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SIGNED! Tom Kelly 1st/1st Moon Lander LM Designer Apollo NASA Grumman Space NASA
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed By
- Tom Kelly
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- Yes
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Signed
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781560989981
- Book Title
- Moon LANDER : How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module
- Book Series
- History of Aviation Ser.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Books
- Item Length
- 11.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Physics / Astrophysics, History
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Information
Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, "an aerospace engineer's dream job of the century." Kelly's account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test failures, including propulsion-system leaks, ascent-engine instability, stress corrosion of the aluminum alloy parts, and battery problems, as well as their fixes under the ever-present constraints of budget and schedule. He also recaptures the exhilaration of hearing Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong report that "The Eagle has landed," and the pride of having inadvertently provided a vital "lifeboat" for the crew of the disabled Apollo 13.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
ISBN-10
156098998x
ISBN-13
9781560989981
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038451754
Product Key Features
Book Title
Moon LANDER : How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Book Series
History of Aviation Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
11.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
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"A highly personalized story . . . of the Apollo Lunar Module, built at Grumman by the author and his team."- Choice "It's surprising that the man most responsible for the spindly Apollo lunar landers, Tom Kelly, hasn't told his story years before. Lucid and engaging, he tells how his team at Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, went from paper studies to delivering hardware that would help change history. Beyond historical interest, the book has lessons for anyone involved in a large project at the cutting edge of technology."- IEEE Spectrum ". . . Written in an approachable style, and if you have even a passing interest in space exploration it will grip your interest. It constitutes an important primary source for the history of human exploration . . . This book is a flat-out good read."- Meteoritics and Planetary Science, "A highly personalized story . . . of the Apollo Lunar Module, built at Grumman by the author and his team."Choice, "A highly personalized story . . . of the Apollo Lunar Module, built at Grumman by the author and his team."- Choice "It's surprising that the man most responsible for the spindly Apollo lunar landers, Tom Kelly, hasn't told his story years before. Lucid and engaging, he tells how his team at Grumman in Bethpage, Long Island, went from paper studies to delivering hardware that would help change history. Beyond historical interest, the book has lessons for anyone involved in a large project at the cutting edge of technology."- IEEE Spectrum ". . . Written in an approachable style, and if you have even a passing interest in space exploration it will grip your interest. It constitutes an important primary source for the history of human exploration . . . This book is a flat-out good read."- Meteoritics and Planetary Science From the Hardcover edition., “A highly personalized story . . . of the Apollo Lunar Module, built at Grumman by the author and his team.�- Choice
Lccn
00-063728
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
629.44
Lc Classification Number
Tl795.K45 2001
Copyright Date
2001
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