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Missions to the Moon: The Story of Man's Greatest Adventure Brought to Life with Augmented Reality

Hardback

Main Details

Title Missions to the Moon: The Story of Man's Greatest Adventure Brought to Life with Augmented Reality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rod Pyle
Foreword by Gene Kranz
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 283,Width 245
Category/GenreHistory of specific subjects
History of science
Solar system
ISBN/Barcode 9781787391772
ClassificationsDewey:629.45409
Audience
General
Illustrations 200 clr and b&w photos and illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint Andre Deutsch Ltd
Publication Date 4 October 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Full of personal insights and accounts of the long journey to getting a man on the moon, Missions to the Moon is the perfect companion for anyone with a love of space travel, the moon landings, or NASA, CNSA, RFSA, and the rest of the world's space programs. With dozens of stunning photographs and fascinating memorabilia - such as Apollo 11 Mission Reports and Flight Director's Logs - track the birth of the space race and Yuri Gagarin's first space flight, to the many successes and failures of the Apollo mission, all the way to that boots-on-the-ground moment we have come to know so well. Uniquely complemented by ground-breaking digital technology you can become fully immersed in this interactive story of mankind's ongoing journey into the final frontier.

Author Biography

Rod Pyle is a space author, journalist and historian who has authored 15 books on space history, exploration and development for major publishers in seven languages. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the National Space Society's quarterly print magazine Ad Astra, and his frequent articles have appeared in Space.com, LiveScience, Futurity, the International Business Times, Popular Science, Caltech's E&S magazine, and WIRED. Rod has written extensively for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech.