Extreme Exploration : Celebrating And Applying Lessons Learned From The Apollo Expeditions / by Pamela Elizabeth Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Pamela Elizabeth.

Series:

Space Exploration, 2731-541X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Astronautics.

Science--History.

Science.

Technology.

History.

Space Exploration and Astronautics.

History of Science.

History of Technology.

Local Subjects:

Space Exploration and Astronautics.

History of Science.

History of Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book describes a relatively unsung triumph of the Apollo program. The extreme limitation of resources available for exploring the lunar surface required the creation of an altogether new approach to science and exploration— the “Apollo Approach,” also known as the “Extreme Science Approach.” This book analyses the record of Apollo and essential pre-Apollo precursor (Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbiter) programs, including firsthand interviews with the people involved; recently archived training, simulation, planning documentation; and the Apollo Lunar Surface Log, to show how the missions to the Moon created a novel baseline for field exploration. As we approach the new series of Artemis missions, the book looks forward, applying what Apollo taught us to the scientific exploration that will be conducted in the future. With each breakthrough, Apollo created the foundations not only for lunar missions, but for any space exploration activity that followed. This book will show you how it did so, and what’s next.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Overview: The Apollo Lunar Surface Expedi-tionary Approach

Chapter 2: The Challenge: Constraints and Requirements of Extreme Exploration

Chapter 3: The Context: Robotic Precursors Ranger, Surveyor, Orbiter

Chapter 4: The Preparation: Planning, Selecting, Training

Chapter 5: Field Work Approach

Chapter 6: Field Work Tools

Chapter 7: Surface Deployed Experiments

Chapter 8: Apollo Surface Missions

Chapter 9: Beyond Apollo: Applying Lessons Learned.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-032-01734-3

9783032017345

OCLC:

1553146215