Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y5FFK26 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 354 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Emilio Corsetti III As I write this review, the picture Earth Rise, taken on the Apollo 8 mission, sits above my desk. I have had the framed picture for years. Now, after reading the excellent account of the flight by author Jeffrey Kluger, I have an even better understanding of all that led up to this very famous image.If you enjoyed the book and movie Apollo 13, you would enjoy this book. Jeffrey Kluger was the co-author of Lost Moon, which became the movie Apollo 13. There are plenty of similarities between the two stories. Many of the same people from Apollo . "Apollo 8 - your'e GO for TLI" Arthur Puccetti Well written and packed with facts and good behind-the-scenes information especially insights into the personal lives of the flight crews. I was a flight controller on the Apollo 8 mission and the book was a pleasant look back at the challenges and excitement that existed in the Space Program during the '60s.. Fine book, few new revelations. R. Maher The book provides an interesting and effective telling of the Apollo 8 mission. Mr. Kluger captures much of the sense of adventure, excitement, risk, and wonder that accompanied the first manned mission to orbit the moon. The facts and details appear accurate and appropriate. However, the book largely recounts information that is already widely known and published. I had hoped that Mr. Kluger would report upon the little-known aspects of the mission, such as the guidance and navigation details, more about the design and performance of the Apol
The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our blackest, bloodiest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph In August 1968 NASA made a bold decision: In just 16 weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Then, on Christmas Day, a nation that has suffered a horrendous year of assassinations and war is heartened by an inspiring message from the trio of astronauts in lunar orbit. The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger - Jim Lovell's coauthor on their best-selling book about Apollo 13 - can do it justice. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. The race to prepare an unteste