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Rocket men : the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon
Title:
Rocket men : the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon
Author:
Kurson, Robert.
ISBN:
9780812988703
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, c2018.
Physical Description:
372 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm
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.
Subject:
Space flight to the moon.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 8 (Spacecraft)