Apollo 11 : the inside story
Whitehouse, David2019
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In July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon, and Neil Armstrong the first man to step onto its surface. President Nixon called it the greatest week since creation. David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part - based around exclusive interviews with the key players. This volume takes us from the early rocket pioneers to the shock America received from the Soviets' launch of the first satellite, Sputnik; from the race to put the first person into space, through President Kennedy's enthusiasm and later doubts, to the astronauts' intense competition to leave the first footprint. Here is the story as told by the crew of Apollo 11 and the many other astronauts who paved the way or went to the moon themselves after Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.
Main title:
Apollo 11 : the inside story / David Whitehouse.
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Imprint:
London : Icon, 2019.
Collation:
xi, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785785122 (pbk)
Dewey class:
629.4'54629.454
Language:
English
BRN:
2777862
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