Apollo : The Definitive Sourcebook. 1st ed. 2006

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by Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland

出版情報:

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006

著者名:

• Orloff, Richard W.
• Harland, David M.
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シリーズ名:

Space Exploration ;

ISBN:

9780387376240 [0387376240]    

注記:

Saturn I: Development program 1961–1965 -- AS-201: The first flight of the Saturn IB: a CSM on a ballistic arc 26 February 1966 -- AS-203: The second flight of the Saturn IB: evaluating the S-IVB 5 July 1966 -- AS-202: The third flight of the Saturn IB: testing the CM heat shield 25 August 1966 -- Apollo 1: Cabin fire 27 January 1967 -- Apollo 4: The first test of the Saturn V 9 November 1967 -- Apollo 5: Unmanned test of the LM 22 January 1968 -- Apollo 6: The second test of the Saturn V 4 April 1968 -- Apollo 7: The first manned mission: testing the CSM in Earth orbit 11–22 October 1968 -- Apollo 8: The second manned mission: testing the CSM in lunar orbit 21–27 December 1968 -- Apollo 9: The third manned mission: testing the LM in Earth orbit 3–13 March 1969 -- Apollo 10: The fourth manned mission: testing the LM in lunar orbit 18–26 May 1969 -- Apollo 11: The fifth manned mission: the first lunar landing 16–24 July 1969 -- Apollo 12: The sixth manned mission: the second lunar landing 14–24 November 1969 -
On 25 May 1961, John F Kennedy announced the goal of landing an American man on the Moon by the end of the decade. This challenge forced NASA to review the planned lunar landing of a three-man spaceship named Apollo in the mid-1970s. In 1962, it was decided that a specialized vehicle would accompany the main spacecraft, to make the lunar landing while the mothership remained in lunar orbit. To send these vehicles to the Moon would require the development of an enormous rocket. Development was protracted, but in December 1968 Apollo 8 was launched on a pioneering mission to perform an initial reconnaissance in lunar orbit. When Apollo 17 lifted off from the Moon in December 1972, the program was concluded. Now, at long last, there is a real prospect of a resumption of human exploration of the Moon. This book provides an overview of the origins of the Apollo program and descriptions of the ground facilities, launch vehicles and spacecraft that will serve as an invaluable single-volume sourcebook for space enthu

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