LEM Lunar Excursion Module Familiarization Manual (Hardback or Cased Book)

Engineering Co, Grumman Aircraft

ISBN 10: 1940453437 / ISBN 13: 9781940453439

Published by Periscope Film LLC 5/9/2011, 2011

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LEM Lunar Excursion Module Familiarization Manual.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEM Lunar Excursion Module Familiarization Manual (Hardback or Cased Book)
• Publisher: Periscope Film LLC 5/9/2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940453437
• ISBN 13: 9781940453439
• Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1.27 pounds
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Designed by Grumman's brilliant Tom Kelly, the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (or "LEM" for short) was a triumph of purpose-built engineering. In the six years 1962-1968 between drawing board and first flight, a myriad of challenges were overcome related to weight, reliability and safety. The final design, designated the Lunar Module or "LM", boasted tiny windows instead of large portholes, four legs instead of five and most famously had no seats - instead relying on the astronauts' legs to cushion a lunar landing. Ten LMs made it into space including three flown in development and test missions, and six which landed on the Moon. A seventh famously saved the crew of Apollo 13 when that mission's Command Module suffered a catastrophic malfunction. Originally created for NASA by Grumman in 1964, this LEM Familiarization Manual provides an operational description of all subsystems and major components of the lunar lander. It includes sections about the LEM mission, spacecraft structure, operational subsystems, prelaunch operations, and ground support equipment.