apollo project

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apollo project

Triumph over disaster aboard Apollo 13

2004
Relates events of the April, 1970, flight of Apollo 13, the third mission to the Moon, which was aborted after an explosion critically damaged the command module and nearly claimed the lives of the three astronauts aboard.

Mission to the moon

2009
An exploration of the first lunar landing that provides information and commentary as well as photographs, illustrations, and a DVD with archival footage.

One small step

celebrating the first men on the moon
2009
Commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing through replicas of newspaper clippings, illustrations, photographs, stickers, mission patches, and other memorabilia.

One giant leap

1999
A moment-by-moment re-creation of the first space flight to the moon, culminating in Neil Armstrong's step onto its surface.

The Apollo 1 and Challenger disasters

2001
An illustrated examination of the effects disasters have had on NASA and on attitudes toward American space exploration, discussing the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger explosion in detail.

Armstrong lands on the moon

1994
Discusses Armstrong's walk on the moon and what it has done to help the exploration of space and the moon.

Apollo to the moon

1992
Chronicles the "Apollo" missions to the moon, discussing the preparation for the missions, the challenges the astronauts faced, and the achievements of NASA in the 1960s and 1970s.

Destination moon

the Apollo missions in the astronauts' own words
2005
Presents an overview of the Apollo space program, providing first-hand accounts of the astronauts who manned the missions, and describing their fascinating journey to the moon. Includes over one hundred photographs.

Moonwalkers

2003
A brief description of the trips to the moon and what was learned from them.

The first moon landing

2006
Presents a graphic history of the Apollo eleven moon landing in 1969, and describes the story of the space race, Neil Armstrong, other lunar landings, Skylab, space station, and the space shuttle.

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