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Rocket Men

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Rocket Men

By Robert Kurson

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About the book

An Economist book of the year.Fifty years ago, Christmas 1968, Man first orbited the Moon. This book tells the inside story of that epic journey.In early 1968, the Apollo programme was on shaky footing. President Kennedy's end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race. By August 1968, with its back against the wall, NASA decided to scrap its usual methodical approach and shoot for the heavens. With just four mont...Show more

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9781911617105

Publisher

Scribe Publications

Published year

2018

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Rocket Men

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