Paving the Way for Apollo 11

• Κύριος 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, 2009.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.