Gateway to the Moon: Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex

by Charles D. Benson and William B. Faherty

Book Overview

Gateway to the Moon presents the definitive history of the origins, design, and construction of the lunar launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center, the terrestrial site of one of the greatest achievements of humankind: the first trip to the moon. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel, and equipment, from aerial views of sandy, undeveloped Cape Canaveral to some of the first photos of the mobile launchers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813020913
• ISBN13: 9780813020914
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"