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Missions to the Moon: The Story of Man's Greatest Adventure Brought to Life with Augmented Reality
Hardback
Main Details
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Missions to the Moon: The Story of Man's Greatest Adventure Brought to Life with Augmented Reality
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Rod Pyle
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Foreword by Gene Kranz
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 283,Width 245 |
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Category/Genre | History of specific subjects History of science Solar system |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781787391772
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Classifications | Dewey:629.45409 |
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Illustrations |
200 clr and b&w photos and illus
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Welbeck Publishing Group
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Imprint |
Andre Deutsch Ltd
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Publication Date |
4 October 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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