The First 3½ Miles to the Moon

740666

02/01/1974

Event
1974 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The long journeys of the Saturn rockets from the launch pad into the environment of space have been thoroughly documented on film and in written words during the historic era of the United States space programs. The countless miles logged by the space vehicles after lift-off have been witnessed by millions of armchair astronauts around the globe through the media of television and journalism. Little is known, however, about the first 3-1/2 miles that the assembled rockets travel, and the technology required to traverse that short distance.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/740666
Pages
8
Citation
Cook, D., "The First 3½ Miles to the Moon," SAE Technical Paper 740666, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/740666.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1974
Product Code
740666
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English