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The story of how seven cocky pilots became the astronauts of Project Mercury and pioneered America's launch into the space race.

"The story of John Mason and Larry Carter, the first space pioneers, their journey to the Moon and their safe return to earth ... A foreword by Dr. Von Braun explains the principles and physical laws of jet propulsion, orbiting, artificial atmosphere.

Completes the series of Wells' (1866-1946) science fiction classics. In a long introduction and extensive footnotes, editor Leon Stover argues that the anthill society of the moonlings was not a dystopia but a model of what Wells advocated for humans. He draws on Wells' other fiction and his non-fiction political works to buttress the claim. Appended are a review by Arnold Bennett, two essays by Wells, his and Jules Verne's views of each other, and...

Informal human interest chronicle of U.S. man-in-space program from 1957-1969. Includes a wide selection of striking photographs, describing Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo flights, and includes recorded conversations and profiles of the astronauts.

With its two moonwalks, deployment of a geophysical station and geological sampling, Apollo 12 did what many had hoped would be achieved by the first man to land on the Moon. It demonstrated the precision landing capability required for the success of future lunar surface explorations. This is the first time in 40 years that the story of the Apollo 12 mission to the Moon has been told in its entirely, using official documents, flight transcripts,...

July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history, the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Mission Control, This Is Apollo, by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA...

More than a billion people watched astronaut Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon on July 20, 1969. He and follow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins performed experiments, collected samples, and made observation that greatly increased mankind's understanding of the moon and space.

"During the Apollo program of the 1960s and early 1970s the United States of America landed a total of 12 men on the Moon. Although politically initiated as a 'space race' in the context of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, this epic program became a great feat of exploration." "Apollo - The Definitive Sourcebook brings together all the available information in one reference work. Importantly, it refers to original documentation, resolving problems...

"On July 20th, 1969, over half of the world's population tuned in to witness the first lunar landing, waiting with bated breath as Neil Armstrong ventured outside the cabin door of Apollo 11 and declared "that's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." As the most expensive civilian scientific and technological program in American history, Project Apollo symbolized the unmatched prestige of American space exploration. Yet despite appearances,...