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Apollo

Out of print for fifteen years, this is the classic account of how the United States got to the moon.

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It is a book for those who were part of Apollo and want to recapture the experience and for those of a new generation who want to know how it was done.

It is an opinon shared by many Apollo veterans.

Republished in 2004 with a new Foreword by the authors..

For more information about the title Apollo, read the full description at Amazon.com, or see the following related books:

The First Men on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) — On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to ... > read more

In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S) — In the Shadow of the Moon tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic ... > read more

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts — A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those ... > read more

Angle of Attack: Harrison Storms and the Race to the Moon — Imagine a version of The Right Stuff whose protagonists are engineers rather than cocky test pilots-turned-astronauts. Author Mike Gray gives a ... > read more

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Author: Charles Murray

Publisher: South Mountain Books

Date: Sep. 17, 2004

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