: David Harland
: The First Men on the Moon The Story of Apollo 11
: Praxis
: 9780387495446
: 1
: CHF 53.10
:
: Astronomie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke
: English
: 378
: Wasserzeichen/DRM
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
: PDF

This book tells the story of Apollo 11 and dispels the myth that NASA faked the moon landings. The story is brought to life by exploiting the flight plan, mission report, in-flight transcripts (including conversations among the crew in the spacecraft that were not transmitted) and post-flight debriefing. It features scans recently produced by NASA of the original Hasselblad film. The final chapters discuss what was learned of the moon rocks, and reviews the follow-on missions. The author's impressive expertise and knowledge of the Moon landings shines through and seamlessly unites the myriad details of the mission.

Contents8
Preface16
1 The Apollo 11 crew18
2 Preliminaries30
3 Preparations46
4 Setting off122
5 Translunar coast161
6 Into lunar orbit192
7 Lunar Landing223
8 Tranquility Base264
9 Home in triumph307
10 The Moon revealed361
Glossary373
Mission log376
Further reading382
Index384
Colour Section390