NASA's Moon Program Paving the Way for Apollo 11 /

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 mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harland, David M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Space Exploration,
Subjects:
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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