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1) Chasing the moon: the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material, Chasing the Moon reveals for the first time the unknown stories of the fascinating individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America’s momentous achievement. More than a story of engineers and astronauts, the moon...