Apollo The Definitive Sourcebook /

On 25 May 1961, John F Kennedy announced the goal of landing an American man on the Moon by the end of the decade. This challenge forced NASA to review the planned lunar landing of a three-man spaceship named Apollo in the mid-1970s. In 1962, it was decided that a specialized vehicle would accompany...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Orloff, Richard W. (Autor), Harland, David M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Saturn I: Development program 1961-1965
  • AS-201: The first flight of the Saturn IB: a CSM on a ballistic arc 26 February 1966
  • AS-203: The second flight of the Saturn IB: evaluating the S-IVB 5 July 1966
  • AS-202: The third flight of the Saturn IB: testing the CM heat shield 25 August 1966
  • Apollo 1: Cabin fire 27 January 1967
  • Apollo 4: The first test of the Saturn V 9 November 1967
  • Apollo 5: Unmanned test of the LM 22 January 1968
  • Apollo 6: The second test of the Saturn V 4 April 1968
  • Apollo 7: The first manned mission: testing the CSM in Earth orbit 11-22 October 1968
  • Apollo 8: The second manned mission: testing the CSM in lunar orbit 21-27 December 1968
  • Apollo 9: The third manned mission: testing the LM in Earth orbit 3-13 March 1969
  • Apollo 10: The fourth manned mission: testing the LM in lunar orbit 18-26 May 1969
  • Apollo 11: The fifth manned mission: the first lunar landing 16-24 July 1969
  • Apollo 12: The sixth manned mission: the second lunar landing 14-24 November 1969
  • Apollo 13: The seventh manned mission: in-flight abort 11-17 April 1970
  • Apollo 14: The eighth manned mission: the third lunar landing 31 January-9 February 1971
  • Apollo 15: The ninth manned mission: the fourth lunar landing 26 July-7 August 1971
  • Apollo 16: The tenth manned mission: the fifth lunar landing 16-27 April 1972
  • Apollo 17: The eleventh manned mission: the sixth lunar landing 7-19 December 1972.

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