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Rocket men : the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the Moon

Kurson, Robert. (Author).
Large Print Book  - 2018
LP 629.45 Kur
1 copy / 0 on hold

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  • ISBN: 9780525589938
  • Physical Description x, 564 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition First large print edition.
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
GMD: large print.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Do you want to go to the moon? -- The space race -- A secret plan -- Are you out of your mind? -- Frank Borman -- Just four months -- Jim Lovell -- Pushed to superhuman speeds -- Bill Anders -- How's fifty-fifty? -- My God, we are really doing this -- Leaving home -- A deeply troubled year -- A critical test -- An astronaut in trouble -- Equisphere -- Racing the moon -- Our most ancient companion -- Earthrise -- The Heaven and the Earth -- Aiming for home -- Please be informed-there is a Santa Claus -- Help from an old friend -- The men who saved 1968.