9781785785122 - Apollo 11: The Inside Story von Whitehouse, David (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Uncorrected Proof Copy. xi, [3], 322 pages; (pages 310-322 blank). A few illustrations to start chapters. Includes Acknowledgments, Notes [blank], and Index [pages not present]. Also includes Prologue, as well as chapters on The Spoils of War; Object D; The Past and the Future; Gagarin; Mare Cognitium; 'Before this decade is out'; The Judgment of Cape Flight; A Fair Solar Wind; 'I wanted to beat the Russians. I didn't like Russians.' Plugs Out; Apollo is Faltering; A Minor Mutiny; 'You have bailed out 1968'; 'We are low. We're close baby!'; The Greatest Week in the history of the world "; 'Houston, we've had a problem'; The Long Goodbye; The Melancholy of All Things Done. In the final summary, 29 astronauts directly took part in the Apollo Moon program. Between December 1968 and December 1972, 24 of them went to the Moon (three twice), and twelve walked upon it. When they walked, Charlie Duke was the youngest at 36, and Alan Shepard was the oldest at 47. Of the twelve, only four were still living at the time of writing this book; Buzz Aldrin was the oldest at 47. Since then, plans to return to the Moon have come and gone, and none of them have lasted very long. Unless there is a more sustained political will and public support, there will come a time when there are no moonwalkers among us. The Apollo 11 crew, and the other astronauts, engineers, politicians, both American and Russian, who strode the space theater of the Cold War, have left their mark on history. But those special few who went to the Moon, especially those who walked upon it, broke the familiar matrix of life, and couldn't repair it. Comments on Mr. Whitehouse from various sources: Whitehouse is terrific. A magical enthusiast. He writes on all subjects with confidence and clarity. An outstanding TV and radio storyteller. As a science communicator he is in a class of his own. He unveils the universe and unweaves the rainbow. Dr. Science. He can't be stumped! His brimming passion for his subject is obvious. Can't have him on air often enough. David writes like an angel. The Great Explainer. Our regular voice of science. The 'Face of Space' on British TV. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, David Whitehouse brings you the inside story of the astronauts, NASA engineers and political rivals that brought an end to the Space Race. Fifty years ago in July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon, and Neil Armstrong the first man to step onto its surface. US President Nixon called it the greatest week since creation. In the most authoritative book ever written about Apollo, David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part - based around exclusive interviews with the key players. This enthralling book takes us from the early rocket pioneers to the shock America received from the Soviets' launch of the first satellite, Sputnik; from the race to put the first person into space, through President Kennedy's enthusiasm and later doubts, to the astronauts' intense competition to leave the first footprint. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing, here is the story as told by the crew of Apollo 11 and the many other astronauts who paved the way or followed themselves after the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, alongside Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Astronauts, engineers, politicians, NASA officials, Soviet rivals - all tell their own story of a great moment of human achievement.