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How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

by: W. David Woods

: How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.454
EAN: 9780387716756
ISBN: 0387716750
Label: Praxis
Manufacturer: Praxis
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: January 08, 2008
Publisher: Praxis
Sales Rank: 28940
Studio: Praxis



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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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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An engaging and valuable book
This book is pitched at the slightly more technical level. So if you're the type of person who likes ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best of the best
I have over 200 books on the early space program and the race to the moon but this book is by far the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great book with a few quirks
First of all, I second all the wonderful things that folks have said about this book in the other reviews. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent. Remarkable insight into one of Man's greatest accomplishments.
A page-turner for those interested in the mechanics of spaceflight. Even though it records the events of nearly ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - How Apollo Flew to the Moon
Very informative book on the mechanics of getting to the moon in the 1960s; also,contains some very good photos.

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