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holcombeyates
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posted 01-26-2022 03:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for holcombeyates   Click Here to Email holcombeyates     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Much has been said about the consequences had the Apollo lunar module ascent engine failed to work. Most of this has been focused on the very real predicament faced by all three crew members, those destined to stay on the surface and the command module pilot returning to Earth solo.

But what of the engineers that put many many long hours into the design and testing of this engine. How would they have felt faced with a failure? Is anyone aware of interviews or discussions with them? Better yet can anyone put me in contact with any of the engineers?

I am writing a piece on the LM engine design so doing a bit of research.

randy
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posted 01-26-2022 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You might try "Moon Lander" by Tom Kelly.

holcombeyates
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posted 01-27-2022 01:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for holcombeyates   Click Here to Email holcombeyates     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks, yes a great source of info on design but doesn’t fully cover that aspect which led me to my post.

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