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.
Tabela de Conteúdo
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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Língua Inglês ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 472 ● ISBN 9780387681320 ● Tamanho do arquivo 164.8 MB ● Editora Springer New York ● Cidade NY ● País US ● Publicado 2010 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 5210372 ● Proteção contra cópia DRM social