These documents are official NASA items, or written by contractors during the Apollo era. They represent information not readily available in today's world, nearly thirty years after Neil Armstrong made that historic step. I have quite a few documents on hand, so over time this section will fill up with historic information from a time in our history now treated more as legend than fact. I will include as many of the illustrations as possible.
News References
These were printed by NASA and its contractors for the news media to use as references. They are a good source of basic technical information on the systems. In some cases, I have added illustrations from other sources to augment the ones included in the manuals.
- The Apollo Spacecraft News Reference
- The Lunar Module News Reference
- The Saturn V News Reference
- The Saturn IB News Reference
- Gemini Press Reference Book
- Saturn V Flight Manual AS-506
- Apollo 11 Spacecraft Computer Press Document Covers the LM and CM computers with program lists, timelines, etc.
Gemini Information
General Information Articles
- The Cook Camera System Recoverable camera pods used on Saturn I, IB and V.
- Roger's Online Scale Data File: Titan IV Online links to info on the Titan IV launch vehicle.
Technical Manuals
- Section from Mobile Launcher Tech Manual
- The Block I Apollo Guidance Computer (Spacecraft 012, Apollo 1)
- LM-5 Structures Handout in pdf format Great manual, has many good diagrams of the LM. Note: 4.85 megabyte file! Requires Adobe Acrobat reader to view.Provided by Glen Swanson, JSC Historian
- AS-506 (Apollo 11) Technical Information summary Good overall description of the Saturn V a Apollo payload in pdf format. Note: 3.16 megabyte file! Requires Adobe Acrobat reader to view. Provided by Glen Swanson, JSC Historian
Press Kits
Fact Sheets and Press Pamphlets
The below documents were pamphlets issued for the news media, often early in the programs before the actual hardware was built. They are not always accurate and are presented here for archival purposes only.
- NASA Fact Sheet: The Vehicle Assembly Building (circa 1963)
- Lunar Orbital Rendezvous: "A Pathway to the Moon" (circa 1962)
- The Saturn V Apollo Moon Rocket
Contractor Press Releases and Fact Sheets
NASA contractors released information in a continuous stream. Below are some of the more interesting of them.
- "Slimmed down version of S-II to make inital flight" North American Rockwell
- "Fact sheet on Crawler/Transporter" Bendix Corporation
- "World's slowest driver begins trip to the moon" Bendix Corporation
NOTE: The use of Company names on these pages are for historical purposes only, and does not consitute sponsorship or endorsement. In many cases, these companies do not exist, or are in a different form today.
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by John
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