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cspg
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posted 06-15-2016 08:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Saturn V Rocket (Images of Modern America)
by Alan Lawrie
In 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy set the challenge of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In order to achieve this, NASA partnered with US industry to build the largest rocket ever produced, the Saturn V. It was designed and tested in record time and made its first flight in 1967. Less than two years later and within the timescales set by the president, the crew of Apollo 11 was launched on a Saturn V and watched live by millions of people on televisions around the world. From this launch, Neil Armstrong made his famous giant leap for mankind, later to be followed by 11 other astronauts who also walked on the moon.

Alan Lawrie is a satellite propulsion engineer working for Airbus Defence and Space in the United Kingdom. He has 36 years of experience in the space propulsion industry and has published two books on the Saturn rockets as well as Images of Modern America: Sacramento's Moon Rockets. Using unseen photographs from various archives and private collections, this is the first comprehensive photographic account of the Saturn V.

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Arcadia Publishing (November 7, 2016)
  • ISBN-10: 1467123870
  • ISBN-13: 978-1467123877

cspg
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posted 11-28-2016 06:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Neat little book. I just wished it was bigger in size and number of pages!

AlanLawrie
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posted 11-29-2016 07:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AlanLawrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Chris. Of course I was constrained in size by the publisher's well-established format for this series of books. Never-the-less hopefully there were some photos in there that you had not seen before.

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posted 11-30-2016 04:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Spoon   Click Here to Email Spoon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is a superb book.

Each Saturn V is covered with a selection of colour photos which are in turn embellished with a concise caption, full of information such as the VAB high bay the vehicle was stacked in, the mobile launcher number each vehicle was transported to the pad on, as well as dates for milestone events in the rockets assembly and checkout flow leading to and including launch.

The rare photo the author discovered of the test firing of the Apollo 11 S-1C first stage at the Mississippi Test Facility, clearing it for flight, is worth the books price alone.

The book reminded me of the 'Observers' books on spaceflight and astronomy I bought as a child. Chock full of info with tremendous images. Highly recommended.

Rick Mulheirn
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posted 12-06-2016 12:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Received my copy today and I think it a terrific book. Superb images and excellent print quality too. My only regret is that it is not a larger format coffee table size publication.

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