Name: Shoot for the Moon
ISBN: 9781445691763

James Donovan

The Apollo 11 mission and lunar-landing is one of the most iconic moments in history, and a landmark of technological and social achievement throughout the world. Bestselling author James Donovan brings to life the epic story and the astronauts, flight controllers, and engineers who made it happen.

The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11

Shoot for the Moon

When the alarm went off fort thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... ON JULY 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements-and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity-the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions of the Cold War and the upheavals of the sixties, and filled with first-person, behind-the-scenes details, Shoot for theMoon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility-when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems- James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is "a powerfully written and irresistible celebration" (Booklist, starred review) of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration.

The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11

Ryan LaFerney

Excellent history of the innovation and sacrifices it took to get us to the moon. Highly recommend.

Shoot for the Moon The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11

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