How Apollo Flew to the Moon
This new and expanded edition of the bestselling How Apollo Flew to the Moon tells the exciting story of how the Apollo missions were conducted and follows a virtual flight to the Moon and back. New material includes: - the exploration of the lunar surface; - more illustrations; - more technical exp...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Udgivelse: | 2. |
| Serier: | Space Exploration
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • How Apollo flew to the Moon, W. David Woods, New and expanded edition, 2nd edition, New York, Springer, Praxis, 2011, 1 vol. (XXXI-555 p.), Springer-Praxis books in space exploration, 978-1-4419-7178-4 • How Apollo flew to the Moon, W. David Woods, New and expanded edition, 2nd edition, New York, Springer, Praxis, 2011, 1 vol. (XXXI-555 p.), Springer-Praxis books in space exploration, 978-1-4419-7178-4 • How Apollo Flew to the Moon, Texte imprimé, 9781441971807 |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Illustrations Author's Preface Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: Apollo - an extraordinary adventure Chapter 2: The Apollo Flights - a brief history Chapter 3: Launch - a fiery departure Chapter 4: Earth orbit and TLI Chapter 5: Retrieving the lander Chapter 6: Navigating to the Moon Chapter 7: Coasting to the Moon Chapter 8: Entering lunar orbit - the LOI manoeuvre Chapter 9: Preparation for landing Chapter 10: Next stop - the Moon Chapter 11: Down in the dust Chapter 12: Exploration at its greatest Chapter 13: Rendezvous and docking Chapter 14: Heading for home Chapter 15: Re-entry Epilogue Glossary Appendix 1: Computer programs Appendix 2: Mission data Further reading Index