Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon
by David West Reynolds
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Space expert David West Reynolds takes you on a historical journey through the world's most renowned space program. Featuring a wealth of rare photographs, artwork, and cutaway illustrations, "Apollo" recaptures the excitement of the USA's journey to the moon. From the adventurous astronauts to the scientists and engineers who designed and built the state-of-the-art spacecraft, Reynolds covers every aspect of this epic voyage. Through concise description, he introduces the uninitiated to show more this thrilling episode in U.S. history while also providing engaging details for the space aficionado. All of the key events and personalities are presented, creating a clear picture of how we got to the moon and what happened along the way. The detailed and meticulously labeled diagrams and maps give the reader an in-depth understanding of the technology that carried the astronauts to the moon and what they accomplished while they were there. In addition, the book includes a foreword by Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in all three of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, and an afterword by Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon. "Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, 1963-1972 "is truly the most comprehensive account of the Apollo program ever written. show lessTags
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David West Reynolds cornered the Apollo market when he was able to get two former astronauts and a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum curator to contribute to his historical look at the race for space. In addition he used amazing photographs! Reynolds carefully outlines the humble beginnings of man's desire to launch into space, giving credit to Jules Verne as the man responsible for sparking the imagination of men who dared to dream the impossible. The frantic competition was heightened after John F. Kennedy was elected president and he promised American citizens we would reach the moon by 1970. Kennedy's subsequent assassination was the driving force to make that promise a reality. Reynolds states the entire nation was held responsible show more for Kennedy's dream.
But, this is a gorgeous book, filled with interesting facts and photographs taken from beginning to end; from the Mercury and Sputnik to Apollo and Vostok missions. show less
But, this is a gorgeous book, filled with interesting facts and photographs taken from beginning to end; from the Mercury and Sputnik to Apollo and Vostok missions. show less
The Apollo lunar landings are, one would have thought, the perfect subject for a big copiously-illustrated coffee-table book. After all, it was a unique achievement, many people alive today still remember it vividly, and NASA documented it thoroughly – taking thousands of photographs, thousands of feet of film, and writing millions of words. Yet there are few such books available. Piers Bizony’s One Giant Leap – Apollo 11 Forty Years On is one, but it was published only last year as part of the fortieth celebration of the first lunar landing. Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon by David West Reynolds is another. It was first published in 2002.
Like most books of its type, Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon opens with a couple of show more chapters introducing rocketry and the various pioneers of the field – Tsiolkovsky, Oberth, Goddard… But, of course, it is Wernher von Braun who comes to dominate post-war rocketry, and Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon also includes a section on his Collier’s articles from 1952 to 1954, with artwork. The book then moves swiftly through Mercury and Gemini, and onto the Apollo programme. The Soviet achievements are mentioned, but only inasmuch as they reflected on the US space programme.
For rest of review: http://spacebookspace.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/apollo-the-epic-journey-to-the-mo... show less
Like most books of its type, Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon opens with a couple of show more chapters introducing rocketry and the various pioneers of the field – Tsiolkovsky, Oberth, Goddard… But, of course, it is Wernher von Braun who comes to dominate post-war rocketry, and Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon also includes a section on his Collier’s articles from 1952 to 1954, with artwork. The book then moves swiftly through Mercury and Gemini, and onto the Apollo programme. The Soviet achievements are mentioned, but only inasmuch as they reflected on the US space programme.
For rest of review: http://spacebookspace.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/apollo-the-epic-journey-to-the-mo... show less
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- Important places
- The Moon
- Important events
- Apollo program (1961 | 1975)
- First words
- When you're sitting on top of a rocket like Apollo 7 there's a sense of anticipation that's finally rewarded by the "bolts firing," when the rocket is release from the pad. (Foreword by Walter "Wally" Schirra.)
"The exploration of the planets," Arthur C. Clarke wrote in The Saturday Review in 1955, "is now closer to us in time than the exploration of Africa by Stanley and Livingstone. (Introduction by Von Hardesty.)
Visionaries laid the groundwork for the Moon odyssey. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It lives in a tomorrow that will one day dawn just as did the days of our landings on the Moon. (Afterword by Gene Cernan.)
- Blurbers
- Launius, Roger; Harland, David M.; Willhite, Irene
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History, General Nonfiction
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- 629.45 — Technology Engineering Other branches of engineering Astronautics Manned space flight
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- TL789.8 .U6 .A58113 — Technology Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Astronautics. Space travel
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