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A Man on the Moon : The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
A Man on the Moon The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Author: Andrew Chaikin
Part Two Of Two Parts On the night of July 20, 1969, two Americans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon. Now the greatest event of the twentieth century is magnificently retold through the eyes of people who were there. Chaikin recaptures the emotion of Apollo: not only the macho fighter-jock exhilaration of flying higher and fa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670814466
ISBN-10: 0670814466
Publication Date: 6/1/1994
Pages: 704
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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A thoroughly readable account of the Apollo project (with flashbacks to Gemini and Mercury, as well). I was concerned that I might lose interest after the story of Apollo 11 (like most of the world did at the time of the actual missions), but Chaikin's deft storytelling kept me hooked. The details of the lesser-known later missions, including training anecdotes, personality conflicts, and in-flight drama, make for a real page-turner.


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