Returning People to the Moon After Apollo Will It Be Another Fifty Years? /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Norris, Pat (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Space Exploration
• Θέματα: Astronomy.; Space sciences.; Technology-History.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; History of Technology.

July 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the surface of the Moon. As people around the world celebrate the anniversary of this great American achievement, they might wonder why there have been no further human missions to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. This boo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Dedication.-Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1. Why Did the United States Send Men to the Moon in the 1960s?
• Chapter 2: The American Rocket
• Chapter 3. Apollo 11 - Getting There
• Chapter 4. The Eagle's Journey
• Chapter 5. American Knowhow
• Chapter 6. After Apollo 11
• Chapter 7. Legacy of Apollo
• Chapter 8. The Other Competitor in the Race
• Chapter 9. Why Is It Taking So Long to Return to the Moon?
• Chapter 10. When Will the United States Go Back?
• Chapter 11. China, the Communist Challenger
• Chapter 12. Russia and the Rest
• Chapter 13. Conclusions
• Glossary
• Index.