Publication year: 2007
: 978-0-387-49544-6
Tells the story of Apollo 11, starting with crew selection and training, the choice of the landing site, and the assembly of the space vehicle, then a detailed account of the mission, featuring the lunar landing and moonwalk, and a review of how our knowledge of the Moon's history was revolutionised as a result. The story is enlivened by dialogue between the astronauts in space and the flight controllers in Mission Control.
: Humanities, Social Science and Law, Evolution, Nation, earth, knowledge, moon, planet, telescope