Apollo 12: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 7 [Print + CD] [Paperback]

Robert Godwin (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Apogee Books Space Series | Publication Date: October 1, 1999

The voyage of Apollo 12, documented in these original reports, had high goals in mind—making a start on real lunar science.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Likely to appeal to someone who likes to delve deeply into the workings of NASA..." -- Astronomy Now, August 2001. "An essential read, Apogee should be applauded for producing this material in such an attractive format..." -- Spaceflight, August 2002.

About the Author

Compiled from the NASA Archives and Edited by Robert Godwin

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896522548
• ISBN-13: 978-1896522548
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,770,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation of Apollo 12 documents, October 30, 1999

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Keith Davies ([e-mail]) (Ashburn, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apollo 12: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 7 (Paperback)

Once again another great book in the series. It puts in one place many of the most significant documents related to the flight of Apollo 12. It has a complete library of all of the 70mm photos. Most I suspect have never been published before. I've already come across some facts that I hadn't read before, such as the fact that Al Bean got knocked on the head by a camera during landing. Like it's companions in the series it is a wonderful source for space buffs. I just hope the series continues to document all the flights through Apollo 17.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another volume in this valuable series, February 22, 2001

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Kevin W. Parker (Greenbelt, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apollo 12: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 7 (Paperback)

Yet another volume in this valuable series. Apollo 12 advanced on the first moon landing mostly by doing more: more geology (including two moonwalks instead of one), a pinpoint landing (within walking distance of Surveyor III), and more surveying for possible future sites. The major excitement was the Saturn V being struck by lightning shortly after liftoff, or, as the official report included in this volume euphemistically puts it, "an electrical potential discharge from the clouds through the space vehicle to the ground." That and the loss of the television camera early in the first EVA, which I think contributed significantly to the loss of interest back home.

The contents are by now just about standard: the press kit, the pre-mission report, the post-mission report, and the crew debriefing. I was glad to see the return of the latter after missing it on Apollo 9. (It's not in volume 1 of the Apollo 11 coverage, but I assume it's in volume 2.) That was a bit more jargon-filled than usual but still worthwhile to skim. Another one for the completist.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blastoff!, October 26, 2001

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thetwonky (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apollo 12: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 7 (Paperback)

This has just about everything associated with the preparation and chronology of the Apollo 12 mission- crew bios, debriefings, diagrams etc. As great as all that is, it lacks analysis of the mission itself, and its importance in the history human space exploration. So, its more like a press kit. the details with and the CD with photos are EXTREMELY valuble, although almost all of the information (including photos- most with better resolution) can be found on the WWW. Such is progress.