Lunar Discovery
Lunar Discovery

Author: Salvador Mercer

Publisher: Diamond Star Publishing

Published: 2018-06-16

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13:

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What lies on the dark side of the moon could change the course of humanity forever. When a Chinese rover discovers an alien technology on the dark side of the moon, it is up to Richard 'Rock' Crandon and his NASA team of scientists and engineers to devise a way to return before the Chinese and Russians. Forced to deal with bureaucratic oversight and a complex team of personalities, Rock Crandon pushes his team to their limits. With pressure mounting, the world is pushed closer to conflict and war as the NASA team finds itself seriously behind in the newly initiated space race. The future of mankind, its ideological and technological advances are at stake, as the world's super powers race to discover what lies on the dark side of the moon. Who will get there first, and at what cost?

Lunar Exploration
Lunar Exploration

Author: Paolo Ulivi

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-04-06

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9781852337469

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Paolo Ulivi provides a well-paced, rapidly moving, balanced, even-handed account of lunar exploration as a popular history. He covers the unmanned programmes, e.g. Ranger, and other American probes in the late ‘50s and in the later chapters he looks at recent lunar exploration and future plans for the same. It’s a book that will be perfect for an enthusiast or someone coming to the story for the first time, as it does not include excessive technical depth. Uniquely drawing on recently declassified documents, detail of Chinese lunar exploration projects is provided, as well as nuclear lunar weapons of the ‘50s developed by the super powers, Soviet Russia and the United States.

The Artemis Lunar Program
The Artemis Lunar Program

Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 3030385132

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This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to one degree or another. As history has taught us, predictions are often difficult, but one can see enough into the future to be somewhat accurate. As the Bible says, “Wesee thru the glass, but darkly.” All of the elements of the proposed program are described from several perspectives: NASA’s, the commercial space industry and our International partners. Also included are descriptions of the many vehicles, habitats, landers, payloads and experiments. The book tells the story of the buildup of a very small space station in a strange new lunar orbit and the descent of payloads and humans, including the first women and next man, to the lunar surface with the intent to evolve a sustained presence over time.

Our Beautiful Moon and its Mysterious Magnetism
Our Beautiful Moon and its Mysterious Magnetism

Author: Mike Fuller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-09-24

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 3319002783

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This book is a summary of the history of discovering the moon. The author has been involved in the Apollo program, working with its samples and this book covers these efforts. It describes the analysis methods of lunar samples and their interpretation to understand lunar paleomagnetism. The book has adopted an historical approach throughout, tracing the development of the ideas of the Earth-moon system, of the birth of the space age, of paleomagnetism and finally of lunar magnetism and its evidence for an early lunar dynamo.

Lunar and Planetary Rovers
Lunar and Planetary Rovers

Author: Anthony Young

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-05

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 0387685472

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This book fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes with a description of the new designs of rovers planned for The New Vision for Exploration now underway at NASA. The book provides extensive quotes from the astronauts who drove the LRV on the Moon from interviews conducted especially for the book. It also details new material from interviews of engineers and managers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory covering the robotic rovers, Sojourner, Sprit and Opportunity.

Our Moon
Our Moon

Author: Elaine Scott

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2016-02-16

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0544750586

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This illustrated book for young readers explores our fascination with the moon from ancient lunar theories to the Apollo 11 landing and beyond. Since the dawn of human existence, people have gazed up at the night sky and wondered about the moon. In Our Moon, Elaine Scott presents a concise history of what the moon has meant to humanity over the centuries, from ancient lunar legends and theories to the revolutionary discoveries of Galileo. She then shares a wealth of captivating, kid-friendly overview of what we know about the moon today. Scott covers everything from the newest theories on how the moon formed, to the recent, startling discovery of water on its surface and the very real possibility of future moon colonies. Illustrated with stunning, full-color photographs and packed with fun facts, this is the most complete and up-to-date book available on the moon. A glossary, bibliography, and index are included.

Inconstant Moon
Inconstant Moon

Author: Louis Varricchio

Publisher:

Published: 2006-12-01

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9781599263939

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"I believe that real scientific progress is as much a result of public information as of laboratory or field studies. Louis Varricchio's bold new book will demonstrate that there is much about the Moon's natural history that awaits discovery." Dr. John A. O'Keefe, former NASA space scientist and author of "Tektites and Their Origin." What do we really know about the Moon, Earth's nearest neighbor in space? "Inconstant Moon: Discovery and Controversy on the Way to the Moon," tells the story of NASA's robot lunar explorers, such as Projects Ranger and Surveyor, as well as the interpersonal relationships between some of the brilliant scientists who took America to the Moon. The exploration of the Moon is a story about tempers, rivalry, and scientific debates over the Moon's origin and surface features. Six years in the making, this book reveals some recently unearthed historical facts. "Inconstant Moon..." also contains rarely published photographs of some of the scientists discussed in the text as well as NASA images of the Moon and several lunar samples and meteorites. The book's appendices provide useful information for the interested reader or serious lunar student.

The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0309043816

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Astronomers and astrophysicists are making revolutionary advances in our understanding of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the structure of the universe itself. The Decade of Discovery presents a survey of this exciting field of science and offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century. The book presents specific recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics communities. Accessible to the interested lay reader, the book explores: The technological investments needed for instruments that will be built in the next century. The importance of the computer revolution to all aspects of astronomical research. The potential usefulness of the moon as an observatory site. Policy issues relevant to the funding of astronomy and the execution of astronomical projects. The Decade of Discovery will prove valuable to science policymakers, research administrators, scientists, and students in the physical sciences, and interested lay readers.

Now We Set to Settle on Moon Chandrayaan Discovery Paves the Way
Now We Set to Settle on Moon Chandrayaan Discovery Paves the Way

Author: Malti Bansal

Publisher: Readworthy

Published:

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 9381511497

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Scientists have for decades contended with the possibility of water repositories on Moon. Now this decades-long debate is over. India's maiden moon mission—Chandrayaan 1—has evidence of water molecules on the moon's surface. NASA has confirmed this discovery. This book presents a detailed account of the journey of Chandrayaan 1—its launch, specifications, objectives, pay-loads and achievements. It also describes in detail the unmanned and manned moon missions of the Soviet Union and America. The possibilities and constraints of human settlement on moon find place in the discussion as well.