The Apollo Chronicles

Author : Brandon R. Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190681349
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Apollo Chronicles written by Brandon R. Brown and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses on the journey of the brave astronauts, who brought home Moon rocks and startling photographs. But Apollo's full account includes the earthbound engineers, mounds of their crumpled paper, and smoldering metal shards of exploded engines. How exactly did the nation, step by difficult step, take men to the Moon and back? In The Apollo Chronicles, fifty years after the moon landing, author Brandon R. Brown, himself the son of an Apollo engineer, revisits the men and women who toiled behind the lights. He relays the defining twentieth-century project from its roots, bringing the engineers' work and personalities to bright life on the page. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent American decade, the narrative whisks audiences through tense deadlines and technical miracles, from President John F. Kennedy's 1961 challenge to NASA's 1969 lunar triumph, as engineers confronted wave after wave of previously unthinkable challenges. Brown immerses readers in key physical hurdles--from building the world's most powerful rockets to keeping humans alive in the hostile void of space--using language free of acronyms and technical jargon. The book also pulls back from the detailed tasks and asks larger questions. What did we learn about the Moon? And what can this uniquely innovative project teach us today?

Author : Brandon R. Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190681357
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Apollo Chronicles written by Brandon R. Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses on the journey of the brave astronauts, who brought home Moon rocks and startling photographs. But Apollo's full account includes the earthbound engineers, mounds of their crumpled paper, and smoldering metal shards of exploded engines. How exactly did the nation, step by difficult step, take men to the Moon and back? In The Apollo Chronicles, fifty years after the moon landing, author Brandon R. Brown, himself the son of an Apollo engineer, revisits the men and women who toiled behind the lights. He relays the defining twentieth-century project from its roots, bringing the engineers' work and personalities to bright life on the page. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent American decade, the narrative whisks audiences through tense deadlines and technical miracles, from President John F. Kennedy's 1961 challenge to NASA's 1969 lunar triumph, as engineers confronted wave after wave of previously unthinkable challenges. Brown immerses readers in key physical hurdles--from building the world's most powerful rockets to keeping humans alive in the hostile void of space--using language free of acronyms and technical jargon. The book also pulls back from the detailed tasks and asks larger questions. What did we learn about the Moon? And what can this uniquely innovative project teach us today?

Author : Syd Gilmore
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781542833981
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Apollo Dreams written by Syd Gilmore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Houston, we have a problem." April 11, 1970 is a day that will live in infamy! The fateful Apollo 13 lunar mission launches; the world wakes to learn The Beatles have broken up; and a precocious boy named Billy celebrates his 9th birthday. Escape with Billy into his fantasy adventures as Captain Apollo, commander of the starship USS Constellation One - otherwise known as the family clothes dryer. Evil is afoot in the universe, where he fights intergalactic hitmen, takes on the ruthless gangster Mack the Black, and must rescue the beautiful Empress Lucinda from her evil clutches. Meanwhile, in the "real world," Billy's older brother, Sean, is acting strange, the class bully makes it his personal goal to torment Billy every chance he gets, and to top if all off, Billy and Sean are both forced to make choices to protect the ones they love. Fantasy and reality collide when the Apollo space mission goes terribly wrong, Captain Apollo must fight for his life, and one nerdy little kid struggles to survive in both worlds.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811837347
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Apollo 11 Box written by Smithsonian Institution and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." These were the words heard around the world on July 20, 1969, as American astronauts accomplished the first manned lunar landing. People everywhere watched and waited as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins embarked on a daring eight-day space voyage to a place where no one had gone before. This "museum in a box" features 16 meticulously reproduced artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission, from its heart-pounding launch to its triumphant splashdown.

Author : David Baker
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789504392
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Apollo Missions written by David Baker and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long has the moon captured the imagination of world; from science fiction to astrology; howling wolves to lunar calendars. To President John F. Kennedy, however, the moon was a destination. To put a man on the moon would be to challenge Russia's recent achievements in space exploration and assert the US's technological prowess on the world stage. As we know, the mission was a success, and yet while everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's iconic line and his bold tread on the moon's dusty surface, few are privy to the events leading up to this moment. Former NASA engineer, David Baker, gives a behind-the-scenes account of the space race, including the political impetus behind the mission, the Apollo 8's lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, as well as some of the tale's tragedies. Bursting with fascinating stories, striking photographs of the team and exclusive material provided by NASA personnel, this book perfectly captures the risk, complexity and gravitas of this immense journey.

Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393082911
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier written by Neil deGrasse Tyson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A compelling appeal, at just the right time, for continuing to look up.”—Air & Space America’s space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its access to space. No astronauts will be launched in an American craft, from American soil, until the 2020s, and NASA may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries’ space programs. With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson—one of our foremost thinkers on all things space—illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale. For America to maintain its status as a global leader and a technological innovator, he explains, we must regain our enthusiasm and curiosity about what lies beyond our world. Provocative, humorous, and wonderfully readable, Space Chronicles represents the best of Tyson’s recent commentary, including a must-read prologue on NASA and partisan politics. Reflecting on topics that range from scientific literacy to space-travel missteps, Tyson gives us an urgent, clear-eyed, and ultimately inspiring vision for the future.

Author : Nancy Atkinson
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624144918
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eight Years to the Moon written by Nancy Atkinson and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Behind-the-Scenes Look At NASA’s incredible Journey to the Moon Space journalist and insider Nancy Atkinson weaves together the riveting story of NASA’s mission to complete “the greatest adventure on which humankind ever embarked.” This incredible account is a keepsake celebrating some of the most important and dramatic events in modern history. Told through over 60 personal interviews and oral histories, as well as personal photographs, this tribute to the men and women who made the Apollo 11 mission a reality chronicles the highs and lows that accompanied the race to the Moon: the devastating flash fire that killed the crew of Apollo 1; the awe of those who saw their years-in-the-making contributions to space exploration blast off from Cape Canaveral; the knuckle-biting descent of Apollo 11 to the lunar surface; a near-catastrophic event on the crew’s flight home; the infectious excitement and jubilation across the world after the astronauts returned safely to Earth. These little-known stories of the dedicated engineers, mathematicians and scientists in the 1960s reveal the “hows” of the Apollo missions and bring to life the wonder and excitement of humanity’s first steps on the Moon.

Author : William David Compton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486264343
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living and Working in Space written by William David Compton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official record of America's first space station, this book from the NASA History Series chronicles the Skylab program from its planning during the 1960s through its 1973 launch and 1979 conclusion. Definitive accounts examine the project's achievements as well as its use of discoveries and technology developed during the Apollo program. 1983 edition.

Author : John Rocco
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0525647414
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How We Got to the Moon written by John Rocco and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • YALSA EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION FINALIST • A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOK This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco (illustrator of the Percy Jackson series) is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks. Everyone knows of Neil Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon. But what did it really take to get us there? The Moon landing is one of the most ambitious, thrilling, and dangerous ventures in human history. This exquisitely researched and illustrated book tells the stories of the 400,000 unsung heroes--the engineers, mathematicians, seamstresses, welders, and factory workers--and their innovations and life-changing technological leaps forward that allowed NASA to achieve this unparalleled accomplishment. From the shocking launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik to the triumphant splashdown of Apollo 11, Caldecott Honor winner John Rocco answers every possible question about this world-altering mission. Each challenging step in the space race is revealed, examined, and displayed through stunning diagrams, experiments, moments of crisis, and unforgettable human stories. Explorers of all ages will want to pore over every page in this comprehensive chronicle detailing the grandest human adventure of all time!

Author : Bea Uusma Schyffert
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811840071
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon written by Bea Uusma Schyffert and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the astronaut, Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon.