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APOLLO MOON MISSIONS
THE UNSUNG HEROES
Billy Watkins
Foreword by Fred Haise
PRAEGER
Westport, Connecticut
London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Watkins, Billy W., 1953-
Apollo moon missions : the unsung heroes / Billy Watkins ; foreword by Fred Haise.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-98702-7 (alk. paper)
1. Project Apollo (U.S.)—History. 2. Aeronautical engineers—United
States—Biography. I. Title.
TL789.8.U6A6645 2006
629.4
,
092
,
2—dc22
2005022473
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 2006 by Billy Watkins
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005022473
ISBN: 0-275-98702-7
First published in 2006
Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).
10 98765432
Contents
Foreword
vii
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xvii
Introduction: History of Apollo
xix
CHAPTER
1
Steve Bales
3
2 Bruce McCandless
15
3 Richard Underwood
25
4 Clancy Hatleberg
37
5
Julian Scheer
51
6 Joseph Lai tin
63
7 Hugh Brown
77
8
JoAnn Morgan
91
9 Joe Schmitt
105
10 Jack King
117
11
Joan Roosa
131
12 Rodney Rose
147
VI
CONTENTS
13
14
Gerry Griffin
Saverio "Sonny" Morea
159
175
Appendix: U.S. Manned Mission Summaiy
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
187
193
195
197
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