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OverviewIt was just past midnight in the early morning hours of 7 December 1972 when the last manned Saturn V roared from the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. Strapped into the crowded Command Module were Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ron Evans and Lunar Module Pilot/Geologist Harrison Schmitt. Their destination was a steep sided lunar valley on the edge of the Sea of Serenity, known as Taurus-Littrow. What this crew hoped to do was increase man's store of knowledge about our nearest celestial neighbour by taking along a trained scientist for the first time. Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt was a fully qualified geologist who had been the man who contributed to all of the Apollo astronaut's geological training. Now it would be his turn to witness first-hand the geology of another world. Accompanying Schmitt was another astronaut 'rookie', CMP Ron Evans, who would be left in lunar orbit to map out the moon in unprecedented detail. Presiding over this highly trained crew was veteran Gemini and Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan, returning to the moon for a second time this time with the intention of living there for three days. Apollo 17 was the culmination of man's greatest programme of exploration. An unparalleled triumph of planning and technology flown by a team of professionals with expert precision. Includes a new introduction about the legacy of Apollo by Dr Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot and the only scientist to walk on the moon. This book contains many of the internal NASA documents from this extraordinary voyage made commercially available for the first time. CD-ROM Features: The complete Television downlink from the lunar surface, over 11 hours of video, plus a series of unique interactive panoramas of the lunar surface. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert GodwinPublisher: Collector's Guide Publishing Imprint: Collector's Guide Publishing Dimensions: Width: 25.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 17.50cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9781896522593ISBN 10: 1896522599 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 02 April 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsForeword; Preface; Introduction; The Coming of the Fleet; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Twin Earths; War of the Worlds; This Island Earth; Forbidden Planet; Earth vs. the Flying Saucers; Disneyland Flying Saucers; Lost in Space; The Invaders; Index.ReviewsAnother excellent volume in the series... -- Spaceflight, November 2003. This excellent record is highly recommended for space buffs and historians... -- The Observatory, October 2003. It gives a real sense of how hard everyone worked to make Apollo 17 happen... -- Astronomy Now, October 2003. Author Information"Robert Godwin is the owner and founder of Apogee Space Books. He is also the Space Curator at the Canadian Air & Space Museum. He has written or edited over 100 books including the award winning series ""The NASA Mission Reports"". Robert has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs in Canada, the USA and England as an expert on, not only music, but also space exploration. His books have been discussed on CNN, the CBC, the BBC and CBS 60 Minutes. He produced the first ever virtual reality panoramas of the Apollo lunar surface photography and the first multi-camera angle movie of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. His last book ""New Horizons"" expanded on that previous ground-breaking work." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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