Title: Moon shot : the inside story of America's race to the moon /
Authors: Shepard, Alan B. 1923-1998.; Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993.; Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993,; Barbree, Jay,; Benedict, Howard,; Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012
Publisher: Turner Pub. ; Distributed by Andrews and McMeel,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.) History.; Space flight to the moon History
Abstract: The successes of the space program--the first orbital flight, the first spacewalk, the first moon landing--and the stories of Apollo I, Apollo II, and Apollo 13, written by America's first man in space.
Contents: The landing -- The beginning -- The pilots -- The astronauts -- Training -- The selection -- The cape -- First in space -- Freedom Seven -- NASA is made -- Mercury : messengers from space -- Houston -- Space walk -- Gemini : the little spaceship that could -- I've got a fire in the cockpit -- Aftermath -- Apollo 8 and a Russian push to the moon -- Getting there, getting back -- Lifeboat! -- Apollo 14 : all or nothing -- No turning back -- Moon walk -- Last Apollo out -- Salt and vodka -- Soyez and Apollo are shaking hands -- Deke Slayton : astronaut.