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How Apollo Flew to the Moon
Springer Praxis Books
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24,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Praxis |
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| Veröffentl.: | 13.02.2008 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780387740669 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 412 |
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Beschreibungen
<P>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. </P>
Apollo: an extraordinary adventure.- The Apollo flights: a brief history.- Launch: a fiery departure.- Earth orbit and TLI.- Retrieving the lander.- Navigating to the Moon.- Coasting to the Moon.- Entering lunar orbit: the LOI manoeuvre.- Preparations for landing.- Next stop: the Moon.- Orbital sojourn: looking at the Moon.- Rendezvous and docking.- Heading for home.- Re-entry.- Epilogue.
<P>Apollo arose from the depths of America’s post war aeronautical research facilities and was originally conceived as a general purpose spacecraft.</P>
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<P>Between 1968 and 1972, demonstrating sheer daring, twenty four men journeyed from the Earth to the Moon in the mid-twentieth century. The techniques and procedures developed for what was seen as a political decision by President John F Kennedy, was subsequently recognised as a supreme example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating an apparent peak of technological excellence.</P>
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<P>Between 1968 and 1972, demonstrating sheer daring, twenty four men journeyed from the Earth to the Moon in the mid-twentieth century. The techniques and procedures developed for what was seen as a political decision by President John F Kennedy, was subsequently recognised as a supreme example of human exploration at its greatest, demonstrating an apparent peak of technological excellence.</P>
Uniquely provides in book form the complete story of the technology and techniques used to fly to the Moon and back Explains the flight controllers’ and Apollo spacecraft crews’ roles in making the journey to the Moon possible and ensuring a safe return Looks at the technical way in which the journey to the Moon was achieved, but written in an accessible way to appeal to non-technical space enthusiasts Fills a glaring gap in the market for a book on the engineering achievements on the Apollo missions Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
<P>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.</P>
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