Brown, Brandon R.
The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America's First Moon Missions
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190681340
- author:
- Brown, Brandon R.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Physics, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America's First Moon Missions By Brandon R. Brown Oxford University Press, 2019, Hardcover, Illustrated, 269 pages This book tells the story of the men and women who worked behind the scenes to make the US moon landing a reality. Fifty years after the historic event, author Brandon R. Brown revisits the engineers and technicians who designed and built the rockets that took astronauts to the Moon and back. The narrative explores the challenges they faced, from building powerful rockets to keeping humans alive in space. The Apollo Chronicles takes readers on a journey through the turbulent 1960s, from President Kennedy's challenge to NASA's lunar mission to the triumph of the first moon landing in 1969. Brown sheds light on the technical miracles and tense deadlines that made this project possible, using clear language that avoids technical jargon. The book also looks beyond the details of the mission, asking larger questions about what we learned from the Moon and how this innovative project can teach us today. By exploring the human side of a groundbreaking achievement, Brown provides a fresh perspective on one of the most significant events in American history.
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