Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now

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ISBN: 9780367263331
Author/Editor: Jonathan Allday

Publisher: CRC Press

Year: 2019

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This special edition of Apollo in Perspective marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. Updated and revised throughout, it takes a retrospective look at the Apollo space program and the technology that was used to land a man on the Moon. In addition, there is a new chapter looking forward to the future of contemporary spaceflight in returning to the Moon (project Artemis) and going on to Mars.

Using simple illustrations and school-level mathematics, it explains the basic physics and technology of spaceflight, from how rockets work to the dynamics of orbits and how to simulate gravity in a rotating spacecraft. A mathematical appendix shows how some of the formulas can be derived.

This is an excellent introduction to astronautics for anyone interested in space and spaceflight.

Features:

Accessible, written in a friendly and informal style

Contains real-world examples

Updated throughout, with new chapters on the Apollo missions and the immediate future of human spaceflight

From the Foreword
“I am sure there is a woman or a man alive today who will land on the Moon and on Mars. This book will certainly help them be ready for such a journey. Most importantly, it explains not only what happened 50 years ago, but how the Apollo missions happened, and the science that is required to do it again, or to go further, to Mars. If the reader is younger, still in school and perhaps considering the sciences, this book will introduce ideas that will help you choose the subjects to study which can help you to make your space travel a reality. For others, the book will be an exciting and thought provoking read that gives a vision of the near future in space, which all of us on planet Earth will be able to enjoy as the adventure unfolds.”
– Michael Foale, CBE, former-NASA astronaut

Additional information

Weight 1 kg

Product Properties

Year of Publication

2019

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Apollo in Outline Chapter 2. The Best Drivers in Physics Chapter 3. Rocketry Interlude 1. The Saturn v Booster Rocket Chapter 4. Orbits and Trajectories Interlude 2. From Mercury to Gemini Chapter 5. The Apollo Command and Service Modules Interlude 3. Inertial Guidance and Service Modules Chapter 6. The Lunar Module Interlude 4. The Three 'Ings Chapter 7. The Missions Chapter 8. The Space Shuttle Interlude 5. The International Space Station Chapter 9. Moon to Mars

Author

Jonathan Allday

ISBN/ISSN

9780367263331

Binding

Paperback

Edition

2

Publisher

CRC Press

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