Building the Apollo Capsules - An Engineer's Memoir of the Moonshot Program and Its Debt to Hispanic Team Members (Paperback)

This firsthand account of the development of the Apollo 11 mission gives a behind-the-scenes look at the 1969 moon landing mission from an engineer's perspective. The technical problems and solutions of designing a capsule to carry three astronauts­--Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins--safely to the moon and back are covered in detail from the author's point of view. The contributions of Latino personnel in the Apollo program are described.

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Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Jim De La Rosa
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-8719-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > General
LSN:	1-4766-8719-6
Barcode:	9781476687193

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