Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing with Unique Observations about the First Lunar Landing - Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins
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Rating | : | 4.17 (940 Votes) |
Asin | : | B006J0MFTY |
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Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-05-07 |
Language | : | English |
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Mike Cole said Only for the hardcore Apollo nuts. Highly detailed and informative, if you want to understand just how cool these guys were under the most extraordinary pressures working with delicate machines and turning the theory into reality. It gives a deeper insight into how many systems had to work together to make this work. A technical classic
Astronaut Neil A. As the astronaut descended the ladder, he pulled a "D" ring that deployed a black and white television camera which was focused to record the event. His descent from the lowest rung of the ladder which was attached to a leg of the lower stage of the Lunar Module (LM), to the footpad, and then to the surface of earth's only natural satellite constituted the climax of a national effort that began in 1961. EDT, Sunday, July 20. Every aspect of the incredible adventure is discussed - from moonwalking to personal hygiene issues, launch through landing. Armstrong, spacecraft commander of Apollo 11, set foot on the moon. This official NASA document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides the complete transcription of the historic Apollo 11 post-flight debriefing given by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on July 31, 1969. It was an effort that involved, at its peak, more