March 13, 2017
The Apollo Mission Simulators (AMS) were built by Link Group, General Precision Systems Inc., under contracts to the Space Division of North American Rockwell Corp. and NASA. The Lunar Mission Simulators (LMS) were made by Link under contract to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. and NASA, Apollo and Lunar Mission Simulators have also been installed at NASA's Cape Kennedy Facility.
The interiors of the AMS and LMS are replicas of the actual spacecraft, containing all panels, control, switches and equipment. The essential life-support systems are simulated and were designed so that a full 14-day lunar mission could be practiced realistically.
It is possible to simulate the entire mission including all phases - launch boost, earth orbit, translunar coast, lunar orbit, descent, lunar stay, ascent, rendezvous, docking, transearth coast and re-entry. Both visual and acoustical effects are simulated.
Team Members
Matt Baum
Al Nagler
Gene Abbey
Don Manning
Bruce Parmalee
John Lash
