Apollo The Definitive Sourcebook /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Orloff, Richard W. (Συγγραφέας), Harland, David M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.