TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allday,Jonathan
TI  - Apollo in perspective: spaceflight then and now 
SN  - 0750306459
AV  - TL790 .A43 2000
U1  - 629.4540973 21
PY  - 2000///]
CY  - Bristol, UK, Philadelphia
PB  - Institute of Physics Pub.
KW  - Project Apollo (U.S.)
KW  - Space flight
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Apollo in outline -- The best driver in physics -- Intermission 1. The Saturn V booster rocket -- Rocketry -- Intermission 2. From Mercury to Gemini -- Orbits and trajectories -- The Apollo command and service modules -- Intermission 3. Inertial guidance and computers -- The lunar module -- Intermission 4. The three 'ings' -- The shuttle and its followers -- Intermission 5. The politics of Apollo -- Mars -- Intermission 6. Godspeed John Glenn -- Journeys to the stars -- --; Introduction --; Acknowledgments --; 1; Apollo in outline --; 2; The best driver in physics --; Intermission 1; The Saturn V booster rocket --; 3; Rocketry --; Intermission 2; From Mercury to Gemini --; 4; Orbits and trajectories --; 5; The Apollo command and service modules --; Intermission 3; Inertial guidance and computers --; 6; The lunar module --; Intermission 4; The three 'ings' --; 7; The shuttle and its followers --; Intermission 5; The politics of Apollo --; 8; Mars --; Intermission 6; Godspeed John Glenn --; 9; Journeys to the stars --; App. 1: Glossary --; App. 2; Apollo mission summary --; App. 3; Development of boosters --; App. 4; Deriving some of the maths --; App. 5: Further information --; Index
N2  - "This book takes a retrospective look at the Apollo space programme and the technology that was used to land a man on the Moon. Jonathan Allday's aims are to explain the basic physics and technology of spaceflight, and to convey the huge technological strides that were made and the dedication of the people working on the programme." "With Apollo as background, the book goes on to look at the space shuttle, the technology being developed for its replacement, the International Space Station and the possibilities for a manned Mars mission. Finally the far future is considered including Mars colonies and journeys to other stars."--BOOK JACKET
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