Research Catalog

Title

Taking science to the moon : lunar experiments and the Apollo Program / Donald A. Beattie.

Author

Beattie, Donald A.

Publication

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

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Details

Description

xv, 301 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

• "How did science get aboard the Apollo rockets, and what did scientists do with the space allotted to them? Taking Science to the Moon describes, from the perspective of NASA headquarters, the struggle that took place to include science payloads and lunar exploration as part of the Apollo program. Author Donald A.
• Beattie - who served at NASA from 1963 to 1973 in several management positions and finally as program manager, Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments - here supplies a detailed, insider's view of the events leading up to the acceptance of science activities on all the Apollo missions."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

New series in NASA history

Uniform Title

New series in NASA history.

Subject

• Project Apollo (U.S.)
• Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package
• Moon > Instruments

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-289) and index.

Contents

1. From the Jungle to Washington -- 2. Early Theories and Questions about the Moon -- 3. What Do We Do after Apollo? -- 4. The United States Geological Survey Joins Our Team -- 5. Science Payloads for Apollo: The Struggle Begins -- 6. Developing the Geological Equipment, Related Experiments, and Sampling Protocols -- 7. The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package and Associated Experiments -- 8. Walk, Fly, or Drive? -- 9. Astronaut Training and Mission Simulation -- 10. Studying the Moon from Orbit -- 11. On to the Moon: Science Becomes the Focus -- 12. The J Missions: We Almost Achieve Our Early Dreams -- 13. The Legacy of Apollo.

ISBN

0801865999

LCCN

00010272

OCLC

• ocm44573350
• SCSB-4147990

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries