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Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of NASA's Apollo Lunar Expeditions
by William David Compton
This official NASA history chronicles the behind-the-scenes conflicts and cooperation during the Apollo expeditions. It shows how the space agency's scientists, who were primarily interested in the moon itself, worked out their differences with the engineers, who were charged with the astronauts' safe landing and return. The close collaboration between the scientists and engineers ensured the success of a program that remains a major achievement for both fields.
The first half of the book concerns the preparations for the Moon landings, tracing the development of the Apollo science program from the earliest days. The second half documents the flights that followed Apollo 11, during which twelve astronauts explored the lunar surface and returned with samples for investigation. The author drew upon the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center's collection of more than 31,000 Apollo-related documents and conducted more than 300 interviews with program participants to assemble this definitive survey.
Table of Contents for Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of NASA's Apollo Lunar Expeditions
| Introduction to the Dover Edition | | Preface | | Acknowlegments | | 1. America Starts for the Moon: 1957-1963 | | 2. Linking Science to Manned Space Flight | | 3. Apollo's Lunar Exploration Plans | | 4. Handling Samples from the Moon | | 5. Selecting and Training the Crews | | 6. Mission and Science Planning: 1963-1966 | | 7. Setback and Recovery: 1967 | | 8. Final Preparations: 1968 | | 9. Primary Mission Accomplished: 1969 | | 10. Lunar Exploration Begins | | 11. First Phase of Lunar Exploration Completed: 1969-1970 | | 12. Apollo Assumes Its Final Form: 1970-1971 | | 13. Lunar Exploration Concluded | | 14. Project Apollo: The Conclusion | | Source Notes | | Appendix | | 1. Organization Charts | | 2. Apollo Funding History | | 3. Lunar Exploration Planning, 1961-1967 | | 4. Chronology of Major Events in Manned Space Flight and in Project Apollo, 1957-1975 | | 5. Summary Data on Apollo Missions | | 6. Prime and Backup Crews, Support Crews, and Capsule Communicators for Apollo Lunar Missions | | 7. Crew Training and Simulations | | 8. The Flight of Apollo 13 | | Bibliographic Essay | | Index | | The Author |
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