Exploring the Moon
A history of lunar discovery from the first
space probes to recent times
by Ian Ridpath
Contents
1.
The first robot explorers
2.
Landers and orbiters – 1
3.
Landers and orbiters – 2
4.
Sample returns and lunar rovers
5.
Map of lunar landings
6.
Table of Moon probes
7.
Apollo to the Moon!
8.
Meeting the challenge
9.
Repeating the feat
10.
Driving on the Moon
11.
Heading for the hills
12.
Apollo lunar mission chronology
13.
Russia’s secret manned Moon programme
14.
What did we learn from Apollo?
15.
Lunar exploration since Apollo
16.
The international Moon fleet
17.
Exploring the Apollo landing sites – 1
18.
Exploring the Apollo landing sites – 2
19.
Exploring the Moon on stamps
Background image:
The waning crescent Moon.
(European Southern Observatory)
Text © Ian Ridpath
These pages support Ian’s talk on Exploring the Moon