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.
Jadual kandungan
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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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format PDF ● Halaman-halaman 472 ● ISBN 9780387681320 ● Saiz fail 164.8 MB ● Penerbit Springer New York ● Bandar raya NY ● Negara US ● Diterbitkan 2010 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 5210372 ● Salin perlindungan Social DRM