TY - BOOK AU - Pohlen,Jerome TI - The Apollo missions for kids: the people and engineering behind the race to the moon : with 21 activities SN - 9780912777177 PY - 2019///] CY - Chicago, Illinois PB - Chicago Review Press KW - Project Apollo (U.S.) KW - Juvenile literature KW - Space flight to the moon KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Experiments KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index; The challenge -- It is rocket science -- Moongazing -- Project Gemini -- The face of the moon -- How big was the Saturn V? -- Orbital mechanics made easy -- Tragedy and triumph -- Frozen rocket -- How big was the command module? -- Eat like an astronaut -- To the moon and back -- Design a mission patch -- How far away is the moon? -- Forearm at 7 Gs -- Thin skin -- The eagle has landed -- Google the moon -- Casting shadows -- Assemble a personal preference kit -- Space art -- "Houston, we've had a problem" -- 3-D rocks -- Moon trees -- What would you weigh? -- The science missions -- Feather drop -- Making craters N2 - "The story behind the historic race to the moon, from the perspective of the Americans who lived it--the astronauts and their families, the controllers and engineers, the technicians and politicians who made the impossible possible"-- ER -