San Antonio College Library

This book tells the story of how lunar scientists arrived at a theory of the Moon's origin that reconciled with the evidence gathered by the Apollo astronauts.

Explains how the exploration and development of space can benefit the people of the United States, improving their daily lives through new technologies and discoveries.

Informal human interest chronicle of U.S. man-in-space program from 1957-1969. Includes a wide selection of striking photographs, describing Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo flights, and includes recorded conversations and profiles of the astronauts.

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,...

"How did science get aboard the Apollo rockets, and what did scientists do with the space allotted to them? Taking Science to the Moon describes, from the perspective of NASA headquarters, the struggle that took place to include science payloads and lunar exploration as part of the Apollo program. Author Donald A. Beattie - who served at NASA from 1963 to 1973 in several management positions and finally as program manager, Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments...

Promotional material promoting NASA and its 'Artemis' program, which is the next push toward putting people on the moon in an effort to go to Mars.