Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (The NASA History Series)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISBN 10: 1493646796 / ISBN 13: 9781493646791

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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342 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.78 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (The NASA History Series)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493646796
• ISBN 13: 9781493646791
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

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.