The functions performed by ground personnel and flight crews of Apollo missions are reviewed, covering vehicle systems operation and management, Saturn launch vehicle, command-service and lunar modules, lunar rover, communication relay unit and ground-commanded TV assembly. Details of the flight path, scientific experiments, photographic equipment and crew health monitoring are also discussed in terms of these functions. The coordinated combination of large numbers of experts and data processing equipment on the ground with the crew's capabilities to operate the spacecraft and exercise on-the-spot judgements is viewed as the backbone of the successful fulfillment of Apollo missions.


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    Title :

    Roles of the ground and flight crew in Apollo operations.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Man''s Role in Space Conference, Cocoa Beach ; 1972 ; Cocoa Beach, FL


    Publication date :

    1972-03-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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