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Tracking Apollo to the Moon Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001 Edition

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4.4 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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One of the wonderful aspects of the US Manned Spaceflight Program was the opportunity for people around the entire globe to participate in one of man's greatest adventures. As we laid out the plans for flying the first manned spaceflight program, it was obvious that we would require exten­ sive operations around the earth. One of the most challenging features of this plan was to build a world-wide network of tracking stations to provide communications with the orbiting spacecraft. At the time, about 1958 and 59, the construction of these facilities, in what turned out to be some very interesting pieces of geography, was a tremendous task. Christopher C. Kroft, Jr. Australia is located roughly 180 degrees longitude from the launch site, Cape Canaveral, and so occupied not only a unique position but a very critical one. Determining the position of the spacecraft as it traversed the Australian continent was critical to the orbit determination. This set of parameters was necessary to properly manage the entire operation. Such things as the time of retrofire, paramount to recovery of the crew, and the information required for signal acquisition at each of the tracking sites around the world are but two examples. Also, because the status of the astronaut and the spaceship were extremely critical to the deci­ sion-making process, the stations down under provided vital data to evalu­ ate the progress and to allow the flight control team to manage the problems that inevitably developed.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1447110641
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1447110644
  3. Edition
    Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
  4. Publisher
    Springer
  5. Publication date
    August 23, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 0.91 x 10 inches
  8. Print length
    442 pages
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"Hamish Lindsay has done a marvellous job of telling the story of manned space flight He has given his readers a sort of encyclopedia of the beginning of man's quest for flight into space. This is followed with a splendid description of the real time operations of all of the major missions. As one who lived through the Camelot period of space in the 60s and knows the trauma we all endured, I am greatly impressed with the detail and authenticity of the stories that Hamish so vividly tells. For example, as I read Hamish's account of the Apollo 11 and 13 missions, I could again imagine myself back in mission control reliving some of the finest moments of my life...Those of you who are fortunate to read Hamish Lindsay's account will be much richer for it."
- FROM THE FOREWORD BY CHRISTOPHER C. KRAFT, JR.,
NASA's First Flight Director and Retired Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 23, 2014
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447110641
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447110644
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.91 x 10 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #10,548,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • Ken Pascoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book on Mercury/Apollo missions by an Australian
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015
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    This is a brilliant book and goes into extraordinary depth on the Mercury and Apollo missions, as well as Skylab. For me as an Australian, there was plenty of coverage on the Australian involvement in these historic events, which was great to read. Well written, lots excellent pictures and diagrams, indexed and cross referenced.
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  • Robert H. Dey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Making the dream reality
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013
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    Every time I pull this book from its special place on my bookshelf, I'm immediately transported back to an era which was the highlight of my working career - I will be forever grateful to Hamish for his brilliant chronicle of the first dozen years of manned space flight.
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  • John Eames
    5.0 out of 5 stars Apollo , the Moon and more!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2011
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    "Tracking Apollo to the Moon" arrived today. Absolutely no hassles and in exactly the pristine condition as described. Great job guys, keep it up.
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  • Lee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
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    This is a fantastic book!
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  • Pichierri Fabio
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice account of the Apollo space program with plenty of good pictures
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015
    A nice account of the Apollo space program with plenty of good pictures and technical details, Lindsay's book also contains many transcripts of the communications among astronauts and between the astronauts and the people following each mission from the NASA control center in Houston. One of the most memorable and dramatic communications is that between Apollo 13 and the mission control center: "Huston, we've had a problem here". The last part of the book describes the Apollo-Soyuz joint mission which marks the end of the Apollo era.
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  • sonic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2012
    A beautifully written and very readable story of the time that the whole world looked up, and some of the men and women in a country town in Western Australia who made it happen.
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  • Amanda Bartels
    3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat of a letdown
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2002
    This book would be a great introduction for anyone who hasn't read any previous biographies/details of the Apollo or NASA histories. However for those who have, the book may turn out to be a real disappointment. I'm Australian and was looking forward to a detailed Aussie perspective on the spaceflight industry, but this seems to me to be too brief. Only glimpses are shown of the development of Honeysuckle Creek/Carnarvon tracking stations etc, which may please international readers but not this Aussie!
    The book seems to be trying to gain an international audience by overviewing the entire NASA spaceflight chronology, but after a few chapters some of the quotes and phraseology started to appear disturbingly familiar. Why do I get the impression the author has read every other book on the subject and just cut and pasted from each of them? The reference to Al Shepard as 'Smiling Al'/'Icy Commander' will be VERY familiar to some, and is only one example of a number of apparent ... which start to annoy after a while and eventually to the point where I gave up reading. (And why the strange purple print?)There are also some inaccuracies in the text which point to the author not having done original research, but these are not major, only adding to my irritation.
    It's not really revelatory except in some brief instances, and won't contain much you haven't read before if you are a space buff. The book is rather shallow and as a previous reviewer found, does not take a definite perspective, which I found a big letdown. I felt it tried too hard to be all things to everyone, and would have been better to have concentrated on a particular aspect such as the birth of the Australian spaceflight industry with an analysis of the attendant federal/state politicking and development of local spaceflight industry, and appealed to a niche market instead of trying to capitalise on the mainstream space market.
    However a good read if you are starting out in spaceflight history, and there are some very nice colour plates.
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  • Colin Burgess
    5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary narrative
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2001
    I've been researching and writing about spaceflight history since the early 1960's and have amassed a library on the subject of several hundred books. I do not know Hamish Lindsay personally, so I can be objective in my review, but when I was told about a book he'd written as someone involved in tracking the Apollo flights from Australia I thought it might have been interesting but probably overly technical. The reality is that this is a brilliant book, and both the author and publishers have combined to bring us one of the best and most vividly illustrated stories ever of the space era I grew up in. The text is divided into engrossing vignettes detailing all of the manned spaceflights as well as many of the more spectacular robotic missions, and Hamish is an extraordinarily good story-teller. The fact that it is told from an Australian viewpoint is refreshingly novel, but this should not deter overseas readers - rather, it will intrigue them. I found many excellent stories and quotes new to me in the text, and it is certainly an exciting new reference book that I will refer to often. Many Apollo-era astronauts have contributed their memories to the book, and the glowing introduction by Chris Kraft is essential reading before embarking on the text. It is obvious that Hamish sought to use many photos never seen before in his book (quite a number in brilliant colour), and these are used to wonderful effect. On first reading I could only find three very minor errors, and one of these is a typo, so there has certainly been some meticulous research,writing, and editorial work done before publication. In essence, I am truly overwhelmed by the work and love that has gone into this book, and both the author and publishers deserve credit for a truly magnificent job. It will become a classic among space books.
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  • Amber
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in Australia on March 18, 2020
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    Amazing book and amazing author
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  • william vasey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2018
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    One of the best books about Apollo mission
    Recommend.
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  • J. Pooh
    2.0 out of 5 stars Beware Softcover / Hardcover ISBN Issue
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2018
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    (Update 2021: After years of trying, finally got a hardcover edition delivered; 4th try the charm.) Book content is fine. There's an issue in that one may order the supposed "Hardcover" edition, and one may end up with a softcover edition being delivered. 3-for-3 in my case. Excellent book.
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