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02674aam a2200349Ia 4500 001 F4C01652287C11E1BFAE7EAF6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20111217010041 008 110415s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011922753 020 $a 144197606X (pbk.) 020 $a 9781441976062 (pbk.) 040 $a AU@ $b eng $c AU@ $d SILO $d YDXCP $d CDX $d ZCU $d UUS $d COH $d JYJ $d OCLCQ $d AZT $d MNW $d SILO 050 4 $a QB582.5 $b .H37 2011 100 1 $a Harland, David M. $q (David Michael), $d 1955- 245 1 $a Apollo 12 : $b on the ocean of storms / $c David M. Harland. 260 $a New York : $b Springer, $c c2011. 300 $a xix, 522 p. : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Springer-Praxis books in space exploration 500 $a "NASA's moon program ; Apollo XII Conrad - Gordon - Bean"--Cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a With its two moonwalks, deployment of a geophysical station and geological sampling, Apollo 12 did what many had hoped would be achieved by the first man to land on the Moon. It demonstrated the precision landing capability required for the success of future lunar surface explorations. This is the first time in 40 years that the story of the Apollo 12 mission to the Moon has been told in its entirely, using official documents, flight transcripts, and post-mission debriefing to recreate the drama.--[book cover] 505 0 $a Planning and preparations -- The challenge -- Conrad, Gordon and Bean -- Learning to fly in space -- The Apollo program -- How Pete missed being 'First Man' -- Call signs and patch -- Lunar surface experiments -- Landing site selection -- Preparing the space vehicle -- Crew training -- Moonbound -- Countdown -- Launch day -- An electrifying ascent -- Parking orbit -- Translunar injection -- Retrieving Intrepid -- Checking Intrepid -- Hybrid manoeuvre -- Intrepid again -- Into lunar orbit -- Pinpoint landing -- A visit to the snowman -- Where are we? -- EVA preparations -- First moonwalk -- Sleeping over -- Second moonwalk -- Idle time -- The voyage home -- Rendezvous -- Discarding Intrepid -- Orbital photography -- Leaving orbit -- Science questions -- Press conference -- The final leg -- After splashdown -- The first 'rock fest' -- Future prospects. 610 20 $a Apollo 12 (Spacecraft) $x History. 610 20 $a Project Apollo (U.S.) 650 0 $a Space flight to the moon $x History. 651 0 $a Moon $x History. $x History. 830 0 $a Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20111217011832.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F4C01652287C11E1BFAE7EAF6AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search