THE BEST TECHNICAL, NUTS-AND-BOLTS DESCRIPTION OF THE INCREDIBLE APOLLO LUNAR MODULE IN PRINT TODAY! This WSN Special Report exclusively features the best NASA document on the Lunar Module - the official LM News Reference. There are hundreds of images, illustrations, cut-away drawings, schematics, tables and charts. From the abort guidance system to the lunar surface sensing probes, every part of the LM is described in detail. A treasure-trove of facts, figures, and historical information about man's greatest engineering achievement. If you are fascinated by the Apollo era, you'll want this spectacular report!
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good if you don't have a PC.,
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This review is from: Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Lunar Module Reference (Ring-bound)
The Lunar Module reference is a detailed look at the spacecraft that landed on the moon with a reproduction quality comparable to the original (which was not too great to begin with). This document was intended as a reference for the press and contains nearly everything you wanted to know about the spacecraft and all its systems. For those with an interest in the nuts-and-bolts details of this amazing craft, it can't be beat! The only caveat: If you have a PC, get the Apollo documents CD-ROM that is also offered by World Spaceflight News which contains this document in PDF format as well as the Apollo CSM news reference and MUCH MORE and print it out yourself. If not and you really want to know how this spacecraft really worked, by all means buy this edition.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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awful,
By "miles@bairdm.freeserve.co.uk" (Newcastle, Tyne & Wear England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Lunar Module Reference (Ring-bound)
The publishers and I use the term loosely, have made no attempt to clean up the poor scans this book was based upon. For some reason they have two A5 pages printed on one A4 side with the other side blank. These people were too lazy to even use a text bridge and because the scans are so poor the data in some areas is unreadable. The cover sticker is poorly printed by what appears to be a desktop printer and glued to the exterior of a child's school file. I was hoping for something that would give me an insight into space flight, the what, where, why, when and how things were done. I didn't get it. To add insult to injury, you can probably find all of the information used here on the Internet on the various Apollo tribute sights and in better condition too. I bought three other titles at the same time. If I'd know what pitiful things they were in advance, I would have saved my money for professionally produced books instead. awful
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic LM - Apollo information - highly recommended!,
By "brainyman" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Lunar Module Reference (Ring-bound)
Fantastic Apollo information - highly recommended!Wow! Kudos to World Spaceflight News for coming up with these great Apollo documents! For discovering the nitty-gritty technical details of the Apollo moon program spacecraft, these books are absolutely unbeatable. None of the glossy picture books and autobiographies from the last 30 years explain the inner workings of Apollo like these original NASA references. Every page is clearly printed, and there are A TON OF SPECTACULAR schematics and similar drawings. There are a few muddy black and white old-style photographs, but luckily most all of the "illustrations" are drawings! I found that everything (text and drawings) was legible and understandable. This Lunar Module reference is the first source I've ever seen that explains the equipment within the cramped layout of the LM crew compartment! You won't compare this to a finely bound volume from a major publisher - but hey, this is the only way to get this "geeky" information. As a lifelong Apollo fanatic, I'm happy to get this material however it comes. I've searched the web for many hours, and I never found this book or anything like it on any website. It is, as they say, unique. Period. If you love Apollo - you want this book. In fact, you want all three (Lunar Module, CSM, Saturn V) volumes. Highly recommended!
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The NASA/Grumman Apollo Lunar Module (LM) will descend to the lunar surface from lunar orbit, provide a base from which the astronauts can explore the landing site and enable the astronauts to take off from the lunar surface to rendezvous and dock with the orbiting Command and Service Modules (CSM). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
primary guidance computer, engine control assembly, oxygen control module, abort guidance section, abort electronics assembly, storage electronics assembly, suit circuit pressure, throttle valve actuator, abort sensor assembly, cabin repressurization, oxygen demand regulators, attitude controller assembly, gimbal drive actuators, primary strut, pressurization section, cabin pressure switch, cabin heat exchanger, alignment optical telescope, ascent tanks, pressure garment assembly, propellant tank pressurization, conditioned oxygen, egress position, explosive valves, descent engine thrust Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The NASA/Grumman Apollo Lunar Module (LM) will descend to the lunar surface from lunar orbit, provide a base from which the astronauts can explore the landing site and enable the astronauts to take off from the lunar surface to rendezvous and dock with the orbiting Command and Service Modules (CSM). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
primary guidance computer, engine control assembly, oxygen control module, abort guidance section, abort electronics assembly, storage electronics assembly, suit circuit pressure, throttle valve actuator, abort sensor assembly, cabin repressurization, oxygen demand regulators, attitude controller assembly, gimbal drive actuators, primary strut, pressurization section, cabin pressure switch, cabin heat exchanger, alignment optical telescope, ascent tanks, pressure garment assembly, propellant tank pressurization, conditioned oxygen, egress position, explosive valves, descent engine thrust Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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