Shoot for the moon the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Don...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Shoot for the moon : |b the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / |c James Donovan. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Little, Brown and Company, |c 2019. | |
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| 300 | |a viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Part I : Up. Cossacks in space -- Of monkeys and men -- "The howling infinite" -- Man on a missile -- Part II : Around. In orbit -- Under pressure -- The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk -- Part III : Out. Inferno --; Recovery -- Phoenix and earthrise -- "Amiable strangers" -- A practice run and a dress rehearsal -- Part IV : Down. "You're go" -- The translunar express -- Descent to luna -- Moondust. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-439) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Donovan provides a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. -- adapted from jacket | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Space flight to the Moon |x History. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Cannon, Michael & Betty tribute. | |
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