| Description |
x, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Sect. I. A Boy from Phoebus. 1. Raised in a Town That No Longer Exists. 2. The Boy Becomes a Man. 3. Flight Tests and a Stubborn Marine -- Sect. II. The Mercury Missions. 4. Reds and Red Tape. 5. Inventing Mission Control. 6. Rockets. 7. "We're Go, Flight" 8. Launch Day. 9. Around the World in Ninety Minutes. 10. The Man Malfunctioned. 11. The End of Mercury -- Sect. III. The Gemini Missions. 12. How Do You Get a Man to the Moon? 13. Space Walk. 14. How We Left the Russians Behind. 15. Out of Control. 16. Blinded in Space -- Sect. IV. The Apollo Missions. 17. "We're on Fire!" 18. Suddenly the Moon Comes Up. 19. The Last Few Steps. 20. ... And a Giant Leap. 21. Inevitably, Apollo Changes. 22. Near Failure and Great Successes. 23. Good-bye to the Moon. |
| Subject |
Kraft, Christopher C.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
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Aerospace engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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Astronautics -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
0525945717 alkaline paper |
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9780525945710 alkaline paper |
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