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Blackarrow
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posted 04-18-2006 06:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Has anyone seen this book, by Orloff and Harland? Any comments? Is it worth buying, or is it simply a rehash of other information sources? Is it available in hardback as well as softback?

Larry McGlynn
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posted 04-18-2006 06:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Larry McGlynn   Click Here to Email Larry McGlynn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just got Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook. I think it's pretty good. It is a combination of Apollo by the Numbers and Exploring the Moon: The Expeditions of Apollo, but this time all the material is in one place.

I have both of the other books, but I would get this one too. They combine all the material into a chapter on each mission. That works better for me as I can read the complete summary.

Orloff and Harland also do a nice job summarizing the initial start of NASA and the designs for the spacecraft and the rockets that carried them.

It is a rehash? Yes. Would I still buy it if I had the other two books? Yes. Would I buy it if I didn't have either of the other books? Absolutely! It is the definitive source.

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Larry McGlynn
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Blackarrow
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posted 04-19-2006 06:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks, Larry!

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