Taking science to the moon : lunar experiments and the Apollo Program / Donald A. Beattie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beattie, Donald A.

Series:

New series in NASA history.

New series in NASA history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project Apollo (U.S.).

Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.

Moon--Exploration--Instruments.

Moon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beattie--who served at NASA from 1963 to 1973 in several management positions and finally as program manager, Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments--here supplies a detailed, insider's view of the events leading up to the acceptance of science activities on all the Apollo missions.

Contents:

From the jungle to Washington

Early theories and questions about the moon

What do we do after Apollo?

The United States Geological Survey joins our team

Science payloads for Apollo-the struggle begins

Developing the geological equipment, related experiments, and sampling protocols

The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package and assocoiated experiments

Walk, fly, or drive?

Astronaut training and mission simulation

Studying the moon from orbit

On to the moon-science becomes the focus

The J missions-we almost achieve our early dreams

The legacy of Apollo.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.289) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-7267-7

OCLC:

923190338