How Apollo flew to the moon : (new and expanded edition) / W. David Woods.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, W. David.

Series:

Space Exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project Apollo (U.S.).

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

Space flight to the Moon.

Space flight.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXXI, 555 p. 255 illus., 127 illus. in color.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new and expanded edition of the bestselling How Apollo Flew to the Moon tells the exciting story of how the Apollo missions were conducted and follows a virtual flight to the Moon and back. New material includes: - the exploration of the lunar surface; - more illustrations; - more technical explanations and anecdotes. From launch to splashdown, hitch a ride in the incredible Apollo spaceships, the most sophisticated machines of their time. Explore each step of the journey and glimpse the enormous range of disciplines, techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. Although the tremendous technological accomplishments are well documented, the human dimension is not forgotten, and the book calls on the testimony of the people who were there at the time. A wealth of fascinating and accessible material is provided, including: the role of the powerful Saturn V; the reasoning behind trajectories; the day-to-day concerns of human and spacecraft health; the triumphs and difficulties of working in an unforgiving and hostile environment while surrounded by hard vacuum and pernicious dust; and the sheer daring that was involved in traveling to the Moon in the mid-20th century.

Contents:

Illustrations

Author's Preface

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter 1: Apollo - an extraordinary adventure

Chapter 2: The Apollo Flights - a brief history

Chapter 3: Launch - a fiery departure

Chapter 4: Earth orbit and TLI

Chapter 5: Retrieving the lander

Chapter 6: Navigating to the Moon

Chapter 7: Coasting to the Moon

Chapter 8: Entering lunar orbit - the LOI manoeuvre

Chapter 9: Preparation for landing

Chapter 10: Next stop - the Moon

Chapter 11: Down in the dust

Chapter 12: Exploration at its greatest

Chapter 13: Rendezvous and docking

Chapter 14: Heading for home

Chapter 15: Re-entry

Epilogue

Glossary

Appendix 1: Computer programs

Appendix 2: Mission data

Further reading

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613351203

9781283351201

128335120X

9781441971791

1441971793