The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

Few events have matched the landing of the first man on the Moon for drama and excitement. Watched live on television by 600 million people, Neil Armstrong floated down from the final step of the Eagle's ladder onto the powdery surface of the Moon, uttering the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

The Apollo Missions relives the experience and all the drama as it unfolded, from the birth of the Apollo space programme and the very first attempts to put an American astronaut into space to Apollo 11's successful Moon landing and its celebrated final splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Packed with awe-inspiring photographs of the space missions, astronauts, and iconic views of the Earth and the Moon, as well as technical diagrams, flight plans, and tables of statistics, The Apollo Missions tells the thrilling story of the race to the Moon.

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The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

Few events have matched the landing of the first man on the Moon for drama and excitement. Watched live on television by 600 million people, Neil Armstrong floated down from the final step of the Eagle's ladder onto the powdery surface of the Moon, uttering the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

The Apollo Missions relives the experience and all the drama as it unfolded, from the birth of the Apollo space programme and the very first attempts to put an American astronaut into space to Apollo 11's successful Moon landing and its celebrated final splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Packed with awe-inspiring photographs of the space missions, astronauts, and iconic views of the Earth and the Moon, as well as technical diagrams, flight plans, and tables of statistics, The Apollo Missions tells the thrilling story of the race to the Moon.

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The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

by David Baker
The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

by David Baker

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Overview

Few events have matched the landing of the first man on the Moon for drama and excitement. Watched live on television by 600 million people, Neil Armstrong floated down from the final step of the Eagle's ladder onto the powdery surface of the Moon, uttering the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

The Apollo Missions relives the experience and all the drama as it unfolded, from the birth of the Apollo space programme and the very first attempts to put an American astronaut into space to Apollo 11's successful Moon landing and its celebrated final splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Packed with awe-inspiring photographs of the space missions, astronauts, and iconic views of the Earth and the Moon, as well as technical diagrams, flight plans, and tables of statistics, The Apollo Missions tells the thrilling story of the race to the Moon.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789504392
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Publication date: 12/12/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 31 MB
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About the Author

Dr David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programmes between 1965 and 1990. He has written more than 100 books on space flight, aviation and military technology. David is currently a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and editor of the monthly Spaceflight magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Go To The Moon?
Chapter 2: The Means To Go
Chapter 3: Preparing The Way
Chapter 4: The Rise of Apollo
Chapter 5: Getting Ready
Chapter 6: Leaving Earth
Chapter 7: Out Of This World
Chapter 8: Roads To The Moon
Chapter 9: "The Eagle Has Landed"
Chapter 10: "One Small Step"
Appendix
Index
Picture Credits

Interviews

Word count will be approx. 34,000 words.

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