Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley

“ As one reviewer said in Air University Review, "This volume is just one of many excellent histories produced by government and contract historians for the NASA History Office....The book is enhanced by many excellent appendixes and charts, and it has a thorough essay on sources and documentation....Author Roger Bilstein...gracefully wends his way through a maze of technical documentation to reveal the important themes of his story; rarely has such a nuts-and-bolts tale been so gracefully told." ”

“ This article deals mostly with post-Apollo technology but does discuss the origins of the fly-by-wire concept in the attitude control devices used for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft.
______. "NASA's Manned Spacraft Computers." Annals of the History of Comput- ing. 7 (January 1985) : 7-18. Argues that contrary to popular belief, NASA has not been at the forefront of computer development except in the areas of fault tolerance and software verification. Elsewhere, NASA has used existing computer technology that has already proved itself, thereby ensuring reliability. ”

“ Tomayko, James E. "Achieving Reliability: The Evolution of Redundancy in American Manned Spacecraft." Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 38 (1985) : 545-53. Devoted mainly to the computer systems on the Shuttle, this brief article also discusses the backup systems employed on Gemini and Apollo.
______. Computers in Space Flight: The NASA Experience. NASA Contractor Report 182505, 1988, multilith. Much broader in its coverage than Apollo, this rather technical and conceptually narrow study contains a lengthy chapter on the computers used in the lunar program. ”

“ A foretaste of Apollo 11 with a description of the lunar module.
"Project Apollo: The Portable Life Support System." Spaceflight. 12 (April 1970) : 155-7. Describes the system inside the Apollo space suit that supports life during lunar excursions or extra-vehicular activities.
Simpkinson, S.H. "Testing to Insure Mission Success." Astronautics and Aeronau- tics. 8 (March 1970) : 50-55. Simpkinson, who ran the Apollo spacecraft test program, discusses the testing procedures used to date in the Apollo program, including changes introduced after the Apollo 204 fire. ”

“ Life. 11 June 1971, pp. 70-74. 10 color photos. Very good coverage of the Moon car to be carried on Apollo 15, including testing by the Apollo 15 astronauts.
Heppenheimer, T.A. "Requiem for a Heavyweight." Air and Space/Smithsonian. 4 (June-July 1989) : 50-55, 59-60. A brief and somewhat popular account of the development of the Saturn V booster with several photos and an illustration of the Saturn V configuration.
Hu, Steve S. Editor. Saturn V/Apollo and beyond. Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Society, 1968. 4 volumes. Also available in the AAS astronautics microfiche series. ”