Rocket ranch: the nuts and bolts of the Apollo moon programm at Kennedy Space Center
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
.
IX
DEDICATION
.
XIII
ABOUT
THE
AUTHOR
.
XV
FOREWORD
.
XVII
PREFACE
.
XXI
1 INTRODUCTION
.
I
FROM
FISHING
FOR
MULLET
TO
SHOOTING
THE
MOON
.
1
WHY
A
BOOK
ABOUT
KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER DURING APOLLO?
.
1
HOW THIS BOOK
IS
ORGANIZED
.
3
24,000
PERSPECTIVES
.
4
2
SETTING
THE
STAGE FOR APOLLO/SATURN, 1960-1966
.
5
THE
CAPE
AND
KENNEDY
SPACE
CENTER
.
6
LC-34
AND
LC-37
AND
THE
LAUNCH
OPERATIONS
DIVISION
.
9
THE SPACECRAFT
ORGANIZATION
COMES
TOGETHER
.
18
OPERATIONS
AT
LC-34
AND
LC-37
.
21
KSC
LEARNS
TO
USE
COMPUTERS
.
25
GROWING PAINS
.
27
THE ACE SYSTEM
FOR SPACECRAFT
CHECKOUT
.
31
HANGAR
D
AND
THE
CENTRAL INSTRUMENTATION
FACILITY
.
32
DIFFERENT ORIGINS,
DIFFERENT
HARDWARE, DIFFERENT
CULTURES, COMMON
GOAL
.
36
THE PEOPLE
.
39
PUTTING
IT ALL TOGETHER: LAUNCH
DAY
AT
LC-34/37
.
40
PREPARING FOR MANNED APOLLO/SATURN
MISSIONS
.
41
3
THE APOLLO 1 FIRE
.
43
PREPARATIONS
FOR
THE
FIRST MANNED
APOLLO MISSION
.
43
TESTS
AT
THE
PAD
.
45
JANUARY
27,1967: THE PLUGS-OUT
OVERALL TEST
.
47
V
(VB11OTHCK
DEUTSCHES
'MUSENM
`:
-I
_Y
.
VI
CONTENTS
MONITORING
THE
TEST
FROM
THE
ACE ROOM
.
50
FIGHTING
THE
FIRE
.
52
SHOCK
AND
GRIEF
.
59
LOCKING
DOWN
.
60
LESSONS LEARNED
.
62
APOLLO
MOVES
AHEAD
.
64
4 THE
SPACECRAFT
ASSEMBLY
AND
CHECKOUT
FACILITIES
.
67
THE
WORLD
OF
SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS
.
67
THE
MANNED
SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS BUILDING
(MSOB)
.
67
THE ASTRONAUTS' KSC HOME
BASE
.
70
THE
ASSEMBLY
AND
TEST
AREA
.
72
ALTITUDE
CHAMBERS
L
AND
R
.
74
COMPUTERIZED
SPACECRAFT
CHECKOUT:
THE ACE
SYSTEM
.
81
THE
QUICK-LOOK
DATA
STATION
.
84
OTHER
KSC SPACECRAFT SUPPORT
SITES
.
85
RF
TEST
FACILITY
.
85
HYPERGOLIC
MAINTENANCE FACILITY
.
85
THE
SUPER
GUPPY
.
86
THE DANGEROUS
WORLD
OF
SPACECRAFT TESTING
.
87
5 THE VAB
AND
THE
MOBILE
LAUNCHER
.
95
THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING
.
95
CRANES
.
103
WORK PLATFORMS
.
106
ACTIVATING
THE
VAB
.
107
THE
LAUNCHER/UMBILICAL
TOWER
.
109
MOBILE
LAUNCHER
.
111
UMBILICAL TOWER
.
114
SWING
ARMS
.
116
ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER
(WHITE ROOM)
.
118
TAIL SERVICE
MASTS
.
120
HOLDDOWN
ARMS
.
121
ENGINE SERVICING PLATFORMS
.
122
THE
MILKSTOOL
.
122
6 THE
LAUNCH
CONTROL
CENTER
AND
FIRING ROOMS
.
127
THE LAUNCH
CONTROL
CENTER
.
127
FIRING ROOMS
.
128
AREA
A
.
132
AREA
B
.
136
AREA
C
.
138
AREAS
D, E,
AND
F
.
139
THE WOODSHED
.
139
OPERATIONAL INTERCOM SYSTEM
(OIS)
.
139
OPERATIONAL
TELEVISION
.
144
CONTENTS
VII
THE LCC RAN
THE
SHOW
.
144
THE
COMPUTER-DDAS-HARDWIRE-TCS
COMPLEX
.
144
TERMINAL
COUNTDOWN SEQUENCER
.
150
THE TRANSFER-LOGIC-DISTRIBUTION
COMPLEX
.
152
THE SYSTEM
IN OPERATION
.
152
ACTIVATING
THE
LCC
.
155
ABOUT THAT
SPACECRAFT READY LIGHT
.
160
7
LAUNCH
PADS
39A
AND
39B
.
163
INTRODUCTION
.
163
THE
CRAWLER/TRANSPORTER
AND
CRAWLERWAY
.
163
MOBILE SERVICE STRUCTURE
.
167
LAUNCH PADS
39A
AND
39B
.
172
PAD
TERMINAL
CONNECTION ROOM (PTCR)
.
175
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL SYSTEM
(ECS)
ROOM
.
176
RUBBER ROOM
AND
BLAST ROOM
.
177
HIGH-PRESSURE
GAS STORAGE
FACILITY
.
178
PAD
INTERFACE
FOR
LUT
AND
MSS
.
178
AZIMUTH ALIGNMENT
BUILDING
.
179
S-IC ENGINE SERVICING EQUIPMENT
.
180
LAUNCH PAD
CAMERAS
.
180
SIDEBAR: CAMERAS
IN
THE
FLAME
TRENCH
.
181
PAD
WATER
SYSTEMS
.
184
PAD
SUPPORT AREA
.
186
FUEL
SYSTEMS
FACILITIES
.
186
LOX SYSTEM FACILITY
.
189
PUTTING
IT ALL TOGETHER: THE AS-500F FACILITIES INTEGRATION
VEHICLE
.
190
8
LIFE
AT
THE
LAUNCH PAD
.
199
SECURITY
.
199
BADGES
.
200
THE
SOVIET
THREAT
.
201
APIP
.
202
WORKING IN
THE
PTCR
.
202
WOMEN
AT
THE
LAUNCH
PAD
.
204
TRAILERS
.
204
INSIDE
THE
MOBILE
LAUNCHER
AT
THE
LAUNCH PAD
.
205
CROSSING
THE
SWING ARMS
.
206
INSIDE
THE
SATURN
V
.
208
LAUNCH PAD
SAFETY
.
211
WEATHER
.
211
FIRE SAFETY
.
214
WORKING AROUND
HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS
.
216
SCAPE SUITS
.
217
HYPERGOLIC SPILLS
AT
THE
LAUNCH
PAD
.
220
CREW
EXTRACTION
AND
RESCUE
.
224
VIII
CONTENTS
RED
CREWS
.
226
APOLLO
4/AS-501 RELAY FAILURE
.
228
RUBBER ROOM
AND
BLAST
ROOM
.
230
SLIDE
WIRE
SYSTEM
.
235
THE
GONDOLA
.
238
LAUNCH PAD
EXPLOSIONS
.
240
PLUTONIUM
AND
CAR WASHES
.
241
BRUTE FORCE SOMETIMES
SAVED
THE
DAY
.
242
REPLACING LAUNCH VEHICLE
FINS
ON
THE
LAUNCH PAD
.
243
THOUGHTS
ON
WORKING
AT
THE
LAUNCH
PAD
.
245
OBSERVING
A
LAUNCH
.
248
APOLLO
4
.
248
APOLLO I
I.
251
OTHER
MISSIONS
.
251
BACK
TO
WORK
.
252
9
EPILOGUE
.
253
THE END
OF AN
ERA
.
253
REFLECTIONS
ON
THE
EXPERIENCE
.
258
CONCLUSION
.
265
APPENDIX
A ACRONYMS
AND
ABBREVIATIONS
.
267
APPENDIX B MISSIONS
WITH
APOLLO
AND
SATURN FLIGHT HARDWARE
.
273
APPENDIX C
RCA 110A FEATURES
.
283
APPENDIX
D MOBILE LAUNCHER
LAYOUT
.
285
APPENDIX
E FIRING ROOM
AREAS A
AND
B MANAGER POSITIONS
AND
TEST
ENGINEER
CONSOLES
.
293
APPENDIX F RECOMMENDED READING
AND
REFERENCES
.
315
APPENDIX
G
INTERVIEWEES
.
321
INDEX
.
325 |
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