The Saturn V F-1 Engine: Powering Apollo into History (Springer Praxis Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387096299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a regular contributor to Space Times magazine and the online weekly website, The Space Review.. Anthony Young's first automotive book, published in 1984, became the best-selling automotive title sold in America within three months of its publication, according to Auto Week magazine. His first Springer-Praxis book, Lunar and
… The book contains 32 excellently printed full-page color photographs and numerous black-and-white photos and diagrams. … The book is profusely illustrated throughout, and there’s a nice section of colour plates as well. Strauss, Choice, Vol. The book also covers engine testing, the first Saturn V stage, and the Apollo launches. From the reviews:"The author provides good descriptions of engine components and manufacturing and the contributions that Rocketdyne, Boeing, and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center made to the F-1. All collections." (A. Summing Up: Highly recommended. M. An important contribution to the history of technology and the history of space exploration. 46 (10), June, 2009)“Over the years there have been a few books published about the Saturn rockets, but here’s one that focuses solely on the business end of the Saturn V – the F-1 rocket engine, still the largest such engine e
High hopes but S. Moon I love books about the history of technology but some just don't "pop". This book is a good overview of the F-1 engine, but somehow it just bogs down. About halfway through I had had enough, skimmed the rest, and wished I hadn't spent $50 on it.One thing to note is that this book is printed the you order it (at least my copy was). The quality is fine, but don't think that it is overpriced because it is a rare book or out of print or whatever.. Antonio Carlos de Camargo Andrade Filho said In this easy to read book. In this easy to read book, but dense and rich information of a fantastic era of intelligence and competence in America! Very good to read! But we can not forget the genius Wernher Von Braun and your German team! In this book you see America as a fertile soil to Von Braun and his team!. "Saturn Five F-1" according to Mark. One of the best books on the details of what went into building the Saturn Five first stage that I,ve ever looked at. Great book, the details I had looked for for a long time.
Later, NASA ran the development of this F-1 engine in order to use it to power the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that would send Apollo missions to the Moon. The launch of Sputnik in 1957 not only began the space age, it also showed that Soviet rockets were more powerful than American ones. It is no exaggeration to say that without the F-1 engine NASA would not have been able to achieve President Kennedy’s 1961 challenge to his nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out.. Within months, the US Air Force hired Rocketdyne for a feasibility study of an engine capable of delivering at least 1 million pounds of thrust