Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference

Few adults will forget where they were, what they were doing, and how they felt in July 1969 when Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. Human nature tends to remember the first in any new effort. Lindberg was the first to fly the Atlantic but who was the second? Admiral Byrd was the first to the Pole but who followed him? More to the point, who was the second lunar module commander to step foot on the moon?

Would you like to know who piloted the second Apollo module or how many total Apollo missions there were? If so, you will find that information inside. Apollo by the Numbers gives general background, crew information, and dialogues of some of the conversations between the astronauts and mission control. It even has the weight and change of weight of each astronaut before and after their respective missions.

As a statistical reference, Apollo by the Numbers gives details far in excess of what you might expect. For example, there is a timeline of the Apollo One fire. It also lists the orbit times for each mission. In fact, it goes further. It lists ascent phase, earth orbit, translunar, lunar orbit, and transearth phases for the missions. For each, Apollo by the Numbers provides significant events, such as the lightning strikes Apollo 12 experienced on its ascent phase.

Apollo by the Numbers is not a book to read from cover to cover but it is the definitive reference for anyone interested in the Apollo program. Regardless of any other book you may have on the Apollo program, no library is complete without this statistical reference.