Lightning -Apollo To Shuttle

The lightning discharge that struck the Apollo 12 spacecraft thirty-six seconds after launch pointed up a whole series of problems that called out for answers if the Manned Space Program were to proceed with minimum impact to future missions and the crews that would fly them. This paper traces the history of lightning study by the Kennedy Space Center from then to now with particular emphasis on the potential problems that may arise in the process of getting ready for and carrying out the Space Shuttle Program