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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. 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.

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Author

Jonathan H. Ward (auth.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319177892

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, History, Computer Science

Rating

4.8 / 5 (60 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14