Woods How Apollo Flew to the Moon

2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-74066-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 412 Seiten

Reihe: Space Exploration

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woods, W. David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;List of illustrations;11
3;Author's preface;16
4;Acknowledgements;20
5;Foreword;22
6;1 Apollo: an extraordinary adventure;27
7;2 The Apollo flights: a brief history;51
8;3 Launch: a fiery departure;78
9;4 Earth orbit and TLI;114
10;5 Retrieving the launder;135
11;6 Navigating to the Moon;152
12;7 Coasting to the Moon;176
13;8 Entering lunar orbit: The LOI manoeuvre;211
14;9 Preparations for landing;233
15;10 Next stop: the Moon;263
16;11 Orbital sojourn: looking at the Moon;281
17;12 Rendezvous and docking;305
18;13 Heading for home;337
19;14 Re-entry;369
20;Epilogue;402
21;Glossary;404
22;Further reading;410
23;Index;413