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Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
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Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland Издательство:Springer Год издания: 2006 Страниц: 633 ISBN: 0387300430 Размер:85 Mб Язык: английский 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
enthusiasts, space historians, journalists, and programme-makers on
radio and TV. It supplements tha other books that have focused on the
politics and management of the Apollo program, the astronauts, and
their training and exploits.
