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 nationâs 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 NASAâs effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the twentieth centuryâs greatest featâlanding humans on another world. Collaborating with NBCâs veteran space reporter Jay Barbree, Shepard and Slayton narrate in gripping detail the story of Americaâs space exploration from the time of Shepardâs first flight until he and eleven others had walked on the moon.
Categories:
- Engineering & Transportation
- Engineering
- Reference
- History
- Reference
- Engineering
Publisher : Open Road Media
Author : Shepard, Alan,Slayton, Deke,Barbree, Jay
Language : English
Edition : Revised ed.
Published :2011-05-03
Number Of Pages : 396
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1453258264
ISBN-13 : 9781453258262
Item weight : 1.15 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.5 in x 8.5 in
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