An Engineer's Space Race Stories and More

The author recalls memories of his start in electronic packaging technology when

Rt 128 in Massachusetts was the center of electronics. He describes stories not

documented elsewhere about how little was known about materials for our first

astronomical satellite in 1964, the rush and risks taken during the race to the moon

with the Russians, the drive to save weight in space designs, some unknown uses of

Gemini computers, debate on IBM's design for the Saturn V guidance computer, and

how IBM helped other computer companies participate in the Apollo program.