E-Book, Englisch, 492 Seiten
Heiken / Jones On the Moon
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-48940-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Apollo Journals
E-Book, Englisch, 492 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-48940-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Public interest in the first lunar landing transcended political, economic and social borders – the world was briefly united by the courage of the crew, and the wonder of the accomplishment. Prompted by the rivalry of the Cold War, Apollo 11 and the five missions that subsequently landed on the Moon were arguably the finest feats of exploration in human history.
But these were more than exercises in ‘flags and footprints’, because the missions involved the crews making geological field trips on a low gravity site while wearing pressure suits, carrying life-support systems on their backs and working against an unforgiving time line. The missions delivered not only samples of moonrock, but also hard-learned lessons for how to work on the surface of another planet, and this experience will be crucial to planning the resumption of the human exploration of the Moon and going on to Mars.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;On the Moon;2
2;Grant Heiken and Eric Jones;3
3;Contents;5
4;Foreword;6
5;Preface;9
6;Adapting to a New World;12
7;Pinpoint Landings Great Science^ and a Lot of Fun;38
8;A Damned Hard Walk Followed by a Little Golf;128
9;The Lunar Dune Buggy;212
10;Drilling Troubles;268
11;The Descartes Highlands - High Land But No Volcanoes;338
12;The Volcanoes of Taurus- Littrow - Explosive Volcanism on the Moon;372
13;Boulder Rolling - the Last Apollo EVA;400
14;Lessons from Apollo for Future Operations on the Moon;462
15;Afterword - The Spirit of Exploration;486
16;Acronyms;488
17;Suggested Reading;490
18;Sources for Figures;492
19;Index;495
