The Online Books Page

Space flight to the moon

See also what's at your library, or elsewhere.

• Moon

• Space flight to the moon -- Fiction
• Moon -- Exploration

• Flight to the moon
• Lunar expeditions
• Lunar flight

• The Soviet Reach for the Moon: The L-1 and L-3 Manned Lunar Programs and the Story of the N-1 "Moon Rocket" (second edition, c1995), by Nicholas L. Johnson (PDF at usra.edu)
• Of a Fire on the Moon (as originally serialized in Life Magazine in 1969 and 1970), by Norman Mailer
  • Part I (A Fire on the Moon): page images at Google
  • Part II (The Psychology of Astronauts): page images at Google
  • Part III (A Dream of the Future's Face): page images at Google
• Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (Washington: Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975), ed. by Edgar M. Cortright
  • illustrated HTML at NASA
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (electronic edition, 2001), by Richard W. Orloff (HTML at NASA)
• Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare: 10 Outstanding Achievements, 1964-1989, by National Academy of Engineering (page images with commentary at NAP)
• Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, ed. by Eric M. Jones and Ken Glover (HTML at NASA)
• What's new on the moon? / ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1976), by Bevan M. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• An analytical investigation of a simplified thrust-vector orientation technique for establishing lunar orbits / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1966]), by L. Keith Barker, Gene W. Sparrow, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geometrical characteristics of lunar orbits established from Earth-Moon trajectories / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1963), by Robert H. Tolson, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Apollo 16 mission report. : Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, second session. / (Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972), by United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of personnel propulsion devices for use in the vicinty of the moon, ([Washington] National Aeronautics and Space Administration; for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va., [1966-), by N. Economou, Langley Research Center, and Bell Aerospace Corporation. Bell Aerosystems Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• A preliminary study of some abort trajectories initiated during launch of a lunar mission vehicle / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by John M. Eggleston, William A. McGowan, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar Orbiter I : photographic mission summary / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967), by Boeing Company, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar missions using chemical propulsion : system design issues / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1991), by Bryan A. Palaszewski and Lewis Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The first lunar landing / ([Washington] : [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off], [1970]), by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 12 : a new vista for lunar science / ([Washington] : [The Office : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off], [1970]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 11 (Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1969]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 15 mission report. : Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, first session. September 9, 1971. (Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1971), by United States House Committee on Science and Astronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Amending the NASA authorization act for fiscal year 1962. : Hearing before the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, first session, on S. 2481 ... September 1, 1961. (Washington : Govt. Print. Off, 1961), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (page images at HathiTrust)
• On the moon with Apollo 16 ; a guidebook to the Descartes region. ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1972), by Gene Simmons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lunar flight handbook. (Washington, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print Off., 1963), by Martin Company. Space Systems Division and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : electronic systems test program accomplishments and results / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Thomas E. Ohnesorge, Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• By rocket to the moon, (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1961), by V. I. Levantovskiĭ (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A method for computing extremal maximum-range thrust-limited rocket trajectories with application to lunar transport / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1970), by A. Gary Childs, Athena T. Markos, Ernest S. Armstrong, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Surface pressure distributions on 0.0628-scale models of proposed project fire space vehicles at Mach numbers from 0.25 to 4.63 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963), by Albin O. Pearson, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The first lunar landing / ([Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1989]), by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 14: science at Fra Mauro. ([Washington, Office of Public Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1971]), by Walter Froehlich and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 17, the most productive lunar expedition. ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1977?]), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 14: preliminary science report. (Washington : Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1971), by Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo 15 at Hadley Base. ([Washington; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1971]), by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dynamic model investigation of touchdown stability of lunar-landing vehicles / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1967]), by Robert W. Herr, H. Wayne Leonard, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Launch-vehicle dynamics / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Harry L. Runyan, A. Gerald Rainey, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trajectories in the earth-moon space with symmetrical free return properties / (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1963]), by Arthur J. Schwaniger and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Aeroballistics Division. Future Projects Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of some transition matrix assumptions in circumlunar navigation theory / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1963]), by Ruben L. Jones, Alton P. Mayo, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• A manual abort guidance technique with concentric-flight-plan rendezvous / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by G. Kimball Miller, L. Keith Barker, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Return trajectories from the moon : some limits due to restrictions on entry range and landing lighting conditions / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1964]), by Luigi S. Cicolani and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of factors affecting the accuracy of the position fix for lunar trajectories / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1964]), by Margery E. Hannah, Alton P. Mayo, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• A hardware simulation of a lunar midcourse navigation system using statistical filter theory and hand-held sextant observations / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1969]), by Jay V. Christensen, Leonard A. McGee, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : lunar module environmental control subsystem / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Richard J. Gillen, Frank Collier, James C. Brady, Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : mission planning for Apollo entry / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Claude A. Graves, Jon C. Harpold, Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : acceptance checkout equipment for the Apollo spacecraft / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by I. J. Burtzlaff, Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Simulator study of ability of pilots to establish near-circular lunar orbits using simplified guidance techniques / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1965]), by G. Kimball Miller, Herman S. Fletcher, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fixed-base simulator investigation of lightweight vehicles for lunar escape to orbit with kinesthetic attitude control and simplified manual guidance / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1971), by David B. Middleton, George J. Hurt, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Steps to the moon / ([Reston, Va.?] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, [1992]), by Alvin E. Dale, William Louis Newman, and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Earth--Space--Moon / (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974), by Samariĭ Naumovich Minchin and A. T. Ulubekov (page images at HathiTrust)
• We have a sporting chance : the decision to go to the moon : an exhibition at the Library of Congress, July 16-September 16, 1979 / (Washington : Library of Congress : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979), by Leonard C. Bruno and Library of Congress (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rocket to the moon / (Princeton, N. J. : Van Nostrand, [1958]), by Erik Bergaust and E. W. Seabrook Hull (page images at HathiTrust)
• Voyage à la lune : d'après un manuscrit authentique projeté d'un volcan lunaire. (Paris : Librairie Achille Faure, 1865), by Alexandre Cathelineau, contrib. by Gaston Tissandier (page images at HathiTrust)
• The first men in the moon, (London, Macmillan, 1913), by H. G. Wells (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Moon Colony (Chicago: Goldsmith Pub. Co., c1937), by William Dixon Bell (Gutenberg text)
• Brigands of the Moon (New York: Ace Books, c1931), by Ray Cummings
  • Gutenberg text
  • page images at durendal.org
• Ensimmäiset Ihmiset Kuussa (The First Men in the Moon in Finnish; 1907), by H. G. Wells, trans. by Samuli Suomalainen (Gutenberg text)
• The First Men in the Moon (London: G. Newnes, 1901), by H. G. Wells (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• From the Earth to the Moon, by Jules Verne, trans. by Lewis Page Mercier and Eleanor E. King, illust. by H. de Montaut (illustrated HTML in Israel)
• From the Earth to the Moon; and Round the Moon, by Jules Verne, trans. by Lewis Page Mercier and Eleanor E. King (Gutenberg text)
• Orrin Lindsay's Plan of Aerial Navigation: With a Narrative of His Explorations in the Higher Regions of the Atmosphere, and His Wonderful Voyage Round the Moon! (New Orleans: Rea's Power Press Office, 1847), by John Leonard Riddell (HTML with commentary at Forgotten Futures)
• Round the Moon, by Jules Verne, trans. by Lewis Page Mercier and Eleanor E. King (HTML in Israel)
• A Voyage to the Moon: With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science, and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians (1827), by George Tucker (Gutenberg text)
• A Voyage to the Moon: With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians (New York: E. Bliss, 1827), by George Tucker
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Utazás a Holdba kilenczvenhét óra és husz percz alatt (in Hungarian), by Jules Verne, trans. by Mózes Gaal, illust. by H. de Montaut (Gutenberg ebook)
• Spaceman's luck, by George O. Smith, illust. by Alex Ebel (Gutenberg ebook)
• My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon, by Stephen Marlowe, illust. by Emmanuel Stallman (Gutenberg ebook)
• The First, by Edward W. Ludwig, illust. by Robert Engle (Gutenberg ebook)
• Wanted: One Sane Man, by Frank M. Robinson, illust. by W. E. Terry (Gutenberg ebook)
• Journey for the Brave, by Alan Edward Nourse, illust. by W. E. Terry (Gutenberg ebook)
• Revolt of the Brains, by Stephen Marlowe (Gutenberg ebook)
• They Reached for the Moon, by William Oberfield, illust. by Harold W. McCauley (Gutenberg ebook)
• The First Man on the Moon, by Alfred Coppel (Gutenberg ebook)
• Synthetic Hero, by Erik Fennel, illust. by Herman B. Vestal (Gutenberg ebook)
• Rocket Summer, by Ray Bradbury (Gutenberg ebook)
• Grim Green World, by Roger D. Aycock, illust. by Herman B. Vestal (Gutenberg ebook)
• Task to Luna, by Alfred Coppel, illust. by Earl Mayan (Gutenberg ebook)
• Goddess of the Moon, by John Murray Reynolds, illust. by Leo Morey (Gutenberg ebook)
• Love and Moondogs, by Richard McKenna, illust. by Ed Emshwiller (Gutenberg ebook)
• Operation Boomerang, by George Revelle, illust. by Ed Emshwiller (Gutenberg ebook)
• Slow Burn, by Henry Still, illust. by Kelly Freas (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Big Leap, by Charles E. Fritch, illust. by Leo Summers (Gutenberg ebook)
• First Stage: Moon, by Dick Hetschel (Gutenberg ebook)
• Auf silbernen Gefilden: Ein Mond-Roman (in German), by Jerzy Zulawski, trans. by Kasimir Lodygowski (Gutenberg ebook)
• L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune (in French), by Cyrano de Bergerac, illust. by Albert Robida (Gutenberg ebook)
• Jaywalker, by Ross Rocklynne, illust. by Don Sibley (Gutenberg ebook)
• My Lady Selene, by Magnus Ludens (Gutenberg ebook)
• Voyage dans la lune avant 1900 (in French), by A. de Ville D'Avray (Gutenberg ebook)
• A Voyage to the Moon, by Cyrano de Bergerac, ed. by Curtis Hidden Page, trans. by Archibald Lovell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Autour de la lune (in French), by Jules Verne, illust. by Henri Théophile Hildibrand, Émile Antoine Bayard, and Alphonse Marie de Neuville (Gutenberg ebook)
• From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, illust. by Henri Théophile Hildibrand, Émile Antoine Bayard, and Alphonse Marie de Neuville (Gutenberg ebook)
• First on the Moon, by Jeff Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Desire No More, by Algis Budrys (Gutenberg ebook)
• De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes (in French), by Jules Verne, illust. by H. de Montaut (Gutenberg ebook)
• By Earthlight, by Bryce Walton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Moon Glow, by G. L. Vandenburg (Gutenberg ebook)
• First Man, by Clyde Brown, illust. by Wallace Wood (Gutenberg ebook)
• What Need of Man?, by Harold Calin, illust. by Leo Summers (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Stowaway, by Alvin Heiner (Gutenberg ebook)

More items available under narrower terms.