{"product_id":"chariots-for-apollo-the-nasa-history-of-manned-lunar-spacecraft-to-1969-paperback","title":"Chariots for Apollo: The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCourtney G. Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames M. Grimwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLoyd S. Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions around the world watched as the \u003ci\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/i\u003e astronauts \"came in peace for all mankind\" to take humanity's first steps on the moon. Their mission's triumph was equally attributable to a less visible crew of nearly 400,000 people in hundreds of different organizations. This official NASA history reveals the human story behind an epic achievement. Written by a trio of experts, it chronicles the engineering and management contributions to the success of Project Apollo, starting with the creation of NASA itself and tracing the design and development of the project's spacecraft and lunar vehicles as well as their operation in space.\u003cbr\u003eRefreshingly free of jargon and technical language, this accessible account focuses on the coordination of efforts behind the production of the Apollo service, command, and lunar modules. It covers three phases of spacecraft evolution: defining and designing the necessary vehicles; developing and qualifying them for the task; and operating them to achieve their objectives. The authors conducted numerous interviews with the project's participants and relied heavily on NASA's extensive archives. In addition to several appendixes, the text is supplemented with more than 100 photographs and illustrations that recapture the efforts of the dedicated team of thousands who reached for the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtney Brooks is affiliated with International Business Machines and a research associate in the History Department of the University of Houston. James Grimwood has been NASA Johnson Space Center Historian since 1962. Loyd S. Swenson, Jr., is Professor of History at the University of Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756230836512,"sku":"9780486467566","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0200f03a1f5fa75aba8ab7ec9268581c.webp?v=1780077014","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chariots-for-apollo-the-nasa-history-of-manned-lunar-spacecraft-to-1969-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}