How Apollo Flew to the Moon
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-71675-6 (ISBN)
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Between 1968 and 1972, twenty four daring men journeyed from Earth to the Moon. This fascinating book traces what was a massive accomplishment right from the early launches through manned orbital spaceflights, detailing each step. Out of the battlefields of World War II came the gifted German engineers and designers who developed the V-2 rocket, which evolved into the powerful Saturn V booster that propelled men to the Moon. David Woods tells this exciting story, starting from America's postwar astronautical research facilities. The techniques and procedures developed have been recognised as an example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating a peak of technological excellence.
Apollo arose from the depths of America's post war aeronautical research facilities and was originally conceived as a general purpose spacecraft. Between 1968 and 1972, demonstrating sheer daring, twenty four men journeyed from the Earth to the Moon in the mid-twentieth century. The techniques and procedures developed for what was seen as a political decision by President John F Kennedy, was subsequently recognised as a supreme example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating an apparent peak of technological excellence.
Apollo's birth.- Saturn cometh.- Launch -- a fiery departure.- Earth orbit.- Translunar injection.- Retrieving the lander.- Navigating to the moon.- Coasting to the moon.- Entering lunar orbit - the LOI manoeuvre.- Next stop -- the Moon.- Orbital sojourn -- doing science from a spacecraft.- Rendezvous and docking.- Heading for home -- the TEI manoeuvre.
| Reihe/Serie | Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations (some col.) |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 874 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-71675-0 / 0387716750 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-71675-6 / 9780387716756 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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