Manned and Unmanned Flights to the Moon (Hardback)
Imprint: White Owl
Pages: 208
Illustrations: 60 colour illustrations, 60 mono illustrations
ISBN: 9781399039277
Published: 20th September 2024
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This book is about how the dreams of exploring other worlds became a reality with the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The problems encountered in the development of the spacecraft, including the disastrous fire aboard Apollo 1 which resulted in the deaths of the three American astronauts, Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chafee are covered. When Neil Armstrong stepped out onto the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969, many people thought that this was the first time man had visited its nearest neighbour. Although this was the first manned landing, there had been forty-one missions prior to this by both the Americans and the Russians. This book is about all those missions and the sixty-five missions that followed.
Also included, although in much lesser detail, is the part the Russians played in the formative years of the ‘space race’ and the problems they encountered, culminating in the successful Apollo/Soyuz program which proved that the two super-powers could work together. The laboratory in the sky, Skylab, the forerunner of the ISS station is also covered.
The book contains over 200 photographs, all of which are either credited to NASA or from the author's own collection. The sources include correspondence and the author's personal conversations with some of the astronauts involved in the early part of the space program.
Fascinating history of the space flights to the moon, covering both the crewed and uncrewed flights. Excellent photos.
NetGalley, Vanessa Rivington
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NetGalley, Alina Macarie
An amazing book about the flights to the Moon, it contains a lot of details about the missions and about everything that was done to have a safe flight to the moon. Also, the photos to give more perspective upon the subject discussed.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NetGalley, Phillip Cole
Space has long been a topic I have enjoyed. I like space in general, but missions to explore around Earth and the moon are specifically interesting to me. Since I won't be able to do anything like that personally, seeing the experiences and pictures from others that have done it are great to see. This book details the missions to explore the moon, including what led up to them and how preparations were made.
All aspects of the flights, from the initial space launches to the rockets and modules, to the people involved are included. Each section is very thorough and includes pictures that help explain the information and let readers see what the people and equipment were like. Anybody with an interest in space would find this book informative and engaging.
About Terry C Treadwell
TERRY C. TREADWELL was born and educated in Bournemouth. Having served in the Royal Air Force, in telecommunications, and travelled the world quite extensively, including working in Australia for a short period, he was European Correspondent for Naval Aviation News (the official aviation magazine for the US Navy) and Wings of Gold (US) for ten years.