Omówienie 7. książek, wydanych w USA na 50. rocznicę misji Apollo 11
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/20/18681170/apollo-11-books-history-moon-landing-anniversary
Review: One Giant Leapby Jeff Foust Monday, June 24, 2019
One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
by Charles Fishman
Simon & Schuster, 2019
hardcover, 480 pp., illus.
ISBN 978-1-5011-0629-3
US$29.99
(...) A couple of chapters in the book do explore the development of the Apollo computers and software; these are among the most interesting chapters in the book. But there’s no flow to much of the book: after those chapters, Fishman then go to the “secret” tapes made by President Kennedy of his discussions about Apollo (which, of course, have not been secret for decades), the development of the lunar module, and the process by which NASA decided to and selected a flag to fly on the lander; those last two chapters are about the same length. It’s certainly not a detailed or chronological account of Apollo, but rather a hodgepodge of topics about the program. (...)
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3738/1Review: The Moonby Jeff Foust Monday, June 3, 2019
The Moon: A History for the Future
by Oliver Morton
The Economist, 2019
hardcover, 352 pp., illus.
ISBN 978-1-5417-7432-2
US$28.00
(...) While the publication of
The Moon coincides with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, very little of the book is about Apollo itself. Morton devotes just one chapter of eight to the program, and that is a high-level overview that will offer little new to readers other than his observations and perspectives on the program. If nothing else, his description of the shape of the lunar module’s ascent stage (“a stubby-circular face like that of a somewhat satanic Thomas the Tank Engine”) guarantees you will not look at that spacecraft the same way again.
Later chapters examine the prospects for a human return to the Moon. This includes some references to NASA’s plans (although the administration’s announcement in March that accelerated the timetable for a human return to 2024 was too late to make it into the book), as well as what China may do. He also examines the visions of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, whose broader visions of humanity’s future in space may support a return to the Moon. (...)
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3722/1