PDF-(BOOK)-Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences

The epic of the Apollo missions told in the astronauts own words and gorgeously illustrated with their photographsAndrew Chaikins A Man on the Moon is considered the definitive history of the Apollo moon missionsarguably the pinnacle of human experience Now using neverbeforepublished quotes taken from his indepth interviews with twentythree of the twentyfour Apollo lunar astronauts Chaikin and his collaborator Victoria Kohl have created an extraordinary account of the lunar missions In Voices from the Moon the astronauts vividly recount their experiences in intimate detail their distinct personalities and remarkably varied perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply personal reflections Carefully assembled into a narrative that reflects the entire arc of the lunar journey Voices from the Moon captures the magnificence of the Apollo program like no other book Paired with their own words are 160 images taken from NASAs new highresolution scans of the photos the astronauts took during the missions Many of the photos which are reproduced with stunning and unprecedented detail have rarelyif everbeen seen by the general public Voices from the Moon is an utterly unique chronicle of these defining moments in human history. This is called an orbit The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth It takes one month for the Moon to go around the Earth The Moon is a little more than 200000 miles from the Earth It is about the size of the Earth That means the Earth is fou lit up by the Sun?. Half the Moon is always. lit by the Sun. Except . . .. When the Earth’s shadow hits the Moon we have a …….. Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses. Solar Eclipse—the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and sun. Lunar motions & lunar phases. Lunar axial rotation & orbital revolution. Eclipses & the line of nodes. Lunar eclipses. Solar eclipses. Relative . Earth-Moon-Sun . distances. Lunar Motions. Phases of the Moon. Lunar Eclipses. Solar Eclipses. The Earth-Moon-Sun System. The Moon rotates on its axis as it circles the Earth - its rotational period is the same as its period of revolution. That means that we only see one side of the Moon from Earth. . Predictable Moon Pattern. Predictable Moon Pattern. . Predict the missing moons!. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. ?. The different shapes of the moon . visible . from E. arth . are called . _____________. When the moon is gaining light form Earth’s perspective - . Clayton . Cantrall. Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Concept (LOR). One of three concepts considered for Apollo 11 mission. Direct . Ascent, Earth Orbit Rendezvous, . LOR. LOR . was eventually chosen due to its advantages of less fuel, less technological innovation, and small lunar . Unit 3. : The Moon. 1. Objectives. To be able to describe the phenomenon of how a lunar eclipse occurs.. To be able to apply what they already know about the moons orbit to this “special case.”. To apply what they know about the wavelengths of light to the appearance of the moon during the eclipse. . breccias. . came . from the Serenitatis basin impact, then their age dates the basin-forming event and is consistent with the global lunar cataclysm . theory. . But if the cataclysm is a chronologic illusion stemming from the pervasive effects that the . This work is protected by U.S. copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Dissemination or sale of any part of this work (including on the World Wide Web) will destroy the integrity of the work and is not permitted. The work and materials from it should never be made available to students except by instructors using the accompanying text in their classes. All recipients of this work are expected to abide by these restrictions and to honor the intended pedagogical purposes and the needs of other instructors who rely on these materials.. The Sun. . . .. Which one is the biggest?. The Earth. Diameter of the Sun: 864,938 miles. Diameter of Earth: .  7,926 . miles. Diameter of the Moon: 2,160 miles. The Moon. How far away are the Sun and the Moon?. October 4, 1957 - Sputnik. Soviet was first to launch satellite. One revolution every 90 minutes. Weighed 184 pounds . Sputnik 2 – November 3, 1957. Includes . Laika. Satellite remains in orbit for 162 days. 1 NASA’s Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development NASA’s Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development 2 NASA’S PLAN FOR A VIBRANT LUNAR FUTURE “Lead an innovative and Future Exploration. What we knew about the Moon before Apollo. Apollo Missions. Astronaut activities on the lunar surface. Caring for the Samples on Earth. Discoveries about the Moon: The Highlands. Discoveries about the Moon: The Maria. Fun. , Profit, and Export: . A Test That the . OST. Cannot Pass?. John D. Rummel. Institute of Air and Space . Law, McGill . University, Montréal, Québec. &. SETI. Institute, Mountain View, California.