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The human factor in the settlement of the Moon : an interdisciplinary approach

Margaret Boone Rappaport, Author ; Konrad Szocik, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2022

Approaching the settlement of our Moon from a practical perspective, this book is well suited for space program planners. It addresses a variety of human factor topics involved in colonizing Earth's Moon, including: history, philosophy, science,[...]

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Lunar landing and operations analysis

Gabriel Swiney, Author ; Amanda Hernandez, Author ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, Issuing body | Washington (United States) : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Headquarters | 2022

As part of the Artemis campaign, NASA leadership asked OTPS to examine policy concerns that may be associated with these challenges. For example: What if another organization wants to land or operate right next to a NASA rover? What if that orga[...]

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Test case: optimize lunar outpost specifications

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2022

This study undertakes an interdisciplinary investigation into the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize the establishment of a lunar outpost. It focuses on seven core disciplines: space applications; engineering[...]

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After LM : NASA lunar lander concepts beyond Apollo /

John F. Connolly, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2020

After LM – NASA Lunar Lander Concepts Beyond Apollo tells the story of physics, technology, and the desire to return humans to the lunar surface through technical descriptions, imagery and subsystem mass breakouts of more than 100 lunar lander c[...]

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ARTEMIS plan : NASA's lunar exploration program overview

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2020

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Chasing the moon : the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age /

Robert Stone, Author ; Alan Andres, Author | [S.l.] : Ballantine Books | 2019

Based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material, the book reveals for the first time the unknown stories of the fascinating individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America's momentous achieveme[...]

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Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 /

Jim Donovan, Author | Boston : Little Brown & Company | 2019

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedic[...]

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From the earth to the moon and round the moon

Jules Verne, Author | North Charleston (United States) : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | 2016

The book is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, and their attempts to build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch three people-the [...]

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Mars via the Moon : the next giant leap

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2016

Momentum is building for a return to the Moon. NASA's international partners on the International Space Station are in favour of returning to the lunar surface, as are India and China. The horizon goal may be Mars, but the political, funding and[...]

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The step : one woman's journey to finding her own happiness and success during the Apollo space program

Martha Lemasters, Author | New York : Morgan James Publishing | 2016

Martha Lemasters spent almost ten years working as a PR writer at Cape Kennedy as a member of IBM's team on NASA's Apollo Program in the sixties and seventies. As a member of the launch support team, these years saw success in seven moon landing[...]

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When China goes to the moon...

Marco Aliberti, Author | [S.l.] : SpringerWienNewYork | Studies in space policy | 2015

The book provides a comprehensive reflection on China´s strategic direction and objectives in space, including in particular those set forth in its human spaceflight programme, and analyses the key domestic and external factors affecting the cou[...]

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LunarMissions Ltd. : a feasibility study on human space exploration at the lunar South Pole

Daphne De Jong, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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Memories of the moon age

Lukas Feireiss, Author | Leipzig : Spector Books | 2015

"Lukas Feireiss traces a visual cultural history of lunar exploration from past, to present, and future. The book explores space travel to the Moon as the ultimate flight of fancy for the human imagination and testing ground for ideas in reality[...]

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A fire on the moon

Norman Mailer, Author | [S.l.] : Penguin Books | 2014

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Marketing the moon : the selling of the Apollo lunar program /

David Meerman Scott, Author ; Richard Jurek, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2014

In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a governm[...]

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Neil Armstrong : a life of flight /

Jay Barbree, Author | [S.l.] : Thomas Dunne Books | 2014

"To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his[...]

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The new moon : water, exploration, and future habitation /

Arlin Crotts, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2014

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No requiem for the space age : the Apollo moon landings and American culture /

Matthew D. Tribbe, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2014

"During the summer of 1969-the summer Americans first walked on the moon-musician and poet Patti Smith recalled strolling down the Coney Island Boardwalk to a refreshment stand, where "pictures of Jesus, President Kennedy, and the astronauts wer[...]

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Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space /

John Young, Author ; James R. Hansen, Author ; Michael Collins, Author of introduction, etc. | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2012

John W. Young walked on the Moon. His peers called him the "astronaut's astronaut." He tells the story of his two Gemini flights, his two Apollo missions, the first-ever Space Shuttle flight, and the first Spacelab mission. He portrays astronaut[...]

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Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

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Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

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Falling to Earth : An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon

Al Worden, Author ; Francis French, Author | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Books | 2011

The author describes his life, from his early years growing up on a farm to his years as an astronaut with NASA, including flying the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971

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The Kaguya Mission to the moon

A. Matsuoka, Editor ; C.T. Russell, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The articles in this book were written by experts in each of the scientific areas of the Kaguya mission, and describe both the mission and the individual scientific investigations, including their objectives, the specifications of the instrument[...]

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Lunar excursion module familiarization manual

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (United States), Issuing body | United States : Periscope Film LLC | 2011

originally created for NASA by Grumman in 1964, thie LEM Familiarization Manual provides an operational description of all subsystems and major components of the lunar lander. It includes sections about the LEM mission, spacecraft structure, ope[...]

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The ISECG Reference Architecture for Human Lunar Exploration : summary report

ISECG International Architecture Working Group, Issuing body | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2010

This document can be used to inform preparatory planning and decision-making within participating agencies. It represents a concrete step towards realizing the vi-sion of the Global Exploration Strategy, which identified the Moon as one of the k[...]

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Live TV from the Moon

Steven-Boniecki Dwight, Author | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2010

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Apollo 17

Robert Godwin, Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | The NASA mission reports | 2009

Content : 1. Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Trajectory -- 4. Lunar surface science -- 5. Inflight science and photography -- 6. Medical experiments and inflight demonstrations -- 7. Command and service module -- 8. Lunar module performance -- [...]

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Abenteuer Apollo 11 : von der Mondlandung zur Erkundung des Mars

Jesco von Puttkamer | [S.l.] : Herbig | 2009

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Live from the Moon : film, television and the space race

Michael Allen | [S.l.] : I.B. Tauris | 2009

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Lunar outpost : the challenges of establishing a human settlements on the moon

Erik Seedhouse | New York, NY : Springer | 2009

The book : comprehensively addresses the logistics of returning to the Moon in a specific timeframe provides a unique insight into the training processes to be used explains the complexities of spacecraft, launch vehicle and life support design[...]

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