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Man on the Moon - Brought to you by BBC Sky at Night Magazine app for iPhone and iPad


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Reference Book
Developer: Immediate Media Company Limited
5.99 USD
Current version: 3.1.29, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 24 Oct 2012
App size: 242.1 Mb

Man on the Moon celebrates the complete story of Apollo 11: the crew, the spacecraft, the mission, the legend. This is more than just an electronic book – it’s a complete multimedia experience. Tap the screen to play videos, rotate spacecraft views and bring interactive elements into play.

This book app features:
• Panoramic views of the Moon
• 3D views of the spacecraft that launched man to the Moon, allowing you to examine them from any angle
• Amazing images and themed photo galleries
• Historic video footage
• Interactive diagrams
• A foreword by Sir Patrick Moore, who has met all Apollo 11’s astronaut crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

Discover the political background behind America’s decision to put a man on the Moon within 10 years; what Apollo 11’s crew wore and ate while they were in space; and the dramatic final approach of the lunar module to the lunar surface, as Neil Armstrong took manual control with just seconds of fuel to spare.