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Chasing the moon : the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age Cover Image Book Book

Chasing the moon : the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age

Stone, Robert 1958- (author.). Andres, Alan, (author.).

Summary: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material, Chasing the Moon reveals for the first time the unknown stories of the fascinating individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America's momentous achievement. More than a story of engineers and astronauts, the moon landing, now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, grew out of the dreams of science fiction writers, filmmakers, military geniuses, and rule-breaking scientists.

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  • ISBN: 9781524798123
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    xiii, 359 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2019.

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General Note:
"A companion book to the American Experience Film on PBS"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Space flight -- History -- 20th century
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Outer space -- Exploration -- History -- 20th century

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