Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Título: Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan. Formato: Book Autor: Donovan, Jim, 1954- author. Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. Descripción: viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm Resumen: 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. Temas: Project Apollo (U.S.) Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Space flight to the moon -- History. Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index. Contenido: 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) Otro número: 1088720747 Número de control: 3675426 Disponibilidad en sistema: 32 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 31 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 0 N.º de artículos locales en: 0 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1
