NASA's Moon Program: Paving the Way for Apollo 11
Author:   David M. Harland
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
ISBN:  

9780387681313


Pages:   472
Publication Date:   08 July 2009
Format:   Paperback
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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 missions.

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Author:   David M. Harland
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.863kg
ISBN:  

9780387681313


ISBN 10:   0387681310
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   08 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Aus den Rezensionen: In diesem umfangreichen Buch beschaftigt sich der Autor vor allem mit den unbemannten Robot-Sonden, die den Weg fur die bemannte Mondlandung bereitet haben. ... Die beiden Abschluss-Kapiteln beschaftigen sich dann mit der Entwicklung und den Tests der Apollo-Hardware. Dabei werden ... die Entwicklung als ... der Ablauf der Missionen sowie die politischen Hintergrunde detailliert beschrieben, unterlegt mit zahlreichen Fotos und Zeichnungen der Raumschiffe ... Hier muss man sich bei anderen Publikationen bedienen, wahrend dieses Werk ... die Details in sehr grosser Tiefe und Breite liefert ... (in: Weltraum Facts, 2008, Vol. 15, Issue 4, S. 24)


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