Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations

• Publisher: NASA.
• Pages: 0
• Language: en

Description:... NASA presents the full text of the book entitled "Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations," written by Charles D. Benson and William Barnaby Faherty. The book relates the history and development of the launch facilities for the Apollo spacecraft program, which began in 1960. The origins of the mobile moonport, acquiring the launch site, the development of the operational center, funding for the project, automation, and other aspects of the facilities are discussed.