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APOLLO NEWS REFERENCE FOR THE CSM
Apollo Spacecraft News Reference. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center, North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, [c 1966].

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New York

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APOLLO NEWS REFERENCE FOR THE CSM

Apollo Spacecraft News Reference. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center, North American Aviation, Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, [c 1966].
8.5 x 11 inch manual, 140 pp, illustrated, punched at spine & bound with prongs into original printed card covers.

An early edition, with SC009 being the last flight mentioned (first unmanned flight of an Apollo spacecraft) of this excellent detailed news reference for the Apollo program. A news distribution manual issued to provide the media with all of the reference material relating to the Apollo missions. Divided into three sections, the first provides a summary of the program, including its aims, the basic components of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicles, and brief descriptions of the Apollo missions. The second part contains more detailed information on the spacecraft and its systems, as well as additional reference information on the program, and the third part is a series of appendices, including a glossary of aerospace terms and a word index.

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