Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference Contributor(s): Garber, Stephen (Author), Orloff, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1470053179 ISBN-13: 9781470053178 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.76 lbs) 344 pages |
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Publisher Description: The purpose of this work is to provide researchers, students, and space enthusiasts with a comprehensive reference for facts about Project Apollo, America's effort to put humans in the Moon. Research for this work started in 1988, when the author discovered that, despite the number of excellent books that focused on the drama of events that highlighted Apollo, there were none that focused on the drama of the numbers. This book is separated into two parts. The first part contains narratives for the Apollo 1 fire and the 11 flown Apollo missions. Included after each narrative is a series of data tables, followed by a comprehensive timeline of events from just before liftoff to just after crew and spacecraft recovery. The second part contains more than 50 tables. These tables organize much of the data from the narratives in one place so they can be compared among all missions. The tables offer additional data as well. The reader can select a specific mission narrative or specific data table by consulting the Table of Contents. |