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Originally Posted by sheeny
I have just finished reading "How Apollo flew to the moon" by W. David Woods ISBN978-0-387-71675-6 from Springer. What a great read! If you have a little bit of a technical bent, you'll love it.
It goes into detail about how things were done and why they were done that way. They explain the figures and jargon in most of the radio transmissions. I am looking forward to rewatching a my Apollo movies with a better appreciation of the calls.
I had not realized that the CM actually flew and was steerable during re-entry.
Its not your typical Apollo/NASA hype. I recommend it.
Al.
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Ok...now that is interesting.
I have read Tom Kelly's book describing the development and construction of the LM. Maybe a read on the CM is in order.