Chasing the Moon : : the People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America Into the Space age
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Prologue : July 16, 1969 -- A place beyond the sky (1903-1950) -- The man who sold the moon (1951-1960) -- The New Frontier (1961-1963) -- Welcome to the space age (1964-1966) -- Earthrise (1967-1968) -- Magnificent desolation (1969) -- The final frontier (1970-1979) -- Afterword : After a few more revolutions around the sun.
"A companion to PBS's American Experience draws on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material to chronicle the stories of the visionaries who helped America win the space race with the first lunar landing"--Publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: xiii, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781524798123
1524798126
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Andres, Alan,
SUBJECTS
Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Aeronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Space flight -- History -- 20th century.
Space race.
Outer space -- History -- 20th century.