Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes

by Billy Watkins

Book Overview

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge: the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. It seemed like an impossible task and one that the Russians--who had launched the first satellite and put the first man into Earth orbit--would surely perform before us. The ingenuity, passion, and sacrifice of thousands of ordinary men and women, from all walks of life, enabled the space...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275987027
• ISBN13: 9780275987022
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"