Enchanted Rendezvous: John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept. Monograph in Aerospace History, Vol. 4

First published in 1995 as volume 4 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations. Enchanted Rendezvous.pdf......Page 1 Index......Page 2 Foreword......Page 3 Introduction......Page 5 Brown's Lunar Exploration Working Group......Page 7 Michael's Paper on a "Parking Orbit"......Page 10 The Rendezvous Committees......Page 12 Houbolt's First Crusade......Page 15 The Feelings Against Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous......Page 18 The Space Task Group's Early Skepticism......Page 21 Mounting Frustration......Page 24 President Kennedy's Commitment......Page 27 Houbolt's First Letter to Seamans......Page 28 A Voice in the Wilderness......Page 34 The LOR Decision......Page 37 Conclusion......Page 42 Notes......Page 44 Key Documents......Page 54 keydocs.pdf......Page 55