Race The Complete True Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon

Name: Race The Complete True Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon
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ISBN: 9780385492546

ISBN-10: 0385492545

ISBN-13: 9780385492546

Edition: N/A

Authors: James Schefter

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"Indispensable to anyone interested in the space race."--Houston Chronicle In 1963, a young reporter for Time-Life named James Schefter was given a dream job: cover America's race to the moon. Since the astronauts were under contract to Life for their stories, Schefter was given complete access to the biggest players at NASA. But at the time, his primary role was to excite the public about the new, expensive, experimental space program, and he couldn't write about everything he saw. In The Race, he does. From drunken astronaut escapades to near disasters to ferocious political battles, the race to the moon was anything but the smooth process it appeared. There were vicious fights…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/5/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English