NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual: 50th Anniversary of 1st Moon Landing - 1969

Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

by Christopher Riley, Philip Dolling

On 20 July 1969, US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the ‘space hardware’ that made it all possible. This manual looks at the evolution and design of the mighty Saturn V rocket, the Command and Service Modules, and the Lunar Module. It describes the space suits worn by the crew and their special life support and communications systems. We learn about how the Apollo 11 mission was flown - from launch procedures to ‘flying’ the Saturn V and the ‘LEM’, and from moon walking to the earth re-entry procedure. This new edition of the book celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Space

216 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 2019

Reviews

[Brian Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Steven W · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Andreas Weinberger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great overview, good insight and a lot of incentives do dive deeper into these topics.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent high level summary of the major systems and the story