Rocket men the epic story of the first men on the moon
Author Craig Nelson restores the mystery and majesty to an event that may have become too familiar for most people to realize what a stunning achievement it represented in planning, technology, and execution. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on...
| Main Author: | Nelson, Craig, 1955- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2009.
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| Summary: |
Author Craig Nelson restores the mystery and majesty to an event that may have become too familiar for most people to realize what a stunning achievement it represented in planning, technology, and execution. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Nelson creates a vivid and detailed account of the Apollo 11 mission. From the quotidian to the scientific to the magical, readers are taken right into the cockpit with Aldrin and Armstrong and behind the scenes at Mission Control.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 404 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780670021031 0670021032 |
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