Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

Author: Barbree, Jay

Brand: Open Road Media

Edition: Revised ed.

Number Of Pages: 396

Details: A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rockets On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA’s effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the twentieth century’s greatest feat—landing humans on another world. Collaborating with NBC’s veteran space reporter Jay Barbree, Shepard and Slayton narrate in gripping detail the story of America’s space exploration from the time of Shepard’s first flight until he and eleven others had walked on the moon.

EAN: 9781453258262

Release Date: 03-05-2011

Languages: English

Item Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has wear that includes light scratches. The pages also have some wear, but are clean with no marks.

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Paperback

PartNumber: 83450