Author : David West
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 144886660X
Shares stories of outer space travel, including breaking the sound barrier, the first space walk, and mishaps in space.
Author : Jerome Pohlen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0912777192
In 1961, President Kennedy issued a challenge: before the end of the decade, the United States would land a person on the moon and return him safely to Earth—a bold proclamation at the time given that only one US astronaut had ever been to space, for just 15 minutes. To answer President Kennedy's call, NASA embarked on the Apollo missions: a complicated, dangerous, and expensive adventure involving 400,000 people. Before the missions were over, NASA astronauts had made eleven Apollo flights, six of which landed on the moon, and eight astronauts had lost their lives. The Apollo Missions for Kids tells the story of this pivotal era in space exploration from the perspective of those who lived it—the astronauts and their families, the controllers and engineers, and the technicians and politicians who made the impossible possible. The book includes a time line, resources for further study, and places to visit to see Apollo mission artifacts, along with 21 hands-on activities to better understand the missions and the science behind them. Kids will: Determine what they would weigh on the moon Learn to identify the moon's features Demonstrate orbital mechanics with a marble and a shallow bowl Calculate how far away the moon is using sports equipment Recreate the shape and size of the command module Eat like an astronaut and make "space food" Design a mission patch And much more!
Author : Robert Godwin
Publisher : Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 31,2 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Compiled here are many important documents about the Apollo 16 mission including the complete debriefing in the crew's own words.
Author : Thomas K. Adamson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 2016-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 149148103X
"Explores various perspectives on the Apollo 11 moon landing. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
Author : Billy Watkins
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 29,36 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803260412
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. It seemed like an impossible mission and one that the Russians?who had launched the first satellite and put the first man into Earth orbit?would surely achieve before the Americans. However, the ingenuity, passion, and sacrifice of thousands of ordinary people from all walks of life enabled the space program to meet this extraordinary goal. This is the story of fourteen of those men and women who worked behind the scenes, without fanfare or recognition, to make the Apollo missions successful.
Author : Rod Pyle
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 23,37 MB
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0060873493
The Apollo space program was the largest technological undertaking of all time, and let to the greatest adventure of the 20th century. Born of the cold war, it was moved forward by the passion of 100,000 workers and $20 billion over ten years. Over that time, 12 courageous individuals stepped out onto the lunar surface and thus changed the history of humankind, changing us into a space-faring civilization. And then, it was gone. Three years, 9 missions, six men on the surface of the moon. They explored, they experimented, and they came home. Here in one volume are the transcripted voices of the partipants, with expert commentary and retrospective reminiscences, explained and put into context. From the triumphs of Neil Armstrong to Buzz Aldrin, to the near disaster of Apollo 13 ("Houston, we've got a problem"), it's all here -- the science, the adventure, the glory, the letdown. One of the great stories of humankind's reaching for the stars.
Author : Rod Pyle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : Moon
ISBN : 9781402769801
Tracing mankind's quest to explore the final frontier, this work chronicles the events of America's space race through 150 stunning photographs and 20 beautifully recreated rare facsimile documents. This gift set features a Foreword by former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz and is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.
Author : Nancy Atkinson
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1624144918
A Behind-the-Scenes Look At NASA’s incredible Journey to the Moon Space journalist and insider Nancy Atkinson weaves together the riveting story of NASA’s mission to complete “the greatest adventure on which humankind ever embarked.” This incredible account is a keepsake celebrating some of the most important and dramatic events in modern history. Told through over 60 personal interviews and oral histories, as well as personal photographs, this tribute to the men and women who made the Apollo 11 mission a reality chronicles the highs and lows that accompanied the race to the Moon: the devastating flash fire that killed the crew of Apollo 1; the awe of those who saw their years-in-the-making contributions to space exploration blast off from Cape Canaveral; the knuckle-biting descent of Apollo 11 to the lunar surface; a near-catastrophic event on the crew’s flight home; the infectious excitement and jubilation across the world after the astronauts returned safely to Earth. These little-known stories of the dedicated engineers, mathematicians and scientists in the 1960s reveal the “hows” of the Apollo missions and bring to life the wonder and excitement of humanity’s first steps on the Moon.
Author : David West
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1448878527
Shares stories of outer space travel, including breaking the sound barrier, the first space walk, and mishaps in space.
Author : Edgar Mitchell
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1613749015
This vibrant memoir features the life story of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, focusing on Mitchell’s amazing journey to the Moon in 1971 and highlighting the many steps he took to get there. The former astronaut recounts his childhood as a farm boy in New Mexico; flying solo as a teen; living in Roswell during the alleged UFO crash; studying at Carnegie Mellon and MIT; his experiences as a navy combat pilot and finally a NASA astronaut. In suspenseful prose he details his historic flight to the Moon with Alan Shepard and Stu Roosa, describing everything from the practical—eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space—to the metaphysical, such as the life-changing sense of connectedness to the universe that he felt during his return to Earth. Resources include lists of websites about space, museums and organizations, films and videos, and books for further reading. Edgar Mitchell was the Lunar Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission and the sixth man to walk on the Moon. He is the author of The Way of the Explorer, Paradigm Shift, and The Space Less Traveled; the recipient of many medals and awards; the founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida. Ellen Mahoney is an instructor in the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication at Metro State University of Denver. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Brian Cox is a professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Manchester School of Physics and Astronomy, Manchester, England.
