Apollo - The Definitive Sourcebook

Richard W. Orloff and David M. Harland

During the Apollo program of the 1960s and early 1970s the United States of America landed a total of 12 men on the Moon. Although politically initiated as a ‘space race’ in the context of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, this epic program became a great feat of exploration.

Apollo – The Definitive Sourcebook brings together all the available information in one reference work. Importantly, it refers to original documentation, resolving problems caused by reported differences in measures, typographical errors and so on. The book gives a complete overview of the entire Apollo program, including

its origins
a detailed narrative about the individual missions
tables listing facts and figures for each mission
a comprehensive statistical reference of the program.

This book is a welcome addition to the existing literature and an invaluable tool for all space historians and enthusiasts seeking hard facts about Apollo.

Table of contents

List of illustrations
List of tables
List of appendices
Authors' preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Saturn I: Development program
2. AS-201: A CSM on a ballistic arc
3. AS-203: Evaluating the S-IVB
4. AS-202: Testing the CM heat shield
5. Apollo 1: Cabin fire
6. Apollo 4: First test of the Saturn V
7. Apollo 5: Unmanned test of the LM
8. Apollo 6: Second test of the Saturn V
9. Apollo 7: Testing the CSM in Earth orbit
10. Apollo 8: Testing the CSM in lunar orbit
11. Apollo 9: Testing the LM in Earth orbit
12. Apollo 10: Testing the LM in lunar orbit
13. Apollo 11: Landing on Mare Tranquilitatis
14. Apollo 12: Landing in Oceanus Procellarum
15. Apollo 13: In-flight abort
16. Apollo 14: Landing in the Fra Mauro Formation
17. Apollo 15: Landing at Hadley-Apennine
18. Apollo 16: Landing at Descartes-Caley
19. Apollo 17: Landing at Taurus-Littrow
20. In retrospect
Appendix
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Extent: 666 pages
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: January 2006
ISBN: 978-0-387-30043-6

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