Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now
… a book which should fascinate and stimulate the next generation of physics students. Written with an almost naive simplicity, yet backed up at every stage with an explanation of the basic physics and technology, Allday examines not only how NASA reached the Moon in 1969, but the viability of all the subsequent proposals for continuing the journey on to Mars and beyond. He explains with startling clarity that manned bases on Mars, which has a similar day/night cycle to Earth's, are much more practical than on the Moon.-Astronomy NowWritten in a friendly and informal style, this very readable book will serve as an excellent introduction to astronautics for teenagers/school students interested in space, science teachers, and general science readers. All school libraries should have a copy of this book.-SpaceflightAn ideal summary of NASA's Apollo program and a good spaceflight primer. Highly recommended.-W.E.Howard III, Universities Space Research Association… all handled very nicely and the text is spiced with real-world examples and illustrated with clear diagrams and black-and-white photos.-Earth Space Review