Apollo Expeditions to the Moon: Contents

HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH
FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON
JULY 1969 A.D.
WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND

From the plaque on the Eagle, Apollo 11,
which landed on the moon, July 20, 1969.

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon

	Cover
	Foreword JAMES C. FLETCHER
	Introduction ROBERT C. SEAMANS, JR.
1	A Perspective on Apollo The forces that set us on the path to the Moon JAMES E. WEBB Introduction A Perspective On Apollo 1 A Ferment Of Debate The Goal Of Apollo Large Issues Of Policy Kennedy's Decision Working With Industries And Universities Benefits From Space Technology
2	"I Believe We Should Go to the Moon" Engineering what had never been done before ROBERT R. GILRUTH Introduction What We Had To Build On The Year Of Decisions (June 1961 TO June 1962) Gemini Program The Plan In Retrospect
3	Saturn the Giant Building the boosters to send men beyond Earth WERNHER VON BRAUN Introduction Determining Saturn's Configuration Choosing The Builders An All-Up Test For The First Flight The Perils Of Pogo Artificial Storms At The Arm Farm
4	The Spaceships Building the first craft to cross an ocean of space GEORGE M. LOW Introduction Two Magnificent Flying Machines Complex Subsystems Performed Vital Functions A Tragic Fire Takes Three Lives And Then Rebuilding Began Testing And Retesting To Get Ready For Flight
5	Scouting the Moon Mechanical explorers went before human ones EDGAR M. CORTRIGHT Introduction A Shaky Start Our First Close Look Testing The Surface Mapping And Site Selection
6	The Cape The new shipyard of space created for Apollo ROCCO A. PETRONE Introduction Keeping Vertical On The Move A Launch Every Other Month Testing The Team When The Red Light Lit Up
7	"This is Mission Control" How men on Earth aided men in space CHRISTOPHER C. KRAFT, JR. Introduction Vigilance And Judgment A Lightning Strike Reprogramming In Flight Long-Distance Solutions An Advanced Computer Complex Maneuver Targeting Training Crews And Controllers Contributions Of Flight Surgeons
8	Men for the Moon How they were chosen and trained ROBERT SHERROD Introduction The Strenous Selection Process Preparing For All Eventualities Their Origins And Characteristics Advantages Of Being The Eldest Son Which Men For Which Flight Crews? Choosing The First Man On The Moon What Happens To Ex-Astronauts? Appendix: Protecting Men For Their Steps On The Moon
9	The Shakedown Cruises Bold steps preceded 'one small step' SAMUEL C. PHILLIPS Introduction Detective Work On The Telemetry An Early Trip Around The Moon A Superb Spacecraft Lifting From A Sea Of Flame Orbiting The Moon Christmas Eve A Lunar Christmas
10	Getting It All Together Critical tests of the total system GEORGE E. MUELLER Introduction Those Computer Alarms First Manned Flight Of The LM Descent Engine Fired The LM On Its Own The Dress Rehearsal Flawless Rendezvous
11	"The Eagle Has Landed" A goal attained, men on the Moon MICHAEL COLLINS and EDWIN E. ALDRIN, JR. Introduction The Most Awesome Sphere Asleep In Lunar Orbit A Yellow Caution Light The Boy In The Candy Store Coaxing The Flag To Stand All Smiles And Giggles
12	Ocean of Storms and Fra Mauro Exploring on foot, emplacing automatic laboratories CHARLES CONRAD, JR. and ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. Introduction Little Clouds Around Your Feet Tan Dust On Surveyor Choosing A Smoother Spot A Lunar Rickshaw The Hunt For The Rim Of Cone Appendix: ALSEP, Scientific Station on the Moon
13	"Houston, We've Had a Problem" A crippled bird limps safely home JAMES A. LOVELL Introduction Arranging For Survival Fifteen Minutes Of Power Left A Square Peg In A Round Hole Tired, Hungry, Wet, Cold, Dehydrated Appendix: Detailed Chronology
14	The Great Voyages of Exploration Scientific expeditions return a rich harvest HARRISON H. SCHMITT Introduction A New View Of The Moon Inconceivable Violence The Missions Of Understanding A Major Thermal Event? Beads Of Orange Glass Appendix I: A New Way Of Exploration Appendix II: Touring The Moon
15	The Legacy of Apollo New understanding of ourselves and our world HOMER E. NEWELL Introduction Implanting Sensors On The Moon Hot Debates About Volcanoes Ancient Tracks Of Radiation The Nagging Question Of Origin Life In An Ocean Of Gas Appendix: Photography And Spacecraft ...
	The Contributors
	Key Events in Apollo
	Apollo Mission Profile
	Editor's Note

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon

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