Destination Moon

Author: Richard Maurer
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1626727449
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
The history of NASA's Apollo program from Earth orbital missions to lunar landings in a propulsive nonfiction narrative. Only now, it is becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that “it will not fail because of me.” Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president. Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Destination Moon takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by nonfiction author Richard Maurer.

Destination Moon

Author: James Irwin
Publisher: Master Books
ISBN: 9781929241989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
James Irwin describes his training and schooling to become an astronaut and his participation in the Apollo 15 voyage to the moon where he conducted experiments, explored the moon's surface, and made a spiritual discovery.

Destination: Moon

Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062673262
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description
An out-of-this-world exploration of the 1969 Moon landing from children’s science expert Seymour Simon! This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. In July of 1969, NASA sent the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the Moon. Inside were three people: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. They went into lunar orbit a few days later. More than a hundred hours after launch, the word came back: “The Eagle has landed!” In this exciting account of the famous 1969 Moon landing, award-winning science writer Seymour Simon tells the story of the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union; recalls how families across the world sat captivated in front of their TVs to witness humankind’s first steps beyond Earth; and explains much of the science and technology that got our astronauts to the Moon on that remarkable day. Perfect for young scholars’ school reports, Destination: Moon features clear text, vibrantly colored pages, engaging sidebars, and stunning full-color photographs. This book includes an author's note, a glossary, a timeline, and an index and supports the Common Core State Standards.

Tintin on the Moon

Author:
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316494823
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Celebrate Tintin's 90th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in this stellar volume including Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon. This is the first time these two stories have been collected together in an oversized, luxe hardcover edition that features a stunning new cover and lavish silver spine. Sixteen years before the first man walked on the moon, Tintin arrived at the satellite's secret space station to do some galactic detective work. Destination Moon:Tintin, the world's most famous traveling reporter discovers that Professor Calculus is building a space rocket. Tintin and Captain Haddock are amazed to find that Professor Calculus is planning a top-secret project from the Sprodj Atomic Research Centre in Syldavia. And before our intrepid hero knows it, the next stop on this adventure is...space. Explorers on the Moon:Following on from the events of Destination Moon, Tintin finds himself in a rocket on a collision course with the moon. And with Snowy the dog, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson twins aboard, things quickly spiral further and further out of control. Have you collected all of Tintin's adventures?Tintin and Alph-ArtTintin in AmericaTintin in the Land of the SovietsTintin and the PicarosTintin in TibetTintin: The Black IslandTintin: The Blue LotusTintin: The Broken EarTintin: The Calculus AffairTintin: The Castafiore EmeraldTintin: Cigars of the PharaohTintin: The Crab with the Golden ClawsTintin: Destination MoonTintin: Explorers of the MoonTintin: Flight 714 to SydneyTintin: King Ottakar's SceptreTintin: Land of Black GoldTintin: Prisoners of the SunTintin: Red Rackham's TreasureTintin: The Red Sea SharksTintin: The Secret of the UnicornTintin: The Seven Crystal BallsTintin: The Shooting Star

Destination Moon

Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780839825012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Destination Moon

Author: Diane Bailey
Publisher: Lerner Publications TM
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
In 1972, Apollo 17 landed on the moon with a crew of astronauts. No humans have visited the moon since. But the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other space agencies have big goals for future moon exploration. Discover how they plan to travel to the moon, what they will do after astronauts arrive, and more!

Destination Moon: India's Quest For The Moon,Mars And Beyond

Author: Pallav Bagla
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9788172236762
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'Twenty years from now when space travel is likely to become mundane like airlines travel today, we don't want to be buying travel tickets on other people's space vehicles.' - Dr G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO Fabled in songs and poetry, and romanticized by lovers down the ages, the earth's closest neighbour is still an enigma in material terms. Can it sustain life? Does it have water? How did it come into existence? And what is its exact relationship with the earth? Chandrayaan-1, India's maiden moon craft, will seek to unravel these and other mysteries in the most ambitious exploratory mission to the moon in decades. Conceptualised by Indian scientists, it is in some ways a global scientific endeavour, with European and American instruments hitching a ride on a lunar satellite and rocket designed and launched by the Indian Space Research Organization. When the mission was first proposed in 1999, it seemed wildly optimistic to most people. Could a developing nation with limited resources afford to invest so much money, time and effort on research into outer space? Yet, almost a decade later, India's science community has proven beyond doubt that it is capable of meeting the most exacting challenges. This book is a celebration of that achievement. It tells the story of the moon mission from conception to launch - the genesis, the plan, the people, the science. Based on reportage, interviews and most important of all, a deep understanding of the processes involved, Destination Moon is a lucidly written and comprehensive guide to India's engagement with outer space - past, present and future.

Explorers on the Moon

Author: Hergé
Publisher: Mammoth
ISBN: 9781405208161
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
The world’s most famous travelling reporter struggles to keep his feet on the ground as his adventures take him to the moon! Following on from the events of Destination Moon, Tintin finds himself in a rocket on a collision course with the moon. And with Snowy the dog, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson twins aboard, things quickly spiral further and further out of control. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.

Destination Moon

Author: Hergé
Publisher: Adventures of Tintin
ISBN: 9781405208154
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock join Professor Calculus' moon expedition. A sophisticated picture book in graphic novel format.

Destination Moon

Author: Bruce K. Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lunar photography
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
This publication documents the origins of the Lunar Orbital Program and records the activities of the missions then in progress. Covers the period 1963-1970 when Lunar Orbiters were providing the Apollo program with photographic and selenodetic data for evaluating proposed astronaut landing sites.