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Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual
NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11 1969 (including Saturn V, CM-107, SM-107, LM-5): 50th Anniversary Special Edition - An insight into the hardware from ... to land on the moon
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 20th century’s greatest flight achievement, this book chronicles how 400,000 men and women across the US worked to transport human beings across a quarter million miles of hostile space to an unexplored world, and how they ensured that the seven million engineered parts invented to fly this single mission all worked perfectly.
The first Moon landing in July 1969 captured the world’s imagination like no other space event before or after. Now, a half century later, the Owners' Workshop Manual series presents a fascinating insight into this unparalleled mission, from the raw, fire-breathing power of the mighty Saturn V rocket to the individual stitching on a pressure-suit glove. You'll also find a new look at the legacy of Apollo 11, how the Apollo missions inspired Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to think big and create the current SpaceX and Blue Origin programs, and a look forward to future manned Moon missions and deep-space exploration.
The engaging, insightful text, accompanied by remarkable photos and technical images, bring arguably the greatest-ever feat of engineering and human endeavor to life.
The first Moon landing in July 1969 captured the world’s imagination like no other space event before or after. Now, a half century later, the Owners' Workshop Manual series presents a fascinating insight into this unparalleled mission, from the raw, fire-breathing power of the mighty Saturn V rocket to the individual stitching on a pressure-suit glove. You'll also find a new look at the legacy of Apollo 11, how the Apollo missions inspired Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to think big and create the current SpaceX and Blue Origin programs, and a look forward to future manned Moon missions and deep-space exploration.
The engaging, insightful text, accompanied by remarkable photos and technical images, bring arguably the greatest-ever feat of engineering and human endeavor to life.
212 pages, Hardcover
First published April 30, 2019
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June 13, 2021
I bought this from a local charity shop for £0.99, which makes it an absolute bargain for a book like this.
Looking at what went into getting a man to the moon back in the 1960's, it has a brief history of previous missions and how lessons from those were incorporated.
Well illustrated as it looks at each of the main systems and their role in the mission, plus the people behind the scenes as well as the crews of the different launches.
It could have done with a bit more proof reading, there were a few minor but obvious mistakes.
Looking at what went into getting a man to the moon back in the 1960's, it has a brief history of previous missions and how lessons from those were incorporated.
Well illustrated as it looks at each of the main systems and their role in the mission, plus the people behind the scenes as well as the crews of the different launches.
It could have done with a bit more proof reading, there were a few minor but obvious mistakes.
November 26, 2020
Haynes books tend to get a little too “in the weeds” on the technical aspects. This one, however, manages to thread the proverbial needle in balancing tech and the stories of the people who built it. I can definitely see myself taking it off the bookshelf and thumbing through it once or twice a month.
July 21, 2019
Great overview, good insight and a lot of incentives do dive deeper into these topics.
February 6, 2020
Excellent high level summary of the major systems and the story
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews