Bibliograph

Rocket men, the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon, Robert Kurson

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Rocket men, the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon, Robert Kurson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rocket men

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

993998002

Responsibility statement

Robert Kurson

Sub title

the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon

Summary

The inside, lesser-known story of NASA's boldest and riskiest mission: Apollo 8, mankind's first journey to the Moon on Christmas in 1968. With a focus on astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, and their wives and children, this is a vivid, gripping, you-are-there narrative that shows anew the epic danger involved, and the singular bravery it took, for man to leave Earth for the first time - and to arrive at a new world. Print run 50,000

Table Of Contents

Do you want to go to the moon? -- The space race -- A secret plan -- Are you out of your mind? -- Frank Borman -- Just four months -- Jim Lovell -- Pushed to superhuman speeds -- Bill Anders -- How's fifty-fifty? -- My God, we are really doing this -- Leaving home -- A deeply troubled year -- A critical test -- An astronaut in trouble -- Equigravisphere -- Racing the moon -- Our most ancient companion -- Earthrise -- The Heaven and the Earth -- Aiming for home -- Please be informed-there is a Santa Claus -- Help from an old friend -- The men who saved 1968

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