Footprints in the dust
Subtitle: the epic voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975
By: edited by Colin Burgess ; foreword by Richard F. Gordon.
Contributors: Burgess, Colin, 1947-
Series: Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780803226654
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History; Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
Description: Offers a thorough and multifaceted account of the Apollo missions. The flight of Apollo 11 was a triumph of human endeavor, persistence, and technology, one of the greatest achievements in human history. This book begins with the mission that sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin to the moon, then follows American spaceflight through the harrowing rescue of Apollo 13 before moving on to the successful joint Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.