Destination Moon
Author | : Richard Maurer |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2019-06-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781626727441 |
ISBN-13 | : 1626727449 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The history of NASA's Apollo program from Earth orbital missions to lunar landings in a propulsive nonfiction narrative. Only now, it is becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that “it will not fail because of me.” Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president. Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Destination Moon takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by nonfiction author Richard Maurer.