Exploring Kennedy Space Center
Title | Exploring Kennedy Space Center PDF eBook |
Author | Emma Huddleston |
Publisher | North Star Editions, Inc. |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2019-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1641859873 |
Gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of Kennedy Space Center. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a labeled map, and a “That’s Amazing!” special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of this amazing landmark.
Kennedy Space Center
Title | Kennedy Space Center PDF eBook |
Author | David West Reynolds |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Astronautics |
ISBN | 9781554076437 |
Praise for the hardcover edition: Extremely practical and enjoyable. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Will be] devoured by history or space enthusiasts from eight to eighty. -- VOYA The foreword grabbed me, and by the prologue I was hooked. -- The Science Teacher
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Title | NASA Kennedy Space Center PDF eBook |
Author | Mark A. Chambers |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2016-02-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 143965574X |
From Bumper V-2 rocket launches in 1950 to the launch of the Orion spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket in 2014, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has served as the nation’s portal to outer space for over 60 years. Images of Modern America: NASA Kennedy Space Center provides a fascinating look at the evolution of spacecraft technology and vintage images of Florida’s scenic Merritt Island, known as the “Space Coast.” This photographic history of the nation’s premier spaceport looks back at the United States’ glorious past in space exploration and ahead to its future.
A Visual Guide to Space Exploration
Title | A Visual Guide to Space Exploration PDF eBook |
Author | Alberto Hernández Pamplona |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 106 |
Release | 2017-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1508175799 |
Few frontiers have inspired human imagination as much as the final frontier: outer space. What seemed impossible a mere hundred years ago has now been accomplished, as humans have sent astronauts into orbit and onto the moon, and rovers and satellites continue to travel farther out, beaming invaluable data about our universe back to Earth. This illustration-packed title covers the most outstanding events since humans landed on the moon. Missions to the different planets are presented, as are images and details of space stations, satellites, and Mars rovers. Even reluctant readers wonメt be able to stay away from this visual delight.
Future Utilization of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy, Florida, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight...91-2
Title | Future Utilization of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy, Florida, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight...91-2 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Science and Astronautics |
Publisher | |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 1970 |
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KSC and Space-Related Area Attractions
Title | KSC and Space-Related Area Attractions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 10 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | |
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This fact pamphlet lists and describes the visitor facilities on the Kennedy Space Center or nearby area that are related to space exploration. This pamphlet includes: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Facility, Astronauts Memorial Space Mirror and The Center for Space Education, U.S. Astronaut Mall of Fame, U.S. Space Camp Florida, Merrill Island National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Canaveral National Seashore, Air Force Space and Missile Museum, U.S. Space Walk of Fame, and Brevard Community College Astronaut Memorial Planetarium. The pamphlet also includes a map.
A History of the Kennedy Space Center
Title | A History of the Kennedy Space Center PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Lipartito |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 485 |
Release | 2007-08-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813047935 |
This first comprehensive history of the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's famous launch facility located at Cape Canaveral, Florida, reveals the vital but largely unknown work that takes place before the rocket is lit. Though the famous Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pads dominate the flat Florida landscape at Cape Canaveral and attract 1.5 million people each year to its visitor complex, few members of the public are privy to what goes on there beyond the final outcome of the flaring rocket as it lifts into space. With unprecedented access to a wide variety of sources, including the KSC archives, other NASA centers, the National Archives, and individual and group interviews and collections, Lipartito and Butler explore how the methods and technology for preparing, testing, and launching spacecraft have evolved over the last 45 years. Their story includes the Mercury and Gemini missions, the Apollo lunar program, the Space Shuttle, scientific missions and robotic spacecraft, and the International Space Station, as well as the tragic accidents of Challenger and Columbia. Throughout, the authors reveal the unique culture of the people who work at KSC and make Kennedy distinct from other parts of NASA. As Lipartito and Butler show, big NASA projects, notably the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, had much to learn on the ground before they made it to space. Long before a spacecraft started its ascent, crucial work had been done, work that combined the muscular and mundane with the high tech and applied the vital skills and knowledge of the men and women of KSC to the design of vehicles and missions. The authors challenge notions that successful innovation was simply the result of good design alone and argue that, with large technical systems, real world experience actually made the difference between bold projects that failed and innovations that stayed within budget and produced consistent results. The authors pay particular attention to "operational knowledge" developed by KSC--the insights that came from using and operating complex technology. This work makes it abundantly clear that the processes performed by ground operations are absolutely vital to success.