Manned Space Flight Network for Apollo (1968), Goddard SFC Report

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Manned Space Flight Network for Apollo (1968), Goddard SFC Report
(AP-004)
Original background report published in August 1968 on the NASA Manned Space Flight Network for Apollo.  Authored by the Goddard Space Flight Center who also developed and managed the network which was responsible for linking the Apollo spacecraft with the Mission Control Center.  The network used for Apollo was built on that used for Mercury and Gemini, though enhanced due to the greater scope of the Apollo program.
Report includes:
-  MSFN overview
-  Network support for the Mission Control Center
-  Network support team
-  NASCOM (NASA Communications) Network components
-  Role of computers
-  The Apollo tracking ships and aircraft
-  Support for the live TV broadcasts from Apollo, both from the Command Module and on the lunar surface
-  MSFN Acronyms and Abbreviations
Also includes a 21 x 10.5 inch foldout map of the world showing all NASCOM facilities and how they are connected to support the mission, including satellites, microwave, high frequency radio and landline/submarine cables.
A detailed report on the then state-of-the-art communications and computer technology deployed to support the Apollo missions.
Measures 8 x 10.5 inches
26 pages
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Our store is dedicated to the memory of my parents John  and Lorette who never stopped supporting
me in my interest in the space program.
In July 1969, my Father and I were fortunate to
receive a tour of the Kennedy Space Center
3 weeks before the launch of Apollo 11.
In this photo I am joined by our NASA host to
view the Saturn V/Apollo on Launch Pad 39A
surrounded by the Mobile Service Structure.
In July 1970, I had the opportunity to meet with
Wernher von Braun in his office at NASA Headquarters
in Washington, DC. Dr. von Braun was kind enough
to take the time to critique the design I had presented
at a local science fair on a space station re-using
Gemini and Apollo hardware.