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Author:

Atkinson, Nancy (Science writer), author.

Title:

Eight years to the moon : the history of the Apollo missions / Nancy Atkinson ; foreward by Russell Schweickart, Apollo 9 astronaut.

Edition:

[50th anniversary commemorative edition].

Publisher:

Page Street Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Subject:

Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Moon--History--History--20th century.
Space flight to the moon.

Other Authors:

Schweickart, Rusty, writer of the foreward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.

Summary:

In July of 1969, three astronauts set off on an historic mission to land on the moon. Now, 50 years later, a new book celebrates the achievement of the Apollo missions, detailing an incredible period of science and engineering history. Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions tells the unique personal stories of over 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program possible. The eight years from President Kennedy's challenge in 1961 to the first Moon landing in 1969 are filled with stories of the dedication and perseverance it took to overcome the challenges, hurdles and conflicts of doing things that had never been done before. The stories are fun, heart-warming and heart-breaking and they provide a glimpse into the lives of some of the hundreds of thousands of people who made it possible to land humans on the Moon."--Amazon.

ISBN:

162414490X
9781624144905

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1049794757

LCCN:

2019936042

Locations:

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

XPPC367 -- Sidney Public Library (Sidney)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)