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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Pieces of another world Pieces of another world Franklyn M. Branley Describes the gathering and analysis of moon rocks and what they reveal about the nature of earth's only natural satellite. OL15213015W
Moonwalk with your eyes Moonwalk with your eyes Tammy Plotner Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can see of every feature. W… OL16614678W
Chariots for Apollo
            
                Dover Books on Astronomy Chariots for Apollo Dover Books on Astronomy Loyd S. Swenson Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More … OL17527222W
Moon missions Moon missions Edward Close This volume takes readers on their own moon mission as it outlines a contest of ultimate exploration, recounts the Apollo missions, and adds depth with its visual aids. OL17919106W
Our moon Our moon Elaine Scott A captivating, comprehensive, and accessible look at the Moon, illustrated with spectacular full-color photographs. OL20023996W
Exploring the moon Exploring the moon Carmen Bredeson "Discusses facts about the Moon, including its origin, its phases, trips to the Moon, and careers in astronomy"-- OL23230095W
Moon Moon Stewart Ross This special book written to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing combines the story of the preparation, journey, arrival, and landing of Apollo 11 with scientific information about t… OL24286877W
First moon landing First moon landing Thomas K. Adamson Recounts in graphic format, the story of the first moon landing in 1969. OL26431033W
The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook Robert Godwin A Pictorial History of Lunar Vehicles by Robert Godwin - 224 pages full color with over 750 illustrations. The book comprises over 200 3D Wire-frame texture-mapped models of Lunar Vehicles. This incl… OL2881981W
Dark side of the moon Dark side of the moon Gerard J. De Groot This text reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans' thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and became obsessed with putting men in space. It explains why the American space program has been cau… OL2973961W
Moon launch! Moon launch! Charles D. Benson,William B. Faherty,William Barnaby Faherty "The one thing for which this century will be remembered 500 years from now was: This was the century when we began the exploration of space."--Arthur M. Schlesinger Tributes to Moonport: A Histor… OL6681767W
Korolev Korolev James Harford In the late 1950s and early 1960s when the West was stunned by the space accomplishments of the Soviet Union, the identity of their "Chief Designer" was a state secret in keeping with the tradition o… OL8226013W
Taking Science to the Moon Taking Science to the Moon Donald A. Beattie "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 strugg… OL8396641W