In 'Paving the Way for Apollo 11' David Harland explains the lure of the Moon to classical philosophers, astronomers, and geologists, and how NASA set out to investigate the Moon in preparation for a manned lunar landing mission. It focuses particularly on the Lunar Orbiter and Surveyor missions.

This series details NASA's Moon Program of the 1960s and early 1970s. Presented chronologically, the series starts with an outline of the Mercury and Gemini manned missions and the unmanned lunar probes. It then fully covers the Apollo missions, including a sourcebook that details all the missions, including the unmanned tests, in an encyclopedic style. Coverage of the Apollo missions will feature dialogue from the in-flight transcripts, including some conversations never before publicly broadcast. In addition, each book contains color sections displaying high-resolution scans from NASA/original Hasselblad film. This series will allow enthusiasts to completely know and understand what transpired during the missions at a very detailed level. The books bring to life the stories of flight plans, mission reports and flight transcripts, providing an invaluable and entertaining resource.

Astronomers' Moon.- Geologists' Moon.- The space age dawns.- Preparing Ranger.- The Apollo commitment.- Ranger struggles.- Ranger triumphs.- Soviet activity.- Developing Lunar Orbiter.- On the surface.- The Apollo zone.- Scratching the Moon.- Orbiters for science.- Tasting the Moon.- Apollo development.- Apollo picks up the pace.