On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements-and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity-the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and…
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"When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at me computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the firs…
When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out ...
An account of the Apollo 11 mission discusses the astronauts, flight controllers, and engineers who made it possible, as well as the dangers, challenges, and determination that defined the Apollo program and the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible.
"When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at me computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the firs…
-- Shoot for theBoth sweeping and intimate, --, starred review) of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race aga…
"This book takes a retrospective look at the Apollo space programme and the technology that was used to land a man on the Moon. Jonathan Allday's aims are to explain the basic physics and technology of spaceflight, and to convey the huge technological strides that were made and …
July 20, 1969, marked one of the greatest achievements of mankind-the moon landing. In his infographic-packed book,Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission,Zack Scott recounts the entire journey of the Apollo space program. Unlike previous books on this topic, Scott…
July 20, 1969, marked one of the greatest achievements of mankind--the moon landing. In his infographic-packed book, Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission, Zack Scott recounts the entire journey of the Apollo space program. Unlike previous books on this topic, Sc…
The light of Earth: reflections on a life in space
by Worden, Al, French, Francis
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"Coauthored with spaceflight historian Francis French, "The Light of Earth" is Al Worden's wide-ranging look at the greatest-ever scientific undertaking, in which he was privileged to be a leading participant"--
Coauthored with spaceflight historian Francis French, The Light of Earth is Al Worden's wide-ranging look at the greatest-ever scientific undertaking, in which he was privileged to be a leading participant.
"A classic study of the development of the Saturn launch vehicle that took Americans to the moon in the 1960s"--Back cover.
Do you want to go to the moon? -- The space race -- A secret plan -- Are you out of your mind? -- Frank Borman -- Just four months -- Jim Lovell -- Pushed to superhuman speeds -- Bill Anders -- How's fifty-fifty? -- My God, we are really doing this -- Leaving home -- A deeply tr…