En beskrivelse af rumfærgen Apollo, som 13. april 1970 blev sendt op mod månen, men eksploderede undervejs, hvorefter det lykkedes mandskabet at komme ned til jorden igen
Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission by sharing firsthand accounts from exclusive interviews and accessible explanations of the mission's technical problems
Scientific evidence for biological clocks linked to the Moon has only recently become recognized. This book describes the growing evidence for lunar influences on animal behaviour, and considers whether humans may be affected too
We are now well aware of the influence of sunlight on patterns of activity in animals. These circadian rhythms, roughly matching day and night, are embedded in our genes, and their moleculars mechanisms are now increasingly understood. But what about the light of the Moon? From …
Complete story of the human lunar experience, presenting many interesting but little-known events in lunar science for the first time.
In ancient Rome, it was believed some humans were transformed into special, empowered beings after death. These deified dead, known as the manes, watched over and protected their surviving family members, possibly even extending those relatives' lives. But unlike the Greek hero-…
En meget detaljeret beskrivelse af det amerikanske Apollo-rumprogram, der i 1960erne og 1970erne formåede at "landsætte" 12 mænd på Månen - og få dem hjem igen.