By David M. Harland
With its moonwalks, deployment of a geophysical station and geological sampling, Apollo 12 did what many had was hoping will be completed by means of the 1st males to land at the Moon. It spectacularly confirmed the precision touchdown potential required for the luck of destiny lunar floor explorations.
Apollo 12 - at the Ocean of Storms
- contains over 30 web page of colour photos, together with high-resolution scans lately produced through NASA from the unique Hasselblad movie;
- covers the undertaking from its making plans via to crowning glory;
- includes conversations one of the staff within the spacecraft that weren't transmitted;
- in the definitive 'popular' account of this undertaking.
This is the 1st time in forty years that the tale of the Apollo 12 undertaking to the Moon has bene advised in its entirety, utilizing reputable files, flight transcripts, and post-mission debriefing to recreate the drama.
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