03065nam a22004935i 4500 978-0-387-74066-9 DE-He213 20210615225423.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2008 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d 9780387740669 978-0-387-74066-9 10.1007/978-0-387-74066-9 doi QB4 PG bicssc SCI004000 bisacsh PG thema 520 23 Woods, W. David. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut How Apollo Flew to the Moon [electronic resource] / by W. David Woods. 1st ed. 2008. New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2008. XXVIII, 412 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Space Exploration Apollo: an extraordinary adventure -- The Apollo flights: a brief history -- Launch: a fiery departure -- Earth orbit and TLI -- Retrieving the lander -- Navigating to the Moon -- Coasting to the Moon -- Entering lunar orbit: the LOI manoeuvre -- Preparations for landing -- Next stop: the Moon -- Orbital sojourn: looking at the Moon -- Rendezvous and docking -- Heading for home -- Re-entry -- Epilogue. Out of the technological battlefield of World War II came a team of gifted German engineers and designers who developed the vengeance weapon, the V-2, which evolved into the peaceful, powerful Saturn V rocket to take men to the Moon. David Woods tells the exciting story, starting from America’s post war astronautical research facilities, that used the V-2 for the development of the robust, resilient and reliable Saturn V launcher. He describes the initial launches through manned orbital spaceflights, comprehensively detailing each step, including computer configuration, the role of ground control, trajectory planning, lunar orbiting, separation of the lander, walking and working on the Moon, retrieval of the lunar astronauts and returning to Earth in this massive technical accomplishment. Observations, Astronomical. Astronomy—Observations. Space sciences. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9780387518732 Printed edition: 9780387716756 Space Exploration https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74066-9 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651) Physics and Astronomy (R0) (SpringerNature-43715)