Taking Science to the Moon: Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program

by Donald A. Beattie

Book Overview

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 struggles that took place to include science payloads and lunar exploration as part of the Apollo program. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801865999
• ISBN13: 9780801865992
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher