Gemini Steps To The Moon

Author : Shayler David
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781852334055
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemini - Steps to the Moon written by Shayler David and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gemini - Steps to the Moon, David Shayler, the author, tells the story of the origin and development of the programme and the spacecraft from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts involved. It includes chapters on flight tests, Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), rendezvous and docking, as well as information from NASA archives and personal interviews.

Author : David J. Shayler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319766759
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemini 4 written by David J. Shayler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the experience gained from the six Mercury missions combined. This daring mission was the first to be directed from the new Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas. It also revealed that: Working outside the spacecraft would require further study. Developing the techniques to rendezvous with another object in space would not be as straightforward as NASA had hoped. Living in a small spacecraft for several days was a challenging but necessary step in the quest for even longer flights. Despite the risks, the gamble that astronauts Jim McDivitt and Ed White undertook paid off. Gemini 4 gave NASA the confidence to attempt an even longer flight the next time. That next mission would simulate the planned eight-day duration of an Apollo lunar voyage. Its story is recounted in the next title in this series: Gemini 5: Eight Days in Space or Bust.

Author : David J. Shayler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319681412
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemini Flies! written by David J. Shayler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve the nation’s goal. This book introduces the crucial three-step test program employed by the Gemini system, covering: The short unmanned orbital flight of Gemini 1 that tested the compatibility of launch vehicle, spacecraft and ground systems. The unmanned suborbital flight of Gemini 2 to establish the integrity of the reentry system and protective heat shield. The three-orbit manned evaluation flight of Gemini 3, christened ‘Molly Brown’ by her crew. A mission recalled orbit by orbit, using mission transcripts, post-flight reports and the astronauts’ own account of their historic journey. The missions of Project Gemini was the pivotal steppingstone between Project Mercury and the Apollo Program. Following the success of its first two unmanned missions and the exploits of Gus Grissom and John Young on Gemini 3, NASA gained the confidence to plan an even bolder step on its next mission, as described in the next book in this series on Gemini 4.

Author : Barton C. Hacker
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781492947554
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Shoulders of Titans written by Barton C. Hacker and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed, yet highly readable book, On the Shoulders of Titans should be the starting point for all who are interested in the basic history of the Gemini Program. NASA's second human spaceflight program, Gemini laid the groundwork for the more ambitious Apollo program which put astronauts on the Moon.

Author : Steve Whitfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Gemini written by Steve Whitfield and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning collection of images illustrates the incredible impact the Gemini space missions had on science and the amazing crew and spacecraft that were instrumental to the program's success. Essential facts obtained from official NASA documents detail the science involved in reaching Earth's orbit and remaining in space for days at a time and provide insight into the data gleaned during the Gemini missions that eventually led to landing on the Moon. Comprehensive and succinct, this guide to the Gemini missions will appeal to both new and old space enthusiasts.

Author : W. David Woods
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441971793
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Apollo Flew to the Moon written by W. David Woods and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Bart Colomb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737768609
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Race Was Won written by Bart Colomb and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Godwin
Publisher : Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books
ISBN 13 : 9781896522616
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gemini 6 written by Robert Godwin and published by Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gemini 6, the fifth manned flight of America s two-man spacecraft, is captured in these original NASA documents. "

Author : Gerhard Wisnewski
Publisher : CLAIRVIEW BOOKS
ISBN 13 : 1905570120
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Small Step? written by Gerhard Wisnewski and published by CLAIRVIEW BOOKS. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the very first manned flight into orbit right up to the present day, there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. Bestselling author Gerhard Wisnewski dissects the history in minute detailfrom the first Russian missions to the final American moon project of Apollo 17looking at films, photos, radio communications, personal statements, and other available material. Using forensic methods of investigation, he pieces together a complex jigsaw depicting a disturbing picture of falsifications, lies, and fakery in the Cold War struggle for supremacy between the Soviet Union and the United States. The evidence he presents casts serious doubt on the possibility of humans ever having walked on the moon.

Author : Grant Heiken
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521334440
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lunar Sourcebook written by Grant Heiken and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1991-04-26 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.