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How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration)
by W David Woods
Available from Powells Used Books
$29.95
on 10-15-2008
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Features
ISBN Number: 9780387716756
Written by: Woods, W David
Published by: Springer
Written by: Woods, W. David
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy, General
Subject: History
Subject: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Copyright: 2007
Edition Description: Paperback
Series: Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration
Date of Publication: January 2008
Cover Type: Paperback
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 412
Book Size: 953x663x93 198
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.
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