Harland The First Men on the Moon

The Story of Apollo 11
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-49544-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 378 Seiten

Reihe: Springer Praxis Books

This book tells the story of Apollo 11 and dispels the myth that NASA faked the moon landings. The story is brought to life by exploiting the flight plan, mission report, in-flight transcripts (including conversations among the crew in the spacecraft that were not transmitted) and post-flight debriefing. It features scans recently produced by NASA of the original Hasselblad film. The final chapters discuss what was learned of the moon rocks, and reviews the follow-on missions. The author's impressive expertise and knowledge of the Moon landings shines through and seamlessly unites the myriad details of the mission.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harland, David M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;8
2;Preface;16
3;1 The Apollo 11 crew;18
4;2 Preliminaries;30
5;3 Preparations;46
6;4 Setting off;122
7;5 Translunar coast;161
8;6 Into lunar orbit;192
9;7 Lunar Landing;223
10;8 Tranquility Base;264
11;9 Home in triumph;307
12;10 The Moon revealed;361
13;Glossary;373
14;Mission log;376
15;Further reading;382
16;Index;384
17;Colour Section;390