Apollo Expeditions to the Moon The NASA History 1st Edition by Edgar Cortright 9780486135571 0486135578
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ISBN 10: 0486135578
ISBN 13: 9780486135571
Author: Edgar M. Cortright
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 160 dazzling color photographs.” A triumph of organization as well as daring, the Apollo program reflects the success of a dedicated crew of gifted individuals. This well-rounded survey offers insights into the program’s management challenges as well as its engineering feats. Contributors include NASA administrator James E. Webb; Christopher C. Kraft, head of the Mission Control Center; engineer Wernher von Braun; Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, and other astronauts. 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. These and other captivating firsthand accounts form an ideal introduction to the historic U.S. space program as well as fascinating reading for Apollo enthusiasts of all ages.
Table of contents:
CHAPTER ONE – A Perspective on Apollo
CHAPTER TWO – “I Believe We Should Go to the Moon”
CHAPTER THREE – Saturn the Giant
CHAPTER FOUR – The Spaceships
CHAPTER FIVE – Scouting the Moon
CHAPTER SIX – The Cape
CHAPTER SEVEN – “This Is Mission Control”
CHAPTER EIGHT – Men for the Moon
CHAPTER NINE – The Shakedown Cruises
CHAPTER TEN – Getting It All Together
CHAPTER ELEVEN – “The Eagle Has Landed”
CHAPTER TWELVE – Ocean of Storms and Fra Mauro
CHAPTER THIRTEEN – “Houston, We’ve Had a Problem”
CHAPTER FOURTEEN – The Great Voyages of Exploration
CHAPTER FIFTEEN – The Legacy of Apollo
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