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Is a complete version of the Lunar Module Systems Handbook available online?
This excellent answer to the question What does 'Switch SCE to AUX' mean? has a reference that introduced me to the Apollo Command/Service Module Systems Handbook. Surprisingly I'd never seen ...
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Space Shuttle development book recommendation
What book would you recommend that goes into a lot of techical details on the development of the Space Shuttle (how it unfolded chronologically, how the decision was made to develop it, what were the ...
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Were there books published in 1960s to late 1970s that reflected the effect of the Cold War on historians' views of the Space Race?
Were there books published in 1960s to late 1970s that reflected the effect of the Cold War on historians' views of the Space Race of the 1960s?
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Did the Apollo program deliberately hire younger and less-experienced engineers and staff?
I remember having read some time ago that for the Apollo program (and probably the related Mercury/Gemini ones), NASA deliberately hired younger and less-experienced engineers and staff. The supposed ...
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Papers/studies about shedding aerodynamic lifting surfaces with booster
(This post has been updated to fulfil community guidelines on specificity) Here's my relevant scenario: A lifting-body Orbital Vehicle, and a turboramjet booster that (the most important part) ...
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Reference request: Rocketdyne Document R-3896-4 "F-1 Rocket Engine Illustrated Parts Breakdown"
Various sections of the Rocketdyne F-1 document R-3896 can be found scattered about the web, but I can't find R-3896-4. It's described as R-3896-4 F-1 Rocket Engine Illustrated Parts Breakdown This ...
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What kind of training did chimpanzees go through at the Chimp College?
In the Congress hearings on qualifications for astronauts in July 1962, a "Chimp University" where chimpanzees are trained for spaceflight is mentioned. Miss COBB. I have passed physical, ...
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How to get the Voyager Golden Record music?
This link https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/music From NASA lists the tracks in the Golden Record sent to outer space. Has anyone come across an easy way to actually ...
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Venera 13/14 Design specifications
Does anyone know where I could find design specifications, plan sets, or other documentation for the Venera 13 or Venera 14 spacecraft? These are Soviet spacecrafts from the 1980s. I suppose if ...
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What are the main challenges to boosting or driving smaller solar sails with a constellation of separate reflectors?
This is to continue expanding the idea of using smaller solar sails, but increasing the energy they receive from the Sun by having a constellation1 of satellites with mirrors + lenses. For context, I ...
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Is a cheap English translation available of Tsiolkovsky's "Outside the Earth"?
Anyone know where to pick up a copy of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's science fiction book titled "Outside the Earth" (alternately titled: "Beyond the Planet Earth" and "Beyond ...
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What was the furthest distance from Earth that Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins reached in Apollo 11?
An estimate is fine. But if possible, I am looking for a reference that I can cite.
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Where can I find list of deep space probes launched but yet to land on celestial bodies etc?
How can I find list of all deep space probes that have launched, but not yet landed on any celestial bodies?
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Technical historical books covering the Apollo-Saturn program
In the preface of "Stages to Saturn", the author Robert E. Bilstein writes: This book is a technological history. [...] Two other histories, already published, deal with subjects keyed to ...
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Resources for number of orbiting and active satellites by year?
What are the standard resources for numbers of all orbiting as well as specifically active satellites by year? I'm interested in finding information on how many satellites were in orbit and how many ...
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