National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft
By Courtney G Brooks, James M. Grimwood, Loyd S. Swenson
Published as NASA Special Publication-4205 in the NASA History Series,
1979.
Table of Contents
Contents
- Library
of Congress Card Catalog
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 - Concept to Challenge
- Chapter 2 - Project Planning and Contracting
- Chapter 3 - Contending Modes
- Chapter 4 - Matching Modules and Missions
- Chapter 5 - Command Module and Program Changes
- Chapter 6 - Lunar Module
- Chapter 7 - Searching for Order
- Chapter 8 - Moving Toward Operations
- Chapter 9 - Tragedy and Recovery
- Chapter 10 - Race with the Decade
- Chapter 11 - Tastes of Triumph
- Chapter 12 - The Trailblazers
- Chapter 13 - To Land on the Moon
- Chapter 14 - Trip to Tranquility
- Epilogue
Appendix A:
Manned Spacecraft Center Site Selection Prodedure
Appendix B:
Astronaut Assignments
Appendix C:
Apollo Flight Program
Appendix D:
Apollo 11 Experiments
Appendix E:
Apollo 11 Lunar Samples
Appendix F:
Major Spacecraft Component Manufacturers
Appendix G:
Apollo Program Responsibilities of the Manned Space Centers
Appendix H:
Funding - As of 30 June 1969
For further information, please email histinfo@hq.nasa.gov
Last Updated:
September 20, 2007