Exploring the Moon

The Apollo Expeditions

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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David Harland opens with a review of the robotic probes, namely the Rangers which returned television before crashing into the Moon, the Surveyors which 'soft landed' in order to investigate the nature of the surface, and the Lunar Orbiters which mapped prospective Apollo landing sites.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-03-11
Mått210 x 279 x 29 mm
Vikt1 062 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringer Praxis Books
Antal sidor404
Upplaga2
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9780387746388

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List of illustrations.- List of tables.- List of acronyms.- Foreword by Harrison Schmitt .- Author’s Preface.- Acknowledgements.- The Apollo challenge.- The robots.- Magnificent desolation.- ‘Pin-point’ target.- Knowledge from the Moon.- The wonder of the unknown at Hadley-Apennine.- Surprise at Descartes-Cayley.- The beautiful valley of Taurus-Littrow.- Luna revival.- Apollo in context.- Spaceflight log.- Lunar landing sites.- Apollo missions, facts and figures.- Apollo lunar samples.- Chronological bibliography.- Index.

From the reviews of the first edition - "A detailed guide to what the astronauts did during their stays on the lunar surface. Walk(s) the reader through the prospecting excursions and then incorporate(s) decades of subsequent analysis to put the explorations of dust, rocks, craters, and rilles into geologic context." SKY & TELESCOPE "EXPLORING THE MOON is very well illustrated...All aficionados of the Apollo program will find much to appreciate in [this book]. "...this is an interesting account of one of the most extraordinary decades in history...a very different book. David Harland probably knows more about the nuts and bolts of the Russian and American space programs than any other author and it shows."LUNAR & PLANETARY INFORMATION BULLETIN From the reviews of the second edition: "David Harland's book is an honourable addition to the ranks. Exploring the Moon - The Apollo Expeditions is packed with photos, and features a historically detailed text backed by a thorough index. ... If you want to know the exact order in which NASA's Apollo astronauts surveyed particular zones of their landing sites, or which craters delivered the most interesting scientific clues about the origins of the Moon, then this is the book for you. ... a fantastic resource for fans of the Apollo era." (Piers Bizony, BBC Sky at Night, July, 2008) "A wealth of knowledge regarding the early days of manned space exploration. ... Its high resolution photography brings a surface that few have seen before into crystal clarity." (James M. Busby, Space Times, Vol. 47 (3), 2008)