Taking science to the moon [electronic resource] : lunar experiments and the Apollo Program / Donald A. Beattie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New series in NASA historyPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.Description: xv, 301 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 629.45/4/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • TL789.8.U6 A5186 2001eb
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Contents:
From the jungle to Washington -- Early theories and questions about the moon -- What do we do after Apollo? -- The United States Geological Survey joins our team -- Science payloads for Apollo-the struggle begins -- Developing the geological equipment, related experiments, and sampling protocols -- The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package and assocoiated experiments -- Walk, fly, or drive? -- Astronaut training and mission simulation -- Studying the moon from orbit -- On to the moon-science becomes the focus -- The J missions-we almost achieve our early dreams -- The legacy of Apollo.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.289) and index.

From the jungle to Washington -- Early theories and questions about the moon -- What do we do after Apollo? -- The United States Geological Survey joins our team -- Science payloads for Apollo-the struggle begins -- Developing the geological equipment, related experiments, and sampling protocols -- The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package and assocoiated experiments -- Walk, fly, or drive? -- Astronaut training and mission simulation -- Studying the moon from orbit -- On to the moon-science becomes the focus -- The J missions-we almost achieve our early dreams -- The legacy of Apollo.

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