The Apollo chronicles: engineering America's first moon missions 9780190681340, 9780190681364, 1031041362, 0190681349

The moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses

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The Apollo chronicles: engineering America's first moon missions
 9780190681340, 9780190681364, 1031041362, 0190681349

Table of contents :
1945 : origins --
1957 : paths, power, and panic --
1960 : silent movies and old-world evenings --
1961 : a toddler's marathon --
The moon --
1962 : punch cards and a key to the trunk --
1964 : of doubts and bugs --
1965 : Saturn breathes --
1966 : of software and star balls --
1967 : from madness to miracle --
1968 : of timeless views and new perspectives --
1969 : alarms and lightning --
1972 : from rovers to regrets --
1981 : farther along --
Today : mementos and returns --
How we did it.

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