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Moon Lander How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module

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ISBN-10: 1588342735

ISBN-13: 9781588342737

Edition: N/A

Authors: Thomas J. Kelly

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $22.99
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 9/11/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Kelly was the recipient of a Grumman Engineering Scholarship upon graduating from high school, and worked for the company for more than forty years, retiring in 1992. Now an aerospace and computer consultant, he lives in Cutchogue, New York.