Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: First Landing -- Destination Moon -- Birth of an Astronaut -- War in Europe -- Call-up for Korea -- Years of Danger -- Falling in Love -- Moon Race -- The Edge of Space -- Training for Space -- Danger in Space -- A Tragic Beginning -- The Moon-Landing Mission -- The Moonship -- Escape from Earth -- A Voyage Through Space -- Journey's End -- A New World -- Return to Earth -- Splashdown -- After Apollo -- Glossary -- Date Chart -- Further Information -- Index.
Summary
Biography of the boy from Ohio who was determined to become a fighterpilot and was the first man on the Moon.
