Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Title: Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan. Format: Book Author: Donovan, Jim, 1954- author. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. Description: viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm Summary: Published to coincide with the mission's 50th anniversary, a meticulously researched account of the Apollo 11 program also examines its astronauts, flight controllers and engineers as well as its role in shaping the Mercury and Gemini missions. Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.) Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Space flight to the moon -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2019001211 ISBN: 9780316341783 (hardcover) 0316341789 (hardcover) Other Number: 1088720747 Control Number: 3675426 Total Owned in SHARE 33 # Available: 32 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
