Rocket Men : The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon

from ASBiskey

While I am sure the publication of this book near the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing was planned, my reading of it coincident with the anniversary was not. Reading about the history and development of the Apollo program leading up to July 20th, and reading about the actually landing w...

from jfe16

Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Nelson offers a grippingly vivid and detailed account of the Apollo 11 mission. Beginning with the arduous training to the stress of media stardom, the author recounts the story of a twentie...

from Sandydog1

Wow! What a rousing, fun adventure! Tom Wolfe wrote a fantastic story of cowboy dare-devil test pilots. Nelson produces a great sequel about the brilliant Engineer test pilots of the Apollo 11 mission. A sweeping overview of the Space program, from WW II V2 production to the 1990s, with all the r...

from ASBiskey

While I am sure the publication of this book near the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing was planned, my reading of it coincident with the anniversary was not. Reading about the history and development of the Apollo program leading up to July 20th, and reading about the actually landing w...

from paulrach

An excellent behind the scenes look at the space race up to Apollo 11. The author details the determination of the scientists, engineers and astronauts who made this happen, telling their stories. Looking at the failures as well as successes, this book shows that it wasn't all glamour. Well worth...