Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.
Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.
Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/4058
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I : Up. Cossacks in space -- Of monkeys and men -- "The howling infinite" -- Man on a missile -- Part II : Around. In orbit -- Under pressure -- The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk -- Part III : Out. Inferno --; Recovery -- Phoenix and earthrise -- "Amiable strangers" -- A practice...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Donovan provides a gripping account of the dangers, t...
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Full title
Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-439) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/4058
Record Identifier
74VKVlPjWZ43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVlPjWZ43
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ISBN
0316341789 (hardcover)
9780316341783 (hardcover)
DDC
629.454
MMS ID
991024259418702626
