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How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2011)
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How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2011)
Series: Space Exploration
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Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in
particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States
gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of
reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of
How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David Woods tells the exciting story
of how the resulting Apollo flights were conducted by following a
virtual flight to the Moon and its exploration of the surface. From
launch to splashdown, he hitches a ride in the incredible
spaceships that took men to another world, exploring each step of
the journey and detailing the enormous range of disciplines,
techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. While
describing the tremendous technological accomplishment involved, he
adds the human dimension by calling on the testimony of the people
who were there at the time. He provides a wealth of fascinating and
accessible material: the role of the powerful Saturn V, the
reasoning behind trajectories, the day-to-day concerns of human and
spacecraft health between two worlds, the exploration of the lunar
surface and the sheer daring involved in traveling to the Moon and
the mid-twentieth century. Given the tremendous success of the
original edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, the second edition
will have a new chapter on surface activities, inspired by reader's
comment on Amazon.com. There will also be additional detail in the
existing chapters to incorporate all the feedback from the original
edition, and will include larger illustrations.
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