NASA
Saturn V Flight Manual
- ISBN 13:
- 9781607965060
- author:
- NASA
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Snowballpublishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 252
- Dimensions:
- 28 x 21.6 x 1.3 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Reference & Language, General, Reference & Language,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Saturn V Flight Manual is a comprehensive reference guide to one of the most iconic and successful rockets in history. Designed by Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the Saturn V rocket represented the pinnacle of 20th Century technological achievement. With its impressive specifications - standing at 363 feet tall, weighing nearly 7 million lbs, and producing over 7.6 million pounds-force of thrust - the Saturn V was a behemoth of engineering. The rocket's reliability was also notable, achieving 12 successful launches with only one partial failure. This manual, standard issue to astronauts during the Apollo and Skylab eras, provides detailed information on the Saturn V system, range safety, instrumentation, monitoring and control, prelaunch events, and pogo oscillations. Containing essential information for anyone interested in space exploration or rocketry, this manual offers a unique insight into the design and operation of one of the most significant rockets in history.