Apollo Mission Control The Making of a National Historic Landmark /

• Main Author: von Ehrenfried, Manfred "Dutch" (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Space Exploration
• Subjects: Technology.; Space sciences.; History, Modern.; History.; Popular Science in Technology.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Modern History.; History of Science.

This book describes the history of this now iconic room which represents America's space program during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and early Space Shuttle eras. It is now a National Historic Landmark and is being restored to a level which represents the day the flight control team...

Table of Contents:

• Frontispiece
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Mission Control Concepts
• Chapter 3: The Original Mission Control Center
• Chapter 4: A Control Center for the Future
• Chapter 5: From Concepts to Reality
• Chapter 6: The Missions
• Chapter 7: The People
• Chapter 8: Abandoned in Place
• Chapter 9: Restoration
• Chapter 10: The 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing
• Appendix 1 Key Correspondence
• Appendix 2 Mission Manning Lists
• Appendix 3 Women Flight Controllers
• Appendix 4 Chronology of Events
• Appendix 5 Photos and Graphics
• Appendix 6 Quotes
• Appendix 7 Original MCC Contractors
• Appendix 8 In Memory of Our Colleagues
• References
• Glossary
• About the Author
• Index.