Apollo expeditions to the moon epub

Discover the thrilling inside story of the Apollo program with this new commemorative edition of an official NASA publication. This volume features essays by the program's participants—engineers, administrators, and astronauts—that recall the unprecedented challenges associated with putting men on the Moon.

Written in direct, jargon-free language, this compelling adventure story features scores of black-and-white illustrations, in addition to more than dazzling color photographs. This well-rounded survey offers insights into the program's management challenges as well as its engineering feats.

Webb; Christopher C. Informative, exciting narratives explore the issues that set the United States on the path to the Moon, offer perspectives on the program's legacy, and examine the particulars of individual missions. Journalist Robert Sherrod chronicles the selection and training of astronauts. James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, recounts the damaged ship's dramatic return to Earth.

Geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the lunar expeditions' rich harvest of scientific information. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Written in direct, jargon-free language and featuring numerous illustrations, this compelling adventure features essays by engineers, administrators, and astronauts that recall the challenges associated with putting men on the moon.

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To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jun 05, Rudradeep Mukherjee rated it it was amazing. It is humbling to read about Apollo from the people who were a part of it. Flight directors, astronauts, engineers and scientists write about a project which was the highlight of their lives.

Though, the accounts are sometimes duplicative, it hardly reduces the book's worth. You're awed to know just how advanced technology was - even in the s. It is full of illustrations too - which kind of can take all of your time, if you're not disciplined about it.

The book tracks how the Moon program ev It is humbling to read about Apollo from the people who were a part of it. The book tracks how the Moon program evolved from President Kennedy's wish to a full-blown scientific endeavour by the last Apollo 14 mission.

And, how a disaster which killed three astronauts in a pure-oxygen fire put all the more dedication and commitment into the mission. Overall, the Apollo missions were an outstanding success. My favourite part of the book was about the development of Saturn launch vehicle.

I am going to deep-dive further, in another book - "Stages to Saturn" by Roger E. Jun 06, Stephen Lockett rated it really liked it. We visited the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral Florida that has an unused Saturn 5 rocket the same type that was used to get the Apollo mission to the moon, and I can tell you that when you see the size of this rocket you simply cannot believe it was possible to travel to the moon and back again.

Written in direct, jargon-free language, this compelling adventure features more than dazzling color photographs and scores of black-and-white illustrations. Webb; Christopher C. Their informative, exciting narratives explore the issues that set the United States on the path to the Moon, offer perspectives on the program's legacy, and examine the particulars of individual missions.

Journalist Robert Sherrod chronicles the selection and training of astronauts. James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, recounts the damaged ship's dramatic return to Earth.

Geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the lunar expeditions' rich harvest of scientific information.