THE book for the Apollo anniversary!
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing – the first time humans set foot on another celestial body. Even today, it is hard to comprehend what an incredible technological achievement this was – especially given the technical capabilities of the 1960s. The entire computing power of the Apollo rocket (controls, navigation, etc.) is now found in every cheap supermarket calculator, and all of the hardware was actually created on the drawing board with the help of slide rules. Enriched with outstanding graphics by Dietmar Röttler, the book describes the events in a manner befitting their significance with magnificent images.
The author Eugen Reichl was a long-time employee of a major international manufacturer of launch vehicles and space flight propulsion systems. He is the author of numerous highly regarded publications on space flight and space flight history.
