Chariots for Apollo : the NASA history of manned lunar spacecraft to 1969
Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations highlight the text, which begins with NASA's origins and concludes with the triumphant Apollo 11 moon mission
Print Book, English, 2009
Dover ; David & Charles [distributor], Mineola, N.Y., Newton Abbot, 2009
History
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9780486467566, 0486467562
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Concept to challenge
Project planning and contracting
Contending modes
Matching modules and missions
Command module and program changes
Lunar module
Searching for order
Moving toward operations
Tragedy and recovery
Race with the decade
Tastes of triumph
The trailblazers
To land on the moon
Trip to tranquility
Originally published: Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1979