NASA's Moon Program

With high resolution color scans from NASA/original Hasselblad film, this colorful book brings to life the flight detail of the Apollo missions. It is the first published account accessible to enthusiasts who wish to know what transpired during the missions.

This series details NASA's Moon Program of the 1960s and early 1970s. Presented chronologically, the series starts with an outline of the Mercury and Gemini manned missions and the unmanned lunar probes. It then fully covers the Apollo missions, including a sourcebook that details all the missions, including the unmanned tests, in an encyclopedic style. Coverage of the Apollo missions will feature dialogue from the in-flight transcripts, including some conversations never before publicly broadcast. In addition, each book contains color sections displaying high-resolution scans from NASA/original Hasselblad film. This series will allow enthusiasts to completely know and understand what transpired during the missions at a very detailed level. The books bring to life the stories of flight plans, mission reports and flight transcripts, providing an invaluable and entertaining resource.

The first published account of the Apollo missions presented as one book per flight Brings to life the information found in flight plans, mission reports, and flight transcripts The books also present the scientific results derived from the mission

Inhalt
Astronomers' Moon.- Geologists' Moon.- The space age dawns.- Preparing Ranger.- The Apollo commitment.- Ranger struggles.- Ranger triumphs.- Soviet activity.- Developing Lunar Orbiter.- On the surface.- The Apollo zone.- Scratching the Moon.- Orbiters for science.- Tasting the Moon.- Apollo development.- Apollo picks up the pace.