Rocket men
Subtitle: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon
By: Robert Kurson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Random House; Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780812988703
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.); Apollo 8 (Spacecraft); Space flight to the moon
Description: Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-356) and index.
Table of contents: title: Do you want to go to the moon?; title: The space race; title: A secret plan; title: Are you out of your mind?; title: Frank Borman; title: Just four months; title: Jim Lovell; title: Pushed to superhuman speeds; title: Bill Anders; title: How's fifty-fifty?; title: My God, we are really doing this; title: Leaving home; title: A deeply troubled year; title: A critical test; title: An astronaut in trouble; title: Equisphere; title: Racing the moon; title: Our most ancient companion; title: Earthrise; title: The Heaven and the Earth; title: Aiming for home; title: Please be informed-there is a Santa Claus; title: Help from an old friend; title: The men who saved 1968.