Lunar and Planetary Rovers

The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars

AvAnthony Young

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-12-08
Mått:170 x 244 x 21 mm
Vikt:684 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Antal sidor:306
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387307749

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "To this reviewer's knowledge, this is the first book ever published on one of the most remarkable space vehicles ever built: the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV. ... It is both very readable and very informative, and the many illustrations are excellent, including two sections of good-quality colour plates. Many of these images have never been published before. Definitely recommended." (David Maclennan, Liftoff, Issue 239, 2007) "Aerospace historian Young has prepared a history of the design, development, and deployment of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) on the moon as part of the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions. ... The book is well organized, with many color and black-and-white photographs. ... A book for those in all areas of space science and engineering and in the history of space exploration. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels." (A. M. Strauss, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (10), June, 2007)

Innehållsförteckning

From concept to reality.- The Lunar Roving Vehicle subsystems.- Training for the Moon.- To the Hadley Plains.- Mysterious and unknown Descartes.- Destiny at Taurus-Littrow.- The quest for Mars.- The Vision for Space Exploration.