Bibliograph

Mission to the moon, Alan Dyer

Type

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Mission to the moon, Alan Dyer

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mission to the moon

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Alan Dyer

Summary

Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the historic moon landing, this informative, fact-filled book with colorful illustrations provides middle readers with a detailed account of what took place during that incredible mission in the summer of 1969

Table Of Contents

The moon and us -- Moon myths -- Reaching for the moon -- The space race begins -- America responds -- Machines to the moon -- Aiming for the moon -- The cape -- Selecting and training astronauts -- Practice in the field -- Apollo chronology -- Saturn V rocket -- Countdown -- Liftoff! -- Mission control -- Journey to the moon -- Touchdown -- Lunar module -- Exploring the surface: Apollo 11 -- Exploring the surface: later missions -- On the moon -- Space suit -- Lunar rover -- Command module pilot -- Splashdown -- Apollo 13 -- Moon rock -- After Apollo -- Back to the moon? -- Moon base -- The earth-moon system -- Phases of the moon -- Moon structure -- Surface features

Target audience

juvenile

Classification