Research Catalog

Title

Northern Arizona space training / Kevin Schindler and William Sheehan ; foreword by Carolyn Shoemaker.

Author

Schindler, Kevin

Publication

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sheehan, William, 1954-
• Shoemaker, Carolyn, 1929-2021

Description

127 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

During the 1960s and early 1970s, northern Arizona played a critical role in fulfilling President Kennedy?s bold challenge of sending humans to the moon. From the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon to lofty cosmic views from Flagstaff?s dark skies, northern Arizona was ideal for activities ranging from moon buggy testing and geology training to lunar mapping and mission simulation. Every astronaut who walked on the moon, from Neil Armstrong to Gene Cernan, prepared for his journey in northern Arizona, and all used maps created by Flagstaff artists to navigate their way around the lunar surface. This book captures the spirit of these pioneers with stunning images from NASA, the US Geological Survey, and others.

Series Statement

Images of America

Uniform Title

Images of America

Subject

• Project Apollo (U.S.)
• Lowell Observatory
• Astronauts > Training of > History > United States > 20th century
• Space flight to the moon > Research > History > Arizona > 20th century
• Astronomy > Research > History > Arizona > Flagstaff > Pictorial works
• Astronomical observatories > Arizona > Flagstaff > History > Pictorial works
• Astronomical observatories
• Astronomy > Research
• Moon > Exploration > Instruments > History > 20th century
• Arizona > Flagstaff

Genre/Form

• illustrated books.
• Illustrated works
• History
• Pictorial works
• Illustrated works.
• Ouvrages illustrés.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN

• 9781467126137
• 1467126136

LCCN

2016959111

OCLC

• ocn993265615
• 993265615
• SCSB-9333177

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library