Apollo 17 SM panel

In article , "Greg D. Moore
\(Strider\)" says...

"Andre Lieven" wrote in message
...
In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its
about the best single volume book on the US space program
of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet
one.

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

--

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for | Doug Van Dorn
thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup |

In article , Doug . . wrote:

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be
Siddiqi's (sp?) pair?

--
-Andrew Gray

On 25 Aug 2003 21:54:29 GMT, Andrew Gray
wrote:

In article , Doug . . wrote:

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be
Siddiqi's (sp?) pair?

....Or the full-sized single volume, which contains enough dried tree
pulp mass to kill a cat or injure a small child if you dropped it on
them :-P


OM

--

"No ******* ever won a war by dying for | http://www.io.com/~o_m
his country. He won it by making the other | Sergeant-At-Arms
poor dumb ******* die for his country." | Human O-Ring Society

- General George S. Patton, Jr

In article ,
says...
In article , Doug . . wrote:

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be
Siddiqi's (sp?) pair?

I would presume so -- I haven't yet been able to afford to buy them. I
hunger and thirst for them, though...

--

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for | Doug Van Dorn
thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup |

Doug... ) writes:
In article ,
says...
In article , Doug . . wrote:

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be
Siddiqi's (sp?) pair?

I would presume so -- I haven't yet been able to afford to buy them. I
hunger and thirst for them, though...

Just for my own clarity, would this pair be the two volume trade
paperback printing of the originally one hardbound volume of
" Challenge To Apollo " ?

BTW, I likely won't see the reply ( Sorry ), as I'm in final
packing mode, and am heading to Toronto on the morrow, on the
first part of the logistics for Torcon 3, this year's World
SF Con.

So, if Henry gets to it, or anyone else, feel free to leave
me a note in the " voodoo message board ", hard by con reg,
most usually.

Andre

--
" I'm a man... But, I can change... If I have to... I guess. "
The Man Prayer, Red Green.

In article ,
says...
With all your specific questions, you would do well to get a
copy of Andrew Chaikin's " A Man On The Moon " and reading it
In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its
about the best single volume book on the US space program
of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet
one.

A Man On The Moon is, absolutely and without contradiction, a "must
read" for anyone interested in space history. I think a there is a
strong case to make that Baker's A History of Manned Space Flight is at
least as much of a "must read" as Chaiken's book.

The two are complimentary. Chaiken focuses on the *people* who went to
the Moon. Baker tries to examine the people, the hardware, the
management, the political and the scheduling issues of the golden era of
manned space flight.
--
Kevin Willoughby oSpam

Imagine that, a FROG ON-OFF switch, hardly the work
for test pilots. -- Mike Collins

In article ,
says...
In article , Andre Lieven wrote:

In the not so humble consensus of this happy newsgroup, its
about the best single volume book on the US space program
of the period, along with points on the competing Soviet
one.

However, it's /the/ best three-volume-book-made-from-one-volume-of-text,
no questions g

Especially for those of us who picked up a remaindered copy for less
than $20.
--
Kevin Willoughby oSpam

Imagine that, a FROG ON-OFF switch, hardly the work
for test pilots. -- Mike Collins

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 02:11:37 GMT, Doug... wrote:

In article ,
says...
In article , Doug . . wrote:

I would say it's one of the best overviews. If you're looking for specific
systems, there are also some excellent books (Stages to Saturn for example,
and Chariots for Apollo come to mind as focusing on specific areas.)

And for a good detailed work about the behind-the-scenes stories, there's
always Murray and Cox. I would rate Murray and Cox plus Chaikin as the
best set of two volumes to give you a good solid understanding of the
early American space program.

For t'other side, as it were, I presume the two volumes would be
Siddiqi's (sp?) pair?

I would presume so -- I haven't yet been able to afford to buy them. I
hunger and thirst for them, though...

Beg, search the couch for change, take on a second job. Siddiqi's tome
is well worth the price.

Kelly McDonald