Destination Moon
A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4021663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barton C Hacker, Bruce K Byers |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 381 |
| Publication date | 1979-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3103885 |
| OpenAlex | W1991452484 |
| Language | EN |
The origins of the Lunar Orbiter Program and the activities of the missions then in progress are documented. The period 1963 - 1970 when lunar orbiters were providing the Apollo program with photographic and selenodetic data for evaluating proposed astronaut landing sites is covered
Aeronautics · Astrobiology · Far side of the Moon · Orbiter · Physics · Aerospace Engineering · Engineering · Geology · Geophysics · Planetary Science and Exploration · Space exploration and regulation · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |