Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankindâ€™s historic first mission to the Moon, from theÂ bestselling author of Shadow Divers.

â€œRobert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy.â€â€”Andy Weir, #1 New York TimesÂ bestselling author of The MartianÂ and Artemis

By August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedyâ€™s end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moonâ€”in just four months. And it would all happen at Christmas.

In a year of historic violence and discordâ€”the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicagoâ€”the Apollo 8 mission would be the boldest, riskiest test of Americaâ€™s greatness under pressure. In this gripping insider account, Robert Kurson puts the focus on the three astronauts and their families: the commander, Frank Borman, a conflicted man on his final mission; idealistic Jim Lovell, whoâ€™d dreamed since boyhood of riding a rocket to the Moon; and Bill Anders, a young nuclear engineer and hotshot fighter pilot making his first space flight.

Drawn from hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with the astronauts, their loved ones, NASA personnel, and myriad experts, and filled with vivid and unforgettable detail, Rocket Men is the definitive account of one of Americaâ€™s finest hours. In this real-life thriller, Kurson reveals the epic dangers involved, and the singular bravery it took, for mankind to leave Earth for the first timeâ€”and arrive at a new world.

â€œRocket MenÂ is a riveting introduction to theÂ [Apollo 8] flight. . . . Kurson details the mission in crisp, suspenseful scenes. . . . [A] gripping book.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
Country USA
Brand Random House
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-04-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812988703

Country	USA
Brand	Random House
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, unspecified
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-04-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812988703

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon

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