• DocumentCode
    1294808
  • Title

    Building the moon rocket

  • Author

    Davies, S.

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    The APOLLO programme was a triumph of management in meeting the enormously difficult systems engineering and technological integration requirements. This paper reports how the US Moon programme yielded huge leaps forward in some vital but often overlooked technologies, in particular rocket engines and fuel cells.
  • Keywords
    fuel cells; rocket engines; APOLLO programme; US Moon programme; fuel cells; moon rocket; rocket engines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    5200284