Shoot For The Moon : The space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
- viii, 453 pages, : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm 24 unnumbered pages of plates
Part I : Up. Cossacks in space -- Of monkeys and men -- "The howling infinite" -- Man on a missile -- Part II : Around. In orbit -- Under pressure -- The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk -- Part III : Out. Inferno ; Recovery -- Phoenix and earthrise -- "Amiable strangers" -- A practice run and a dress rehearsal -- Part IV : Down. "You're go" -- The translunar express -- Descent to luna -- Moondust.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Donovan provides a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. -- adapted from jacket.
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