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How Apollo Flew to the Moon by W. David Woods (2008, Perfect)

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Between 1968 and 1972, twenty four daring men journeyed from Earth to the Moon. This fascinating book traces what was a massive accomplishment right from the early launches through manned orbital spaceflights, detailing each step. Out of the battlefields of World War II came the gifted German engineers and designers who developed the V-2 rocket, which evolved into the powerful Saturn V booster that propelled men to the Moon. David Woods tells this exciting story, starting from Americaâ s postwar astronautical research facilities. The techniques and procedures developed have been recognised as an example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating a peak of technological excellence.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer

ISBN-100387716750

ISBN-139780387716756

eBay Product ID (ePID)60445028

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow Apollo Flew to the Moon

Number of Pages412 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicPhysics / Astrophysics, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Astronomy

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science

AuthorW. David Woods

Book SeriesSpringer Praxis Books / Space Exploration Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight31.7 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-932412

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal629.454 22

Table Of ContentApollo's birth.- Saturn cometh.- Launch - a fiery departure.- Earth orbit.- Translunar injection.- Retrieving the lander.- Navigating to the moon.- Coasting to the moon.- Entering lunar orbit - the LOI manoeuvre.- Next stop - the Moon.- Orbital sojourn - doing science from a spacecraft.- Rendezvous and docking.- Heading for home - the TEI manoeuvre.

SynopsisOut of the technological battlefield of World War II came a team of gifted German engineers and designers who developed the vengeance weapon, the V-2, which evolved into the peaceful, powerful Saturn V rocket to take men to the Moon. David Woods tells the exciting story, starting from America?'s post war astronautical research facilities, that used the V-2 for the development of the robust, resilient and reliable Saturn V launcher. He describes the initial launches through manned orbital spaceflights, comprehensively detailing each step, including computer configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander, walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar astronauts and returning to Earth in this massive technical accomplishment., Out of the technological battlefield of World War II came a team of gifted German engineers and designers who developed the vengeance weapon, the V-2, which evolved into the peaceful, powerful Saturn V rocket to take men to the Moon. David Woods tells the exciting story, starting from America 's post war astronautical research facilities, that used the V-2 for the development of the robust, resilient and reliable Saturn V launcher. He describes the initial launches through manned orbital spaceflights, comprehensively detailing each step, including computer configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander, walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar astronauts and returning to Earth in this massive technical accomplishment., Out of the battlefields of World War II came the gifted German engineers and designers who developed the V-2 rocket, which evolved into the powerful Saturn V booster that propelled men to the Moon. David Woods tells this exciting story, starting from America's postwar astronautical research facilities. The techniques and procedures developed for what was at first seen as a political decision by President John F Kennedy, were subsequently recognised as an example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating a peak of technological excellence. Between 1968 and 1972, twenty four daring men journeyed from Earth to the Moon. Woods traces this massive accomplishment from early launches through manned orbital spaceflights, detailing each step: computer configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander, walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar astronauts and returning to Earth.

LC Classification NumberTL789.9