How Apollo flew to the Moon / W. David Woods.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, W. David.

Series:

Space Exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space flight to the Moon.

Space flight.

Project Apollo (U.S.).

Project Apollo (U.S.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Verlag ; Chichester, U.K. : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Out of the technological battlefield of World War II came a team of gifted German engineers and designers who developed the vengeance weapon, the V-2, which evolved into the peaceful, powerful Saturn V rocket to take men to the Moon. David Woods tells the exciting story, starting from America’s post war astronautical research facilities, that used the V-2 for the development of the robust, resilient and reliable Saturn V launcher. He describes the initial launches through manned orbital spaceflights, comprehensively detailing each step, including computer configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander, walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar astronauts and returning to Earth in this massive technical accomplishment.

Contents:

Apollo: an extraordinary adventure

The Apollo flights: a brief history

Launch: a fiery departure

Earth orbit and TLI

Retrieving the lander

Navigating to the Moon

Coasting to the Moon

Entering lunar orbit: the LOI manoeuvre

Preparations for landing

Next stop: the Moon

Orbital sojourn: looking at the Moon

Rendezvous and docking

Heading for home

Re-entry

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611216665

9781281216663

1281216666

9780387740669

038774066X

OCLC:

233971307