⁠1969 NASA KSC Ground Wind Characteristics Apollo Saturn V Launch Report CR-1418 For Sale

This original September 1969 NASA Contractor Report (NASA CR-1418), prepared by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory for Marshall Space Flight Center, details micro-meteorological ground wind profiles and atmospheric turbulence data gathered at Kennedy Space Center. Published two months after Apollo 11's historic moon landing, this research was vital for evaluating structural wind loads on Saturn V rockets sitting on Launch Complex 39. Featuring the original NASA mailing label on the back cover to physicist Allan W. Trimpi (Achievement in Physics, Inc., Malibu, CA), this 80+ page report includes detailed autocorrelation functions, wind profile charts, and boundary layer diagrams. It is an authentic piece of Apollo-era launch pad engineering history in crisp, original softcover condition.