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How Apollo Flew to the Moon, Second Edition

By W. David Woods

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
ISBN
1441971785, 9781441971784
DOI
10.1007978-1-4419-7179-1
Google Books ID
x-taL4N0sjIC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33345682 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books
Edition
2
Pages
588\588
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
Транспорт;История авиации и космонавтики

Description

Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David Woods tells the exciting story of how the resulting Apollo flights were conducted by following a virtual flight to the Moon and its exploration of the surface. From launch to splashdown, he hitches a ride in the incredible spaceships that took men to another world, exploring each step of the journey and detailing the enormous range of disciplines, techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master.

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