We Called It 'The Bug'. / D.C. Agle.
by Agle, D. C; Kalajian, Douglas; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 75Science. Publisher: Agle/D.C., 2001; Palm Beach Post, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Aerospace engineers | Astronauts | Lunar excursion module | Manned space flight | Space flight to the moon -- Apollo Project | Space vehicles -- Design and construction | Space raceDDC classification: 050 Summary: WE CALLED IT 'THE BUG' -- "The Apollo lunar module wasn't pretty, but it got the job done." (AIR & SPACE) This article traces the history of the lunar landing module, how it was first tested on Earth, later in Apollo Earth orbital and lunar descent missions, and finally its ultimate test of landing on the moon.Summary: WHY, YES, HE IS A ROCKET SCIENTIST -- "The world held its breath when the Eagle landed 32 years ago today [July 20, 2001], but George Settanni had few doubts. As a test engineer at the height of the Apollo program, he'd been putting lunar modules through their paces for years." (PALM BEACH POST) This story relates the experiences of a test engineer on the Apollo lunar lander.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: We Called It 'The Bug', Aug./Sept. 2001; pp. 60-69.
Originally Published: Why, Yes, He Is a Rocket Scientist, July 20, 2001; pp. 1E+.
WE CALLED IT 'THE BUG' -- "The Apollo lunar module wasn't pretty, but it got the job done." (AIR & SPACE) This article traces the history of the lunar landing module, how it was first tested on Earth, later in Apollo Earth orbital and lunar descent missions, and finally its ultimate test of landing on the moon.
WHY, YES, HE IS A ROCKET SCIENTIST -- "The world held its breath when the Eagle landed 32 years ago today [July 20, 2001], but George Settanni had few doubts. As a test engineer at the height of the Apollo program, he'd been putting lunar modules through their paces for years." (PALM BEACH POST) This story relates the experiences of a test engineer on the Apollo lunar lander.
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