In ‘Paving the Way for Apollo 11’ David Harland explains the lure of the Moon to classical philosophers, astronomers, and geologists, and how NASA set out to investigate the Moon in preparation for a manned lunar landing mission. It focuses particularly on the Lunar Orbiter and Surveyor missions.
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Table of Content
Astronomers’ Moon.- Geologists’ Moon.- The space age dawns.- Preparing Ranger.- The Apollo commitment.- Ranger struggles.- Ranger triumphs.- Soviet activity.- Developing Lunar Orbiter.- On the surface.- The Apollo zone.- Scratching the Moon.- Orbiters for science.- Tasting the Moon.- Apollo development.- Apollo picks up the pace.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 472 ● ISBN 9780387681320 ● File size 164.8 MB ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5210372 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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