How Apollo flew to the Moon
By: W. David Woods
Edition: New and expanded ed., 2nd ed.
Series: Springer-praxis books in space exploration; Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9781441971784; 9781441971791
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.); Space flight; Space flight to the moon; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-528) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Apollo : an extraordinary adventure; title: The meaning of Apollo; title: Dreaming of the Moon; title: The Apollo spaceship; title: Which way?; title: Lunar orbit rendezvous; title: Equipment; title: Swords to ploughshares : von Braun's rockets; title: 2. The Apollo flights : a brief history; title: An alphabet of missions; title: Failure of imagination; title: Back in the saddle : Apollo 4; title: The lunar module flies : Apollo 5; title: The Saturn balks : Apollo 6; title: Testing block II : Apollo 7; title: Gutsy decisions : Apollo 8; title: A complete system test : Apollo 9; title: A dress rehearsal : Apollo 10; title: Task accomplished : Apollo 11; title: LIghtning strikes : Apollo 12; title: The successful failure : Apollo 13; title: Try again : Apollo 14; title: Exploration at its greatest : Apollo 15; title: New knowledge : Apollo 16; title: The last hurrah : Apollo 17; title: Goodbye Apollo.; title: 3. Launch : a fiery departure; title: Preparations for launch; title: Lift-off; title: Getting through the atmosphere; title: Second stage; title: Third stage; title: 4. Earth orbit and TLI; title: Settling into orbit; title: Around the world in 90 minutes; title: Coasting around Earth; title: The route to the Moon; title: 5. Retrieving the lander; title: Leaving Earth; title: Transposition, docking and extraction; title: "No latch, Houston"; title: The fate of the S-IVB; title: 6. Navigating to the Moon; title: Crossing cislunar space; title: Ground-based tracking; title: Navigation from the spacecraft; title: The guidance and navigation system; title: 7. Coasting to the Moon; title: Three men in a submarine; title: Sustaining life; title: The  personal bit; title: Cool air; title: PTC : spacecraft on a spit; title: Stirring the tanks : genesis of a failure; title: Communications; title: Telly from the Moon; title: Checking the lunar module; title: 8. Entering lunar orbit : the LOI manoeuvre; title: The service module; title: How not to crash into the Moon; title: Lunar encounter; title: The LOI PAD : it isn't magic; title: The black void; title: Luna close up : burning LOI.; title: 9. Preparations for landing; title: Overjoyed; title: The second arrival burn; title: How not to crash into the Moon; title: The joys of lunar orbit; title: In the descent orbit; title: Entering the lunar module; title: Continuing preparations; title: Undocking; title: 10. Next stop : the Moon; title: Go for the Pro" : the landing begins; title: Slowing down : P63; title: "Hey, there it is!" : pitchover and P64; title: "Picking up some dust" : P66; title: 11. Down in the dust; title: Postlanding; title: Suiting up; title: Going for a walk; title: The lonely world of the CMP; title: 12. Exploration at its greatest; title: Luna cognita; title: Unmanned probes; title: Apollo reaches the Moon; title: Science on the Moon; title: Surface experiments; title: Science station in lunar orbit; title: The Moon after Apollo; title: 13. Rendezvous and docking; title: Orbital mechanics; title: We have lift-off... from the Moon!; title: Rendezvous techniques; title: Braking and station-keeping; title: A long day; title: The role of mission control; title: Epitaph for the lunar module; title: 14. Heading for home; title: Mission accomplished... nearly; title: Trans-Earth injection; title: Subsatellite; title: The TEI PAD : a worked example; title: Counting down to the burn; title: Final AOS; title: The long fall to Earth; title: A walk outside : EVA.; title: 15. Re-entry; title: A fiery return; title: In we come : entry from start to finish; title: The entry PAD : a worked example; title: Final four hours; title: Last hour; title: Human shooting star : P63; title: Ensuring capture : P64; title: Aiming for the ships : P67; title: Splashdown; title: Epilogue; title: Glossary; title: Appendix 1: Computer programs; title: Appendix 2: Mission data.