveral and amusing anecdotes are also included. The X-15 program, which produced mountains of new information about hypersonic flight, is thoroughly outlined in this volume. Chronicles all of the details of the space shuttle Columbia\'s first five flights. The complete story of the Saturn V Rocket is presented in this detailed history of each stage of the construction and testing process. From the drawing boards of Boeing, North American Aviation, and the Douglas company, through shipping materials on massive Super Guppy air transports, prototype engine firings, and wind tunnel tests, and finally to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, every stage of the planning, production, and actual flight of the rocket is meticulously documented. The lives of the first 45 rocket stages built for the Saturn project are charted, including unprecedented information on the dates, times, and performance parameters for each stage, the facilities used in production, rare documentation of the stages that malfunctioned and the engines that exploded along the way. Details on the development of the F1 and J2 rocket engines and recently declassified photographs of the Saturn project are also included. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. Apollo 17, documented in these reports, was the first mission to make it possible for a qualified geologist to explore the moon. GEMINI was the intermediate manned space flight program between America\'s first steps into space with Mercury and the amazing and unprecedented accomplishments achieved during the manned lunar expeditions of Apollo. Because of its position between these two other efforts, Gemini is probably less remembered. Still, it more than had its place in man\'s progress into this new frontier. Gemini accomplishments were manyfold. They included many firsts: first astronaut-controlled maneuvering in space first rendezvous in space of one spacecraft with another first docking of one spacecraft with a propulsive stage and use of that stage to transfer man to high altitude first traverse of man into the Earth\'s radiation belts first extended manned flights of a week or more in duration first extended stays of man outside his spacecraft first controlled reentry and precision landing and many more. These achievements were significant in ways one cannot truly evaluate even today, but two things stand out: (1) it was the time when America caught up and surpassed the Soviet Union in manned space flight, and (2) these demonstrations of capability were an absolute prerequisite to the phenomenal Apollo accomplishments then yet to come. PROJECT Gemini is now little remembered, having vanished into that special limbo reserved for the successful intermediate steps in a fast-moving technological advance. Conceived and approved in 1961, the second major project in the American manned space flight program carried men into orbit in 1965 and 1966. Gemini thus kept Americans in space between the path-breaking but limited Earth-orbital missions of Project Mercury and the far more ambitious Project Apollo, which climaxed in 1969 when two men first set foot on the Moon. This book is a detailed history of the failures and victories of the Gemini program. This version of the book includes an overview of Project Gemini and a number of photos from NASA’s project files. 596 pages, color illustrations and photos. A tremendous fascination and curiosity with space travel will be instilled in readers of this memoir by a former NASA astronaut. In a vivid recount of several events on board the space shuttles Endeavor and Columbia, the astronaut reflects on his life in space, emphasizing the routine aspects of the experience that earthbound people can relate to and appreciate. While his reflections intend to unravel the essence of living in space, they are also the starting point of a parallel tale that describes the author\'s perseverance in overcoming life\'s obstacles and becoming one of the select few to venture beyond the limits of Earth. Guenter Wendt\'s autobiography is a ground shaking document of the glory days of manned spaceflight, told from the perspective of the launch pad. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. Originally published in 1931, this is the first book ever written in the English language to address the notion of spaceflight as a serious possibility. Guenter Wendt\'s autobiography is a ground shaking document of the glory days of manned spaceflight, told from the perspective of the launch pad. 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