Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook

by Richard W. Orloff, David M. Harland

This book provides an overview of the origins of the Apollo program and descriptions of the ground facilities, launch vehicles and spacecraft that were developed in the quest to reach – and return from - the surface of the moon. It will serve as an invaluable single-volume sourcebook for space enthusiasts, space historians, journalists, and others. The text includes a comprehensive collection of tables listing facts and figures for each mission.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

633 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not an easy read. You will only like it if you really want to know the boring things about the Apollo space program. If you don't care about the length of engine burns, liftoff weights, and flight azimuths it's probably a good idea to go ahead and skip this book.

I'm a nerdy engineer, so I really liked it.

[Roberto Ferrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro non facile, le missioni del progetto Apollo vengono qui descritte non sotto forma di romanzo, ma in maniera minuziosa, enciclopedica, quasi maniacale, un libro ricchissimo di dettagli, da non perdere le appendici finali dove vengono, secondo me, riportati veramente tutti i numeri delle missioni, oltre a quelli facilmente immaginabili altri impensabili come il peso degli astronauti prima e dopo oppure le temperature in cabina !

[Rod Pyle]

And so it is, as entitled. Not for the timid.