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An edition of Rocket men (2018)

Rocket men

the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon

First edition.

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Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.

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Random House, Random House Publishing Group
Language
English
Pages
372

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Project Apollo (U.S.), Apollo 8 (Spacecraft), Space flight to the moon, nyt:science=2018-05-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Project apollo (u.s.), HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SCIENCE / Space Science, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries

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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
May 21, 2019, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Rocket men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon
2018, Random House, Random House Publishing Group
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Apr 03, 2018, Random House Audio
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Rocket men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon
2018
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Table of Contents

Do you want to go to the moon?
The space race
A secret plan
Are you out of your mind?
Frank Borman
Just four months
Jim Lovell
Pushed to superhuman speeds
Bill Anders
How's fifty-fifty?
My God, we are really doing this
Leaving home
A deeply troubled year
A critical test
An astronaut in trouble
Equisphere
Racing the moon
Our most ancient companion
Earthrise
The Heaven and the Earth
Aiming for home
Please be informed-there is a Santa Claus
Help from an old friend
The men who saved 1968.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-356) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.45/4
Library of Congress
TL789.8.U6 A5438 2018, TL789.8.U6A5438 2018

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Pagination
x, 372 pages
Number of pages
372

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Open Library
OL26949343M
ISBN 10
0812988701
ISBN 13
9780812988703
LCCN
2017009386
OCLC/WorldCat
974796189

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