Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley

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Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program…

This important study raises questions about the nature of science and its ability to provide non-biased, objective answers to questions. Using the Apollo program scientists as a example, the author demonstrates the subjective nature of questions asked of scientific data and the answers that are based on incomplete data that could be interpreted in a variety of ways.
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Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program…

A Search for Carbon and its Compounds in Lunar Samples From Mare Tranquillitatus. Washington, DC: NASA SP-257, 1970. A discussion of the scientific efforts to determine the extent to which carbon was present in rock and soil samples at the landing site of Apollo 11. The presence of carbon would help to determine the origin of the Moon and its relation- ship to Earth. The scientists found little evidence of carbon.
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Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program…

This study traces the major investigations of Apollo 16 astronauts in the Descartes highland region of the Moon. Based on their geologic investigations, scientists found that a region previously thought to be volcanic turned out not to be.
Apollo Lunar Geology Investigation Team. "Geologic Setting of the Apollo 15 Samples." Science. 175 (28 January 1972) : 407-15. A scientific discussion of the geologic area where the Apollo 15 samples were recovered, including a discussion of the "Genesis Rock," a sample of ancient lunar crust of considerable geological interest.
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