Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1432843478 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" according to 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 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth 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 13 took part on Apollo 8: Jim Lovell,. , you would enjoy this book. Jeffrey Kluger was the co-author of Lost Moon, which became the movie Apollo 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth 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 13 took part on Apollo 8: Jim Lovell,. . There are plenty of similarities between the two stories. Many of the same people from Apollo 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth 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 13 took part on Apollo 8: Jim Lovell,. took part on Apollo 8: Jim Lovell,. Arthur Puccetti said "Apollo 8 - your'e GO for TLI". 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.. R. Maher said Fine book, few new revelations.. 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 Apollo Guidance Computer, and more about
And when the mission is over--after the first view of the far side of the moon, the first earth-rise, and the first re-entry through the earth's atmosphere following a flight to deep space--the impossible dream of walking on the moon suddenly seems within reach. The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger--Jim Lovell's co-author on their bestselling book about Apollo 13--can do it justice. But when Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders were summoned to a secret meeting and told of the dangerous mission, they instantly signed on.Written with all the color and verve of the best narrative non-fiction, Apollo 8 takes us from Mission Control to the astronaut's homes, from the test labs to the launch pad. The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race, the Cold War was getting hotter by the month, and President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our
Lost is all (or most) of the daring preamble, when the United States and the Soviet Union repeatedly swapped positions in the Space Race, recklessly shooting manned aluminum cans - packed with all the computing power of a scientific calculator - into orbit. --Jon Foro, The Book Review. An Best Book of May 2017: It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 50 years since NASA’s Apollo program first landed a man on the moon. Since passing decades tend to filter out everything save the highlights, that epic effort has been boiled down to a couple of missions: Apollo 11’s triumphant landing, and the near calamity of Apollo 13, which we might not remember were it not for Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. Kluger writes, “The Saturn V engines had only one speed, which was full speed.” So does this book. Kluger - who previously documented the Apollo
He lives in New York City. Jeffrey Kluger is the author of several books, including Apollo 13 (originally published as Lost Moon) and The Sibling Effect. As a science editor and senior writer for Time for more than two decades, he has written more than forty cover stories for the magazine.