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How Apollo Flew to the Moon: Springer Praxis Books

Autor W. David Woods
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 aug 2011

Notăm cu interes modul în care How Apollo Flew to the Moon reușește să transforme complexitatea ingineriei aerospațiale într-o narațiune tehnică accesibilă, axată pe aplicabilitatea practică a fiecărei manevre spațiale. În loc să prezinte doar o cronologie istorică, W. David Woods propune o imersiune într-un zbor virtual, unde cititorul parcurge sistematic etapele de lansare, orbitare, injecția pe traiectoria lunară și aselenizarea. Reținem rigoarea cu care sunt explicate rolul rachetei Saturn V și raționamentele din spatele traiectoriilor orbitale, elemente esențiale pentru înțelegerea succesului programului Apollo. Structura volumului urmărește fidel progresia unei misiuni: primele capitole pun bazele istorice și tehnice, în timp ce secțiunile centrale, precum capitolele despre recuperarea modulului lunar sau manevra de intrare pe orbita Lunii (LOI), oferă detalii despre disciplina și precizia necesare echipajelor. Cititorii familiarizați cu Footprints in the Dust de Colin Burgess vor aprecia faptul că, spre deosebire de abordarea biografică a acelei lucrări, volumul de față se concentrează pe „cum” și „de ce” au funcționat sistemele tehnice, adăugând în această a doua ediție o analiză extinsă a explorării suprafeței lunare. Subliniem prezența anexelor ce includ programele de calculator utilizate în epocă, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra limitărilor și inventivității tehnologice de la mijlocul secolului XX. Tonul rămâne precis și informativ, evitând senzaționalismul în favoarea unei documentări solide, susținută de ilustrații mari și mărturii ale inginerilor și astronauților care au definit acea eră.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441971784
ISBN-10: 1441971785
Pagini: 588
Ilustrații: XXXI, 555 p. 255 illus., 127 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 168 x 240 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.97 kg
Ediția:2nd edition 2011
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer Praxis Books
Seria Springer Praxis Books

Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

Public țintă

Popular/general

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de astronomie și istoria tehnicii care doresc să înțeleagă mecanismele reale din spatele misiunilor lunare. Cititorul câștigă o viziune clară asupra procedurilor de zbor și a provocărilor inginerești, dincolo de mitul eroic. Este un manual de referință pentru oricine vrea să știe exact cum au fost posibile călătoriile spre Lună folosind tehnologia anilor '60, fiind ideal pentru studenți și entuziaști ai spațiului.


Despre autor

W. David Woods este un cercetător pasionat de istoria explorării spațiale, cunoscut pentru capacitatea sa de a sintetiza date tehnice complexe în lucrări accesibile publicului larg. Contextul operei sale este strâns legat de perioada de vârf a cercetării aeronautice americane de după război, când programul Apollo a fost recunoscut ca un exemplu suprem de explorare umană. Woods s-a specializat în documentarea tehnicilor și procedurilor dezvoltate între 1968 și 1972, aducând în prim-plan excelența tehnologică ce a permis celor douăzeci și patru de oameni să călătorească spre Lună.


Descriere scurtă

Stung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in space, the United States gathered the best of its engineers and set itself the goal of reaching the Moon within a decade. In an expanding 2nd edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, David Woods tells the exciting story of how the resulting Apollo flights were conducted by following a virtual flight to the Moon and its exploration of the surface. From launch to splashdown, he hitches a ride in the incredible spaceships that took men to another world, exploring each step of the journey and detailing the enormous range of disciplines, techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. While describing the tremendous technological accomplishment involved, he adds the human dimension by calling on the testimony of the people who were there at the time. He provides a wealth of fascinating and accessible material: the role of the powerful Saturn V, the reasoning behind trajectories, the day-to-day concerns of human and spacecraft health between two worlds, the exploration of the lunar surface and the sheer daring involved in traveling to the Moon and the mid-twentieth century. Given the tremendous success of the original edition of How Apollo Flew to the Moon, the second edition will have a new chapter on surface activities, inspired by reader's comment on Amazon.com. There will also be additional detail in the existing chapters to incorporate all the feedback from the original edition, and will include larger illustrations.

Cuprins

Illustrations.- Author's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Chapter 1: Apollo - an extraordinary adventure.- Chapter 2: The Apollo Flights - a brief history.- Chapter 3: Launch - a fiery departure.- Chapter 4: Earth orbit and TLI.- Chapter 5: Retrieving the lander.- Chapter 6: Navigating to the Moon.- Chapter 7: Coasting to the Moon.- Chapter 8: Entering lunar orbit  - the LOI manoeuvre.- Chapter 9: Preparation for landing.- Chapter 10: Next stop - the Moon.- Chapter 11: Down in the dust.- Chapter 12: Exploration at its greatest.- Chapter 13: Rendezvous and docking.- Chapter 14: Heading for home.- Chapter 15: Re-entry.- Epilogue.- Glossary.- Appendix 1: Computer programs.- Appendix 2: Mission data.- Further reading.- Index.

Recenzii

From the reviews of the second edition:
“This book was written for those … to learn without the prerequisite degree in aeronautics. … Due to the high level of detail that is paid to virtually all aspects of Apollo, this book is well worth the price and should be considered a must have for space aficionados. … There are additional stories of Apollo’s engineering triumphs both on the surface of the Moon as well as in flight, much of which reflects my continuing journey into the technical achievement that was Apollo.” (Jason Rhian, Aviation Week, March, 2011)
“How Apollo Flew to the Moon is the consummate technical narrative about the Apollo lunar program for the nontechnical reader. … for those who have a long-held interest in the Apollo program and always wondered how things worked this is a treasure trove. … is not only a fun and accessible tech-read but also a very valuable reference book, where you will find detail and minutia that is difficult to find anywhere else. … no comparable work which is so accessible or rewarding to read.” (Rod Pyle, Quest, Vol. 19 (3), 2012)

Notă biografică

In his spare time, W. David Woods, took up studying the Apollo program and contributing to its documentation on the web. In 1994, he began scanning NASA history books under the aegis of the NASA History Division for presentation on the web. In 1997, David was presented with a Public Service Award in Washington D.C. by the NASA Administrator. In 1998, David began publishing the Apollo Flight Journal online, hosted by NASA. again under the aegis of the NASA History Division. This project is a companion to the highly regarded Apollo Lunar Surface Journal and both are considered canonical references about the Apollo missions. An AFJ consists of a core transcript of a mission. This is carefully corrected, commentary is added and is used as a structure upon which many multimedia types relevant to the mission can be hung. This includes audio, video, and photography from NASA's archives. The knowledge and experience gained while researching and writing for the AFJ led to the publication in 2008 of "How Apollo Flew to the Moon." This book has been very well received and reviewed. Many commentators place it within the top few books about the Apollo flights.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This new and expanded edition of the bestselling How Apollo Flew to the Moon tells the exciting story of how the Apollo missions were conducted and follows a virtual flight to the Moon and back. New material includes:
- the exploration of the lunar surface;
- more illustrations;
- more technical explanations and anecdotes.
From launch to splashdown, hitch a ride in the incredible Apollo spaceships, the most sophisticated machines of their time. Explore each step of the journey and glimpse the enormous range of disciplines, techniques, and procedures the Apollo crews had to master. Although the tremendous technological accomplishments are well documented, the human dimension is not forgotten, and the book calls on the testimony of the people who were there at the time. A wealth of fascinating and accessible material is provided, including: the role of the powerful Saturn V; the reasoning  behind trajectories; the day-to-day concerns of human and spacecraft health; the triumphs and difficulties of working in an unforgiving and hostile environment while surrounded by hard vacuum and pernicious dust; and the sheer daring that was involved in traveling to the Moon in the mid-20th century.

Caracteristici

Uniquely provides in book form the complete story of the technology and techniques used to fly to the Moon and explore its surface Explains the flight controller and Apollo spacecraft crew roles in making the journey to the Moon possible and ensuring a safe return Looks at the technical way in which the journey to the Moon was achieved, but written in an accessible way to appeal to non-technical space enthusiasts Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras