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Space Rocket History #112 – Apollo: Headquarters

Posted May 7, 201500:40:33

"The contractor role in Houston was not very firm. Frankly, they didn't want us. There were two things against us down there. Number one, it was a Headquarters...

Space Rocket History #111 – Apollo: Early Lunar Module Design and Saturn SA-3”

Posted April 30, 201500:48:19

During 1962, NASA faced three major tasks: first the mode selection and its defense (covered in episodes 106-109), second keeping North American moving...

Space Rocket History #111 - Apollo: Early Lunar Module Design and Saturn SA-3”

Posted April 30, 201500:42:17

During 1962, NASA faced three major tasks: first the mode selection and its defense (covered in episodes 106-109), second keeping North American moving...

Space Rocket History #110 – Early Apollo Command Module Design

Posted April 23, 201500:39:57

The Apollo contract specified a shirt-sleeve environment. For this reason, North American was told not to include in its design a hatch that opened...

Space Rocket History #109 - Apollo: The PSAC Strikes Back and Saturn SA-2

Posted April 16, 201500:58:57

After viewing the Apollo spaceport being built in Florida, President Kennedy flew on to Huntsville, Alabama. There, during a tour of Marshall and a...