Building the Apollo Capsules

An Engineer's Memoir of the Moonshot Program and Its Debt to Hispanic Team Members

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Jim De La Rosa, Jim de la Rosa, Jim de La Rosa

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This firsthand account of the development of the Apollo 11 mission gives a behind-the-scenes look at the 1969 moon landing mission from an engineer's perspective. The technical problems and solutions of designing a capsule to carry three astronauts--Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins--safely to the moon and back are covered in detail from the author's point of view. The contributions of Latino personnel in the Apollo program are described.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-10-19
Mått178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor250
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476687193

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Jim De La Rosa is a retired aerospace engineer living in Tucson, Arizona. He has taught Radar electronics in the Air Force, worked for Hughes Aircraft Company, designed electronic circuits for Airborne Radar systems, designed Flight Control Systems for Guided Missiles at North American Aviation, designed systems for the Apollo capsules that took astronauts to the moon, designed electronic systems to fly the Space Shuttle, designed systems for rockets at The Aerospace Corporation and was a Consultant Engineer.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Apollo Unmanned Capsules and Some Eagle Knights2. AFRM 009 and the Eagle Knight Lead Engineer3. The AFRM 009 Control Programmer Team and a New AFRM 009 Mission4. The Control Programmer5. AFRM 009 Control Programmer Supervision6. Finalizing AFRM 009’s Control Programmer on Paper Design7. Control Programmer Initial Tests and Eagle Knight Cruz Mora8. The Baseline Control Programmer Design9. Preparing AFRM 009 for Launch10. The Launch of AFRM 00911. Mission Control Programmer for AFRMs 011, 017 and 02012. Final MCP Design for AFRMs 011, 017 and 02013. Farewell to the Mission Control Programmer14. The Honeywell Resident Representative Assignment15. Fulfilling the Honeywell Commitment and More Eagle Knights16. Returning to Downey and More Eagle Knights17. A New Assignment and More Eagle Knights18. The Manned Apollo Capsules and More Eagle Knights19. Apollo Command Module Problems and More Eagle Knights20. Manned Apollo First Flight and More Eagle Knights21. Prelude to a Moon Landing with More Eagle Knights Participating22. Solving One Last Major Problem Before the Moon Landing23. We Land on the Moon and a Few More Eagle KnightsEpilogueAppendix: Notes Taken During My Support of Apollo 10 Mission—May 1969Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex