Shoot for the Moon The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11

Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission made history, this book tells the epic story of the astronauts, flight controllers and engineers who made it happen. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment ingrained in modern memory. Perhaps the world's greatest technological achievement - and a triumph of spirit and ingenuity - the Apollo 11 mission and the Apollo program was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the Space Race with the Soviets. Seen through the eyes of those who lived it, Shoot for The Moon reveals the dangers, the challenges and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible. Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews, this is the definitive - and thrilling - account of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration.

ISBN:	9781445699073
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Published date:	15 Jul 2019
DEWEY:	629.454
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	488
Weight:	748g
Height:	231mm
Width:	165mm
Spine width:	40mm

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