Project Apollo
The Early Years, 1960â1967
In May 1961, American president John F Kennedy committed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon before the end of the decade. This volume covers the early years of the Apollo program (1960-1967), still the most significant space effort in the history of mankind. In a very short time, NASA developed the mighty Saturn rockets, the Apollo spacecraft, and the lunar lander. This breath-taking development came at a cost, however, as in 1967 astronauts Virgil Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Edward White lost their lives during a test. Ten months after the catastrophe, however, the Saturn V, Americas moon rocket, made its triumphal unman…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7643-5174-7
- EAN: 9780764351747
- Produktnummer: 19815653
- Verlag: Schiffer Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.8 cm x D1.8 cm 594 g
- Gewicht: 594
Über den Autor
Eugen Reichl works for the EADS aviation and aerospace company. He is a known expert on aerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on the topic.
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