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050 00 $aTL799.M6$bW665 2009
100 1 $aWoods, W. David.
245 10 $aHow Apollo flew to the Moon /$cW. David Woods.
260 $aBerlin ;$aNew York :$bSpringer Verlag ;$aChichester, U.K. :$bPublished in association with Praxis Pub.,$c2009, c2008.
300 $axxvii, 412 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [389]-391) and index.
505 00 $tList of illustrations --$tAuthor's preface --$tAcknowledgements --$tForeword --$g1.$tApollo : an extraordinary adventure --$gThe$tmeaning of Apollo --$tDreaming of the Moon --$gThe$tApollo spaceship --$tWhich way? --$tLunar orbit rendezvous --$tEquipment --$tSwords to ploughshares : von Braun's rockets --$g2. The$tApollo flights : a brief history --$gAn$talphabet of missions --$tFailure of imagination --$tBack in the saddle : Apollo 4 --$gThe$tlunar module flies : Apollo 5 --$gThe$tSaturn balks : Apollo 6 --$tTesting block II : Apollo 7 --$tGutsy decisions : Apollo 8 --$gA$tcomplete system test : Apollo 9 --$gA$tdress rehearsal : Apollo 10 --$tTask accomplished : Apollo 11 --$tLIghtning strikes : Apollo 12 --$gThe$tsuccessful failure : Apollo 13 --$tTry again : Apollo 14 --$tExploration at its greatest : Apollo 15 --$gThe$tlast hurrah : Apollo 17 --$tGoodbye Apollo --
505 00 $g3.$tLaunch : a fiery departure --$tPreparations for launch --$tLift-off --$tGetting through the atmosphere --$tSecond stage --$tThird stage --$g4.$tEarth orbit and TLI --$tSettling into orbit --$tAround the world in 90 minutes --$tCoasting around Earth --$gThe$troute to the Moon --$g5.$tRetrieving the lander --$tLeaving Earth --$tTransposition, docking and extraction --$t"No latch, Houston" --$gThe$tfate of the S-IVB --$g6.$tNavigating to the Moon --$tCrossing cislunar space --$tGround-based tracking --$tNavigation from the spacecraft --$gThe$tguidance and navigation system --$g7.$tCoasting to the Moon --$tThree men in a submarine --$tSustaining life --$gThe$tpersonal bit --$tCool air --$tPTC : spacecraft on a spit --$tStirring the tanks : genesis of a failure --$tCommunications --$tTelly from the Moon --$tChecking the lunar module --$g8.$tEntering lunar orbit : the LOI manoeuvre --$gThe$tservice module --$tHow not to crash into the Moon --$tLunar encounter --$gThe$tLOI PAD : it isn't magic --$gThe$tblack void --$tLuna close up : burning LOI --
505 00 $g9.$tPreparations for landing --$tOverjoyed --$gThe$tsecond arrival burn --$tHow not to crash into the Moon --$gThe$tjoys of lunar orbit --$tIn the descent orbit --$tEntering the lunar module --$tContinuing preparations --$tUndocking --$g10.$tNext stop : the Moon --$t:Go for the Pro" : the landing begins --$tSlowing down : P63 --$t"Hey, there it is!" : pitchover and P64 --$t"Picking up some dust" : P66 --$g11.$tOrbital sojourn : looking at the Moon --$tLuna cognita --$tUnmanned probes --$tApollo reaches the Moon --$tScience station in lunar orbit --$g12.$tRendezvous and docking --$tOrbital mechanics --$tWe have lift-off... from the Moon! --$tRendezvous techniques --$tBraking and station-keeping --$gA$tlong day --$gThe$trole of mission control --$tEpitaph for the lunar module --$g13.$tHeading for home --$tMission accomplished... nearly --$tTrans-EArth injection --$tSubsatellite --$gThe$tTEI PAD : a worked example --$tCounting down to the burn --$gThe$tlong fall to Earth --$gA$twalk outside : EVA --
505 00 $g14.$tRe-entry --$gA$tfiery return --$tIN we come : entry from start to finish --$gThe$tentry PAD : a worked example --$tEntry REFSMMAT --$tFinal four hours --$tLast hour --$tHuman shooting star : P63 --$tEnsuring capture : P64 --$tAiming for the ships : P67 --$tSplashdown --$tEpilogue --$tGlossary --$tFurther reading --$tIndex.
520 1 $a"David Woods tells the exciting story of how the Apollo flights were conducted by following a virtual flight to the Moon and back. From launch to splashdown, he hitches a ride in the incredible spaceships that took men to another world, exploring each step of the journey and detailing the enormous range of disciplines, techniques and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. While describing the tremendous technological accomplishment involved, he adds the human dimension by calling on the testimony of the people who were there at the time." "In How Apollo Flew to the Moon there is wealth of accessible material: the role of the powerful Saturn V, the reasoning behind trajectories, the day-to-day concerns of human and spacecraft health between two worlds, and the sheer daring involved in traveling to the Moon in the mid-twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aProject Apollo (U.S.)
610 20 $aProject Apollo (U.S.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aSpace flight to the moon.
650 0 $aSpace flight.
650 07 $aApollo-Programm.$2swd
650 07 $aRaumfahrt.$2swd
651 7 $aUSA.$2swd